Clown…..die penniless and happy

Posted by admin
April 16, 1999

What’s my Job? Easy. I’m a Clown. I’m a
Clown. I say it twice ’cause everyone always says
“You’re a what????”.
I work in Ireland and have been doing Clowning for 6
years full time.
Before this I did some God AWFULL Jobs.
I went to McD’s after college and was promoted after
5 months to management. It wasn’t really difficult
to get the promotion though. The exam wouldn’t have
made Wilbur the Talking horse think twice! After 5
years in the company I had recieved the following;
1000’s of Burns.
100’s of death threats from junkies I wouldn’t let
into the toilets (I’m not Kidding!).
Ten’s of thousands of customers saying that they are
right and what they want is what they should get.
(Not in the real world mate!).
Enough zits to get a Clearasil sponsorship!.
About 3pounds of red meat in my Colon.
3 broken toes. (I forget how)
1 fractured elbow (A drunk assaulted me)
1 1inch stab wound under my left nipple (Same
fucking drunk! And he was caught but never sent to
jail!).
I stayed out of habit but also ’cause I loved
working with kids. It’s such a pain in the ass that
perverts have made male child care taboo. We were
told not to ever touch the kids (Not even to pick
them up if they fell down!!!)
One day a customer saw me at a children’s party in
the restaurant and rang me the next week with a job
offer.
He thought I was so good with the kids he wanted me
to be the Character Clown for his company (I was too
skinny and young to be Ronald McD!). He paid me more
in 2 days than I earned in a Month at McDonalds. I
was so outta McDonalds you could hear the sonic boom
in India!
I love where I am now!
I work when I want. I’m my own boss. My hobby is my
job. I just got married to a woman who is so
supportive she could give Atlas the day off.Over the
past 6 years I have learned so much that I can get
paid anything up to £500 per day ($750-$800)!!!!!
I meet so many nice people and kids that things feel
right with the world.
I hate rude and ignorant kids but 9 times outta ten
it’s the parents fault so you can’t blame them!
Getting up early in the afternoon is cool ;)
My advice is never do anything that makes you
unhappy. If you love something enough then go for
it. Make it your career. If you die penniless on the
streets then at least you lived your life as you
wanted , not how someone wanted you to live it!
In 5 or even a million years from now I hope I’m
still doing what I do today!

What else might be interesting about me?

I can say the alphabet backwards in less than 3
seconds.
I can clap with 1 hand!(Meditators Nightmare ;) )
I can move my eyes independantly of each other.
I have the largest collection of trivia , jokes and
songs in my head than anyone I’ve ever met!
I’m 6ft tall except on telivision ;)

Take what you want, give all you can , live for
youself , teach all you know and never stop learning
because every day has a new lesson in it if you open
your eyes and see.

autonomy, creative jobs, i like my job, stimulating jobs






Old Comments:

