I Love Clowns. Do You Love Clowns?

I love clowns. I do. When I was a young lad, I dreamed of going to Clown College. Happy clowns and sad ones; slapstick and mimes; harlequins and tramps. I love them all. Well, almost. I didn’t like Pennywise. In this strange new world in which we find ourselves living, we occasionally encounter clowns that are wicked, or downright evil. I’m not going to talk about them, though.

Clowns are meant to make us happy. They entertain us with their physical comedy. As a child of the 50s and 60s, I grew up with Bozo, The World’s Most Famous Clown and his cartoon show. Emmett Kelly’s Weary Willie was a sad, forlorn figure while Red Skelton’s Freddie the Freeloader brought more humor to the character.

What about you? Do you love clowns or are you one of those poor unfortunates who suffers from coulrophobia?

Red Skelton as Freddie the Freeloader

Emmett Kelly as Weary Willie

About Ol' Big Jim

Jim L Wright has been a storekeeper, an embalmer, a hospital orderly, and a pathology medical coder, and through it all, a teller of tall tales. Many of his stories, like his first book, New Yesterdays, are set in his hometown of Piedmont, Alabama. For seven years he lived in the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, Amman, Jordan where he spent his time trying to visit every one of the thousands of Ammani coffee shops and scribbling in his ever-present notebook. These days he and his husband, Zeek, live in a cozy little house in Leeds, Alabama. He’s still scribbling in his notebooks when he isn’t gardening or refinishing a lovely bit of furniture. His book, New Yesterdays, can be found at Amazon US, Amazon UK, Smashwords, and Barnes and Noble.

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3 Responses to I Love Clowns. Do You Love Clowns?

gpcox says:

26/12/2014 at 15:50

When my father became too old to get around much, he took up painting. His favorite was clowns, with Emmett Kelly being king of course. I have dad’s painting in my living room – so to answer your question – yes, I like clowns.

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- Ol' Big Jim says:
  
  27/12/2014 at 15:39
  
  Emmett Kelly was a favorite of my Grandparents and their daughter, my Mother. Naturally, he’s at the top of my list, too! Thanks a million for stopping by and saying a few words.
  
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The Drama Games says:

18/04/2015 at 01:19

A clown and a suitcase…Here’s a post where I am giving my personal definition of a clown as well as analyzing from what material the clown’s suitcase could be made, how it could be and what the clown could have put inside the suitcase.

How could you define a clown and his/her suitcase…? I’m curious to learn! https://thedramagames.wordpress.com/2015/04/17/a-clown-and-a-suitcase/#more-239

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