Clown Chat June 19, 2008

[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]

Starring Duckie Fitzwilly Gladman Goober Happy Chappy & Daisy Harpoetta Jamz Jitterbug Jusbytheclown Markie Miss Petunia Mr. Dazzle Nettie Belle Periwinkle PetalsTheClown Pickles Sassy Frass Sonshine D Clown The_Princess_of_Bozonia Toodle C. Doodle Wowza azzy bugaboo the clown clowntown hoopsie katchup and tim!

[Goober]: For anyone there, BRB.
[Jusbytheclown]: and so it begins
[Jusbytheclown]: whooopeee
[azzy]: yay
[Goober]: Hey guys.
[azzy]: alo
[Jusbytheclown]: hey goob
[Goober]: Sorry if I leave suddenly. My internet is a bit sketchy.
[Goober]: So what's going on?
[Jusbytheclown]: my boy just woke up from his nap... time to watch a movie until mom gets home
[Goober]: And then what?
[Jusbytheclown]: he and i will go to michigan at the end of july and try to meet with other clowns
[Jusbytheclown]: obviously that's in the long-term 'then what?'
[Jusbytheclown]: short term... i clown chat and think of more lucrative ways to clown
[Jusbytheclown]: hi markie
[Markie]: hi jusby
[Jusbytheclown]: i've been in a business intensive class
[Jusbytheclown]: prbly be doing some survey questions of y'all, k?
[Markie]: nice
[azzy]: smelly
[Goober]: Hey. I'm back.
[Jusbytheclown]: where are you guys?
[Miss Petunia]: hellllllloooooooooooooooooo
[azzy]: why's nobody staying?
[Periwinkle]: :roll: hey hey hey....
[Jusbytheclown]: hey hey
[Periwinkle]: where is every one??? on holiday???
[Jusbytheclown]: i dunno
[Jusbytheclown]: but I'm as mad as a hatter, and I'm not gonna take it anymore!
[Jusbytheclown]: WAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!
[Jamz]: hi Perri
[Jamz]: hi Jusby
[Jusbytheclown]: hi jamz
[Jamz]: quiet tonight
[Jusbytheclown]: sigh
[Jamz]: how long have you been clowning
[Jusbytheclown]: that's one of those tricky questions
[Jusbytheclown]: since '96
[Jusbytheclown]: but as a business since 06
[Jusbytheclown]: trying to increase exponentially this year
[Jusbytheclown]: and you?
[Jamz]: since 2000 and full time since 04
[Jusbytheclown]: SWEET
[Jamz]: my wife made me quit my job
[Jusbytheclown]: what trends have you noticed with customers?
[Jamz]: in my area its slow right now but some people are combining parties and are splitting the cost
[Jusbytheclown]: or... how much business planning/ analysis have you done?
[Jusbytheclown]: demographics?
[Jamz]: which is ok with me because the more kids the more hrs
[Jamz]: none I just go with the flow
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Hi, guys.
[Jamz]: most of my business comes from handing out a lot of cards and recommendatios from customers
[Jamz]: Hi Chappy
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: What's the topic du jour?
[Jusbytheclown]: clown biz plan
[Jamz]: right now business
[azzy]: anyone here know how to sew?
[Jusbytheclown]: <trying to make a leap to profitability
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Daisy does, pretty well.
[Jusbytheclown]: sew what?!
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Okay, maybe you're not impressed, but it's still pretty good.
[azzy]: I dunno how to sew my trim around a curved edge :\
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Daisy says try to pull the fabric as straight as possible.
[azzy]: It's a curved pocket (a bit like on Jamz' costume)... I think the curve is too sharp to keep the trim/ribbon flat
[Jusbytheclown]: how about school assemblies?
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Wow - I've never had computer problems like this before! I keep getting bounced!
[Jusbytheclown]: yeah
[azzy]: maybe there's an outage, why its slow in here
[Wowza]: Hi all.
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Hey, Wowza.
[Jusbytheclown]: hi wowza
[Jamz]: schools all depend on the budget for the yr and right ow they are all cutting them
[Wowza]: Hi Happy Chappy & Daisy. Hi Jusby
[Wowza]: Slow night?
[Wowza]: Hi Jamz
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: The night is still young, I suppose.
[Jamz]: hey Wowza
[Jusbytheclown]: yeah, but... it's still possible... so how do you get on the inside?
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: hi everyone
[Jamz]: for me it started by having someone who handles things for the schools at a party I did
[Jamz]: and he called me to do an after school party for halloween
[Jusbytheclown]: and then... repeat biz, multiple schools?
[Wowza]: Hi Princess
[Jamz]: yes
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Evening, your majesty!
[Jamz]: HELLO Princess
[Wowza]: I out, guys. Just stopped in to say hi. Y'all have a good night.
[Jusbytheclown]: i've been a school employee for a couple of years, so i got to do an assembly one day and double dip... i was there anyway and they covered for me for 90 minutes while i changed, did the act and cleaned up... great bargain
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Leaving already? Oh, well. Take care, Wowza.
[Jusbytheclown]: c ya wowza
[Jamz]: I think as long as you do a good job peple wiil call
[Sonshine D Clown]: Hello everyone
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Hi, Sonshine.
[Markie]: hi
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Hi, Markie! Boy, the room is filling up all of the sudden.
[Markie]: how are y'all
[Jamz]: and I hate to say it this way but with all the crappy clowns out there it makes me look even better
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Well, thanks a lot, Jamz!
[Sonshine D Clown]: I am tried... just popped in to say hello.... been working in myyard.... muscles are tired.... so night all
[Markie]: nite
[Markie]: hi sassy
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Feel the breeze from the door opening and shutting?
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Hi, Sassy!
[Jamz]: speeled with an R not an H
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: lol
[Sassy Frass]: Hi everyone!!
[Sassy Frass]: Question Markie
[Markie]: ya?
[Jamz]: HI sASSY
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: Exclamation pointie!
[Sassy Frass]: I bought some glitter @ Clairs tonight..in your book is that kosher?
[Sassy Frass]: I love you guyz!
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: As long as you don't eat it with meat, it should still be kosher.
[Markie]: yeah
[Markie]: lol
[Markie]: why not?
[Markie]: it's expensive
[Markie]: and claire's sucks
[Markie]: lol
[Sassy Frass]: The lady @ the counter said it was for faces and well, it is ALLOT cheaper!
[Jamz]: is it glitter that can be used on the face there is a difference
[Markie]: okay so i was working at the mall last summer at a hallmark gold crown franchise
[Markie]: and claire's was right across from us so yeah
[Markie]: it's not really cheaper sassy
[Sassy Frass]: Have you checked out their bling & tats for skin??
[Markie]: work it out
[Markie]: i haven't been in a claire's in over a year
[Markie]: maybe since i quit that hallmark store
[Sassy Frass]: Yup it's cheaper in my book ...Opps that may have been the icing store
[Markie]: i can almost guarantee you that per applicaton, the claire's glitter is more expensive
[Markie]: icing and claire's are the same company
[Markie]: we dont have icing here - just a huge claire's
[Markie]: there's an icing down in missoula
[Sassy Frass]: But carry very different items
[Markie]: okay so my "best memory" of claire's one night about 8pm
[Markie]: almost no traffic
[Markie]: this girl (a foreign exchange student) bought a charm bracelet and charms at claire's
[Jusbytheclown]: i got my glitter at claires
[Markie]: so I get a phone call like this:
[Jamz]: everyone hide Pickles is here
[Pickles]: Too late. I see you.
[Markie]: "glacier statioers, this is Mark"
[Pickles]: Yo, Clowns!
[Markie]: "uh, hi, this is **** over at Claire's, you guys sell those charm bracelet thingies right"
[Markie]: "yeah"
[Jusbytheclown]: <climbs into hat>
[Markie]: "do you know how to like, put them together"
[Markie]: "yeah"
[Sassy Frass]: The items that icing carrys as opposed to Clairs are way diff to me...the icing carrys glitter by the buttload! huge plastic containers w/brushes already!
[Markie]: "i've got this girl here who just bought one and i can't figure it out. can i send her to you? she doesn't speak much english"
[Markie]: "sure"
[Markie]: okay, so first of all the girl spoke english fine - with a japanese accent, but probably gramatically better than she could
[Sassy Frass]: yeah???
[Markie]: second, i thought it took a tiny bit of nerve to sell someone something and then send the person to your competitor who sells the same things to show you what to do with it
[Pickles]: I'm sitting on the edge of my chair, Markie!
[Sassy Frass]: did I say Buttload...Opps, sorry!
[PetalsTheClown]: hi everyone
[Pickles]: So did you help her? Did you ask her out?
[Markie]: but that wasn't the only experience, claire's had a few good peeps but generally they're pretty clueless
[Pickles]: Hi, Petals.
[Markie]: i did help her
[Sassy Frass]: GlitterGlitterGlitterGlitterGlitterGlitter........
[Markie]: no, i didn't ask her out
[Sassy Frass]: Hey Pickles!
[Markie]: i've been in icings a grand total of once in my life, they only opened in missoula like 6 months ago
[Pickles]: I go there to get clearance earrings for my girls. Oh, and I've gotten cool gags, like the bagel with the cockroach in the middle. 50 cents!
[Pickles]: Hi, Sassy!!!!!
[PetalsTheClown]: pink is hard to read
[Markie]: and i have a general dislike for claire's
[Pickles]: Hi, Toodle.
[azzy]: wooo, starting to get busy in here
[Toodle C. Doodle]: Hey there.
[Sassy Frass]: WHY???????????
[PetalsTheClown]: i wanted to tell you thank you for the suggestions last week
[PetalsTheClown]: oops
