Comments on: Bozo the Clown's last flight http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-1053697 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1053697 For the true story and history behind the original Bozo the Clown as created by Alan W. Livingston, fans shoud check out "The Bozo Chronicles" a 630 plus page book which documents the origin, creation, development and history of this true American icon. Fans will have a ring-side seat to the facts, meeting the creator Alan Livingston, Pinto Colvig, fellow Bozo actor's, artists, and all of the folks who helped to make our pal Bozo a true Hollywood star. This amazing book is your ticket to the circus documenting in time-line format and with over 1400 rare and unpublished images Bozo's true story and history. the Bozo Chronicles is a true treasure for fans and historians alike. For more information please check out both the official Website at; http://thebozochronicles.com and the official Facebook page; The Bozo Chronicles. The Bozo Chrinicles ISBN 13; 978-0-615-37874-9 Available at; http://thebozochronicles.com 635 pages For the true story and history behind the original Bozo the Clown as created by Alan W. Livingston, fans shoud check out “The Bozo Chronicles” a 630 plus page book which documents the origin, creation, development and history of this true American icon.

Fans will have a ring-side seat to the facts, meeting the creator Alan Livingston, Pinto Colvig, fellow Bozo actor’s, artists, and all of the folks who helped to make our pal Bozo a true Hollywood star. This amazing book is your ticket to the circus documenting in time-line format and with over 1400 rare and unpublished images Bozo’s true story and history. the Bozo Chronicles is a true treasure for fans and historians alike.

For more information please check out both the official Website at; http://thebozochronicles.com and the official Facebook page; The Bozo Chronicles.

The Bozo Chrinicles
ISBN 13; 978-0-615-37874-9
Available at; http://thebozochronicles.com
635 pages

]]> By: Paul Spinrad http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-864257 Paul Spinrad Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-864257 I saw Harmon/Bozo speak on a college campus during one of his presidential campaigns, and was struck by the impression that he believed he might actually get elected-- not that time, but possibly in the future, because at every college campus he visited he received such an enthusiastic response. I saw Harmon/Bozo speak on a college campus during one of his presidential campaigns, and was struck by the impression that he believed he might actually get elected– not that time, but possibly in the future, because at every college campus he visited he received such an enthusiastic response.

]]> By: Revisorius http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-864044 Revisorius Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-864044 I'm #1 in the LAPL queue. Thanks! :) I’m #1 in the LAPL queue. Thanks! :)

]]> By: tubacat http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-864820 tubacat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-864820 Watch Bozo - hey, I was ON Bozo the Clown, in 1960 or so, in Chicago. It wasn't Larry Harmon (I gather from Wikipedia), but Bob Bell, whose voice was the inspiration for Krusty the Klown (again, courtesy of Wikipedia). I remember sitting on bleachers and being vaguely uncomfortable with the experience. I think seeing a tv clown up that close isn't a good idea; you realize it's actually a grown man in face paint and weird clothes... No wonder I don't like clowns... Watch Bozo – hey, I was ON Bozo the Clown, in 1960 or so, in Chicago. It wasn’t Larry Harmon (I gather from Wikipedia), but Bob Bell, whose voice was the inspiration for Krusty the Klown (again, courtesy of Wikipedia).

I remember sitting on bleachers and being vaguely uncomfortable with the experience. I think seeing a tv clown up that close isn’t a good idea; you realize it’s actually a grown man in face paint and weird clothes…

No wonder I don’t like clowns…

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-864310 Stefan Jones Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-864310 I watched Bozo as a kid. One of my friends made it into the studio audience and got to bat around a giant balloon at the end of the show. In 1969, my sister and parents and I went on a trip to Little Rock, AR, to pick up a boat my father had bought from my uncle. One morning my aunt turned on Bozo. And it was . . . <I>wrong</I>. Bozo was different, the set was different. <I>Auggghhh!</I> Yeah, it turned out that, like Romper Room, the Bozo Show was a franchise. The last Bozo Show, Chicago's, survived until a few years ago. I watched Bozo as a kid. One of my friends made it into the studio audience and got to bat around a giant balloon at the end of the show.

In 1969, my sister and parents and I went on a trip to Little Rock, AR, to pick up a boat my father had bought from my uncle. One morning my aunt turned on Bozo. And it was . . . wrong. Bozo was different, the set was different. Auggghhh!

Yeah, it turned out that, like Romper Room, the Bozo Show was a franchise. The last Bozo Show, Chicago’s, survived until a few years ago.

]]> By: Mark Crummett http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-864055 Mark Crummett Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-864055 I used to have a box just like that! I used to have a box just like that!

