Pat Cashin's Clown Blog

2009-09-03T00:08:00.001-04:00

My New Promo Video

2007-02-05T13:24:00.000-05:00

Hamid Circus : New Year's Eve 2007

2007-01-12T09:30:00.000-05:00

Between shows with some of the audience in a photo taken by the locl paper...

Hamid Circus : New Year's Eve 2007

2007-01-07T12:41:00.000-05:00

The American Idol Gag on the Hamid Circus, New Year's Eve 2007 in Fall River, MA.

At the Galleria

2006-11-12T22:28:00.000-05:00

Shane and "Daddy Clown" at a benefit held at the Galleria shops in Red Bank, NJ Nov 4, 2006.

With Rik Gern

2006-07-12T11:09:00.000-04:00

Taken while in Killeen, TX at the tail end of the Circus Spectacular 2006 tour: Me and my good friend, former Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Red Unit clown, current Gold Unit Advance Clown and Austin, TX area kid show legend...the one and only Rik "Bonzo Crunch" Gern.

Oven Gag Video

2006-05-07T00:02:00.000-04:00

Wilkes-Barre, PA: April 22, 2006

2006-04-29T23:04:00.000-04:00

Until I can figure out how to post a video here on blogspot here are a few screen grabs from last week in Wilkes-Barre, PA with the Hamid Circus...

Soups'on...

How is it?

MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm good!

Seashore Country Day School: Long Branch, NJ

2006-04-02T15:21:00.000-04:00

Some photos from "Daddy Clown's" visit to my son Shane's pre-school class...

Shane demonstarting the proper plate spinning technique

And flashing a smile for the camera

Ta - DAH!

And he finishes big with a booty shake for the fans

Glens Fall, NY: Sept. 2005

2006-04-02T09:52:00.000-04:00

Bubble gum bubbles out the ears = BIG TIME COMEDY!

Glens Falls, NY: Sept. 2005

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Catching a quick snooze in the audience.

Glens Falls, NY

2006-04-02T09:46:00.000-04:00

Can you hear me now?

Saginaw, MI: January 20, 2006

2006-02-02T13:05:00.000-05:00

Thanks to Joshua Jacobs for my new favorite photo!

I think I just might make this one my new headshot.

Saginaw, MI: January 22, 2006

2006-01-24T15:44:00.000-05:00

The first stand of the Circus Spectacular 2006 tour and my new job as America's only "Comedy Ringmaster", this was taken pre-show at the Dow Center in Saginaw, MI at the 66th annual Elf Khurafeh Shrine Circus. Photos courtesy of Jewls.

Saginaw, MI: January 22, 2006

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Signing programs and posing for pictures by the soundboard before the show.

Saginaw, MI: January 22, 2006

2006-01-24T15:39:00.000-05:00

Signing MORE programs before the show.

Saginaw, MI: January 22, 2006

2006-01-24T15:37:00.000-05:00

Working the ring during the pre-show come-in gag.

Saginaw, MI: January 22, 2006

2006-01-24T15:33:00.000-05:00

"Shakin' dat boo-tay" as part of the come-in gag.

First Night Dover 2006

2006-01-10T20:31:00.000-05:00

Balancing a spinning pie fresh out of my new exploding oven prop at my solo stage show at the Schwartz Center for the Arts as part of First Night Dover 2006. Photos courtesy of John Moller.

First Night Dover 2006

2006-01-10T20:30:00.000-05:00

Volunteers with plates.

First Night Dover 2006

2006-01-10T20:29:00.000-05:00

Volunteers with chairs.

First Night Dover 2006

2006-01-10T20:27:00.000-05:00

Volunteers without chairs.

First Night Dover 2006

2006-01-10T20:25:00.000-05:00

Oingo Boingo music. Inflatables. Chaos...Finale.

2006 Circus Promo Photo

2006-01-08T23:30:00.000-05:00

Sporting my new (and newly clipped) Bob Kelly wig, my Mary Derosier costume and Clown-So-Port shoes here is my new look and costume for the 2006 circus season. This year I'll be touring the Midwest with Circus Spectacular, the NY/NJ/CT area with the Yankee Doodle Circus and Upstate NY and Minnesota with Circus Royale.

Toms River, NJ: October 15th, 2005

2005-10-18T17:22:00.000-04:00

My all-time favorite superhero, Batman, and I leaning on one of the original George Barris Batmobiles created for the classic 1966 BATMAN television series at the Scott Chinery Harvest Party held at Ocean County Community College.