[Happy Chappy & Daisy]: I'll be back later - I'm going to need to pick up Snickers from the car show, soon.
[Pickles]: I love it when Chat gets busy.
[PetalsTheClown]: better
[Jamz]: hi Petals hi Toodle
[Markie]: if you mean why i have a dislike for claire's its just pricey, that's all...
[Pickles]: I took all three of my girls to get their ears pierced at Claires.
[PetalsTheClown]: okay, I wanted to say thanks to those in here that helped my hubby with a parade prop
[Markie]: i have the same dislike for all mall stores
[Sassy Frass]: Hey! Come back here Happy!
[Markie]: i got my ears pierced at claire's too
[Pickles]: There was only one employee, and she was really busy. And then this gaggle of high school girls came in and started shoplifting. It was insane.
[PetalsTheClown]: oh my
[Jitterbug]: Hey all!
[Sassy Frass]: Hey Jitt!
[Markie]: eeep yeah working in a mall stinks in a lot of ways
[PetalsTheClown]: i don't know who gave me the idea of ice fishing, but it was a big hit at the parade my hubby and I went to last week
[Toodle C. Doodle]: Hi Jamz
[Pickles]: Hi, Jitterburg
[Jusbytheclown]: Q for All ~ your target market?
[PetalsTheClown]: so i'm here for more ideas
[Sassy Frass]: I love Mall's but I only visit, wouldn't want to live there
[PetalsTheClown]: lol
[Pickles]: Petals, so what did you do in the parade?
[PetalsTheClown]: i like the candy store in the mall!!
[Markie]: i mean don't get me wrong, there are some great people at claire's (it's a mixed bag, like anywhere) and it *is* a fun store
[Jamz]: Petals the blue doesnt show up
[PetalsTheClown]: okay, i will try again
[PetalsTheClown]: is this better
[PetalsTheClown]: or this
[Sassy Frass]: Icing is my fav!!
[Pickles]: We've lived in so many rural locations, far away from malls. A couple years ago, my husband drove the girls to a mall, and they were running around so excited, because they couldn't remember having ever been in a mall before. Too funny.
[Sassy Frass]: Pickles do you have an icing in your Mall??
[PetalsTheClown]: okay- last week someone on here told me to have my husband put big ice cubes on a fishing line and call it "ice fishing"
[Sassy Frass]: swinging door Jusby??
[Markie]: wedont have a candy store. we have jcpenney, herberger's, claire's, borders express, radio shack, glacier stationers hallmark, orange julius, dairy queen, west coast hotels, a coffee shop, pretzelmaker, a greek gyro shop, the buckle, and a few other little places
[Jamz]: yes I see what your saying mow
[Pickles]: Well, I'm not sure. We live a good 30 min. from any mall, so when I go, it's usually with a purpose. Do you recommend I check it out? What do they have?
[Jusbytheclown]: whee
[Sassy Frass]: You did live there!!!
[PetalsTheClown]: we have a great candy store - lots of sugar free candy, I can't have sugar
[Jusbytheclown]: mmm... craving some gyros now
[Pickles]: So what did you use for the ice cubes, Petals?
[Markie]: lol dont be the lady who owns that place isnt very nice
[Markie]: she's old, greek and has an attitude
[Pickles]: Here we go with the Thursday night food chat..... Gyros DOES sound tasty.
[Markie]: until recently she could often be seen smoking in her restaurant (yes, even after the mall had a no smoking policy, they tolerated her defying it in her own store for quite awhile)
[Sassy Frass]: yes, if you face paint their glitters are nice....I use them they ARE cheaper and come well packaged with plenty in each container...
[Pickles]: You can get away with that if you make good gyros!
[PetalsTheClown]: we went looking for a don't break the ice game but when we were in the dollar tree I found these wooden puzzles that were packaged in a perfect clear cube - it was great
[Markie]: i'll have to check that out
[Pickles]: Wow, what a find!!!
[Markie]: and they used to have a sign by their tables saying "Tables are for ANNAS CUSTOMERS ONLY - no outside food - ABSOLUTELY NO PRETZELS" no
[Jusbytheclown]: gotta remember to glitter the kids too!
[Pickles]: So this glitter.... is it supposed to be a cosmetic or what? Is Icing a store kind of like Claires?
[Markie]: but that sign is gone
[Sassy Frass]: Shopping pays! that's my motto!
[PetalsTheClown]: i know! so we made a sign to go on the fishing pole that said "ice fishing" an dnhe rigged the cubes on the line
[Pickles]: Don't break the ice.Do they still make that? That's like "Don't spill the Beans" or "Don't Cook the Goose"!
[PetalsTheClown]: he sat on the back of the pick up truck fishing throug the parade
[Sassy Frass]: yes it is cosmetic grade and made for eye area
[Pickles]: Funny.
[PetalsTheClown]: yes, you can still find those games and I like to look in thrift stores
[Sassy Frass]: lol
[PetalsTheClown]: when the parade stopped for abit, I took one of the cubes and ran it across my fore head like I was cooling my self donw
[Sassy Frass]: fingers tired?
[PetalsTheClown]: down
[Pickles]: Hi, Jusby. (I accidentally wrote "Husby" lol)
[Jamz]: I think I metion it along with the rug
[Sassy Frass]: you are too funny Petals!!!
[PetalsTheClown]: soooooo, i usually carry a basket full of "freshly picked noses" but would like to find something else to carry
[PetalsTheClown]: thank you
[Jusbytheclown]: wheeee
[Pickles]: I have a funny ice story. It's FINALLY hot here. Today my 8-year-old was warning me about how my feet would burn if I went outside barefoot. Next thing I knew, she had taped plastic bags filled with ice cubes to the bottom of her feet! I told her she needs to patent this invention.
[Jusbytheclown]: Hi Hickles
[Jamz]: LOL
[Pickles]: lol
[PetalsTheClown]: that's funny , sound slike something mine woudl do
[PetalsTheClown]: i found a really cute little purse a whle back that is shaped like a flower pot with flowers on top
[Markie]: sassy, cosmetic glitter is cosmetic glitter, i'm amazed it's cheaper tho
[Pickles]: I thought it was a clever idea, but the bags kept getting holes in them, and the ice cubes would fall out. And her feet were getting too cold.
[Markie]: how much is it?
[Jusbytheclown]: k, seriously... i gots lots of business questions, but my summer intensive doesn't resume until July 7th
[PetalsTheClown]: i know the glitter that I have is really small becauese I was worried about it getting ito someones eyes
[Pickles]: Fitz! Our esteemed leader!!!!
[Fitzwilly]: Good evening
[Toodle C. Doodle]: Hey Fitswilly!!!
[Jusbytheclown]: so I can KEEP ASKING for the next 2 weeks
[Pickles]: He sounds so regal, doesn't he?
[Jusbytheclown]: hey fitz, thanks for the leads on Michigan clowns
[Markie]: yeah cosmetic grade glitter is really small petals and it wont hurt someone if u get it in their eyes
[Fitzwilly]: I didn't know the results were in and public until I read the thread a few minutes ago.
[Pickles]: Very exciting! Congrats!
[Markie]: i will often press it in to the paint on a kid's eyelids really heavily and i've never had anyone say it hurt them - i dont worry at all about it
[PetalsTheClown]: i went to a face painting class last night
[Pickles]: So did you learn anything, Petals?
[Sassy Frass]: Dan, THE man:yeah:
[PetalsTheClown]: and practiced this morning on the kids I watch
[Jusbytheclown]: what results?
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: I knew you would win
[Sassy Frass]: LOL
[Jusbytheclown]: o... the COAI board
[PetalsTheClown]: win what?
[Markie]: hi
[Pickles]: Hey, Harpo.
[Fitzwilly]: You are welcome Jusby. If you were closer I'd see about a visit.
[Harpoetta]: hi all
[PetalsTheClown]: my hubby is makineg me an apple pie right now
[Fitzwilly]: Azzy, you may rise.
[Pickles]: lol
[Sassy Frass]: Hey girl!
[Jamz]: apple rasin
[Pickles]: Petals, that is the kind of hubby you want to have. The baking kind.
[PetalsTheClown]:
[Pickles]: Are we going to talk about pie now?
[PetalsTheClown]: he's' a great cook
[Jusbytheclown]: as long as I meet with someone while i'm there
[Fitzwilly]: Thanks everyone, I appreciate your support and More importantly I value your friendship.
[Pickles]: I baked a rhubarb custard pie for Fathers Day. Mmmmm.
[Jusbytheclown]: i read that a possible clown week event might be in Ypsilanti
[PetalsTheClown]: yummy
[Harpoetta]: Fred Baisch says Hi Everybody!
[Pickles]: Hi, Fred.
[Jamz]: Hey Fred
[PetalsTheClown]: my husband makes me special desserts since I can't have sugar, he takes a recipe and changes it so I can have it
[Jusbytheclown]: I'm loving that idea... that and/or kalamazoo
[Pickles]: How's everything goin' down at the shop, Harpo?
[Harpoetta]: crazy
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: my sister makes a delicious apple honey pie
[clowntown]: who deleted my introduction!
[Toodle C. Doodle]: Howdy Clowntown
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: I did
[clowntown]: hello
[Sassy Frass]: mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[PetalsTheClown]: sounds yummy
[clowntown]: why did you delete it princess of bozonia
[Pickles]: Apple honey does sound good.
[PetalsTheClown]: my hubby made me a sugar free brownie the other day that was soooooo good
[Fitzwilly]: Hello Fred, Katie.
[Jusbytheclown]: okay, back to business
[PetalsTheClown]: what business??
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: Because you used bad language, you attacked my members, and I suspect you're a troll.
[Fitzwilly]: Welcome to chat Clowntown.
[clowntown]: sorry for bad language, but it was a true story
[Harpoetta]: We've spent the last 2 weeks moving stuff from the garage and wharehouses of the old building to the new building, just so we could bring stuff from another wharehouse into them, so they can start demolition on that section of the building.
[Pickles]: Good evening, Dazzle.
[Fitzwilly]: Did you join the Forum today?
[Jusbytheclown]: i read the sad and creepy story
