Another Singing Telegram Delivered

November 15, 2010

Just returned from JFK HS in Burien where I delivered a special Happy Fiftieth Birthday Telegram to a teacher on behalf of his brothers.  They also wanted him to know “Bears Suck, Packers Rule“.

The “Mr. Birthday” Look AKA Jusby the Plain Faced Fool

Is that the Pope on the wall behind me?!  We’re in a Catholic High School!

This is a long way from my gig in MTV’s High School Stories!

For He’s a Jolly Good 5-0!

Mrs. Martin, Did You Let this Clown In?

Yes!  No one knew all your students would be gone!

It’s All Good!  Thanks, American Singing Telegrams!

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Jusby’s Best of 2009

January 5, 2010

January - Honey the Clown is born! She attends (approximately) SEVENTEEN events with me in 2009!

February – Trish and I take “The Art of the Tease” class with Miss Indigo Blue and I start reconnecting with David Raffin upon reading his short story “Twilight of the Clowns”.  He creates (approximately) SEVENTEEN works of art featuring me in 2009.

March – I continued classes in anthroposophical based clowning with Dawn of the Simple Fool school (of top secret esoteric clowning).  Orion turned 5 with a Glow Golf party.

April – An old friend gets stuck on her way home to Alaska and gets the first mini-pie-in-the-face.

I turn 40 and eat fried crickets.  I break the 100 pie mark.  Honey and I clown at Procession of the Species.

May – Jusby the Engineer is born!  Red Nose Brigade parade season starts.  I get called into the ring to be an assistant at Circus Gatti!  I get interviewed for Folkshine.  Jusby the Agent is born.

June – The Timberland Regional Library now has 2 years of the clown magazine “the New Calliope” thanks to me (and the RNB).  I order a whipped cream dispenser from e-bay so I can offer sugar free non-dairy organic pies in the face.  Honey and I march in the Pride parade.  Mish and I do a party in McCleary.

(c) Steve Bloom, the Olympian

July – Pied Monica Drake, author of Clown Girl in Portland… and her husband, and two of their author friends!  I bought a red unicycle.  I graduated from the Simple Fool school.  We see orca whales in the San Juans.  Jusby the Referee is born and I break the 200 pie mark!

(c) Greg Wahl-Stephens

August – I pie zombies!  I construct the first two models of the flaming pie.  The zombies survive.

August -  I get a job at a school I used to work at.  (I go into the interview with two letters of recommendation from members of the interview committee).  They nominate me to lipsynch to Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” at the first assembly.  I debut the unicycle.   I pie a woman I haven’t seen in 25 years… and her 16 year old daughter.  I buy a pair of size 20 shoes for $5.

October -I appear (4 times) in a huge photo collage at Fall Arts Walk in the window of Hot Toddy.  Orion and I go to Portland for the Juggling Festival and I practice my unicycle for hours.  The alley attends the Northwest Festival of Clowns.  I take home three medals and $20 for my shoes (sold to a Belgian clown).  I escort people through the Tumwater Halloween House three nights in a row.

November – I meet and pie (of course) Dingo Dizmal and his girlfriend, Olive Rootbeer.  I also meet (again) Pamela “Fancie” Woods and her poodle, Olive.

December – I debut my new theme song and the flaming pie at a birthday in Portland.  I pie David Raffin’s mother in Lacey.  (The pie is not flaming.)

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Protected: Things got weird at work that Monday

October 7, 2009

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Protected: The Assembly Showcase (w/ recommendations)

October 4, 2009

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Protected: 1st School Assembly of the Year

September 11, 2009

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Protected: Two Pied Thespians, Mother & Daughter

September 2, 2009

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More from the Monica Drake shoot

August 17, 2009

We went down to Portland last weekend.  On my agenda, besides a teeth cleaning and sister Betsy’s graduation, was obtaining more pics from the Monica Drake shoot.

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Jusby, James Bernard Frost (“World Leader Pretend”), Lance Reynald (“Pop Salvation”), Monica Drake (“Clown Girl”), and Kass Alonso (“Core”) having their portraits taken by Greg Wahl-Stephens (http://www.photographyfirst.com/)

Although I didn’t get the photos from Greg and I didn’t get the photos from Keith Caspar, who shot me later that evening, I did convince Dan Mueller to upload the set his wife, Serena Reidy, took.  He admitted that she had the better lens for the shoot, and thought her pictures were better than his.  Greg was the high school photo teacher.  He was also the journalism teacher.  Keith and Dan were also his students at WLHS.

