Stop clowning around.

 

“Now they're some sad things known to man

But ain't too much sadder than

The tears of a clown when there's no one around.”

There is little doubt the movie, “It” was not good for the clown business. Combine that with John Wayne Gacy, and you can be sure Bozo was never going to be on the air again. By that I mean, no more Bozo Buckets and for sure no more kids interested in meeting him. 

Of what I have heard, and it was confirmed on the world wide web, the average wait to get on the show was 8-10 years. Think about that….if the child was to be in the audience, or tossing the balls, you had to apply when the baby was just a twinkle in the eye or new to this world.  Bozo was a big deal.

When I was growing up there was a TV show in St. Louis which featured a local weather man who also was an on-air clown—the show, “Corky the Clown.” I don’t remember too much about it, but it could not have been that special because I think at best—-the wait time to get on the show was weeks rather than years.

It’s been a while since I have seen a clown in person; probably the last time was at Ringling Bros when they would come to town. Although they are no longer around, when they were… the clowns were very popular; however as time went on, just like the elephants, they were no longer part of the show.

The photo above was taken in Tonopah, Nevada. I was told about the clown hotel before we went; we didn’t stay there, we stayed at the Mitzpah Hotel, which is haunted. Of course I didn’t believe it was haunted, until I got to my room, put my bags down laid on the bed and thought….”What if I am wrong?”

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