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Comment on Blog Roll by Clown Entertainment

Clown Entertainment — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:32:19 +0000

Intresting links for a clown like me.

Comment on Taking Creative Risks in Our Culture by Day #19: Take Risks | Slow Luxe Life

Day #19: Take Risks | Slow Luxe Life — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:07:55 +0000

[...] Creative Risks in Our Culture Posted on March 21, 2011 by Brad [...]

Comment on And The Winner Is: by bob abdou

bob abdou — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:20:03 +0000

you like me, you really like me, now where’s my money

Comment on Don’t Hide Behind a Smile by Being Eat’n Alive | Balloon Animals

Being Eat’n Alive | Balloon Animals — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:01:37 +0000

[...] learning experience, which makes us better as a performer. We read blogs on picking the right volunteer, work harder on line control, and even replay the day in our head to figure out what caused the [...]

Comment on Talk Normal by bob abdou

bob abdou — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:35:30 +0000

what gets my goat is when I am hanging out with another entertainer, totally away from any show or client and I still have to call them by their stage name. My stage name is Mr.Puppet, Once Mr.Puppet isn’t on stage or meeting children at a restaurant, you better call me Bob

also, I was working with a mime in Austin Texas at a subdivision block party, when nobody was around, I said “Hey” to the mime, and he would not answer me or started going into his little act as if he heard me but had to mime his answer, I wanted to slug him cause he made me feel like an idiot. I was his opening act and once I got done performing, he needed help with his sound system, you know what I did?
I just nodded “I know nothing” and picked up my check and left,

Comment on Be Early by Mike Weakley

Mike Weakley — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:15:50 +0000

Early is on time… on time is late!

Comment on Talk Normal by Brad Weston

Brad Weston — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:00:12 +0000

@Mike. Amen, brother. Also annoying is when performers do their little bits of business, as if to entertain us. Do we really need to see another stilt walker pretend to hit his head on a door frame?

Comment on Talk Normal by Mike Weakley

Mike Weakley — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:18:45 +0000

I believe another time to drop the character is when you are with other entertainers and no one else is around. I’ve done gigs where there would be an entertainer who refused to drop the character in the break room; where only the other entertainers were. I found this VERY creepy & annoying. I also did one event with a mime recently. We were both early, and actually showed up at the same time. As we were walking together in the parking lot toward the elevator, I started making small talk with her (she was in full make up and I was lugging all my gear). Even though no one else was around, she refused to speak a word and would only respond in mime. Even when we got in the elevator together, with no one else in there but us, she still stayed in character and would not talk. I say, when you’re hanging around and networking with other entertainers, DROP THE CHARACTER PLEASE!

Comment on Turn Off Thy Phone by Jim Kerr

Jim Kerr — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:59:41 +0000

I can’t wear a watch, they always break. So got a small alarm clock for $1.00 at a garage sale. It has about a 4″ diameter. I just put it in an inconspicuous spot on stage. It is perfect for timing patter and stories. I am actually working on juggling a 11″ clock, but that routine has timing issues.

Comment on September is Walk-Around Entertainment Month by Brad Weston

Brad Weston — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:47:44 +0000

That is hilarious!