[Jamz]: hry Daz
[Pickles]: Dazzle, do you work at Walgreens? I forget.
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: What was your purpose in posting that?
[PetalsTheClown]: so a new topic???
[clowntown]: because i never told anyone
[clowntown]: and its eaten me inside
[Jusbytheclown]: it seemed a bit overboard for an introduction
[Harpoetta]: I was about to read it, right after I read another, then when I came back to the list it was gone. Welcome to the group, clowntown.
[PetalsTheClown]: so what can a gardening clown carry in a parade that will help interact with the people
[clowntown]: i was hoping some of you could change my views on clowns
[Fitzwilly]: Weed Killer!
[Jusbytheclown]: a/s/l?
[Fitzwilly]: So what are your views on clowns?
[PetalsTheClown]: okay??
[Jusbytheclown]: then we can get down to business..
[clowntown]: well if you read you would know I have trouble with them.
[PetalsTheClown]: what business Jusby??
[Fitzwilly]: Nothing more Petels, just half a bad joke. I couldn't think of the other half.
[PetalsTheClown]: oh??? lol
[PetalsTheClown]: i'm trying to think of the other half
[Pickles]: You could have a giant wilting flower and have people blow on it to perk it up. (like the little feather ones only huget.)
[Pickles]: huge
[PetalsTheClown]: i think a weed spary bottle filled with water may be a bit much
[Fitzwilly]: I didn't read your post but from your comment a minute ago I assumed that. I wonered if you had a valid reason.
[PetalsTheClown]: i don't want people to think that I think they are weekds
[Pickles]: Where did Dazzle go?
[Pickles]: Helloo again, Sassy.
[clowntown]: i could post it again if you want
[clowntown]: with your permission anyway
[Mr. Dazzle]: I'm here
[Jusbytheclown]: looking to craft a business plan... i need help from the friendly competition
[Mr. Dazzle]: Hi Pickles
[PetalsTheClown]: i don't ahve a wilting flower, how do you make one
[Markie]: hi
[Pickles]: Hi, so do you work at Walgreens?
[Fitzwilly]: How about a quick abrieviated version.
[PetalsTheClown]: my typing is terrible tongit
[Mr. Dazzle]: Clown Town the statement "If you think your good people then think again" was the wrong statement to make at the end of your post.
[Jamz]: how about a hammer for a weed killer
[Pickles]: I don't know how you make one. I just think of the ideas and then you are in charge of the construction. lol
[PetalsTheClown]: humm
[PetalsTheClown]: thanks pickles
[Jusbytheclown]: w/o destroying the fun and magic of just improvizing
[Mr. Dazzle]: Sorry for your bad experience ... but because one does wrong doesn't mean we are all like that one person.
[Fitzwilly]: A business plan... looking for a loan or just to organize your tactics?
[Jusbytheclown]: i need stuff like customer demographics/ trends in hiring
[PetalsTheClown]: that's way over my head Jusby
[Pickles]: Dazzle, I was just asking because one of my friends said that her goal for the summer was to make every Walgreen's employee she encounters smile.
[Pickles]: I thought that was funny and sweet and that she should drive down to TN to find you -- if that's where you worked. I couldn't remember.
[PetalsTheClown]: does your friend go to walgreens a lot
[Pickles]: Apparently.
[PetalsTheClown]: lol, they have sugar free candy too!!
[Jusbytheclown]: ultimately if a loan would be a feasible tool, i'd ask for one... the group can help the participants get a micro-loan... up to $500
[Pickles]: Princess, are you still here?
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: yes
[Fitzwilly]: Customer demographics - a lot of that is region specific. You might talk to yoour local S.C.O.R.E. office.
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: just talking in little boxes instead of the big one
[PetalsTheClown]: i have a really big watering can, I could water my flowers(people) in the parade
[PetalsTheClown]: i l ike little boxes
[Pickles]: Hey, so have you ever heard of anybody else with my weird comptuer problem? Needing "The Optimizer" (whatever that is) to access the site? Bizarre.
[Jusbytheclown]: which is just enough for a medium batch of brochures, upgraded clown bike, trip to convention...
[Markie]: that sounds like a virus
[Markie]: pickles
[PetalsTheClown]: i think I"ve heard fo that , but i leave those matters to my hubby
[PetalsTheClown]: can you tell I have the best hubby - cooks, computers, etc
[Pickles]: No, I had my computer totally rebuilt, and it still wouldn't let me access Clown Forum. Although my computer guy could get on it with my computer using his internet service provider.
[Markie]: time to ditch microsoft windows and internet explorer (why can i bet you're using both products...)
[Jusbytheclown]: SCORE was recommended, but y'all could paint w/ a broad brush aboutf different venue customers
[Markie]: oooh
[Pickles]: I was going to the public library every day for my Clown Forum Fix.
[Markie]: am i right about windows and ie?
[Jusbytheclown]: i.e. Moms of 5-8 y/o girls and 4-6 y/o boys
[Pickles]: So my internet service provider had me download "The Optimizer" and now everything is hunky dory again. Whew....
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: I'd never heard of that software
[Markie]: okay are u on windows?
[Markie]: like i suspected
[Pickles]: Leave it to me to have a bizarre problem.
[Jusbytheclown]: there's definitely a cut-off when clowns at birthdays are not cool anymore
[Pickles]: Yes.
[Markie]: okay do this, it might tell us something
[azzy]: That's an elitest attitude markie! Pickles, it sounds like your provider uses some sort of proxy maybe
[Jamz]: if you checked with all the clowns in the country you would come up with the same thing
[Pickles]: I don't know. I'm just happy to be back.
[Markie]: click start, then run, type cmd, hit enter, type "ping clown-forum.com" without the quotes, hit enter, and report back what it says
[Jusbytheclown]: but, as we spoke before, Jamz... bigger deals are trickier than birthdays
[PetalsTheClown]: what all are you wanting to do Jusby?
[Markie]: since "the optimizer" is likely proxy software i'm curious if you can reach clown-forum directly.
[Markie]: when i do that on my mac this is the reply urs should be similar:
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[PetalsTheClown]: what are bigger deals?
[Jusbytheclown]: assemblies, executive humor empowerment seminars... corporate parties, etc.
[azzy]: well that's out the window then
[Sassy Frass]: Chill Markie, your messin with my mind!
[Pickles]: I'm computer illiterate, so I have no idea what you're talking about, but my computer is working, so...... I'm happy.
[PetalsTheClown]: wow, that's sound sneat
[Jamz]: corporate
[Jusbytheclown]: loooove... pie-in-the-face
[Sassy Frass]: GO FOR IT JUSBY!!!
[PetalsTheClown]: how about clown supply? just wondering because I know someone selling their clown supply business
[Sassy Frass]: WOW! UGLY COLOR!!!
[PetalsTheClown]: i'm seeing double with that color
[Jusbytheclown]: i just met somebody who runs Northwest Circus Supply
[Jamz]: that would be risky
[Sassy Frass]: Sorry Guys, I'll calm down....
[Jusbytheclown]: but it has a pretty limited range of products
[PetalsTheClown]: this business that I know, has it online but also goes to conventions and things like that
[Jusbytheclown]: thanks sassy... i'm revving up to go for it
[Pickles]: Okay, clowns, have a good night. I'm going back to human land.
[Jusbytheclown]: It does get me interested in working with fire tho
[Jusbytheclown]: nite pickles!
[PetalsTheClown]: okay Pickles, good night
[Sassy Frass]: We did some things for Kroger last year and the big bucks are there!
[Jusbytheclown]: since i already do some fan work
[Pickles]: G'Nite. It's been real.
[Fitzwilly]: Well Jusby, I clown on a regular basis for children from 2 - 10 with some parties for 1 year olds (more of a cultural thing) and occasionally an 11 or 12 year old. Now that doesn't mean that at my parties that kids up to 16 are not enjoying themselves. I make sure I have something for everyone.
[Sassy Frass]: Love ya girl! Nitey nite!
[Jusbytheclown]: this is good info... YES
[Jusbytheclown]: what about the cultural thing for 1 y/os?
[Sassy Frass]: yeah Fitz you KNOW my delimma...
[Jusbytheclown]: interesting niche... entertain the grandparents and everybody else and just don't let the kid cry?
[PetalsTheClown]: my hubby and I have done a couple of parties, we really liked it but don't see it as a really money maker for us - if we do enough to pay for our other clowning we are happy
[Jamz]: spanish people have parties for 1 yr olds I do a lot of them
[Jusbytheclown]: I was gonna guess that demographic
[Jusbytheclown]: Payaso=clown
[Jusbytheclown]: need to brush up on my spanish
[Sassy Frass]: lol
[PetalsTheClown]: i'm still working on english
[Fitzwilly]: Families from Asia and central america place a bigger emphasis on parties for 1 year olds than do typical Americans.
[PetalsTheClown]: my older kids correct me all the time, lol
[Jamz]: I dont speak any spanish and sometimes it make things funnier
[Jusbytheclown]: okay, good
[PetalsTheClown]: a party we did we were the english speaking ones, it was weird for me
[Sassy Frass]: So Jamz...exactly WHAT do you do for them??? I have a party and the birthday girl is TWO this Sat...What to do what to do....
[Jusbytheclown]: but especially that 1st birthday, eh? then no more clowns?
[PetalsTheClown]: i can spell my apple pie, i may have to go soon
[azzy]: the other day I came home and told my kids that I was only going to speak spanish at home.... I told them in spanish. they don't speak spanish. I only know maybe 20 words. It was an interesting hour.
[Jusbytheclown]: LOL
[Sassy Frass]: lol
[PetalsTheClown]: lol
[Jamz]: like fitz says play to the others

