After a long winter we were all waiting to see if the Greenwood Cemetery Clown would show up again!  Well.... Looks like we will have another action packed summer!

Thank You David Farmington of Bensonhurst for sending in this pic.  I will be taking a few people on a Clown Sight Seeing tour this weekend.  If you would like to come send me an email! 

Here's to a Summer 09!  Get your clown on!

The face of a clown

Happy is the sight of smiling faces
to the circus clown.
In the sandy circus ring
you'll never see him frown.

He and his compadres
run around the sand
Chased by the Ringmaster,
don't worry - its all planned

And he'll suffer all the pratfalls
and make the audience laugh
before heading for the curtain
and to an early bath.

And then when audience has gone home
he'll feed elephants, before tea
and get circus tent ready for next show
that he'll perform for you and me.

But hiding behind the greasepaint
and smile that lasts all year
is the lonely fellow behind it
who wipes away a tear.

So today we had our first "Catch the Clown" search party.  We didn't get any sighting.... It is mid October and most of the Greenwood Cemetery Clown sightings have happened in Summer so far... Perhaps he is a snow bird...

Even though we didn't find the clown, we had a great time.  We all went to the bar afterwards to share more stories and spread the word on the Clown!

A special thank you to Rose from Sunset Park for capturing the Greenwood Cemetery clown!  She was visiting a departed family member when all of a sudden "This creepy clown came right out of a mausoleum".  She didn't stick around long to see where he went, but she did complain to Greenwood Cemetery staff.  Let's see if security will do anything about the GCC.... I personally hope he evades their watch!  Send in more pics people!  Happy to have him back.

A special thank you to Gary Reiss of Bay Ridge Brooklyn for capturing the GCC today!
As you can see he is behind this mausoleum.  Gary said he was afraid to get any closer, let me tell you... this is close enough!  Looks like he is trying to beat the heat by keeping in the shade.  Gary said he saw an empty bag of Fritos nearby... perhaps the GCC likes to snack in the cemetery....

First sighting of the Greenwood Cemetery Clown.  I came to the cemetery to take a walk around, its one of the few cool parts in Brooklyn to escape the heat on a hot day.  There he was.... He seemed very shy and ran away from me when I got close.