Memorial for a cobbler of clown shoes

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, January 13, 2009 5:13 PM | permalink

My clown friend Gary Peare says:

While your thoughts are being filled with images of Felix Adler (the Jell-O clown), take a look at this.
This is a photo of a flower arrangement sent by the folks at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus for the memorial service this week of Wayne Scott, a former circus clown who for years made all our shoes for us.
It’s an amazing and touching tribute.

Memorial for a Cobbler of Clown Shoes

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#1 posted by nanuq , January 13, 2009 6:00 PM

You have to give him credit. There's a LOT of work involved in making clown shoes. They could have saved on funeral costs by burying him in one.

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#2 posted by Anonymous , January 13, 2009 6:06 PM

please call him a shoemaker. Cobbler is someone who is clumsy at their work, a bungler. People who make shoes usually do not like to be called cobblers.

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#3 posted by Wharf_Pier_Paradox , January 13, 2009 6:06 PM

"Cordwainers (cobblers being, historically, those that repair shoes)"
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoemaker

And shoemaker clearly refers to astronomy.

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#4 posted by elsmiley , January 13, 2009 7:12 PM

My clown friend
My little mime
How you amuse me
Thank heaven you're mine

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#5 posted by Takuan , January 13, 2009 7:20 PM

why does "el smiley" evoke:
http://www.coolcherrycream.com/beatles/images/yellow-submarine/05-glove.jpg

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#6 posted by Viadd , January 13, 2009 7:48 PM