THE FUNNIES

Message from our new President

Hi,
I am so excited about being your new president. I hope that the new year will bring great learning experiences for all of us and that we will all learn many new things.
                       Many Laughs and Smiles, Stacey “Boo Boo” Anderson

We had a new member join last month whose name is Warner Adachi; and welcome to the club. We had things sold and new officers. Stacy Anderson/Boo-Boo is President now and Sandy Olson/Peanut; among other characters is Vice President, Susan Jullian/"Q" the storylady is Secretary and Treasurer is Wendy Olson/Hobo Wendy and Paulette Rosen our web master
        I'm so looking forward to a new year working with this team. We have Dale Carlson coming this month and will have dvd's under 10.00 for sell. Non-members are 10.00 for class on balloon art Dale will show, and members are free. If you have not paid, they are due at next meeting. Your COAI must be up to date also and I need your COAI number as well as WCA members. We have Flash next month . He will bring books and dvd's along with balloon antics and balloon story telling. We have face painting coming up with Stacy and Wendy along with a magician coming in to share his trade that works at Disney; and will have us all make a trick to take home; who by the way is thinking of joining our club. We also have a parade July 4th and I hope we will have a lot of members show up. Come and see what’s happening at Funny Business. I will miss being your President but had a wonderful year; thanks for the Certificate and frame from club. I will still be helping out and getting people to join and help us stay a COAI and Lifetime Alley of WCA . I have to mail in everyone who is a member and up to date, please give me your WCA and COAI numbers everyone. Love to all of you and Let it shine, Wendy

Please be sure to pay your dues for this year.

GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS

Before the April meeting of the Los Angeles Fellowship of Christian Magicians (LAFCM) began at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, member Joe Marotta escaped 411 times from handcuffs in one hour.  He broke the Guinness world record that had been escaping from 301 handcuffs in one hour.  Talking to him at the Southern California Creative Arts Conference he stated that “I am still sore but healing and will receive a certificate from Guiness in the mail”.  WAY TO GO JOE!         - Pam House -

Guess What??
It’s getting closer, and closer, and are you ready to celebrate?  International Clown Week!  Has anyone written to the Mayor for a Clown Proclamation?  It was approved by the President of the United States, so why would a town Mayor not want to acknowledge International Clown Week??  It’s not too late, just get to writing your request from the town Mayors around you, plan out your events, keep records and pictures in a scrap book. Make sure that you reference Clowns of America International; make COAI your number one reference, have pictures of you playing and advertising what a good clown is about!  COAI wants to see COAI clowns being the best COAI clowns they can be and have it all in a pretty package!  After you have done as many clown week activities as you can possibly do and have it all recorded and bundled up in a pretty clown week package and send them to the Clown Week Chair. Our new clown week chair person is Pastor Jay Phillips.  Keep watching in the next coming New Calliopes for his name to be in the Front Page of the magazine.  All entrees are due by October 1st!  Wouldn’t it be great to see the southwest take this prize??  Individual clowns may go for the individual Charlie awards and COAI 100 percent alleys can submit for the Alley Charlie Awards.
     COAI is still looking for a 100 percent COAI alley to bid on the 2009 convention.  When you get the next New Calliope, be sure to read about how MO Stuff prepared, bid and put together the 2007 convention, it has a lot of eye opening information that just may help your alley make that decision to finally host one here in the South West region!  I have been asked by so many South West clowns “Why don’t we have a COAI convention here in the South West region?”  Well, it has to be bid on by a 100 percent COAI alley, so what are you waiting for??  Let’s show the rest of the planet of clowns what the South West can do!!  It’s all just too exciting for me!!
Your SW Regional Vice President, Candy Will

July 4 Anaheim Hills Parade. 3:00 – 4:30 be there by 2:00 call Pom-Pom 714-539-4472
July 10-15 Mooseburger Camp, Buffalo, Minnesota see mooseburger.com
Or E-mail -at: info@mooseburger.com, or Phone 320-963-6277

Sept. 29 MADD Queen Mary Picnic Area 8 - 1:00 ? Contact Charlene 562-695-3243

Sept. 29 Sheriff’s Relief Picnic 10 - 4 Star Center Whittier Contact Charlene 562-695-3243

 RECAP OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CREATIVE ARTS CONFERENCE

The Los Angeles Fellowship of Christian Magicians (LAFCM) & the Orange County Gospel Arts Studio presented a two-day conference (April 27th & 28th) that taught a wide spectrum of Creative techniques for sharing the Gospel that was held At Faith Community Church in West Covina.
   There were hands on instruction in Gospel illusion, storytelling, puppetry, music, clowning, mime & drama, balloon twisting, the art of ventriloquism, writing humor, to name some of the classes. And SOME of the wide array of instructors were as follows:  Ralph Dewy/Gospel balloon artist from Texas, Mary Rice Hopkins who is known throughout the Christian worldwide community as a songwriter, author & concert artist who had along with herself Darcie Maze with her unique puppets, Brenda “Flower” Marshall who is a former COAI President & highly respected instructor, Johnny Ace Palmer/World champion Magician & close up magic performer, “Elgregoe” (Gregg Britt) with his son “Nickelby” (Nick) who hailed from New Zeland and are magicians who have won between themselves  5 national awards, Pastor Rob Watkins who is a ventriloquist and LAFCM President,  San Francisco’s Bob Bailey (“Tamaka”) sharing the art of stage illusion, Bruce & Tambra Hofstetter with their Lost and Found puppets, OZ and Wilde the popular comedy Gospel performers, superb mime David Willsey – “the drama guy”, Barney Kinard a nationally respected children’s evangelist/teacher  to name a few.
     There was a full array of back-to-back classes for the two days with a Friday EVENING VARIETY SHOW that was VERY PROFESSIONAL.  During lunch & dinner an on-going parade of talented close-up artists presented their mysteries for everyone’s enjoyment along with hands-on sessions during lunch on Friday & Saturday teaching how to make & perform two professional magic tricks in a workshop setting (cut, paste & create).
     This conference takes the place of the now “defunct” yearly  ACE (Association of Christian Entertainers) Conference.  It will be held around the same time next year (I will keep everyone updated) and in the same location.  It was well worth attending and I worked registration/ being a “gopher” also and attended many of the classes while being there on both days.  President Wendy was also in attendance.          –Pam House -

Your Funny Business Board and Associates:

Stacey Anderson "BooBoo" President
(909)496-8393 clowns4ministry@yahoo.com

Sandy Olson "Hugs”, “Peanut" Vice President
(714) 524-2897 dolson970@sbcglobal.net

Wendy Olson "Wendy" Treasurer
(714) 524-2897 dolson970@sbcglobal.net

Susan Julian “Q” the Storylady Secretary
(310) 787-1723 qstorylady@yahoo.com

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(714) 539-4472 pom-pom@ pom-pomclown.com
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