[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]

[Fitzwilly]: When I am entertaining I look at my show and I specifically look for places I can add a little comment that the adults will find humorous. This keeps them involved and they leave with a good impression.
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: hehe
[PetalsTheClown]: wanne hearsomething funny
[Sassy Frass]: YUP!
[Jamz]: just make sure you aknowedge the birthday child
[Sassy Frass]: Welcome back!
[PetalsTheClown]: last weekend I did my first parade (i'm a baby clown) - and
[azzy]: My kids both had a big '100 day' party when they turned.. 100 days old, talk about not knowing what's going on I guess it's a tradition in Korea and some other places...
[Sassy Frass]: I thought I'd bring her a gift and use the "spell it" thingy to impress mom..
[PetalsTheClown]: i had on these really big sun glasses, and right at the beginning of the parade, my nose falls off
[Sassy Frass]: oppsy!
[Jusbytheclown]: hmmm... another milestone to tap into
[PetalsTheClown]: then I bend over to pick up my running nose and my sunglasses fall off
[PetalsTheClown]: and the parade is moving!! lol
[Jamz]: I also do weddings
[PetalsTheClown]: then later, my shoe got stuck on something on the street and my shoe came off!!
[Jusbytheclown]: tell us more about the weddings?
[PetalsTheClown]: i was fallilng apart!! lol
[Sassy Frass]: that's interesting, never done one
[Jusbytheclown]: keep the kids occupied so they don't disturb the sanctity of holy moly wedlocked
[Jamz]: I entertain while th adults are gettin pictures and that sort of thing
[azzy]: ahh! Now you've got me worried Petals. I'm doing a parade next week.. it's the first time I've ever done anything in clown
[PetalsTheClown]: thats interesting
[Jusbytheclown]: do you have to hide during the ceremony?
[Fitzwilly]: Go Jamz Go
[Sassy Frass]: Petals you may be a baby clown, but your putting the elders to shame with that act!
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: you're a natural Petals
[Jusbytheclown]: yeah, petals, next time try to do it on purpose
[Jamz]: no I show up at the reception
[Jusbytheclown]: except the nose
[PetalsTheClown]: it's okay, lol
[PetalsTheClown]: i used the putty so I just pushed it back on
[PetalsTheClown]: i have nose troubel anyway
[Sassy Frass]: :roll:
[Jusbytheclown]: does anyone have an arrangement with a party store or similar vendor/ wedding shop/ planner for referrals
[Sassy Frass]: That is VERRY interesting Jamz!
[Jusbytheclown]: or maybe 'may i leave 50 cards on your counter?'
[PetalsTheClown]: no, but I pass out a lot of business cards, partly because I think they are so cute!! lol
[Jamz]: I have my card in a book at I party the first one you see when you open it
[Jamz]: and I have cards at any place you can have a party
[Sassy Frass]: Oh Yeah! My local library's, I advertise they get one free hour per summwer!
[Sassy Frass]: OR SUMMER!
[Jamz]: pass out cards like they burn your hands
[Fitzwilly]: If I see a cork board by the time I leave it has at least two of my cards on it.
[Jusbytheclown]: per swimwear
[Jusbytheclown]: ah ha
[Sassy Frass]: Does anyone besides me do flyers???
[Jamz]: not cost effective
[Jusbytheclown]: i did a small run of fliers a year or so ago
[Jusbytheclown]: 'going into business sale'
[Sassy Frass]: I leave those babies with every bussiness I frequent!
[PetalsTheClown]: that's cute Jusby
[Fitzwilly]: I have a trifold brochure that I use sometimes. I usually save it for someone that seems a little more serious. Cards first.
[Jusbytheclown]: i just got my new cards and i'm trying to get a good pace and strategy with distribution
[PetalsTheClown]: i've done so many businesses hat I would rather not so a bunch of advertising, it's never worked out for me
[PetalsTheClown]: my typing is crazy tonight
[Sassy Frass]: These are simple flyers with our signature picture and events we will do, principal of the local school trades printing for one free carnival a year...
[Jamz]: hey B ro
[Gladman]: Hiya folks, just got in
[Jusbytheclown]: i also need to keep tweaking my website... at class i really had to reconsider my mission statement and package of services
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: hi Glad!
[Sassy Frass]: Hi Glad where ya been??
[PetalsTheClown]: well, I've got to go, apple pie is done andI've got to get up early, kids start coming at 7:15
[PetalsTheClown]: talk to you all next time!!!
[Jamz]: cards cost me a penny a card fliers are 10cents a flier
[Sassy Frass]: Good night and God Bless Petals!
[Gladman]: Saving lives, as usual
[Markie]: a penny a card?
[Jusbytheclown]: plus, i've been operating under the assumption that my blog will give ppl a nice peek behind the makeup w/o sketching them out
[Markie]: how many r u getting at a time
[PetalsTheClown]: thanks - goodnite
[Markie]: i think i'd have to order 10k to get that price
[Gladman]: night
[Jamz]: 10.000
[Markie]: ahhh so i was right
[Jamz]: its really 1.33 cents a card
[Sassy Frass]: lol
[Jamz]: with shipping
[Gladman]: Got a great balloon book on EBay for 3 dollars
[Jusbytheclown]: OMG, you have to hand them out like they're hot
[Jamz]: which book
[Markie]: my 1000 were 2.9 cents plus shipping so like 4 cents/card
[Sassy Frass]: What cha got???
[Markie]: 10000 woould be 1.2cents plus shipping per card from the company i get them from
[Jamz]: I got mine from Got Print
[Sassy Frass]: Someone gave Funny Bonz a Capt. Visual last month...
[Sassy Frass]: Gladman] 11:50 pm: Got a great balloon book on EBay for 3 dollars
[Jusbytheclown]: this batch was only 250
[Sassy Frass]: WHich one Gald???
[Sassy Frass]: Hi Mr. Dazzle!
[Sassy Frass]: HeHe
[Mr. Dazzle]: Hi sassy
[Sassy Frass]: I love the pictures you posted!
[Fitzwilly]: Sassy, which Capt Visual? The red or the Blue cover?
[Jusbytheclown]: ok, the tri-fold brochure, the cards, the website(?)
[Fitzwilly]: GotPrint
[Sassy Frass]: Red...What's The diff Fitzwilly?
[Jamz]: ebverything is to get people to callyou
[Jamz]: one is just holiday balloons
[Sassy Frass]: My website is slowly coming along....
[Gladman]: This time I not tryin' to br funny, but I misplaced my book, and can't remember the name
[Jamz]: once they call its up to you to sell it
[Sassy Frass]: Thanks Jamz...Glad your funny anyway!!!
[Gladman]: It's late, and my house is all torn up preparing for new flooring'
[Fitzwilly]: They are both very good, I have the blue one and I really like it.
[Jamz]: I like living where my hose dont go swimming and doesnt fly away
[azzy]: hey, where's willace been lately?
[Sassy Frass]: I have glanced at it but it's more FB's line of action
[Jamz]: house
[Jusbytheclown]: what do you do to overcome ppl's hesitations?
[Fitzwilly]: Glad - as a suggestion don't step BETWEEN the floor joices.
[Jusbytheclown]: what is their biggest psychological speedbump (as it were)
[Sassy Frass]: lol
[Gladman]: ha
[Jamz]: most the price
[Fitzwilly]: Sassy - Capt Visual books make twisting very easy. You should look it over because it is a good way to learn the basics and then a few fancier ideas without racking your brain.
[Jamz]: no matter what you charge they will be against it most times
[Jusbytheclown]: what about hiring a clown makes them feel good?
[Sassy Frass]: I was told by a marketing expert (25 yrs) last week that if you ask the budget when they hesitate and they say 75.00 say well, I could do it for 100.00...
