i found this gem of a book when i was working our catalogs the other day and had to build a file for the paperback that is coming out this spring.
i realize that i’m way too young to remember when bozo the clown was portrayed by larry harmon but i do remember the show when bozo was played by joey d’auria.
“Harmon had the vision and drive to take advantage of the growing television industry and make a better future for Bozo. He renamed the character “Bozo, The World’s Most Famous Clown” and modified the voice, laugh and costume. He then worked with a wig stylist to get the wing-tipped bright orange style and look of the hair that had previously appeared in Capitol’s Bozo comic books.” –wikipedia
the most vivid memory i have of the show is the bozo bucket bonanza grad prize game where kids had to toss the ping pong balls into the the numbered buckets in sequential order to win a prize.
to keep with my last blogs theme of amazing book art, the design and layout of the book is quite remarkable. the book was designed by Meat and Potatoes, Inc.
“Kick off your shoes, take a deep breath, and pull up a seat next to your ol’ pal. You’re many fingers old now, so I can tell you things I never dared to share when you were younger. Let’s start off by talking about love. Yes, love. Because as long as there’s love, there are going to be kids. And as long as there are kids, there’s going to be a world. And as long as there’s a world, there’s going to be a Bozo, which means there will be a me. And this is my story. It is also Bozo’s story. And what a story it is…” -from the back cover
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