Dozens clown around in Irving for annual convention

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[font color=green] Okay folks, I was having fun with all of you. There really was a clown convention in Irving this weekend--here is the actual story:[/font]

Andy Anderson was a service adviser at a car dealership in 1984 when he landed his first clown gig: a Father’s Day picnic at his church in Hurst.

“We pulled up in a van and threw the doors open and jumped out and scared half the kids to death,” Anderson said. “But even the ones we scared, they came to it after a while. We were just big kids to them.”

Anderson, 66, has been a clown ever since, traveling across the country to churches, festivals and birthday parties. He’s spent years refining his act, adding magic tricks and developing his character, “Smiley.”

Clowning is a passion for Anderson and his wife, Rhea, who were among the 136 clowns at the Texas Clown Association convention in Irving. Andy Anderson is a past president of the association and helped organize the five-day event that wrapped up Sunday.

More at http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/irving/headlines/20130804-dozens-of-clowns-go-for-laughs-in-irving-at-annual-convention.ece .

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1. Naughty!

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2. You betcha!

However, I have to work with whatever material the media provides and I couldn't resist.