Comments on: Clowning around http://insanityworks.org/mixednuts/2007/09/03/clowning-around/ A bit of this, some of that, and a whole lot of something else entirely. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:46:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Penni http://insanityworks.org/mixednuts/2007/09/03/clowning-around/#comment-72 Penni Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:12:32 +0000 http://insanityworks.org/mixednuts/2007/09/03/clowning-around/#comment-72 meant. Not met. meant. Not met.

]]> By: Penni http://insanityworks.org/mixednuts/2007/09/03/clowning-around/#comment-71 Penni Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:10:34 +0000 http://insanityworks.org/mixednuts/2007/09/03/clowning-around/#comment-71 Great post, juicy links. Makes me think of writing a circus novel - I've always secretly wanted to. I love the idea of clowning as subversive and dangerous. When I was a little girl I wanted to be a clown, mostly I think because I suspected there was rich undercurrents and nuances underneath the clown mask. Everyone thought I met a happy circus clown, but it was actually sad Pierrot who fascinated me. "Pierrot is also portrayed as a lunatic, as a person outside reality, in a state of unawareness, to whom nothing matters..." from Wikipedia. Sounds a bit like some stages of childhood. Great post, juicy links. Makes me think of writing a circus novel - I’ve always secretly wanted to. I love the idea of clowning as subversive and dangerous. When I was a little girl I wanted to be a clown, mostly I think because I suspected there was rich undercurrents and nuances underneath the clown mask. Everyone thought I met a happy circus clown, but it was actually sad Pierrot who fascinated me.

“Pierrot is also portrayed as a lunatic, as a person outside reality, in a state of unawareness, to whom nothing matters…” from Wikipedia. Sounds a bit like some stages of childhood.

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