Clown Installation 2011
Chief Rabban-Dave Oshefski and Potentate-Gary Shriver install Clowns for 2011
Jesse “Kracker”Lawrenz Secretary and Cris “Chrispy”Biskner Treasure
Jim “Jimbo”Herman “Vice President”and John “Silly”Tessier “President”
Be a Shriner NOW!
WHAT MAKES A NOBLE A SHRINE CLOWN
THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF CLOWNS
WHITE FACE
TRAMP-HOBO AUGUST FACE
CHARACTER CLOWNS
FOR REFERENCE SAKE
JIMBO IS A WHITE FACE
SYLLY IS A CHARACTER AUGUST CLOWN
RONBO IS A TRAMP AUGUST CLOWN
IF YOU JUST WANT TO TRY OUT FOR THE CLOWN UNIT,
WE HAVE EXTRA COSTUMES FOR YOU TO WEAR,
ALONG WITH WIG’S AND OTHER RELATED COSTUME STUFF AND
WE WILL HELP YOU PUT THE MAKE-UP ON.
IF YOU DECIDE TO COMMIT TO BE A SHRINE CLOWN,
YOU WILL HAVE TO JOIN THE UNIT
YOU’L HAVE TO DECIDE ON A NAME THAT IS
KID FRIENDLY,
A FACE,WHICH MUST BE FRIENDLY,ALWAYS
LOOK HAPPY AND
THE STYLE COSTUME YOUR GOING TO WEAR.
THEN,WITH THE HELP OF OTHER CLOWNS IN THE UNIT,
YOU DEVELOP YOUR CHARCTER
THE COSTUME COMES FROM AN INNER FEELING
AS TO WHAT YOU FEEL BEST IN.
THERE HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF CLOWNS BEFORE ALL OF US TO LOOK AT AND
GET AND IDEA OF WHERE TO START.
ONCE YOU HAVE A FACE STYLE THAT YOU’RE COMFORTABLE WITH AND
AN OUT FIT THAT FEELS GOOD.
YOUR READY FOR THE GREATEST EXPEREANCE OF A LIFE TIME
WHEN YOU FIRST INTERACT WITH THE CROWDS OF KIDS AND ADULTS,
YOU WILL REALIZE THAT YOU NOW REPRESENT THE GREAT SHRINE ORGANIZATION
AND YOU CARRY WITH YOU ALL OF THAT RESPONSIBILTY
AND YOUR ACTIONS MUST ALWAYS BE CORRECT,NO SMOKING,NO DRINKING ALCOHOL AND
NO DIRTY WORDS OR SUGGESTIVE ACTIONS.
IF YOU FIND ANY ONE AFRAID OF YOU,WALK AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
ANYONE CAN PUT ON A COSTUME AND MAKE BALLONS,BUT TO BE A SHRINE CLOWN,
YOU HAVE TO FEEL,IN YOUR HEART AND SOUL,
HOW THE KIDS THINK AND FEEL AND GET DOWN TO THEIR LEVEL OF SIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING.
YOU CAN’T JUST WALK AROUND LOOKING LIKE A CLOWN,
YOU HAVE TO BE A CLOWN WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO CARRY WITH YOU
SOME TRICKS OR MAGIC STUFF,SMALL ANIMAL OR MOUSE OR ANTHING TO GET
THE KIDS ATTENTION AND THEN YOU HAVE TO ENTERTAIN THEM FOR A BRIEF MOMENT
WE DON’T ACT OUT OUR PART FOR THE ADULTS,
BUT WE DO INCLUDE THEM IN THE FUN WITH THEIR KIDS
BUT MOSTLY WE TRY TO ENTERTAIN THE LITTLE PEOPLE
MOST OTHER SHRINE UNITS DON’T MIX WITH THE PEOPLE ON THE LEVEL
THAT WE DO AND IT TAKES YEARS AND A LOT OF PRACTICE
TO FULLY FEEL YOUR CHARECTERS COMFORT ZONE WITHIN ALL THE DIFFERENT CROWDS
AND SITUATIONS WE GET INTO.
WE GO TO NURSING HOMES
CHURCH EVENTS
HOSPITALS LOCAL AND SHRINE
HOLIDAY PARADES
SPECIAL OLYMPIC EVENTS
BOY’S AND GIRL’S CLUBS
SPECIAL SCHOOL EVENTS
SPECIAL PICNIC EVENTS
SUMMER AND WINTER CIRCUS’
STORE OPENINGS
KIDS CANCER SERVIVOR EVENTS
COMPANY PARTY’S
AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO.
WE DON’T ALWAYS GET PAID FOR WHAT WE DO,
BUT WE ALWAYS REPRESENT THE SHRINE
IN EVERYTHING WE DO.
TO BECOME A GOOD SHRINE CLOWN
YOU HAVE TO BE CREATED BY TIME AND THE HELP OF
THE OTHER CLOWNS IN THE UNIT.
YOUR BROTHER CLOWNS WILL MENTOR YOU AND THEY ALL WILL BECOME YOUR BEST FRIENDS
AND WE REALLY LOVE PERFORMING WITH EACH OTHER
ON A LEVEL THAT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND OR EXPLAIN
THERE ARE TIME’S WHEN WE ARE PLACED IN SITUATIONS THAT
MAY BE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR US,KIDS THAT ARE DISFIGURED,
KIDS WITH LOSS OF LIMBS OR BURN HOSPITAL KIDS,
THIS IS WHEN WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WE ARE SHRINE CLOWNS.
WE ARE THERE TO INTERTAIN AND EVERYONE IS NORMAL IN OUR EYES
AND THAT WE ARE THERE TO MAKE THE KIDS HAPPY,
WE CAN ALWAYS CRY LATER.
LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST,WE ARE ALWAYS’S BEING PHOTO GRAPHED,
SO WE MUST LOOK GOOD AND REMEMBER THAT YOUR ACTIONS WILL BE RECOREDED TO FACE BOOK
John “Silly”Tessier
Jim “Jimbo”Herman(CLICK ON) From the Hospital
Cris “Chrispy”Biskner
Jesse “Kracker”Lawrenz
Dick “Dickie”Andries
Scott “Scooter”Bishop
Roger “Happy”Tesch
Brain “Ron Bo”Nelson
Rob “Bubbles”Much
Frank “Hammy”Pernik
Jason “Billy Bob”Biskner
Jay “Puddles”Andries
Joe “Checkers”Urban
Jerry (Uncle Geezer) Hillman
Beja Shrine Clowns
Original Beja Clown Unit
Floyd “Twigs”Hartwig
A Clowns Prayer
As I stumble through this life
Help me to create more laughter than tears
dispense more happiness than gloom
Spread more cheer than despair
Never let me become so indifferent
that I will fail to see the
wonder in the eyes of a child
or the twinkle in the eyes of the aged
Never let me forget that my total effort
is to cheer people –make them happy
and forget at least momentarily
all the unpleasantness in their lives
and in my final moment
may I hear you whisper
“When you made My people Smile
you made me smile”
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