For a second I thought I was look at another one of Tim's incarnations. You are going places Azzy. Dressed like that I think it might be the dump, but hey you're a thramp (with a lisp no less.)
Since you are still in the deciding stage I am going to throw out a thought I have been wrestling with. To make it short and sweet - Marketability.
This is my personal observation and opinion, please don't take anything personal (that is a general disclaimer pertaining to any and all suspicious hobo type characters out there.)
It is harder to sell yourself, and thus harder to penetrate the birthday, restaurant, company event market as a tramp/hobo character than it is as a whiteface or auguste. It is a matter of perception. People planning a party want a somewhat sterotypical clown. Emmet Kelly did a fantastic job as a hobo as did Otto Griebling however, you won't find many 4 year olds excited to have a person dressed in rags over for their birthday party when the other 364 days of the year they are told to avoid just nasty looking people. I see two ways around this delimmea. The first is to develop your hobo for group events and parades and use another character for your commercial work. The second ties in nicely with the first. Keep your hobo character (or as much as is fitting) but change the clothes and makeup for your commercial work instead of developing an entire new character.
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