KNUCKLE CARTEL

These photos were taken at a Clown Show at The Double Header, Seattle’s Oldest and Dirtiest Gay Bar.  Three clowns told the tale of Hurricane Katrina/911 , during which Oprah and Sean Penn inevitably saved the day.  My clown, whose name is Grrretchen, was pied in the face several times, which made her first very angry and then very very sad.  She later fell down and embarrassed herself by mooning the audience.  Grrretchen always wears a too-small children’s size gymnastics leotard, a school-girl plaid skirt, high heeled shoes with tassels on the toes, a lime green mock crocodile belt, Mardi-Gras beads, a gold sequined headband, and a pair of glasses without the lenses.  I played Grrretchen for several years, off and on, during many different clown pieces and performance events.  

Photos @Flickr.com/Espressobuzz