THE FUNNIES

Funny Business Newsletter

September 2007 Volume 18 Number 4

OUR NEW MEETING PLACE IS LOCATED AT:
Denny’s Restaurant 3000 W. Chapman, Orange
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Next meeting Monday, September 10, 2007 7:00 PM

Hello Funny Bunches of Clowns,
I know that you are leaving grins ever where you go from beginning to the end ! Well I hope that all of you were able to walk away from our August meeting with a new make up idea or tip a prop or trick. We want to thank Gordon at Fun Corner for coming out and sharing his expertise. Well September Meeting is almost here time is really flying by double time these days ! I can’t wait to see what Klinco and Princess Pipsqueak has for our song of the month. Well this month we have our very own Wonderful Stories with Q the Story Lady

She is going to tell some of her favorite stories from good ole fairy tales to her favorite stories for her ministry work And more! She’ll illustrate how to have kids sitting at the edge of there sit in suspense or yelling out trying to get involved. You might want to add some type of story telling to your show or just walk away with a few ideas you might want to add to your own act. What every the case come out and bring a friend for dinner and a show at Dennys (smile) let the Story Lady entertain you! Also remember David Ginn with Special Guest STEVE HARMER Sept. 14 9 am - 4 pm Riverside I’ll be attending and hope that I’ll see you all there I heard that it was going to be fantastic and the price is great for a full day workshop . A lot of us from HMO will be doing lunch and they would love for us at Funny Business to join them! Bring a friend and call a member to even car pool P.s. after the meeting we will be having face painting jam so bring you face painting kit last month 5 of us stayed till 11 or so and had a lot of fun we practiced Hawaiian flower, tweedy ,butterflies and more come and share one of your favorites with us.

Eyes Peeled

SNEAK PEAK October 2007 Meeting we will have Dizzy Darla from All ways Entertainment she will be teaching a class on easy technique face painting for cheek art and full faces she is an awesome painter! She will bring paint kits , brushes, and much more for us to purchase !

Dizzy Darla

Also Candy Kirkley "Jelly Bean" Secretary for WRCA will be coming by to visit and tell us a about what is in store for those of us attending the WRCA Convention this November in Laughlin NV. this year! P.s.s. I would like to apologize for the newsletter being late I was waiting on conformations and information this was not the fault of are wonderful webmaster. Your Pres Stacey "Boo Boo" Anderson

Hello COAI Members!

So what did you do for Clown Week? I know I had some fun at least for a couple of days. I took red sponge noses to where I work and wore my own purple nose. I also took a chicken hat with me and then gave out the noses to all the kitchen staff and took some pictures of several of the cooks. There are a couple of the guys whom I think would be great clowns if I could only convince them to come to some clown meetings. You all should see some of the pictures (I HOPE) in the next New Calliope. Beary and I then went as “Bad Eggs Beary” and “Capn Scutterbotch” along with several San Diego All Star Clowns and went on a harbor cruise in the San Diego Bay, what fun we had as “Pirates” along with our clown pirate friend “Bo Copper”!

Just a reminder, if any of you have kept records and pictures of your clown week activities, make sure to send your notebooks to the Clown Week Chair:

Jay "Fishbucket" Phillips
15 Ivy Circle
Bentonville, AR 72712

The deadline for Clown Week Notebooks is October 1, 2007.

Also there are several members who haven’t renewed yet. Renewal time started in July. Don’t wait too long to renew so you are able to keep your original number.

This year’s convention is going to be in Richmond, Virginia. Things are being planned as you read this letter. The Virginia Alley promises lots of fun and great education for all who attend. Check out their website at:

http://www.clownalley3.com/Convention.html

Let me know if you plan to attend, I’ll do my best to show you COAI convention hospitality!

Happy Fall!

