| Floppo the Clown |
| Floppo at the Clown Party at Glencoe, FBC 2004 |
| Floppo Falls Creek Celebration 2004 |
| Floppo the Clown, world traveler |
| South Wales, Australia |
| Queensland, Australia |
| Idaho Falls, Idaho |
| Nashville, Tennessee |
| Cushing - Glencoe - Camp Lela -Oklahoma City - Olive - Pawnee - Poteau - Ralston - Stillwater - Westville, Oklahoma |
| Anderson - Indianapolis - South Bend, Indiana |
| Floppo at the Special Needs Adult Retreat Nunny Cha Ha 2005 |
I'm often asked if I'm a clown. My response is, "With and without a costume." You can imagine that during the course of my ministry there have been times when drama opportunities called for a clown of some sort. If I had to portray a clown it was with reluctance. I was never sure of the makeup or the costume. I knew that both were very crucial and personal for real clowns. Another aspect of clowning is the tricks, juggling, and ballooning. I am not capable of doing those things. I have a limited repertoire of balloon creations. My best is asking the audience what they think it is and saying how keen they were to recognize what I had made. As I constipated my clown persona, I had to take into account all these short comings. I pretty much stunk as a clown, except of course for the smart aleck mouth. And then it hit me. And, no, it wasn't all that painful. Why not accentuate my lousiness? So Floppo was born! I always explain that Floppo isn't much of a clown. That even the makeup is screwed up. You can tell by the pictures that Floppo's face is yellow. I tell people it's because when I went into the makeup lady and asked for a funny face, she thought I said sunny and hence the yellow face. Even with Floppo's untalent, he can still tell people about Jesus' salvation. His costume is the wordless book colors and I get to explain how's God's grace is available for everyone. |
| St. Louis, Missouri |
| Floppo 2008 practicing the bug on the windshield Insets: "pick any card" - glamour shot - - holding the Baptist Messenger (he's on the cover) - Upper left: constipative pose Lower left: the GQ pose |
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