  1. I bet you were one of the "Killer Clowns fron Outer Space".Clowns are scary.They smell like carnies.      by frank
  2. this is dumb      by punk BabyThug2201@aol.com
  3. Dude, It sounds like fun. I mean I would love to have a fun/dumb job. No offense. I'd love to make people laugh! Well good luck with it!      by Ana
  4. clowns shouldn't use cus words!!
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         by fhdsthghghs
  5. Great story and good advice. I often ask people for stories of jobs they hate as they are fun to read, but it is nice to read a story of someone who really likes what they do.      by Ravi rsi1@ziplink.net
  6. Cool story clown boy. I really find it inspiring. I hope eveyone goes out to really do what they want instead of getting a dead end job where they get so much stress getting hernias is as easy as blinking. Good luck!      by Wendy Tellez
  7. I'm a clown, and I love my job! I used to do office work; secretary, customer support etc... I hated it. Then I became a clown and it's the best job I've ever had. I make my own hours and make more money and work fewer hours.
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    You have to love kids and being creative and have a lot of energy. The worst part of it is pushy kids and pushier parents. Other than that it's wonderful. I'm learning to be a strolling magician which can make even more money per hour.
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    Of course working in Silicon Valley has its perks due to the large amount of money in this area - big pay for clowns and other entertainers. I plan on doing this business for a long, long time. I'm soooo happy!
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    Peek-a-boo The Clown      by Lori entnetwk@aol.com
  8. Hi. I am Buki the Clown and I live and work in California. I, too, have found the world of being a clown the hugest miracle in my life. Not only do I love my job, but I am my own boss (and a tough one at that!) I make good money and I work hard because I love it. I worked for attorneys before this, and I feel like I don't even work now. I love being a clown because a clown has no race or culture. I am immediately loved and it is up to me to live up to the love I get when I walk in the door.
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    What a blessing. Wish I could e-mail the author of the article. Perhaps I could come to Ireland and clown! One day, I plan to travel around the world just giving away balloon animals!      by Buki the Clown bukitheclown@mindspring.com
  9. clowns are evil and scary, children dont laugh at clowns they run from them!      by stacey roscoe
  10. My Husband and I both clown. It's what we love doing. We work together, and play together. It is wonderful to have a job that allows us to do both at the same time. My husband used to work in a factory and I worked at a discount store while getting my accounting degree. Now he's happier as am I. We've been doing this for six years and will never quit. Our son is determined to clown as well and at seven years old he can already do some magic and several balloons. Life is great when you can give people laughter and the paycheck just makes it better. Thanks      by Sunshine and BilBo 2clowns3@aol.com
  11. i feel for you mr. clown i've always had it in my head to always do what i like n o t in a cocky sense but in a way that you do something that you feel for, that you beleive in and genuinely feel a sense of accomplishment. i'm an incoming first year medical student and i'm like really hitting the floor running on this one. i like to be a doctor, iworked hard as can be to get the chance just to study to be one. i'd like it to be not work but a thing that jolts me off to bed in the morning still in my PJ's just raring to start the day. either this or street perform in Union Square......(which i'd like tooo)      by jayjay j_grady1@yahoo.com
  12. clowns rock      by chad townson
  13. I'm still afraid of clowns - how can I overcome this fear?      by Cosmo Kramer
  14. I am looking to be a clown's apprentice. My talents lie in the fields of martial arts, physical comedy, sales, and in being colorful in too many ways to demonstrate here. If you are a successful clown, please call me 24 hrs. at (267)240-3797. Shy clown masters: please email me at brotherlove7291@yahoo.com      by the Psychodelic Sensei brotherlove7291@yahoo.com
  15. That is so cool!! I use to be a receptionist and then a crossing guard for the police dept. and that was fun but being out in the elements all the time I got really sick and had to quit. But before I did, we had a Halloween dress up day and I went as a clown. After that I had all kinds of people tell me that I should do that for a living. I have an Uncle Ronny who was Ronald McD for a while and now he is a clown for his church and kids parties and he loves it and said that I should give it a try.....I did and it is the best thing in the world!!      by Stitches the Clown stitchestheclown@hotmail.com
  16. O ya i seen you on that movie by Steven King IT peace my brother      by Mike
  17. Great story. <br />
    And when the chips are down us clowns are the only ones who<br />
    look at the bright side of the world.<br />
    We don't judge by creed, looks, or ethnic backgrounds. <br />
    And though we may charge for services we always come away with a wonderful feeling that we had the chance to brighten the day of fellow human being.<br />
    There has been a lot of bad press about clowns lately in all teh media. I only hope that when the final gig is<br />
    played, us REAL CLOWNS will get to do a<br />
    party for God.      by Bippy the Clown
  18. i think you girls are gay      by josh joshsq2001@yahoo.ca
  19. I wish that I had the gonads to do what you've done. I'm often amazed at how many, including myself, hold or seek a career that is based upon guilt toward not meeting the ambiguous or specific expectations of parents or fear of what other people will think about us.      by Inspired
  20. Hey,
    I am a writer and would love to ask you a question about your hysterical job stories. Thanks so much

    Justin
    Racz007@aol.com      by Racz007
  21. nice      by Unregistered