Photo By: Ray HugheyClowning around
“Buddy Clown” Todd Griffith (top) applies a powdery substance that sets the makeup of editor John Baker as they prepare for the preshow.
As it turns out, kids have always understood this — clowning around is hard work. It’s also beautiful work, the kind of work that surprises, tantalizes and energizes — even a 47-year-old hack journalist getting the chance to indulge a childhood fantasy.
