Puerto Rican Parade Character

This clown was designed for the Puerto Rican Parade. I agreed to do the gig with George Anastos as long as I didnt have to walk the entire parade carrying all my props-hula hoops, juggling stuff, poi, etc...it can be quite a heavy basket...
Creative genius that he is... made a plastic shopping cart into a base amp totin low rider that had the folks on the side lines howling and pointing at us. He mostly pushed me, but I also pushed for a while and when the parade slowed or stopped we both got out to do tricks. We even had beach/ lawn chairs that we set up to create the scene and have a rest-in character of course.

I wish I had pictures of us in the apparatus but I have not been offered any as of yet... nor do I know any of the numerous people who were snapping photos that day...back in summer a few years ago. I just found these two shots on my phone. I guess I had grabbed them to document my character that day in two mirrors I have downstairs before I left for the gig. I had to borrow a truck to bring everything down and then drive it back and take the T down in my costume. I do get some looks sometimes...
And thank God for the umbrella hat, because it was a sunny sunny day. I would have been burned. I cant see any clown shoes and I cant remember which ones I wore, I am sure the props were matching though...

We were exhausted after this gig but we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.