Mandy (the Clown) Dalton

I'm still trying to win on iScream. Please help!

2007-08-03T16:55:37Z

Please visit this link-- http://www.iscreamfriendlys.com/friendlys-iscream-viewer.aspx?id=303313

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

I could sure use your help. Please visit the following link and view my video in the iscream contest:
http://www.iscreamfriendlys.com/friendlys-iscream-viewer.aspx?id=303313

If you don't want to go to the iscream contest site you can visit youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEqnPxxJDiM

Friendly's will be awarding a 10k dollar Apple Computer shopping spree to the best among the top ten most viewed video and pics. Some of you already know that I have become fascinated, if not obsessed with video production. Even some of the other prizes could help me on my way toward having the equipment I need to produce professional quality video for my friends and colleagues (all of you!)

Also, If I win, I plan to share part of the prize with Alison Morrow who took the great photos. The music is the limited copyright free "Shufflin' Blues" from the iLife suite of books.

Once you have viewed it you can help even further by forwarding it to your friends and asking them to do the same. If you feel comfortable with it, I would also really appreciate any links to your web pages, myspace pages, journals, etc.

Thanks,

Mandy

Mandy Dalton
Actor, Director, Clown
http://www.mandydalton.com
mandy@mandydalton.com
443-336-2023

PS Everything was done with the iLife '06 suite of programs.

Please help me win a new computer.

2007-07-10T15:30:45Z

I entered the Friendly's Ice Cream "iScream" contest. I posted a picture of myself that resembles the advert. The winner of the contest receives a 10,000 USD Shopping spree which would help me to launch my video production service for variety entertainers (and of course clowns.) If you would visit the site and rate my photo (high :o) I would greatly appreciate your help.

Here's the link:http://www.iscreamfriendlys.com/ My entry designation is MD108. Please rate all of my photos

Too busy a month.

2007-07-07T01:54:40Z

I've been too busy. I need a BREAK! Perhaps Sunday. I really need to clean my room and get back to my web site. I had planned some major improvements to my site but I found it too hard to do them. If anyone out there knows a good web designer who can put my stuff up there for free I'd appreciate it.

I bought a music keyboard a couple of weeks ago. I have not played with composition since college and had hoped to go back to it with the new tools available through the MAC. I'm sad to say that the minute I bought it, I had too much on my plate to be able to use it. As I said, sunday looks like a good day to play.

I'll be doing a birthday party for the twins of Congressman and Mrs. Pete Stark tomorrow. I've been doing their family picnic for years now.

finally a moment to breath...

2007-07-03T15:59:17Z

If you don't hear from me much today and tomorrow it's because I am working under a self imposed deadline. Tomorrow night, I need to begin blocking the Teen Performance Ensemble Show "THE BALLAD OF BUTTTERCUP GULCH." It's time to put my head down and work on the final script. See you in a few days. You might want to take a look at the video from last year's show, Cocoa Dell'Arte. http://www.mandydalton.com look under the video's tab. I should be the first entry.

Great Holiday Weekend

2007-05-29T00:17:59Z

This is one of the rare Holiday weekends of the year where I actually can enjoy some time off myself. Don't get me wrong. I love clowning, writing, and performing for my living, but one needs to relax sometimes.

Yesterday, I went to a party thrown by a friend of my boyfriend. They went to school together at Glen Burnie High School. The house was fantastic, the food was great, the weather was lovely. The people were interesting and fun. It was mostly a family affair, and I think we had nearly every age. My friend of 20 plus years, Mike Rosman, provided the hosts and guests with a hilarious juggling show. Here's his picture and website:

Today it was a quiet one. I'm catching up with online stuff, had brunch with my Boyfriend. I'm finishing the script for the kids of MNCPPC Teen performance Ensemble. (If anyone knows any good Cowboy jokes for this, send 'em my way.)

I found this video on Break. I loved it! Enjoy.

Link is here if player doesn't work. Tony Blair Sings The Clash

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Birthday Party went well.

2007-05-27T03:23:35Z

Memorial Day weekend is traditionally a very slow weekend for me. Most people go out of town for the weekend. The local carnivals generally don't hire. Festivals avoid MD weekend. So, I usually find it easy to book birthday parties on this weekend.

I've changed the way I do BDs recently. I once tried to keep it to a strict hour. Thirty minute show plus thirty minutes of face painting. Now, I like to have some flexibility. I tell people to expect that I'll be there approximately 90 minutes. I do a "show." The length of the show depends on the ages of the kids. If they are younger, 3-4, I do 15 to 20 minutes. For 5-8, I do 30 minutes. Juggling, comedy, and a little bit of magic. I go to the face painting next and then balloons.

Many of my colleagues in circus poo poo balloons and face painting. I actually enjoy doing it and using it as part of the performance. My face painting has become very elaborate. My balloons are not so elaborate, but I get a lot of comedy out of them.

I enjoy birthdays because the BD performance is the most basic theatre experience. What is more basic than entertaining a group of kids? I get to go into a group and start a little bit of good natured trouble.

Getting ready for work.

2007-05-26T16:32:20Z

Last night, I stayed up until 2:00 am writing the script for the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission Teen Performance Ensemble. this is my third year directing their show. So why am I also writing the script? It's because all I'm really doing is taking the ideas that the kids come up with in improvisation, and then I translate them into a coherent 45 minute show.

I'm so proud of the kids this year! They actually wrote most of the music as well as came up with the core ideas that will end up in the show. If you ever find yourself in my position, that you need to work with a group of teens to put on a production, I highly recommend allowing them to improvise and come up with their own material. When they do it, they have ownership of the material. They want to see the best production possible and they work toward it.

Now I'm about to look up my directions for today's gig. This is a birthday Party. My costume is wrinkled. I need to iron it, so I'll post later.

Mandy

Twitter

2007-05-26T05:46:12Z

follow mandytheclown at http://twitter.com

The Poll on Pirates

2007-05-26T05:19:58Z

View Poll: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

My Own Pirates Poll

2007-05-26T03:12:39Z

View Poll: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

I plan to link this page to my twitter account.

2007-05-26T02:53:17Z

I would like to link this journal to my twitter account. It will be nice to update friends on my activities a little more regularly than I am capable of updating my web page. I'll be linking everything eventually.

Pirates--Mr. Moviefone is a twit.

2007-05-26T02:35:12Z

This is how his review starts:

'Sinking Ship
When Mr. Moviefone says "Tharrr she blows!" in reference to 'Pirates of the Caribbean 3,' he's not talking about a ship, if you know what we mean. '

He then says that there was too much going on in the movie and that it was hard to follow. The dude has an IQ of an amoeba. It was perfectly understandable and pretty entertaining. If you are looking for something profound, you won't find that with this movie, but if you want to have fun, it's a hoot.

Here we go...

2007-05-25T05:28:34Z

My first live journal.