THE FUNNIES

Funny Business Newsletter
June 2002
Volume 12 number 1

The Son Light Fellowship Hall, 165 N. Glassell in the City of Orange
see map
Next meeting June 10, 2002 7:00 pm

Klinko's Kolumn by Karla

Greetings from San Juan Capistrano where I am fortunate to have called my home for the last 17 years. So here I am in my first official month as president and wondering how did it happen that I was so lucky to be the one elected?!? Oh yeah - I was the only person who ran for office. Thanks for your votes and I hope to serve you well. I'm very happy that Becky and Nan are on board again as they both are very talented and have done a great job for us all in the past. I'm looking forward to knowing everyone better and for us all to become more familiar with each other's clown characters. I've been clowning around for 12 years. I have enjoyed many conventions and classes over the years to always better myself. I love sharing what I know and I'm always happy to help out a new clown. I work parties, picnics and events of all types, etc. I also enjoy volunteering at CHOC Mission Viejo Hospital and head the education committee for the Laguna Woods Senior Clown Alley. I like doing a variety of things with my clowning so it stays interesting and fun! I would like everyone in Funny Business to be involved and to have a say in what's going on - so speak up and let your voice be heard. Ideas on classes, fund raisers, info on current clown events - anything goes. Let's all work together, as "FUNNY BUSINESS" is what we are all about!See you at the next meeting where the focus will be on picnic/party games. Come share and learn.

PICKLE JAR by Becky

Wanted to give everyone a heads-up about plans for our July meeting. We will be hosting a lecture by internationally known magician Ron London. Some of you may be familiar with Ron from IBM and FCM conventions. He has been in the business for many years and has a special affection for clowns which will come through as he shares some great routines which play big and pack small. Tell your friends and don't miss Funny Business on July 8th!

COAI NEWS by Candy

On June the 8th I am officially the COAI VP of the Southwest Region. This includes, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. At the last convention I attended in New York, COAI made a decision to investigate including a Junior Joey program into their cirriculum. If any of you are COAI members and would like to give some input to COAI to help them further their decision on what they need to do, please contact me. I am very willing to discuss anything you would like from COAI. I will be attending the board meeting in August and would love input from any COAI member who would like them to listen to what you have to say. You can now join COAI online at:
http://www.coai.org/ and then click the "membership" button on the left. See you at the next meeting!

FYI

Here are some great Websites to visit where you can get information on conventions, help with your clown, where to find clown supplies, help with ideas and just have a good time talking with clowns all around the world:

If you are a member of COAI then you can join:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/COAI/

Any clown can join this fun clown club:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clownsofthisworldunite/

Another wonderful online newsletter that is one of the most informative online newsletters that I've found is the "Soda Pop's Newsletter" and to join you will need to write to Soda Pop himself at:
rickstruve@ mchsi.com

Peachey Keene is starting an online newsletter himself. To have him send you one in your email write to Peachey at:
peacheyk@ bentcom.net

ALSO, Clown week will be here soon enough, so start thinking about what we can do as a club to promote it during the week of August 1st through August 7th. COAI and WCA actually have awards for individual clowns who turn in their information about what they have done. See Candy about COAI's requirements.

REMINDER:

Membership dues are due. Please bring $18 per person with you to the June meeting if you plan to join for the new year. Non members will no longer receive The Funnies after July.

THE FUNNIES SECTION:

Linoleum Blownapart (and other silly nonsense)
1. A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired.
2. What's the definition of a will? (It's a dead giveaway).
3. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
4. A backwards poet writes inverse.
5. In democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's
your count that votes.
6. She had a boyfriend with a wooden leg, but broke it off.
7. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
8. If you don't pay your exorcist you get repossessed.
9. With her marriage she got a new name and a dress.
10. Show me a piano falling down a mineshaft and I'll show
you A-flat minor.
11. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.
12. The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.
13. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in
Linoleum Blownapart.
14. You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.
15. Local Area Network in Australia: the LAN down under.

A Clowns Blessing

May your nose be red and shiny,
And your smile always bright.
May your cheeks be nice and rosy,
Your eyes sparkle in the light
May your shoes be always too big,
Your costume be perma-pressed,
Your heart overflow with laughter,
Everytime your clown is dressed.
May face paint be at the ready,
And your balloons be "easy-blow".
May children run to greet you.
wherever you may go.
Author Unknown

FUNNY BUSINESS BOARD

Karla "Klinko" Medeiros, President
949/496-5073 Klinko@ cox.net

Nan "Rootsie-Tootsie" Miller, Vice President
909/625-7571 glsngrns@ gte.com

Becky "Pickles" Goodyear, Secretary/Treasurer
714/484-9705 Picklescln@ aol.com

Paulette "Pom-Pom" Rosen, Webmaster for "Clown Pages"
714/539-4472 paulette@ rosensystems.com
http://clownpages.com

Send all Articles by the first of the month to:
Candy "Butterscotch" Will, Newsletter Editor
949/489-9971 Btrsctch4H@ cs.com