[Fitzwilly]: Jusby - If people contact you it is because they want to hire entertainment. All you have to do is to hire you instead of your competition.
[Fitzwilly]: I describe what they are going to get when I show up. I enjoy what I do and I make sure they feel that excitement.
[Jusbytheclown]: and you are the top in your market
[Sassy Frass]: Fitzwilly, God knows, (and a few others) I don't have much brain to rack...
[Jamz]: yes but at a good price so you have to convince them they are getting the best clown
[Gladman]: brains are over rated
[Sassy Frass]: lol
[Jusbytheclown]: how many of you list in the phone book(s)?
[Sassy Frass]: I was so torn last week when they told me that the cut off date was in March....SSSSSSSSoooooooooo
[Jusbytheclown]: ooops
[Sassy Frass]: No listing for me till NEXT year!
[Jusbytheclown]: you going simple or fancy or in between?
[Jamz]: I did a trick on a cruise ship in greece so I can tell them Im internationally known
[Fitzwilly]: Website and free local listings but no Yellow Pages.
[Jusbytheclown]: right on, jamz
[Sassy Frass]: I am getting that second line tomorrow, for fax and DIAL UP computer!!!
[Fitzwilly]: Save your money sassy. Most of your parents are under forty. Those under 40 use the phone book for a door stop not as a resource.
[Sassy Frass]: Nothin fancy...Just Sassy!!! (all the way)
[Markie]: i agree with fitz
[Jusbytheclown]: ah ha... under 40 uses Google!?
[Markie]: i was gonna ask "whats the point"
[Sassy Frass]: Just a free listing Fitzwilly, I also use mine as a door stop! Smart Kids!
[Markie]: free listing?
[Markie]: since when is anything from the phone company free?
[Sassy Frass]: yep!
[azzy]: I agree and disagree. I'm a 28-yr old parent of a 5 & 7yr old. Internet first, if nothing comes up then maybe yellow pages. So just make sure to have an easy to find web site
[Gladman]: Glad I'm under 40.......
[Sassy Frass]: Play nice Mr. Montana
[Jusbytheclown]: free listing isn't good for cell phones too (?)
[Markie]: no, i'm curious
[Markie]: i'd never heard of getting listed for free
[Sassy Frass]: Duh we are in Indiana....
[Markie]: that makes a difference?
[Sassy Frass]: Don't know Jusby...
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: sorry everyone, my voice recognition program decided to close the window
[Sassy Frass]: Oh yeah!
[Fitzwilly]: WB Princess.
[Markie]: oh you mean how if u have a landline you can get a little one line of text
[Markie]: ?
[Markie]: but you need a landline for that
[Markie]: so it sure ain't free
[Markie]: they're awfully expensive here
[Gladman]: I got DSL
[Jusbytheclown]: that's what i heard... but i guess i have some homework to do
[Markie]: i know my mom's landline phone service is like $120 a month (including DSL and basic satellite TV)
[Sassy Frass]: I love you Glad!! I want DSL, now this is how bad..I'm thinking of listing my house so I can Move closer to fiber optics...!
[Jusbytheclown]: but since my website is easy to find, and i'm sharing a cell plan w/ my wife I feel covered currently
[Jamz]: thats not that bad
[Gladman]: We have no long distance carrier
[Markie]: why not just get cable sassy?
[Jusbytheclown]: we get no tv... that saves time and money
[Gladman]: lots cheaper
[Jusbytheclown]: just lots of netflix and library movies
[Fitzwilly]: Sassy, when you said you were thinking of listing your house
[Jusbytheclown]: computer is on nocharge.com dial-up
[Fitzwilly]: iI thought it was so you could fill your gas tank.
[Gladman]: I feel loved
[Sassy Frass]: too far out...I'm a country clown...raising animals and grandchildren!
[Markie]: aww
[Sassy Frass]: Fitzwilly, that's next!
[Markie]: fixed wireless?
[Jamz]: I am clooecting first borns to use to fill my tank
[Markie]: HSDPA?
[Markie]: EVDO?
[Jamz]: collecting
[Markie]: any options there
[Jusbytheclown]: speak in words markie
[Jusbytheclown]: LOL
[Sassy Frass]: I'm hiding the grand children JAMZ!!!
[Markie]: HSDPA or EVDO would maybe be a good option if you just want normal browsing pretty fast - they're capped at 5GB a month but that covers most normal use
[Markie]: okay Jusby
[Markie]: HSDPA means High Speed Downlink Packet Access and is the 3G data that AT&T and T-Mobile (NYC only) use
[Markie]: EVDO means EVolution Data Only and is the 3G data Verizon, Sprint, and Alltel use
[Jusbytheclown]: ooooo kewl
[Fitzwilly]: BRB
[Sassy Frass]: I cannot get Att in my area but nice idea..
[Markie]: both are similar speed to DSL but with higher latency (the time for things to start loading
[Markie]: EVDO from verizon sprint or alltel a choice?
[Sassy Frass]: Trust Sassy if she could have DSL she WOULD!!
[Markie]: no doubt but there's gotta be something
[Sassy Frass]: What can you gt from EMBARQ Markie...?
[Markie]: i'd be very surprised if you couldn't get EVDO - almost the entire population has EVDO coverage these days, including many many rural areas
[Sassy Frass]: Jusby LOL!!!
[Markie]: embarq is local phone, no?
[Markie]: what's ur ZIP
[Markie]: ?
[Gladman]: We had Direcway for a few years before DSL. It was nice
[Jamz]: A little guy running from Sassys house with information
[Jusbytheclown]: i think that if had a faster connection i would be more likely to be vod-casting in clown and downloading more clown-related videos
[Markie]: i'll find something u can get no guarantees it'll be cheap
[Markie]: direcway is an option, tho a last resort
[Sassy Frass]: Yeah and I got into a heated disagreement with the CHURCH LADY last week when she said that about ATT
[Sassy Frass]: 46131
[Sassy Frass]: LOL Jamz.........
[Sassy Frass]: I AM CHEAP!!! (I have a clown to support!)
[Jamz]: it worked for the pony express
[Sassy Frass]: :kiss:
[azzy]: woohoo I have pockets!
[Jamz]: they got mail from chicago to cal in less time than the post office does now
[Gladman]: It was nice, but I gottA GO. nOW IF i CAN JUST FIND MY TOOTHBRUSH.........
[Sassy Frass]: Pockets Azzy?? Anymoney in them Markie is about to hook me up with some expensive DSL
[azzy]: they be empty
[Sassy Frass]: Nite Glad, Thanks for the laughs....
[Sassy Frass]: What color Azzy?
[Harpoetta]: Hey, where are Willace and Tim?
[Markie]: both Verizon and Sprint are offering EVDO where you're at
[Jamz]: time for me to go goodnight everyone
[Markie]: in your area
[Markie]: can u get a good cell phone signal from either one at ur house?
[Gladman]: Who's laughing? I have to use a twig now
[Jusbytheclown]: nite, and THANKS!
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: what have I got in my pocketses?
[azzy]: Willace hasn't been on the forum in a week
[Jusbytheclown]: more next week
[Sassy Frass]: Oh great but that is not Embarq...the only hook up I can get in my area.....
[Markie]: it's wireless
[Markie]: it goes over the cell network
[Sassy Frass]: Nite Jamz..Nice chatting with ya!
[Markie]: if you can get a cell signal from either of them, you can get EVDO service where you're at
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: oh dear.. hope he's not sick (and still has power)
[Markie]: $59.99 a month is what it costs, and it's similar to a low speed DSL package - higher latency so it's not as good for games but fine for normal browsing
[Markie]: if you have good signal from both, i'd go Sprint since they're generally regarded as having the better data network (though the worse voice network)
[Sassy Frass]: Oh that's not much...can I borrow a few bucks??
