CLOWNS GATHER TO TALK ABOUT FUNNY BUSINESS BUT LOCAL CONVENTION MAY BE THE LAST ONE

The Boston Globe | March 24, 2005| | Copyright

Koo Koo stepped on stage dressed in his standard uniform: purple wig, orange bow tie, polka dot vest, blue and yellow long-sleeved shirt, and goofy-looking pants.

In appropriate MC fashion, he announced, "Next up is number eight, Frazzle. Put your hands together for Frazzle."

It was Saturday morning, and a bunch of clowns had taken over the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor. Koo Koo is the alter ego of Steve Cook, a 52-year-old father from Medfield who works for a Foxborough mortgage company. On his days off, Cook dons his clown costume and entertains children at hospitals, parades, and fairs.

He ...

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