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Circus clowns coach seniors'' laugh lesson.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 21-MAR-02 		Format: Online - approximately 953 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Circus clowns coach seniors'' laugh lesson.(METROPOLITAN)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Denise Barnes, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

John Cowan is like thousands of kids who long to be clowns. At 69 he still wanted to be a clown, so he pinned a notice on the bulletin board at Riderwood Village hoping there were others like him.

His notice attracted 18 other residents at the active and independent living community in Silver Spring. Since last year the "Clown Group" he organized has met twice a month to cut up, laugh and don red, bulbous noses.

"It's just fun to laugh. I figure, if two of us laugh, it's good. Almost everyone here can't hear really well," said Mr. Cowan, a silver-haired comedian whose interest in clowning was piqued after he read Dr. Seuss' "You're Only Old Once."

"And, as you get older you lose certain skills. Lots of things happen in life, and a...

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