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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Sunday Drive Down Memory Lane

Newspaper clipping of the show for August 1991.


Pammy and Christy on stage at the San Antonio Fine arts Center, located in the old Woodlawn Theatre, performing "Dagwood Sandwich" a classic circus clown routine. This stage area was built on part of the former balcony section.



Christy and Pammy in the office of the San Antonio Fine Arts Center. I miss that old office.



Pammy and friend Stephanie with her son Ian who popped in to check out the show that day.

Not too long after the San Antonio Fine Arts Center opened Pammy and Christy decided to do a clown show in order to attract some attention to the fledgling theatre. Christy was and is always ready to roll up her sleeves to lend a hand so down she came from the "Big D" with all her clown props packed tight in her car. Joining her on the trip was Lava, her large black dog.

Pammy and Christy did two shows a day for a week and had a lot of fun too. Making his stage debut that week was Lava, who did some funny business with a tennis ball. Lava had a gift for drooling and smelling like a dog. Both gifts were put to good use. The rest of the show consisted of clown gags, magic and juggling and ran about an hour.

Pammy and Christy met in 1989 at the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Clown College becoming the best of friends. They always worked well together and never passed up a chance work on stage. It's been a while since they've teamed up but like all things in show biz and life, things happen when you least expect it.

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