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hile employed as
an administrator
for a Chabad
house in Detroit
3 1/2 years ago, Patti Sue
Glassman was briefly
working with an office tem-
porary who was a profes-
sional clown on the side.
"She told me all about
clowning. I thought she
was crazy, but she sparked
my interest," Ms. Glass-
man said.
The co-worker inspired
a brand new career.
After completing a
three-month clown class
through Livonia Commu-
nity Education and book-
ing amateur gigs through
charity events, Ms. Glass-
man found immediate suc-
cess.
Within her first year, the
former Lubavitch administrator
was recruited to perform with the
Royal Hanneford Circus at the
Palace of Auburn Hills in front of
an audience of 30,000.
"I ran away with the circus,
and it was very exciting," Ms.
Glassman said. "It was at that
point I knew I wanted to become
a professional clown."
Patticake, Ms. Glassman's
main character, has performed
professionally for less than a
year. But Patticake has twice
earned first-place honors at the
Michigan State Fair clown com-
petition.
'Ms. Glassman also earned a
third-place award this year
dressed like a beggar as her new
character, "Sadie the Bag Lady,"

With 20 different costumes, 16
wigs and hundreds of props to
choose from, Ms. Glassman
Patti Sue Glassman:
Playing Patticake
brings along her gefilte fish stick
to circus crowds.
and big foam lox and bagel to ap-
peal to a Jewish crowd.
PHOTO BY MARSHA NEVEAU
Growing up in Toledo,
Ms. Glassman attended
that city's Conservative
synagogue, B'nai Israel. Af-
ter spending 10 years in
management at a large
corporation, she took an
administrative position at
the Jewish Community
Center in Harrisburg, Pa.
In 1987, she settled in
the Detroit metro area,
which eventually turned
out to be a great venue for
her new career.
"In a big city like Detroit,
there's always a need for
entertainers," Ms. Glass-
man said.
She's done it all, from
company picnics to
Her horse,
school assemblies to
Bucky, has birthday parties.
become part
"Clowns
spread
of the act.
happiness and I can't
tell you how good it
makes me feel when I make a
child or an adult smile or laugh,"
she said. "If people forget about
their problems, even just for a
minute, that's my reward."
Ms. Glassman explained that
people enjoy clowns because they
are fantasy characters who fall
on the ground, bop each other on
the head, and essentially do the
things people wish they could do.
In addition to her newfound
passion for clowning, Ms. Glass-
man said she has always loved
horses, so in her most recent un-
dertaking, she is incorporating
mini-horses into her act.
Dubbed the "equestrian
clown," Patticake appeared re-
and had an interesting experi- cently at the North American
Horse Spectacular at the Novi
ence in the process.
"Before the competition, I had Expo Center.
"Audiences absolutely adore
to walk across the street in my
costume to use the bathroom. As the horses," she said. "The more
I was corning out of the building, people applaud, the more they
someone felt sorry for me and perform."
If it is in the cards, her horse,
gave me a quarter," Ms. Glass-
"Bucky," might soon be receiving
man said.
Through appearances at some national exposure.
Ms. Glassman is in the process
statewide events and circuses,
Ms. Glassman admitted she has of sending in a videotape of
picked up many of her perform- Bucky on a teeter-totter for the
ing skills simply by watching oth- "stupid pet tricks" segment on
`The Late Show With David Let-
er clowns.
"I have no acting training," Ms. terman."
In the meantime, Ms. Glass-
Glassman said. "My talent is tru-
man will continue developing her
ly a gift from God."
Ms. Glassman has also man- act and establishing contacts in
aged to stay close to her Jewish the entertainment industry as
roots, performing for Jewish or- her popularity spreads. ❑
ganizations.

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