The Ultimate Balloon Book
The Ultimate Balloon Book: 46 projects to Blow Up, Bend & Twist, by Shar Levine & Michael Ouchi The Ultimate Balloon Book: 46 Projects  is […]
Month: March 2013
Chickens Come Home (1931)
In the very funny “Chickens Come Home”, Oliver Hardy is running for mayor, with Stan Laurel’s help, until Mae Busch tries to blackmail him!
The Night of the Meek – Art Carney – Twilight Zone
I’ve been a long-time fan of the original  Twilight Zone series – this episode is an excellent example of why.  Something that Rod Serling tended to […]
I need to learn Spanish
I need to learn Spanish – a practical thought For the past 3 years, my wife and I have been fortunate to clown at the […]
biography of Ed Wynn, the Perfect Fool
Biography of Ed Wynn (Isaiah Edwin Leopold) (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966) Isaiah Edwin Leopold, known around the world as Ed Wynn, was […]
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) [John Wayne]
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) starring John Wayne, Oliver Hardy, Vera Ralston The Fighting Kentuckian is a romantic western starring John Wayne – except that the Western is […]
Peggy Williams, circus clown
Peggy Williams, while a speech pathology major at theUniversity of Wisconsin  where her focus was on working in  deaf education, thought clowning might sharpen her […]
Biography of Don Knotts, famous TV and movie clown
Don Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 25, 2006 ) (Editor’s note: Don Knotts has died of pulmonary and respiratory complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center […]
Clown Tutorial – twisting balloon animals, part 1
Clown Tutorial – twisting balloon animals, part 1 The first ‘clown skill’ we’ll look at is twisting balloon animals into different shapes. Why balloon animals […]
Laurel and Hardy’s March of the Wooden Soldiers
Laurel and Hardy’s March of the Wooden Soldiers aka Babes in Toyland (1934) March of the Wooden Soldiers, aka. Babes in Toyland, starring Stan Laurel and […]