Glurpo the Underwater Clown
The aquatic jester's exact origins are also a little mysterious. Perhaps the idea for Glurpo came to Aquarena Springs's owner and developer, Paul Rogers, in a dream...
According to Maggie Younger, 91, who helped develop the show with Rogers and her then-husband Don Russell, Glurpo was created because "it seemed like clowns would be an interesting and entertaining element to enhance the underwater ballets."
According to Maggie Younger, 91, who helped develop the show with Rogers and her then-husband Don Russell, Glurpo was created because "it seemed like clowns would be an interesting and entertaining element to enhance the underwater ballets."
More info: Texas Monthly
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Seems perfect. Also, all mimes should perform underwater.
Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 04/08/22 at 10:33 AM
I'll be impressed when someone perfects an underwater fire-breathing act.
This adds to the miscellany cluttering my brain -- the only justification for clowns, in my mind, is if they're decent jugglers. Can you juggle underwater? I had to find out. Now that I know, it's a fact I'll have at the back of my mind until I die.
This adds to the miscellany cluttering my brain -- the only justification for clowns, in my mind, is if they're decent jugglers. Can you juggle underwater? I had to find out. Now that I know, it's a fact I'll have at the back of my mind until I die.
Posted by Phideaux on 04/08/22 at 01:42 PM
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