[Markie]: sorry
[Sassy Frass]: Been watching the Lord of the rings trilogy prin esss????
[Markie]: also if you have a normal cell phone with sprint and are willing to use ur cell phone as a "modem" then i think it's only like $30 a month
[Markie]: rather than having a dedicated cell modem
[Sassy Frass]: it's okay i have a gas hog and it cost me that much to drive to town...Who knew??
[Markie]: verizon doesnt offer that tho
[Sassy Frass]: that may be worth check'en into...
[Markie]: exactly
[Fitzwilly]: Azzy - Did I just read that right? Willace hasn't had his Forum fix in a week? I wonder if they lost power again.
[Sassy Frass]: I gotta go for now, I'm bummed no willace? What tha???
[Markie]: EVDO has proven to be a very good option in places beyond the reach of DSL and cable
[Markie]: bye
[Markie]: much faster and cheaper than satellite
[Sassy Frass]: I'd be happy to get a decent cell tower in my area...
[Markie]: ahh, if ur cell signal isn't good
[Markie]: then it doesnt work well
[Sassy Frass]: nite all..
[Markie]: if you dont have a good cell signal it's kinda slow
[Fitzwilly]: Hello Katchup.
[katchup]: hello Fitzwilly
[Fitzwilly]: How has your week been?
[Jusbytheclown]: thanks everybody who contributed to my little survey of clown biz tonight
[Jusbytheclown]: it's looking like bathtime for the lil boy and my turn to read him stories
[Jusbytheclown]: i won't forget you on the way up... or the way back down... or the way back up again... or the way sideways
[Fitzwilly]: Night Jusby. PM or email me and we can talk more business sometime.
[katchup]: Started out bad Father Passed away (heart attack ) but getting better
[Jusbytheclown]: will do
[Jusbytheclown]: ciao clowns
[Markie]: WHOA
[katchup]: nite jusby
[Markie]: i'm soooo sorry
[Markie]: *hugs*
[katchup]: thanks Markie
[Markie]: that isnt fun
[katchup]: it was a shock but The clown phone started ringing and i was invited to clown up 200 miles away and then two more parades called and it conflicts with a third so its hectic
[katchup]: with all thats going on in real life
[Markie]: awww
[Fitzwilly]: Katchup, my condolences. You and your family are now on my prayer list.
[katchup]: there is so much to do and i came here to grt my clown fix its crazy Thanks Fitzwilly , my family is doing fine but you all no it hard when this happens. ,
[Markie]: i was 15 when my dad died and it was really hard
[katchup]: thats tough markie its never good but your dad and mine were called uo because God needed his angles so they are in a great place .
[Markie]: i'm glad you know that of your dad
[katchup]: Markie its the answer that helps the hurt , So markie any good thing happening in Montana( I think thats were you're from)
[katchup]: I have a good friend from Kalispell
[Markie]: not really
[Markie]: what's her name?
[Markie]: or his name?
[katchup]: No he works for Ibm
[Markie]: oh so he's not here in k-town anymore
[katchup]: Jay diamond
[katchup]: he retired a few yrs ago
[Markie]: so is he here or not? i've never heard of him
[Markie]: which isn't surprising kalispell is a big place
[katchup]: yes it is
[Fitzwilly]: Slow night tonight.
[azzy]: sewing hurts my back
[Fitzwilly]: Stop laying on the needles Azzy.
[azzy]: that actually may feel good
[katchup]: my wife (who sews for her job) says you are doing it wrong
[azzy]: I'm sure I am! This is the first thing I've ever made before I think its all the leaning over the table
[azzy]: I'm about 80% done with my clown jacket
[azzy]: just have to finish the collar and trim
[azzy]: gotta finish it this weekend. And finish modifying my pants.
[azzy]: I just used a simplicity pattern for a jacket, and modified it a bit. Part of that was on purpose and part of it was not knowing what I was doing
[katchup]: she uses a mens pj pattern for mine its works for my character it supposed to be a tailors nitemare so it looks oversized but still fits great
[katchup]: you going to clownup this weekend with the new dudes
[katchup]: duds can't spell
[azzy]: not this weekend. I've got to finish this because I'll be in Omaha next week for business. But I'm going to walk in a parade on the 29th with people from work and said I'd do it as a clown. So this will be the first time I ever do anything officially clowny.
[azzy]: I work at a bank and generally a bunch of bankers walking in a parade with a banner is pretty boring, so hopefully I can liven it up a little
[Mr. Dazzle]: best of luck with that Azzy
[Mr. Dazzle]: I've never been part of a parade in clown
[Fitzwilly]: What just happened?
[katchup]: mr dazzle you would have fun
[katchup]: don't know just kicked us all off
[Mr. Dazzle]: did everyone else just crash?
[katchup]: yes
[Mr. Dazzle]: geeze I thought it was just me.
[Mr. Dazzle]: Fitz what would I have fun doing??
[katchup]: parades
[Mr. Dazzle]: oh ... yeah I've done parades before... just not in clown
[katchup]: before the crash i miss understood you sorry
[katchup]: hello princess
[Mr. Dazzle]: I was planning on doing the parade that our town has each summer for our little town celebration that we call "Old Timers Day" ... but they are canceling the event this year... and the parade aswell
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: wow, thought it was just me...
[Mr. Dazzle]: I guess I'll have to wait till Christmas for the Christmas Parade
[Mr. Dazzle]: same here princess
[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]: I must be going anyway, I'm tired
[Markie]: i was kicked
[azzy]: hey yay I return
[Mr. Dazzle]: same here with the rest of us
[katchup]: welcome back
[azzy]: sometimes I imagine you all are little people my brain made up and you're only here because I am
[Fitzwilly]: [Mr. Dazzle] 1:15 am: Fitz what would I have fun doing?? In reference to what?
[Fitzwilly]: Nevermind I read farther in the discussion.
[azzy]: I think I'm done sewing for the night
[Mr. Dazzle]: never mind... I thought you said it when It was what Katchup was talking about
[Mr. Dazzle]: we were talking about parades prior to the great revolving door ride
[katchup]: you'll have to post pictures of your outfit when its done
[azzy]: yessir. I've been meaning to take work-in-progress photos, but I've been too lazy
[Fitzwilly]: Shouldn't that be spelled Lazzy?
[azzy]: HAH Ahah ah um erm no.
[azzy]:
[Fitzwilly]: LOL
[azzy]: that reminds me I still have to think of a clown name someday
[Fitzwilly]: Finklestein Wrinklebottom.
[Mr. Dazzle]: when you come across the right one ... it will hit you like a sack of hammers
[Fitzwilly]: I don't know why, it is just what I typed.
[katchup]: lets see a clowned up banker dude it could be nickles or i don't know maybe or Dallor
[azzy]: my bottom's smooth as a baby's uh er yeah.
[azzy]: I wanted to be nickles. I thought that played well when I was thinking of being a hobo. But then I find out that there's a Pickles the clown in town and that might just be too confusing
[azzy]: oh well, it's not a real concern now. I'm not planning on doing any real gigs anytime soon
[katchup]: like Mr dazzle said it will come to you
[Fitzwilly]: Double your money and call your self Dimes, they you could be pickles and dimes.
[Mr. Dazzle]: then once you get the perfect name ... some clown will come to the forum and steal it from you .... Been there... done that.... I was madder than a two fingered cripple trying to answer a text message.
