I think rules in general are good, as guidelines for new and up and coming clowns. But rules should in no way be set in stone.
Like Scruffy was saying about the dirty neck, and the wearing gloves. I am totally against having to wear gloves if you are doing balloons or facepainting, etc. It is REAL hard to get the job done without tying your glove into the balloon, which is funny till the kid runs off with your glove.
The flesh showing is another issue with me. I have started to leave my ears with no make up, and my neck partially uncovered closer to my top as well. I find that my wig covers my ears anyway, and my neckpiece covers the skin of my neck. The thing i like about this, is that when I get a kid who is scared of a clown, and MOM and DAD arent taking the hint to kinda back away........ it leaves me the option of showing the kid im just a normal guy after all....
And before I start catching flack for this practice, I know you should never break character. But I have had success with this, and made a couple of new "friends" out of the deal. Oh and 90% of the time this calms the kid down and makes them less afraid of clowns and they DONT REMEMBER WHY THEY ARENT afraid any more.
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