Pictured above is the cast I directed at Disney World in 1992.  The show was part of the Disney Entertainment Arts Festival that took place at Disney Village in Florida.

I had an amazing cast of talented performers to work with.  To my knowledge all of the members of my cast are still working in the entertainment field today.  I am proud of every single one of these gifted performers.

Below is a photo of what I looked like at the time.  Notice the Mickey Mouse necktie.  I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.

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at Disney Village

My friends Reid Belstock and Warren Hammond, from the show SMIRK that I’ve been directing, met up with Gabe today.

I understand the juggling clubs were flying on the Globe Stage this Friday at the Colorado Renaissance Festival.

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Photo by Warren Brant:

My father captured me putting on my first clown make-up in the 1960s.  The favorite part of my costume is the flower pot.

It’s been a long journey…

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Here is my son standing on his dad’s shoulders on the Witchwood Stage at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival.  Notice that Gabriel is ready with his horn to help gather a crowd even back in the year 2000.

Photo by Arsene Dupin:

Here is my son Gabriel rehearsing on the Globe Stage at the Colorado Renaissance Festival.  His mentor Arsene is  getting him ready for his first appearance on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder.

The adventure continues…

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Photo by Cheryl Caponi:

I’m sitting with the artist Tony Caponi after performing my Medicine Show in the Caponi Art Park.  Tony is 94 years old, and spent the last 30 years of his life sculpting it.  Every stone in the park was laid by the artist’s hand.

It was magic to perform in his park.

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Photo by Jeff Kraker.

I’m off to Caponi Art Park today.  I am the inaugural show for their Summer Performance Series.  The show starts at 6:30pm.

Come on out!

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Photo by Marc Norberg.

 

Photo by Lloyd Brant.

This is me just before pushing the “submit” button on my application for an Artist Initiative Grant from the MN State Arts Board.

I hope to be awarded funding for a collaborate with playwright Kevin Kling on adapting my children’s short story, The Land of Clowns, to the stage and eventually the circus ring.

Wish Me Luck,

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Photo by Rosie Cole

The King of Rock and Roll took time out from his busy schedule to endorse our clown nose in a medicine jar.

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