I had a pretty bad fear of clowns when I was a little kid. I was pretty young, 7 or 8, and I went to the circus with my Dad and brother. The clown parade was going by and all the little kids ran to the front row to watch. I was enjoy watching the clowns when one of them carring a tv set in his arms came right in front of me. Well, that instant my clownphobia started; a clown jumped out of the tv set, with his arms outstretched, right at me! Yes, it was pretty freaky! I think it was one guy carrying the tv set but the top part of him was fake and that he was walking around bent over popping out of the tv. Whatever it was it was traumatizing! Of course for about the last ten years I was performing as a circus sideshow entertainer. Luckily I did not have to work around clowns, but occasionally I had a gig they were hired at too. I still don't like them! Clowns just try way too hard to entertain!
