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2009 RODEO CLOWN REUNION TO BE HELD AT DEADWOOD
[Jul. 16, 2009] The 2009 Rodeo Clown Reunion will be held in Deadwood, South Dakota, during the 87th annual Days of ‘76, July 23rd through the 25th. This event has again been chosen as the PRCA Midsize Rodeo of 2008. This honor has been bestowed on this rodeo numerous times for their consistency in having a top flight rodeo. There will be four performances (two on the 25th) and the honorees of the Reunion will be present to sign autographs and talk with fans at each performance. They will also participate in two parades down the main street of Deadwood on Friday at 1:30 PM and Saturday morning at 10 AM. By Gail Woerner

Rodeo Clown School
[Jul. 10, 2009] After a brief tutorial at rodeo-clown school, our man steps into the world's most terrifying ring.

Rodeo clown reunion: Hear tales of tricks, danger during Days of '76
[Jul. 8, 2009] Contrary to what some may believe, rodeo clowning is serious business. Beneath the makeup, the wigs and the costumes are athletes whose job is to protect the bull riders. Rodeo fans will have several opportunities to hear first-hand stories from some of the best rodeo clowns from days gone. Thirty-nine rodeo clowns from 14 different states will gather for a national reunion of rodeo clowns during the 2009 Days of ’76 events in Deadwood, July 21-25. By Cindy Card Buchholz

Days of '76 Rodeo to Feature Clown Reunion
[Jun. 22, 2009] DEADWOOD (6/22/2009) – The laugh-getters and bullfighters of yesteryear are gathering for their annual reunion during the 2009 Days of ’76 events in Deadwood, July 21-25. Rodeo clowns from 14 states will gather in Deadwood to be honored for their years in the arena entertaining rodeo audiences and saving bull riders from serious injury.

Clown J.W. Winklepleck shines Friday night at Pro Rodeo Series
[Jun. 21, 2009] Steamboat Springs — They’re all different, but when you get down to the basics, every rodeo clown costume is very much the same.

LAUGHS GALORE AT THE RODEO CLOWN REUNION
[Jun. 5, 2009] The rodeo clown said to the announcer “My wife’s so fat. But she is in the audience.”

“I’ve seen your wife, she’s not so fat. Where is she sitting,” asks the inquisitive announcer?

“She’s in the bleachers, sitting in seats 12, 13, and 14,” the funnyman answers!

 

A rodeo clown’s humor never grows old. Some of the oldest jokes in the rodeo arena are still being told by today’s funnymen. The Rodeo Clown Reunion with gather at the Deadwood Days of ’76 Rodeo on July 23 through the 25th. By Gail Woerner

Cattlemen’s PCA rodeo features top rodeo clown
[May 21, 2009] Troy, AL - A rodeo without a clown is like a day without sunshine.

The rodeo clown is a main attraction for kids of all ages. For that reason, the Pike County Cattlemen’s Association puts on its collective thinking cap each year to make sure that their Professional Cowboy Association Championship Rodeo has one of the best professional rodeo clowns in the business.

For rodeo clown, it’s about having a good time
[May 21, 2009] There are many examples of how athletic genes can be passed along through the generations. One example would be John Harrison, who’s in the area this weekend for the Abdallah Shrine Rodeo at the Leavenworth County Fair Grounds in Tonganoxie. Performances are 7:30 p.m., Thursday to Saturday

Rodeo Clowns Featured in Forbes Magazine
[May 6, 2009] Timber Tuckness, Dusty Tuckness and Flint Rasmussen are highlighted in photo article in Forbes.

The Bullfighters and the Barrelman
[Apr. 27, 2009] It looks so peaceful sitting in it's pen, minding it's own business.- Then a cowboy decides to hop on it's back. After the cowboy is thrown off the bull, he has to scramble away from the infuriated beast. - That is when the bullfighter comes in to save the day.

Wes Curtis Rodeo Clown and Arties Dies at 88
[Apr. 26, 2009] Wes Curtis, age 88, PRCA rodeo clown from 1948 until 1968, died April 19th, in Sutherlin, Oregon. He was born to Ernest and Honor Leone Curtis in Denver, Colorado, March 16, 1921. Wes joined the Cowboy’s Turtle Association and was a lifetime member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA). He started his rodeo career riding in all three roughstock events. Wes served in the United States Navy from November, 1942 and was honorably discharged in September, 1946. In 1948 Wes became a rodeo clown and bullfighter. He had many acts and when he hung up his matador’s cape which he used when bullfighting it was 1968 By Gail Woerner

Heart Attack Survivor Returns To Rodeo
[Apr. 24, 2009] The top 40 bull riders in the world are in Omaha this weekend. Putting life and limb on the line is no joke in this sport. For one clown, he's happy to be back in the ring after taking his health by the horns.

Flint Rasmussen One month after suffering heart attack, entertainer on the mend
[Apr. 11, 2009] A heart attack is no laughing matter, even to famed funnyman Flint Rasmussen.

But one month removed from his own near-cardiac catastrophe, the renowned rodeo clown from Choteau is back to himself all right.

Seven-time World Champion Dan Mortensen heads ProRodeo Hall of Fame induction class
[Apr. 1, 2009] Dan Mortensen, of Billings, Mont., the late all-around cowboy Leonard Ward of Talent, Ore., bull rider Ted Nuce of Stephenville, Texas, and steer roper Walt Arnold of Silverton, Texas, were all voted in by the ProRodeo Hall of Fame Selection Committee during meetings at the Hall of Fame March 30, along with the late Erv Korkow (stock contractor) of Canning, S.D., and all-around hand Ace Berry (lifetime achievement) of Oakdale, Calif. By Courtesy PRCA