John Pinney- August 19 to August 23
Born into a Circus Family….when it ws discovered he had a fear of sawdust, the family had to leave in disgrace. Spent his formative years in Chicago trying to convince his schoolmates he wasn’t a midget. His family moved him to Springfield, Missouri where he attended a Catholic School run by the “Holy Order of Killer Nuns.”
A professional boxer at the age of nineteen, he had forty-two pro fights and became the “Southern Middle-Wieght Champion.” John was suspended from boxing after losing a fight on a bad decision when he remarked, “I knew I was in trouble when I saw the judges had seein-eye dogs.”
After being hit in the head for eight years, he realized he had a weird way of thinking about things and became a codmedian. Some people didn’t understand how he would do comedy after boxing, but then again, they didn’t see his last two fights!
“Pure energy on stage, guaranteed laughs.” -Kansas City Star
“Brilliant…his bongo routine was hilarious!” -St. Louis Riverside Times
“FUNNY.” -Variety Magazine
“Was very good, talked about him for days afterwards.” -Pittsburgh State University
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