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·2 min read·bozo.clown.business
On being promoted to Chief Honking Officer
Humbled and honored to share that after 14 years of dedicated pratfalls, I've been promoted to Chief Honking Officer at Ringling Strategic Partners. None of this happens without my team, my mentors, and the squeaky horn that started it all.
If you're early in your clowning career: the honk finds the clown, not the other way around. Onward.
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·4 min read
On pratfall form: what 14 years has taught me
The pratfall is a deeply misunderstood discipline. Most practitioners treat it as a single motion — the fall. This is wrong. The pratfall is a narrative arc. Setup, commitment, impact, recovery.
The fall itself is perhaps 20% of the work. The recovery is where careers are made.
This post was informed by
Rofl O'Houlihan's framework on OSHA compliance
— a ring member whose safety-first approach has meaningfully changed how I think about the discipline.