Here’s some kids and a mom I pied while I warmed up.  Plus two ladies I tried unsuccessfully to convince.

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What a Life!

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James posed like a fresh white rose.

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Lance got the full water-boarding experience.

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Monica and Kass got the 2Fer1

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There’s the smooch again.

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Looking at Greg’s postcard business card.

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Kallie’s 8th B-day

July 11, 2009

Because I constantly reminded the students of Ms. Lilly’s 2nd grade class that I was a clown… I was able to book this party months in advance!

Even though Kallie had been pied at Tristen’s party a few months ago, she was still keen on getting pied at her own birthday.  In fact, she wanted the whipped cream all through her hair and everywhere… going back for a second pie after every one had theirs.  She knew about the red clown nose I sometimes use and had a suitable substitute in the form of Groucho glasses!

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Here’s Emily trying the low PVC stilts.

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The first appearance of Jusby’s new unicycle!

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Exhausted from the ride, Jusby has a drink of water.

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Emily pied!

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The full head deal!

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Isabelle got pied, but said “Not in my hair!”

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Roger signed the waier and then walked off, saying “See you.”  So we had to stalk him with a pie and convince him to come back.

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He decided that Kallie’s mom should enjoy some of the sweetness too!

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Isabelle asked for a Sea Serpent.  This one had a jewel in its mouth and a touch of glitter.

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Tristen wanted Croc-man from Batman.  Loved using the mesh for the scales.

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And since Kallie wanted a fish, I got to use it again.  I was somehow inspired to add the hook with a worm.

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All in a day’s work!

(psst!  Austin!  You’re supposed to smile!)

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Protected: Monarch Sculpture Park Field Trip

June 12, 2009

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Agent Jusby takes his target(s)

May 30, 2009

“You know, we’ve been talking about this all year” ~ Tristen, at the end of his party.

Since Halloween, he and I HAD discussed the birthday party pie-ing details at least once a week, sometimes several times a day.  When the cost became a factor, he even used his accumulated allowance to make up the difference.  (and I adjusted the fee schedule accordingly!)

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My assistant, Agent O, acquired the target and lured him to the rendez-vous spot.  Agent O was also in charge of the photography.

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Birthday boy gets his wish, chocolate pie-in-the-face!

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Signed, Declined, Re-signed!

Tate was first to sign the waiver.  Boy, his expression changed when I read it to him!  He immediately crossed out his name.  Then his friends started signing up, and he jumped back on the band wagon with a vengeance.  He got a French Vanilla pie.

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Joel took it like a champ, very subdued as always.

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Kallie didn’t want to wash her face until her mom arrived.  She also got chocolate.

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Josie got the Sugar Free version.

Tristen’s other school friends opted NOT to get the pie.  David and Daniel signed up, but crossed their names off after watching it happen.  Aidan and Cody just kept playing in the museum and missed the pie-ing altogether.  They showed up in time for cake though!

Note the Lego-ness of the cakes, courtesy a baker friend at Safeway!  Each cake has 4 bumps with a candle in each to celebrate turning eight.  The red was chocolate, the yellow was vanilla.  Dee-lish!  I had left over French Vanilla topping instead of ice cream on mine.

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Note the matching orange shirts.  They were inspired by the Lego Agents sets.  The henchmen of Dr. Inferno wear prison orange.

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I decided against marking the Inferno logo on our shirts with a Sharpie.  Maybe next time.

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Agent Jusby caught smoking by the shed.

A few other thoughts… I am so pleased with the new sign and easel!  I needed some signage for the upcoming Enterprise for Equity showcase (June 2 at the Water Street Cafe), so I convinced Agent McIsaac of Pinch to design it and update my card.  It’s a 22.25″ x 36″, laminated and mounted on black foam core.  I rigged up an easel out of giant Tinker Toys and brought it to display outside of the room.  Quite a gimmick!

Also, I had an experience of synchronicity while getting the costume pieces together for the gig.  Orion and I went to the Westside Goodwill to browse, and we found his blue fedora.  We also found a Lego Agents set there for $8!  It was in its original box with a SALVAGE sticker on it, and I was reluctant to part with it as a gift for Tristen.  I rationalized that it might not have all the parts AND he might get that same set from a friend or family member, whereas Orion didn’t yet have ANY Lego Agents sets.

