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This blog is where I have come for the past year to express myself. I started it in the winter of 2019. I needed a place to record my thoughts, my ambitions, the things that were turning in my mind. I needed a place to be … me….
Read MoreI wait in stillness for a reply. After a moment, the preteen boy interrupts the pause by speaking.
Read MoreA woman showed me an image on her cell phone. It was an image of an old photo. By old photo, I mean an image many of us remember as a film picture before the days of digital cell phones. As she showed me the photo, she said, “Does this look familiar ?“…
Read MoreAs I look around the room, I notice that I am the only person of color here. And I am the only man in the room. The place is full of white women and…me…
Read MoreWe've been in Freeport for a week. Since we've been here, we were able to make some connections in this community. One day we were riding to a show in the back of a truck. As we traveled down the road, we passed a woman who saw us perform in a medical clinic a few days ago. She waved at us and said," Thank you for making me laugh," as we drove away….
Read MoreThe principal of the school asked for a volunteer. Many hands shot up in the air, eager to be chosen. After a brief survey of the eager hands in the air, the principal picked one. It was a young girl…
Read More"This is a bumpy road," the girl said. "Yes, it is," I said. "There's also a lot of traffic. Hold on tight". Our taxi made a sharp turn to the left, then turn to the right with more bumps in the road. Then we went up a steep mountain and down that mountain as if it was a roller coaster…
Read More“She’s crying because you are leaving.” We just finished our show at Mary Star of the Sea Catholic School in Freeport, Bahama. Most of the students were making their way back to the classroom; however, there was one girl who didn’t want the show to end. Her teacher told us that she was upset because it was over…
Read MoreThe audience arrived minutes after we got to the theater. We set up the space and did the show. We performed the show outside, in front of the theater, because the inside is flooded.
Read MoreThe show Sunday morning was at a Baptist church. The church is in a rather remote area on the island. It took about fourth five minutes by car to get there. This is a small church with a beautiful view of the ocean outside their front door.
Read MoreWe finished our week in Nassau Bahamas today. We taught several workshops this week, plus we ended our time here with a show on Thursday afternoon…
Read MoreTuesday, 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…
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