Butterscotch

Aug. 24, Learn & Play, Ramada Inn of Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale, CA
www.BayAreaStars.com/learn Learn@BayAreaStars.com
Please contact Cheryl 510-468-09312007

CHRISTMAS MAGIC WORKSHOP Starring Author/Magician David Ginn with Special Guest STEVE HARMER
Sept. 14 9 am - 4 pm Arlington Un. Methodist Church 9395 Magnolia Ave • Riverside CA 92503
Contact: Joyce at 951-781-4379
Sept. 15 9 am - 4 pm Parkcrest Christian Church
6236 Woodruff Ave • Lakewood CA 90713
Southwest of 91 & 605 Freeways, near LAX & Cerritos Mall
Contact: Gene Oswald 714 488-6010
Sept. 16 2 - 8 pm Jack's Magic Place • 4275 University Ave •
San Diego, CA 92105 Contact: Jack White 619 299-9037
Sept. 21, 9 am - 4 pm Ramada Silicon Valley • 1217 Wildwood Ave Sunnyvale CA 94089 I-101 at Lawrence Expressway
Contact: Cheryl 510 468-0931

EMAIL registrations with credit card: ginnorders@comcast.net
Credit Card PHONE Registrations: 770-466-8421 Line #1

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

Nov. 11th-15th, 2007 Place: Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino, Laughlin, NV. http://westregionclowns.org Registration Judy Anthony (602) 279-8008 or judyanthony3@cox.net

Logo Red Nose Response

WITH MORE & MORE DISASTERS HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD, RED NOSE RESPONSE IS NEEDED MORE THAN EVER.

RED NOSE RESPONSE members in the mid-west and south are actively volunteering in areas that have been hit by natural disasters. And some RNR groups are raising money for those that have been hit.

Right now, remember to be healthful in the heat. Drink LOTS of water and make sure you eat things with some salt in them. You do not want to get overheated or have your electrolytes off. Pam

Months ago TWINKLES d’ KLOWN, instead of Pam, was asked by Frank Garcia of La Casa Garcia Restaurant to attend the WE GIVE THANKS, INC. committee meeting. Juan Luna who is with DANIEL’S MEGA HOME CENTER was a new member on the committee & Frank wanted him to meet a clown on the committee. Per my suggestion, Frank had attended funeral of Bunny Richards, founder/head of the Volunteer Clowns of Orange County. Since some of us clowns have volunteered with Frank Garcia for numerous years, he attended and found out all about clowns and was very impressed.

At the meeting Juan Luna asked if TWLINKLES d’ KLOWN would like to “clown around” at the upcoming FESTIVAL de los NINOS. The answer was YES! It is the 3RD ANNUAL LATINO TALENT SHOW and is 4 Sunday’s in a row. It is held at PEARSON PARK AMPHITHEATRE at 401 N. Lemon Street in Anaheim. The event hours are from 5PM – 9PM. The first Sunday (8/26) DIAMOND Lil’ & TWINKLES d’ KLOWN were there making balloons from 5PM – 9PM. It was the first nite so the T.V. camera was there and the clowns were on T.V. And TWINKLES d’ KLOWN talked to a Hispanic newspaper reporter. The talent is AMAIZING.

Last Sunday (9/02) TWINKLES d’ KLOWN, POM-POM, Diamond Lil’ and Lil’s granddaughter from Seattle Washington area dressed as a clown and was “BUG” for the evening. We passed out free tickets for door prizes/flyers from DANIEL’S MEGA HOME CENTER and handed out 11’ round DANIEL’S balloons. The talent is GREAT and one 6-yr. old in a Mariachi band played a MEAN trombone.

There are two more weekends September 9th and September 16th (5PM-9PM) any and all clowns who want to go and assist, it would be appreciated and the people in attendance will LOVE it! You do not have to stay the full time. Even if you could come for one hour, it would be appreciated. It is worth seeing all of the FANTASTIC talent. If you have any questions, you may contact me, Pam House, at (562) 431-5785. TWINKLES d’ KLOWN hopes to see some of you there this coming Sunday. It will be well worth it!

Your Funny Business Board and Associates:

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

Pam "Twinkles d'Clown" House, Vice President/Treasurer
562-431- 5785 klassyklown1@yahoo.com

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

Paulette "Pom-Pom" Rosen, Newsletter Editor,Webdesigner and Webmaster
714-539-4472 pom-pom@ pom-pomclown.com

Funny Business Website clownpages.com Send all Articles by the last Monday in the previous month to Pom-Pom.

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