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Funny Business Newsletter
February 2009     Volume 19 Number 9

new!American Legion Hall, 143 S. Lemon St. Orange, CA 92866.
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Next meeting Monday, February 9, 2009 7PM

Please note that we have a new/old meeting place for our club. The American Legion Hall. This time it is upstairs with a lot of room and plenty of light. There is a ramp for wheelchair access.

Paula Biggio’s story telling and face painting event was a big success. We all learned some easy face-painting techniques and thoroughly enjoyed the story telling.

The program for this month is a surprise by one of our own award-winning clowns. Alma “Candy” Lemus.

Knock Knock Joke
Knock Knock!
Who's there?
Old lady.
Old lady, who?
I didn't know you could yodel!

Song of The Month
Up kind Of Day
Balloon Of the Month
by Pam House
Also if you want to share a balloon bring it on!!!!
What's Hot!
Surprise!
Riddle of the Month
Why did the three little pigs go on vacation?
First one to tell me the answer
after 7:00 pm wins a prize at Meeting “
Every last Monday of the month Balloon Jam
At Denny’s in Colton Ca.
If any one wants information ask Boo Boo 
Our Milk Carton Section
Sherry and Rich 
Pom-Pom on behalf of Proud and Fun To Be Your Prez Boo Boo
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COAI by Candy

Hi All!

Don’t forget to apply for a scholarship from COAI to attend a convention or educational opportunity. Go to www.coai.org to find the convention scholarship application and fill it out. The deadline is March 1st. There are other benefits to consider from COAI like “Excellence in Clowning”, “Clown of the Year” and the “Charlie Award”. Go to the COAI website and look them up, see if you can qualify and send the information in. See you at the next meeting!

Candy COAI SW Regional VP And Junior Joey Chair www.butterscotchtheclown.net

Clowning Around

Twist & Shout 2009 Southern California!!
February 4 - 8, 2009 Sheraton Cerritos, Cerritos, CA

Local SoCal Balloon Artists who cannot attend the full Twist & Shout experience can get a free Visitor's pass to the Dealer's Rooms or a $25 Jam Room Day pass (6 am to 6am). These passes can be obtained at the T&S Registration table. Persons without appropriate badges will not be allowed into the T&S Classrooms, Jam Room, Dealer Rooms and other T&S spaces.

Twist & Shout will also be offering Day Rates for those who cannot attend the entire Twist & Shout Convention: * Thursday $75 * Friday $85 * Saturday $85 This day rate allows you to Attend all classes ($5 per class) Entry into Dealer Room and Jam Room, entrance in to view competition pieces, entrance to Stage Competition on Friday, entrance to any parties or special events (except the Awards Banquet $60 extra) www.balloonconvention.com/index.html patty@balloondesigns.com 978-531-7974

Balloon Jam 1st Monday of the Month, All American Balloon Supply, 7171 Patterson Drive Garden Grove, CA 92841 (800) 999-4565 or (714) 487-6300. www.allamericanballoon.com
Also 3rd Monday of the month, place to be announced, call Pom-Pom for more information. 714-539-4472
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balloons  BALLOON ENTERTAINMENT     

Children love balloons.  Give a child a balloon & their eyes light up & a smile is on their face. They are used in routines, skits, used as props for gags & are given away as favors at parties. Careers are even built around balloons.  Here are some ideas with balloons that you can use at your next clown gig!  Enjoy & learn all that you can.  At a class I took years ago at all – American Balloon, Matt & I were talking & I came up with the term “latex engineer”.  Well. . . .??

The Laughing Balloons!  The children stand in a circle.  You say that when you toss the balloon in the air, they are to start laughing.  They are suppose to keep laughing until someone catches the balloon and then everyone must stop laughing as soon as the balloon is caught.  Whoever is still laughing when the balloon is caught they must leave the circle.  You continue on until one is left in the circle & they become the winner of the game.

Secret Messages!  There is secret messages hidden in balloons & the object is to break the balloon to get the secret message so you can follow what it says to do.  On pieces of paper you write “silly or goofy” things that the child is to act out/do.  Some examples:  jump up and down and wave their hands like they were flying like a bird; take your right hand and put it over the top of your head and try to touch your left year, make a stupid face, make a funny sound while you turn around in a circle, and so forth.  They can break the balloons by sitting on them, poking them or jumping on them, and such.  There is no winner or looser, but you tell the children you will give each one a “prize” at the end of all of your games.  You can use 260’s, 5 inch round or even heart shaped balloons.  You decide!

When Asked. . . . (1) How can you twist the balloons so fast you say, “I follow the dotted lines.  (2) When you make a giraffe you say, “why did the giraffe cross the road?  It was the chicken’s day off”! 
(2) and when asked, “do the balloons break a lot”, say, “no, only once.”  (3) and if a balloon pops, pick up the balloon, hand it to a child and say, “here is a worm for you.”  (editor's note: do not give children deflated balloons) And. . . .try thinking of other quips!
    - I hope you have learned something from this article
– Pam “Twinkles d’ Klown” House -

 
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Stacey Anderson "BooBoo" President/Treasurer
909-496-8393stacey@superduperentertainment.biz

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562-431- 5785 klassyklowns1@yahoo.com

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