Strange request.... I'd like to find a nice workshop or seminar on "how to be a clown". Nothing long-term of course & the closer to here the better. Hands-on is the ideal.
My grandma made the mistake of telling us she's always wanted to be a clown. I knew that, just forgot so if I can find her a couple day thing to send her to, I'll do it. I doubt she'd be able to stand a week and most things I'm finding in a search are like once-a-week college classes in different states.
Posted by Kimberly Zanetti (Member # 2546) on :
Check your phone book for people who do clown acts for parties...hire one of them to teach her one-on-one.
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Who needs to go to Clown School when you have a natural talent like mine.
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
Kimberly, that's the backup plan, but I figure if I find her a day or couple day workshop, the old woman would be in heaven.
Glenn, I love my grandma dearly, but there ain't no way I'd ever ask you to spend a few solid days with her. Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Why? Don'tcha think I keep up with her?
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Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
She can come to the Dixie Meet and learn to juggle............
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
JOHN WAYNE GASEY.....was a clown....iam like allen on BOSTON LEGAL...I FEAR CLOWNS...look what RONNIE McDONALD done to our kids... accually there is CLOWN SCHOOL is SARASOTA, FL... RINGLING BROS..RUNS IT....CALL THE RINGLING BROS CIRCUS IN SARASOTA... they will give you info....
[ June 22, 2006, 01:32 AM: Message edited by: old paint ]
Posted by Ricky Jackson (Member # 5082) on :
Ask "Dubbaya", LOL.
Posted by ScooterX (Member # 2023) on :
On a serious note (about clowns)--
You could try looking up "dance" schools in the phone book. Clown classes sometimes end up there, because of mime and physical movement. The other would be acting and "improv" classes. Not sure how close you are to Chicago or other large cities, but that's where I would look.
A quick Google search for "clown classes illinois" turned up this: Clown Antics Classes Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
You need training to do that lame stuff?
Posted by Tracie Johnson (Member # 6117) on :
Maybe find out when a circus comes to town, or close by. They sometimes will incorporate some of the locals into a show. She could hang out with the "real" clowns for awhile.
Posted by Jill Marie Welsh (Member # 1912) on :
What about that ventriloquist chick from Chuck Wago? I'll bet she knows a few clowns. I personally am with OP on this, clowns are just scary. love....Jill
Posted by Tim Whitcher (Member # 685) on :
I think most of my customers today have had clown training. I'll ask a few where and get back with ya'. Posted by Doug Phillips (Member # 5708) on :
Clowns, Mimes & Barbershop Quartets FREAK ME OUT! Posted by Arthur Vanson (Member # 2855) on :
Absolutely Doug, Barbershop Quartets and close harmony groups are just about the most alarming things in nature.
Posted by jake snow (Member # 5889) on :
When I saw this thred Kissy, I thought you were packin your brushes up!
Hope you find it for grandma. She must be a hoot to start with if she wants to be a "official" clown.
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
Thanks for the tips everyone. I think sending her to a short workshop would totally thrill her. Course, we'd all pay for it cause it would be all she talked about forever, telling us the SAME story over & over & over & over (in 1 day).
Jill, I totally forgot about her, I'll have to call Pat.
Doug, I'm ok with clowns, mimes & barbershop quartets. I'm only afraid of 2 things. 1 is nuclear war, the other is carneys, you know circus folk, small hands, smell like cabbage. (curious to see how many people catch that one!)
Jake, my grandma IS a real hoot. When I was growing up, she was that annoying grandma ya put up with while Pap was ok. Then one day they suddenly became really cool people. I affectionately call her "old woman", especially when she scares the hell outta me. (I called, heard the phone pick up, then hang up, thinking something happened to her, I literally ran out the door & did 80+ on way to her house only to find out she was arguing with her daughter). She has what we call "roll call" where she calls you by every name in the family til she gets the right one. 1 Christmas I got name tags & everyone wore them. She laughs now, but boy was she ****ed! Us grandkids all call my husband Grandma's "golden boy" because he's the only person we have ever known of that she hasn't ever called by the wrong name. I don't know what my grandpap enjoyed more, us grandkids picking on each other or ganging up to pick on grandma. Either way, he was always smiling cause when us grandkids were around, someone was getting picked on & it was never him. Posted by jake snow (Member # 5889) on :
quote:you know circus folk, small hands, smell like cabbage.
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