We’ve often looked at Goodwill or Value Village for Legos ever since I scored two loose Harry Potter sets one day.  We hadn’t found any until the Turbocar set showed up.  We’re keeping it in the box as an incentive for Orion to visit the dentist!

We decided that we could part with two of our vintage spacemen mini-figs as a gift.  We bagged up a red and a white, each with a gun and walky-talkie.

He did get that very set from someone else, in a brand new box!

We also gave him an issue of Lego club magazine, and I burned him a CD.

It included the following music:  [please, no suggestions as to what I forgot!  I download as fast as I can on P2P networks using dial-up, but I'm soon to upgrade with a wireless PCI card and share wi-fi with the neighbor]

  • Danny Diamond – Squirrel Nut Zippers
  • It’s a Crime – Magnetic Fields
  • How Soon is Now (Smiths tribute) – The String Quartet
  • Don’t Die In Me – Mirah (remixed by Bryce Panic)
  • Red Angel Dragnet – the Clash
  • Highway Man – Sandman feat. Andras, Giles, & Calvin
  • Jail – OldTimeRelijun
  • Prisons [Frieze to a Phrase Remix] – Anomolies
  • Possibly Maybe (Bjork tribute) – Roots of Orchis
  • Dub Plate – Systemwide
  • Bad Businessman – Squirrel Nut Zippers
  • Secret Agent Man – Devo
  • Working Undercover For The Man – They Might Be Giants
  • Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
  • Secret Agent Man – The Ventures
  • Birthday – Beatles
  • Dance Of the Sugar Plum Fairies – Beavis & Butthead
  • Get Smart theme song
  • I Controlled the Lego Village – The stupid, stupid henchmen
  • Secret Agent Man – Johnny Rivers
  • I Had But Fifty Cents – Robert Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders
  • Secret Agent 8 – Secret Agent 8
  • Lego – The Maccabees
  • The Last Words of Dutch Schultz (this is insane) – William S. Burroughs
  • Singapore – Tom Waits

END TRANSMISSION, THIS MESSAGE WILL SELF-REPLICATE THRU CYBERSPACE IN 3… 2…1

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Protected: Storybook Theatre

March 22, 2009

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Protected: Soul Alchemy pt. 1

March 13, 2009

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More McLane pics pt. 2

February 21, 2009

Thanks to Teacher Hollie for these.  Again, this was a Deluxe Visit Donation to the McLane Elementary Community to honor their 125th birthday (as an institution, not necessarily at that address or in that physical building!).

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Crashing into the assembly at the bitter end to help sing Happy Birthday.

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Balancing “Snowball” the white pie-rat on the medium stick

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One balloon dog for 50+ kids to share!  They never guessed I would talk about ancient animal sacrifice!

Here’s one more (from Jen Flo of the PTSO).

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That’s Old Man McLane who started this whole deal!

[Still looking for another batch of pics from Teacher Julie...]

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Protected: Olympia Junior Programs field trip

February 20, 2009

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Mentor Carnival

January 30, 2009

In honor of National Mentoring Month, the Be The One coalition invited me to attend their Take A Bow Carnival at Komachin Middle School.  I wondered how they had found me.  My friend, Heather, of Profoundia, had referred me.  She and I met at one of Dawn’s Simple Fool classes a year ago.  It seemed natural that I should call her and make sure she came along.  She decided on her clown name when we reached the parking lot: “Honey”.

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Honey and I surround Stephanie from Big Brothers, Big Sisters.

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Our initial contact was with Jennifer, also of Big Brothers, Big Sisters (Foster Care enrollment/ Match Support).

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Then I got in contact with the coordinator, Puck, of Thurston County Health and Public Services, who thought she might be able to provide me with great quantities of pies and towels.  Although that was later vetoed, she did then promise to give me her spats and hooked me up with some pizza… from Brewery City, no less.

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Here’s Adam Lee, the illustrious balloon twister.  He used to clown but tired of the make-up and had an uncanny knack for the balloons.  (Not pictured, his mom who accompanies him.)

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Honey was excited about the cotton candy Jackie’s making.  Jackie gave us the word from the North Thurston school district: No Pies!

So I only brought one pie and made discrete inquiries.  Then left them wanting more.

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