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>> We're going to have
a little fun here tonight at the circus,

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so you're all invited!

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>> When a goose clown
has brown with white,

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and then there's a white faced clown,

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and the white face is all white
with eyebrows and mouth drawn on.

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And then you have character clowns.

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I have white around my eyes
and around my mouth,

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and then I have brown around the rest,

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and then some accent colors.

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I remember the first time I put this on,

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the guys are, like, "Well,
we thank you for coming,

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but your makeup isn't very good today."

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Clowns can be blunt.

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>> Hey!
>> How are you doing?

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>> The more you do,
the better you get at it.

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You watch other guys do things.

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>> All our fingers.
>> Really.

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>> And you learn from them.
>> Do it again!

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>> We raise money,

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and then, boo, money

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is donated by the unit
to the surrounding hospitals.

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Huh, what do you think?
I like it!

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The interaction with people
is what I really like.

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How are you doing?

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The perfect aspect of this is
the interaction with the kids.

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Their idea of perfect is when you go in

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and you pay attention to them

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and make a fuss,

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and have a good time with the kids.

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Everybody against me!

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Up!

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It's kind of nice when you build
those kinds of relationships,

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and you're a public figure.

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All right, boom!

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There's a certain expectation
of how you behave and how you act.

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>> Go get another one!
>> Go get another one!

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>> I like the fact that we can
make an impression on people.

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We're going to have to oil our
[INAUDIBLE], they're kind of squeaky.

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>> Yeah, they're getting old.
>> As a CBP officer,

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obviously our job is to read people.

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When you ask them a question,
you look to see how they react.

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Those tools are useful in clowning,

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but not for the same reason.

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Good to see you!
>> Yeah, good!

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>> You know, sometimes a kid
will be very hesitant

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when they approach you.

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You have to deal with them accordingly.

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So like with me, I'm a pretty big guy,

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I'm 6' 3",
250 pounds.

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If a kid comes up

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and you can see they're a little bit
nervous, I'll get down on my knees.

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Do you want a picture?
Come get a picture!

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>> Get down to their level.

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And they get more comfortable,

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because you're not
as imposing that way.

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No, I thought you were [INAUDIBLE].

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Teenagers are interesting at the circus.

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They'll try and avoid you,
because it's not cool.

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I'll say --
"Do you have your cellphone?"

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"Well, what do you want me
to take my phone out for?"

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"Well, we're going to do a selfie."

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And instantly you see
the light click on.

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Okay, yeah, we'll give you a card,
and you can tag me.

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And they think, oh, he's with it,
he knows what he's doing.

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Perfect!

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You have to interact different ways
with different people.

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Let's do duck lips.
>> Okay.

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>> Sometimes people
will show up at the border,

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and they'll have -- their expectation,
there's a little bit of fear there

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because even though, you know,

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most, 99.9 percent of the time

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they haven't done anything wrong,
it's just you're an authority figure.

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Hey grandma, I was here! Hi!

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>> I will say I brought a few things

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from clowning to my job
at the border, like

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once you have established

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that a person's not a threat,

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if they have kids
in the back seat,

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I'm done with the parents.

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I'll talk to the kids.

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I'm not trying to elicit information,

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it's just you make them
more comfortable.

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So the next time those people
come to the border, they're not afraid.

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Clown -- it's hard
to get mad at that guy.

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Don't get eaten by an elephant!

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The big name tag,
that's, you know, your mark.

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I'm Camo, the clown.
Come on, your picture with me?

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Awesome!
Come on over.

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Because we're Camo's.
All right!

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We have all different guys.

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We have Disco,
and we have Phys Ed.

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He's a gym teacher.
One guy's Trash Can,

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but he's a hobo clown.

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He's a little grumpy,
but he's a good guy.

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I mean, it goes on
and on at the circus.

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The last time, we had 42 clowns.

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When you go to the [Shrine?]
Hospitals, you pay nothing.

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Whatever your insurance
doesn't cover is covered.

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They afford people the opportunity
to get treatment, ieregardless

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of their ability to pay.

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And I like the concept.

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I like the idea
that we're helping people,

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and we're giving back.
You're welcome!

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I enjoy it.
I really do.

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I have a great time.

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But it's the idea
of giving back to the community,

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and to the people.

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And sometimes you see poverty
when you do things like this.

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>> What do you say, Nan?

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>> But for that moment, they just --

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they have a big smile.
And they enjoy it.

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They'll ask you
for a balloon

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and you tie a balloon for them,

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and you give them a clown card

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and you sign an autograph --

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it's great to be
a part of that.

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Oh, you want one too?

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All right, there's
a card for you.

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No man is bigger than
when he stoops to help a child.

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We're going to shake it out of him!

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It's just kind
of a philosophy that I like.

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You can get away with things as a clown
just goofing around with people,

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that if the average person
did it they'd be upset.

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But when you do it,
you're a clown.

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I actually have three
or four different noses

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that on occasion I use.

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Well, this is one of the few times

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I actually get to wear hair.

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So what we're going to do is,
we're going to go visit some schools

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and go into the classrooms.

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We'll go classroom to classroom
and we'll interact.

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Wait, don't move, don't wiggle!

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And at some point in time, I'll take
my hair off, and put it on a kid.

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And they laugh because they see the kid
in a -- with the wig on.

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Danica, you could be a good clown!

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And two, they see me without hair,

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so it's kind of funny.

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You never know what to expect.

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Our most veteran clowns have 35,

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40 years of doing this.

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And they stick with it
because they love it.

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They love the interaction with people,

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and they love what we represent
and what we do for people.

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We'll see you at the circus.
>> Thank you!