Well, like I advertise “fun for everyone” which means it`s a show that entertains people of all ages from kids to the grandparents. 

It`s fun on an intelligent level that either a room full of  kids or a bunch of executive business people can appreciate. 

I try to make the people feel involved without just embarrassing them. Getting an 80 year old German to play along and ``shake their booty``or do something weird is really what it`s all about. I`ve recently improved my costumes which look nice, a bit silly but subtle.

The stereotype of the painted clown with the guady cloths and bigs shoes using old boring cliches for gags are not what clowning is about for me. Kids love the show without me playing the pathetic `kiddie clown`. Actually, nothing scares a 2-3 year old more than a painted face and a big red nose and the older kids are thinking of Stephen King´s version.

Not exactly, although having 9 brothers and sisters it seemed like a zoo at times. I got a degree in finance and economics at the University of Dayton where I started juggling and unicycling as a hobby. By the end of my studies, street shows were putting food on the table. Rather than sell my soul to the corporate world, I decided to travel and see the world and gave it a shot to make my way by  performing.  

Since 1983, I´ve based myself in Europe, making most of my money in the summer and often wintering in Asia, Latin America, Australian, New Zealand, Morocco and Paupua New Guinea. In third world countries I often make spontaneous shows for the people just for fun, often by using fruits in the market places to juggle with.

 It establishes a nice contact with the locals, who I`ve often photographed. I´ve exhibited my work but as good as my fotos may be, it`s a competative field to get into on a professional level. Like being a performer, one has to make a name for themselves to be successful. I´ve published stories about my ideas on performing, including tales of my travels in both Kaskade (a European juggling magazine) and 2-Ply Press (a defunct US juggling publication).

Well, I´m still alive and have earned my money exclusively from performing since attending University but I´m not rich and doubt I ever will be. 

Why did you end up in Germany?

Good question. Wish I had a good answer. I considered it like missionary work to bring humor to the Germans but truthfully every culture and person has a funny bone; that’s the challenge for a good clown, to find out what it is and give it a good tweak. Actually, I would travel throughout Europe from Scandinavia to Italy, from Spain to Austria and Germany just happens to be in the middle, the economy is in fair shape and neither your person nor your vehicle gets robbed often. I mean there are worse places to be! (aren`t there?)

What´s your most interesting performing experience?

Gosh, guess I´d have to mention a few. I did an impromptu show once in Papua New Guinea where people freaked out when I vanished a hankerchief. Sorcery is assumed to be behind most negative occurances and I was obviously a dude to be reckonend with. Then, I casually said I would return to the market place in a couple of hours, when I arrived there were about 2000 people waiting for me. I also had someone dive off the top of a department store just around the corner from where I was performing. Either the guy didn`t like my show much or else he just got a little too close to the edge trying to check out the action. The coolest thing  has to be when the wife of an American GI went into labor from laughing so hard at my show. The GI told me he thinks of me every time he sees his daughter. So, take this as a disclaimer, my show may not be suitable for pregnant women (or men) with an overly excitable sense of humor.