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-864823 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-864823 My cousin was on Bozo in Boston, circa 1962. She still has the nightmares. My cousin was on Bozo in Boston, circa 1962. She still has the nightmares.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-865397 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-865397 I used to love those appliance boxes also and used them until they wore out. I got more joy in those boxes than my toys! I used to love those appliance boxes also and used them until they wore out. I got more joy in those boxes than my toys!

]]> By: TuesdayWeld http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-863883 TuesdayWeld Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-863883 Beyond not being of the "Bozo Generation" (for lack of a better term), the excerpt above reminds me of playing in refrigerator boxes as a child - but we didn't have to wait for someone to buy a fridge. My resourceful Grandpa would ask us "How about we all go down to the appliance store?" and we knew we would go, pick out an empty box, bungee it into the trunk and take it home for turning first into a playhouse, complete with windows and window boxes with plastic flowers donated for the day by Grandma, plus blankets for comfort, then when the sides began to bulge, my sister, little friend and I would pile in and roll down the biggest hill we could find until either we were too dizzy and bruised or the box split apart. I just bought my 2 1/2 year old nephew a book that included a knit puppet for $24.95 plus shipping halfway across the country. He loves the book, but WTF??? [/crochety old lady] Loved the story. Beyond not being of the “Bozo Generation” (for lack of a better term), the excerpt above reminds me of playing in refrigerator boxes as a child – but we didn’t have to wait for someone to buy a fridge. My resourceful Grandpa would ask us “How about we all go down to the appliance store?” and we knew we would go, pick out an empty box, bungee it into the trunk and take it home for turning first into a playhouse, complete with windows and window boxes with plastic flowers donated for the day by Grandma, plus blankets for comfort, then when the sides began to bulge, my sister, little friend and I would pile in and roll down the biggest hill we could find until either we were too dizzy and bruised or the box split apart.

I just bought my 2 1/2 year old nephew a book that included a knit puppet for $24.95 plus shipping halfway across the country. He loves the book, but WTF???

[/crochety old lady]

Loved the story.

]]> By: btb http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-864170 btb Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-864170 Reminds me of Christina Katerina and the Box, which I read many times as a tyke. Sadly out of print, it seems. http://www.amazon.com/Christina-Katerina-Box-Patricia-Gauch/dp/sitb-next/B000QHFYTO Reminds me of Christina Katerina and the Box, which I read many times as a tyke. Sadly out of print, it seems.
http://www.amazon.com/Christina-Katerina-Box-Patricia-Gauch/dp/sitb-next/B000QHFYTO

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-865721 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-865721 Been there, done that. But my box had contained a tricycle which was a gift (for me) from a wealthy uncle. I don't think I got out of the box until after he had left. Been there, done that. But my box had contained a tricycle which was a gift (for me) from a wealthy uncle. I don’t think I got out of the box until after he had left.

]]> By: WizarDru http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-864195 WizarDru Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-864195 Huh. I'm surprised that's out of print. It read that to my kids when they were a little younger. It looks like the last edition came out in 2002. Mind you, given that the book originally came out in 1971, that's not too shabby. Huh. I’m surprised that’s out of print. It read that to my kids when they were a little younger. It looks like the last edition came out in 2002. Mind you, given that the book originally came out in 1971, that’s not too shabby.

]]> By: Maddy http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-864206 Maddy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-864206 Bozo is from Cleveland, Ohio. Bozo is from Cleveland, Ohio.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-868817 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-868817 I remember watching Bozo the clown with my two brother's . We would always laugh. I also remember those appliance boxes. In fact we had an appliance center up the street from our house so we had plenty of appliance boxes to make spaceships or whatever we wanted. It was great. I remember watching Bozo the clown with my two brother’s . We would always laugh. I also remember those appliance boxes. In fact we had an appliance center up the street from our house so we had plenty of appliance boxes to make spaceships or whatever we wanted. It was great.

]]> By: HeatherB http://boingboing.net/2010/08/19/bozo-the-clowns-last.html#comment-863960 HeatherB Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-863960 I had no idea this book was coming out and really want to read it. I used to watch the Bozo the Clown show in the mornings before I went to school. I always wanted to play that crazy pingpong ball game at the end and imagined myself winning the great prizes. From the exerpt that I just read I can also guess I will enjoy it. I had no idea this book was coming out and really want to read it. I used to watch the Bozo the Clown show in the mornings before I went to school. I always wanted to play that crazy pingpong ball game at the end and imagined myself winning the great prizes. From the exerpt that I just read I can also guess I will enjoy it.

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