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Well, hello there. |
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Never mind the bedazzled clown marching band here. What drew my eye was Josh's clipboard with what was clearly the Clownfest 2009 logo on the photocopy, with the ``11'' written in magic marker on top of it. |
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The all-clown, bedazzled, marching band was captivating, and I realized afterward that I should have taken a movie of it to show how they sparkled in the light. My camera doesn't take sound anyway, though. |
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So in this photograph from after the parade: clown or steampunk fan? |
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After making its way down the boardwalk the parade and the crowd around it dispersed pretty quickly. Even the Seaside Heights police were able to take a short break. |
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And after the parade I suppose it was up to everyone to make their own ways home. |
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There was an awards ceremony after the parade, but it apparently started before the scheduled time, so all I got to see were clowns with their trophies and talking shop. |
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I assume that after the trophies they turned to giving out redemption prizes, as there were otherwise a suspiciously large number of clowns taking home coffee makers. |
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Here's another clown who was taking home a coffee maker. |
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It isn't easy to get candid photographs of clowns; they're very alert to the presence of cameras and naturally love being on camera. But with enough in the area there are moments when you can just see them hanging out. |
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You wouldn't have expected a lively discussion about the ``Space Launch System'' plan, would you? |
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Everybody needs a snack after a hard day of clowning. (This is another of my favorite pictures of the day.) |
Trivia: After earning $1,742,282 boxing in the three years culminating with the ``Long Count'' fight against Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney lectured on Shakespeare before a class at Yale. Source: Only Yesterday: An Informal History Of THe 1920s, Frederick Lewis Allen.
Currently Reading: Another Science Fiction: Advertising The Space Race 1957 - 1962, Megan Prelinger. OK, there's like nobody on my Friends list who shouldn't read this. Seriously.
