Last night, I was at a restaurant owned by actual, former, big time circus performers... although they don't travel on the road together anymore, it seems that they still clown around. As the music was going, several of the guys did tricks to make people laugh...some in costume, some not. No money involved; they were just doing it because it's part of who they are. :) A nice surprise. There is some real talent and practice that goes into the clown profession, I realized, as I watched them up close. It's an art form, for sure. And quite physically impressive and challenging at times! I was mesmerized.
I asked one of the clowns about the experience -- traveling with a circus family like that. He said it was "unbelievable," and he had a real spark in his eye. He said that many of them stay in touch and often, some other performers come to visit or stay with him...they'll just wander through. :)
Never know who you might meet. I danced with the guy above a little...he really made my night. While dancing, I tried to guess his name, but he was a mime, so he didn't talk. I prefer my men this way, ha. Joking. Later, through someone else, I found out that his name's Brian.
C.A. MacConnell
I asked one of the clowns about the experience -- traveling with a circus family like that. He said it was "unbelievable," and he had a real spark in his eye. He said that many of them stay in touch and often, some other performers come to visit or stay with him...they'll just wander through. :)
Never know who you might meet. I danced with the guy above a little...he really made my night. While dancing, I tried to guess his name, but he was a mime, so he didn't talk. I prefer my men this way, ha. Joking. Later, through someone else, I found out that his name's Brian.
C.A. MacConnell