[katchup]: when you put your makeup on pull on your colorful socks clown shoes wig and look in the mirror it will happen
[Mr. Dazzle]: but I got over it.
[azzy]: hehe
[azzy]: I'm hoping my clown shoes arrive next week
[Mr. Dazzle]: what kind did you get azzy?
[azzy]: some from clownmart
[Fitzwilly]: Cool
[azzy]: this style: http://i22.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/f5/b5/3aea_1.JPG
[katchup]: or you friends will start to call you it mine did i started as Hula' , i got mine from there they are fun to wear
[Mr. Dazzle]: ahh I think Willace has those shoes too
[Mr. Dazzle]: mine came from clown mart
[Mr. Dazzle]: I started as 'Squeaky T. Gospel Clown"
[azzy]: I stole willace's shoes!
[katchup]: great looking shoe azzy
[azzy]: the colors of my costume are yellow-orange (goldenrod?), blue and red so they should fit in with it, hopefully
[azzy]: and I have star-shaped buttons on my cuffs and will have a few star patches on the undershirt to match
[Mr. Dazzle]: cool can't wait to see pics
[Mr. Dazzle]: Hopefully Lewie Delightful will have a costume soon
[katchup]: sounds great
[Mr. Dazzle]: the lady at work is working on it for me
[Mr. Dazzle]: but I'm going to get off of here and get some rest... Night guys
[katchup]: nite mr dazzle
[azzy]: oops, late goodbye Dazzleman
[azzy]: Just not the same here without Willace!
[katchup]: the colors i use are red line green and blue
[katchup]: they said ealier he hasn't been around all week
[katchup]: well its about time to go as well, chat with you two later
[katchup]: well azzy see ya later
[tim]: azzy go to sleep!
[azzy]: whoops, missed katchup's exit
[azzy]: hey tim, I came to declare clown chat officially over but now you're here
[tim]: where's willace?
[azzy]: MIA. he hasn't been on the forum in a week
[tim]: I made him undeclare last week, I hadn't yet left
[tim]: sometimes he has a clown meeting on thursday nights
[azzy]: yeah, but he hasn't posted anything since the 12th
[tim]: he goes AWOL occasionally, he'll be back I certain
[azzy]: if he's not back by next week we might have to go on a manhunt
[azzy]: Miss Harpoetta was looking for you earlier of course
[azzy]: but overall it was a pretty slow clown-chat
[tim]: I was playing hide and go seek with her, you just yelled ollieollieoxenfree
[tim]: a wild clown chase
[azzy]: tough to chase someone when you keep tripping over them
[tim]: actually I was at Ravinia got home late
[tim]: I'd call it a "clown hunt" but you might ask me "which hunt?"
[tim]: I'd call it a "Clown hunt" but you might ask me "which hunt?"
[azzy]: Well aren't you so urban and cultured
[azzy]: We brought the kids to a sox game last weekend and went downtown - just to Millennium park so we felt at home with the tourists But I had never been there, nice place.
[azzy]: They liked the tall buildings, didn't like the walking :P
[tim]: yeah it cost WAY too much but it seems to have been well worth it
[tim]: heh, that's how I was when a kid, too. "Daddy CARRY me!" "You're too big I can't. Don't you think you should start learning to walk for yourself now that you're 10?"
[tim]: Ravinia would be more "North Shore and snobbish", actually
[azzy]: They didn't understand why couldn't just get on a bus, but it wasn't THAT far walking. We were thinking of going back this weekend since Science & Industry is free admission but not sure if that's happening.
[tim]: S&I is free admission???
[azzy]: yep, Yesterday - Sunday
[azzy]: 75th anniversary
[azzy]: big light show tomorrow night
[tim]: way cool, I remember when it was ALWAYS FREE
[tim]: light show? where?
[azzy]: yeah, when I was a kid we would always be going to the lincoln park zoo and S&I since we were poor
[tim]: take 'em for a culture tour... first through Hyde Park, then down the Midway at U of C, finally take a ride down 63rd.... wait that would be culture shock
[azzy]: Outdoor.. somewhere. And on Sunday they're showing a movie in the front lawn
[tim]: zoo is still free... for now. they had some deal when the park district turned it over which keeps it free for 20 years or something. I hate to think that in another decade we might have to pay to get in. Liincoln Park Zoo is just one of those things that should ALWAYS be free.
[azzy]: and I haven't even been there since I was a kid. Brookfield was much easier to get to when I lived in Palatine.
[tim]: brookfield is bigger and better, Lincoln Park is kind of homey and nice
[tim]: plus they always had the old duck conservatory
[azzy]: I'm going to Omaha next week on business and I was looking for touristy things there. There's nothing... except a zoo. I asked people who live there, and checked their tourism site, and apparently that's their only draw. Oh well.
[tim]: see if they still have Stockyards, taht would be interesting
[tim]: smaller cities seem so boring when you come from a place like this where there is everything
[tim]: I get asked by people from elsewhere all the time, "what do you like to do there in Chicago?" And I honestly reply, "Whatever I like!"
[azzy]: yep, I'm not even cityfolk but when I go somewhere else it's never impressive. Now I've never been to NYC, so that would be a bit bigger.. but still.
[tim]: sometimes I am asked where else I might like to live and I can never really come up with a response
[tim]: I suppose that I would be able to tryanother significant city, perhaps even some place else in the world (paris, london, italy maybe?)
[tim]: and I'd likely get by alright in NY
[tim]: but nothing would have the same feel as Chicago
[tim]: "I am a Chicagoan!" (How is that siad in Latin?)
[azzy]: "I AM A CHICAGOAN DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH??"
[tim]: I consider it my Country of National Origin
[tim]: and if anyone asks me what County I'm from (since I am part Irish) I can honestly reply, "Cook!"
[azzy]: that part is not something to be proud of
[tim]: ah ya gotta love Chicago!
[tim]: what is it that Nelson Algren said about her?
[azzy]: stupid 5-cent water tax
[tim]: like a woman with a broken nose or something like that
[tim]: azzy, we have a BIG lake here in case you haven't noticed, it is easily available for free
[tim]: hey that reminds me, is the Rock River flooding?
[azzy]: not when you're hopping on a train with two overheated kids
[tim]: "there may be lovlier lovlies but never a lovely so real"
[azzy]: it is, not as bad as it had other times in the last year or two. Some up by beloit are getting hit, but I haven't heard much around Rockford
[tim]: you know I was thinking just the other day.. we've had weird weather this year... like a late Spring which has carried on. The last time I recall that happenning was in 1993 which is, I think, the last time the Mississippi had such significant flooding
[azzy]: it's cubs-sox weekend! I have to wear my sox tie tomorrow. Don't let me forget
[azzy]: it's just been a lot of rain. Which is great for my yard.. but not so good for midwestern people in general. So I guess I'm a bit selfish :P
[tim]: I had originally planned on being in St. Louis earlier this week (but didn't make it.) It would have been interesting to see how the river is faring down there.
[tim]: lol you sound SO suburban!
[tim]: I'll remind you to put on the tie when you wake up in the morning, dear
[tim]: I'll be wearing my Cubs cap, thank you!
[tim]: this series is going to be wild and awesome. With both teams in 1st, WOW is all I can say.

