Tuesday, Leora, Clay, and I worked on our show in the morning. We put pieces of our different acts into one cohesive structure. We still have some work to do to finish the final show order, that said we made significant progress working on the show…
Read MoreMonday, we went to the facility where we will be doing our shows and workshops. When we arrived, we were quickly greeted by the staff there. She took us on a tour of the shelter. It’s in a basketball gymnasium next to a bigger athletic facility.
Read MoreYesterday I clowned in a new hospital. It was Piedmont Columbus Regional in Colombus, Georgia. While I was there, I came across this painting. I was sure that the man in this frame was Tom Hanks…
Read MoreI am going on a tour of the Bahamas with Clowns Without Borders this December. As I read one of the emails about the tour, a specific sentence got my attention. They made it clear that this is a tour involving a lot of work. It is not a vacation trip…
Read MoreTwo weeks ago, I had the pleasure of M.C.ing the talent show at our church called "Oakhurst's Got Talent." It is still on my mind today. This evening was a lot of fun. It was an excellent fit for our church community, an opportunity for everyone to come together outside of typical church experience…
Read MoreI've been a lifelong fan of Buster Keaton. I remember as a child watching his films. More so than the movies of Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd, it was Buster Keaton who got my attention…
Read MoreToday is October 25, 2019. At the time that I'm writing this, it appears that the clown scare of 2019 has not taken hold…
Read MoreI like this picture, great clowns/comedians. I also love how Buster Keaton is set apart from the other three…
Read MoreDr. Gizmo and I were traveling walking through the pediatric ICU unit of the hospital. Many of the patients in this area are unconscious. However, sometimes, we find a patient who is awake and eager to see us. Today that's what happened…
Read MoreToday is my mom, Florence Gordon's birthday. I'm writing about her now, but I think about mom all the time. One of the things I remember most about my mom was her unassuming nature. She didn't make a big deal about herself. However, She was a force to reckon with…
Read MoreThis summer, I received an award. It’s from the Tanne Foundation. The foundation identifies artists and supports them with the award…
Read MoreI went to my area carrying my props, juggling balls, baseball bats, and my juggling hat. As I was getting ready to perform, I heard a voice. It said, "I went to high school with you."
Read MoreDr. tiny and I were doing our musical yo-yo routine. dr tiny does his best yo-yo tricks while I play the ukulele. The patient was a 10-year-old Hispanic boy. He sat in his wheelchair and laughed as tiny went through his yo-yo repertoire.
Read MoreI had the pleasure of participating in the second Decatur Dinners on August 25. There was an earlier dinner on April 28. These dinners offer an opportunity to discuss racial issues in a way that is personal and intimate and hopefully in a way that leads to more conversations and progress…
Read MoreOK, something that's been on my mind recently. It's a song. It came to me when I was listening to a jazz station on Pandora. The music got my attention…
Read MoreA seven-year-old boy stands up from his chair and looks at the clown. The boy has a serious look on his face. The clown looks back with an expression as if to say “what should I do?” The boy looks at the clown and gives him a big gesture…
Read More“I don’t want to be in this picture either,” I said.
We were taking a picture because mom was insisting on it. Moms do that sometimes. When her mom told us to pose together for the photo, I saw the look on this 14 year old’s face; the eye roll topped off with practiced indifference…
Read MoreToday my partner and I walked into the emergency department. The ED was not busy. There was silence in the room. The unit secretary had just taken a phone call, a nurse was typing at her computer, a maintenance worker had just repaired some equipment.
Read MoreWe approach a patient's room. My clown partner, Dr. Gizmo waited outside the room. As I walked into the room, I saw a mother and a young girl, about eight years old. I asked the young girl if she had seen another clown in the area…
Read MoreOn July 2-4, I attended the Circus Arts Therapy Training at Carrie Heller’s Circus Art’s Institute. This training was an opportunity to step back and look at the social circus work I’ve been doing. I first began doing social circus work in 2001, with Cirque du Monde…
Read More