Utica, NY: October 7th, 2005

2005-10-12T14:55:00.000-04:00

Posing for a picture at the end of intermission at the Ziyara Shrine Circus in Utica, NY. This and several of the other photos from that weekend were taken by the Shrine's official photographer, Mr. Gary Jahnke.

Utica, NY: October 9th, 2005

2005-10-11T17:51:00.000-04:00

Taking a bow with 4 of the 5 volunteers from the Chair Gag (the woman has already been escorted back to her seat) at the Utica Memorial Auditorium during the final performance of the 2005 Ziyara Shrine Circus.

Glens Falls, NY: September 17th, 2005

2005-10-11T15:36:00.000-04:00

Back in Glens Falls and this time I ain't just whistling "Dixie". I'm blowing bubble gum bubbles out my ears with the help of a Wayne and Marty Scott powder rig, a Cheezo balloon pump, some dime store balloons and a lot of electrical tape.

Utica, NY: October 7th, 2005

2005-10-11T15:34:00.000-04:00

Getting ready to have a bubble blowing contest with an audience volunteer as a "stretch gag" on opening night of the Ziyara Shrine Circus.

Utica, NY: October 8th, 2005

2005-10-11T15:30:00.000-04:00

Picking the first of 5 audience volunteers for the Chair Gag. This was my first series of shows with my brand new Bob Kelly yak hair wig.

Utica, NY: October 9th, 2005

2005-10-11T15:22:00.000-04:00

Trying to look sharp while doing my come-in bit with a mirror, comb and fright wig at the Utica Memorial Auditorium for the Ziyara Shrine Circus in Utica, NY working with John McConnell's
Circus Royale.

Teddy Bear Check Ups

2005-09-20T15:19:00.000-04:00

"Teddy Bear Check-Ups" are just one of my many responsibilities as the Jersey Shore University Medical Center Clown Doctor at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, NJ.

Sword "Gag"

2005-09-13T20:13:00.000-04:00

Taking the idea of a clown gag to the extreme, here I am in the U.P. (the Upper Peninsula of Michigan) on a Shrine Circus date pretending to choke after performing a worse-than-terrible fake sword swallow with one of the show's light-up novelty swords borrowed from one of the kids in the audience.

It was a "stretch gag" as we were holding up the start of the show 20 minutes as people just kept pouring in.

As you can see it was a "straw house" for both shows, meaning that all of the seats were sold out so all of the kids came down and sat on the floor around the three rings. If I recall it was SRO (Standing Room Only) at both end tracks too.

Shows like these are great. The audience's energy really charges up the performers

Spinning Plate Nose Balance

2005-09-12T07:34:00.000-04:00

Performing the nose balance finale to the spinning plate gag with Circus Spectacular.

Handshake

2005-09-11T14:33:00.000-04:00

Meeting fans and shaking hands in a photo from Circus Spectacular that must have been taken early during my "come-in" because I've still got my flip-top fright wig on. It's got strings that run down my sleeves and get in the way so I have to take it off before I start the pre-show "blow-off".

Marquette, MI: May 2005

2005-09-09T10:43:00.000-04:00

"Hypnotising" my four audience volunteers while performing The Chair Gag on Cindy Migley's Circus Spectacular in Marquette, MI.

Glens Falls, NY: Sept. 18, 2004

2005-09-09T10:26:00.000-04:00

A screen capture of me graciously thanking my friend Shane Hansen for assisting me by inadvertantly whacking him right in the schnozzola with an real (and really heavy) Wal-Mart dinner plate while performing a plate breaking gag in Glens Falls, NY.

Grand Forks, ND: April 22, 2004

2005-09-08T09:20:00.000-04:00

Making up for the KEM Shrine Circus in the dressing room of the Ralph Engelstad Arena on the campus of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. My current costume, just delivered by Mary Derosier and as yet unworn, is hanging in the background.

Rochester, MN: October 2004

2005-09-07T10:02:00.000-04:00

Conducting the audience in "The Blue Danube Waltz" at the conclusion of intermission in Rochester, Minnesota October 2004.

If the clown pre-show is a "come-in" is this bit a "come-back"?

Iron Mountain, MI: May 13, 2005

2005-09-04T13:44:00.000-04:00

Doing come-in with Spongebob at a Shrine Circus date for Circus Spectacular in Iron Mountain Michigan May 13, 2005