[The_Princess_of_Bozonia]

[tim]: add to it that the Cubs just got swept by the Rays and the Sox swept the Pirates. It's WAR I tell you!
[tim]: come back azzy!
[tim]: without you I am left longing all alone here in chat waiting for willace to close it
[tim]: I may be here until.... FOREVER!
[tim]: and ever
[tim]: alleluia, alleluia
[tim]: AMEN
[tim]: still here
[tim]: Waiting for Godot... I mean azzy
[tim]: 2:07 CDT
[tim]: do you know where YOUR children are?
[tim]: "toodle was here"
[tim]: came in just after kilroy left
[tim]: it's quarter to three
[tim]: there's no one in the place, but just......me
[tim]: so hang em up joe
[tim]: joe? where'd you go joe?
[tim]: Once upon a time...
[tim]: I've got a little story I think you should know
[tim]: a time....
[tim]: a time....
[tim]: tick. tock
[tim]: I didn't know what time it was
[tim]: you? who? you talking to me?
[tim]: we're drinking my friend
[tim]: to the end
[tim]: wait a second, you calling me drunk?
[tim]: and just WHO do you think YOU are to call ME drunk?
[tim]: I mean where were you when you saw me dinkin?
[tim]: in the same bar?
[tim]: oh I see
[tim]: so maybe YOU are the one who is drunk
[tim]: *I* am completely (falls off the stool) sober
[tim]: then there came you
[tim]: It's 3 AM and I'm... really tired
[tim]: It's 3 AM and I'm.... really tired
[tim]: goodnight, sleep tight, and pleasant dreams to you
[tim]: here's a wish and a prayer that every dream comes true
[tim]: you know it's always sweet sorrow to part
[tim]: but still you'll always remain in our hearts
[tim]: and now till we meet again
[tim]: adois
[tim]: au revoir
[tim]: au wiedesie
[tim]: goodnight!
[tim]: goodnight!

[Nettie Belle]

Tim, You're a HOOT! A HOOT I tell ya.

[Willace-the-Clown]

I had no phone so i Been watching TV & sleeping

[tim]

Man, I should get rid of my phone so I can watch TV and sleep too!

[Willace-the-Clown]

well i have no life & cant acoplish anything