A Nose, A Nose, My Kingdom for a Nose!
By Wayne “WAYNO” Shriver
At the Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival, our beloved Apprentice Clown Director realized he made a mistake normally done by rookies. Greg “POZI” Osborne forgot his NOSE! He tried to beg, borrow or steal one from his fellow clowns, but none was to be found. Then he remembered he had one, a foam nose, kept in his shoe. This foam nose was usually wrapped around his big toe to keep his bunion from hurting. I try not to imagine the smell or wonder if he scraped off the toe jam before putting it on. However, like the pro he is, he adapted and finished the gig!
Randy “CURLY” Bope, whose name normally doesn’t appear in the article, except for his birthday, made it this time also.
The Clown Bus leaves Shrine Headquarters at a set time for all functions. Now granted we are all held at the mercy of the driver’s watch. We never know if it’s a few minutes fast or slow. Randy “CURLY” Bope was hoping it was slow, since he was running behind a few minutes. It wasn’t. Poor CURLY was chasing the clown bus all the way to Reynoldsburg. Word of advice, pick up the phone and call, face paint does wash off cell phones.
With the season winding down these Brother Nobles had worked hard all year long. I have missed being with them on their adventures, but Wayno is just about ready to join in all the fun.
My Brother Nobles, with a lot of lodges feeling the hit of the economy they need your help more than ever. Show up for the stated meetings, volunteer for the fund raisers, or get in line if you haven’t already been thru it.
