http://babyboomersus.net/ Baby Boomers U.S. Forum Topic: Brian Hoffman is Going to Vincennes to pay Tribute to Red Skelton en Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:42:21 +0000 http://babyboomersus.net/topic/brian-hoffman-is-going-to-vincennes-to-pay-tribute-to-red-skelton#post-46 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:53:07 +0000 FredScholtz 46@http://babyboomersus.net/ <p>Saturday June 12, 2010 marks the second annual Red Skelton Festival with a<br /> “Parade of 1000 Clowns” in Vincennes Indiana. The parade is followed by a<br /> “Paint the Town Red” Festival, with fun, good food, entertainment,<br /> inflatables and games for kids.</p> <p>Brian Hoffman’s celebrity impersonation of Red Skelton has been enjoyed by<br /> thousands of people who visit Las Vegas. Now the people of Red’s hometown<br /> of Vincennes Indiana will feel the love Brian has for “America’s Favorite<br /> Clown”.</p> <p>Brian Hoffman started doing comedy over 15 years ago. Never in his wildest<br /> dreams did he think he would end up in Las Vegas performing in his own<br /> afternoon show as Red Skelton.</p> <p>When asked, “How did you ever decide to become a Red Skelton<br /> impersonator?” the answer is always the same. Brian smiles and says, “It<br /> wasn’t my idea, I believe it was His.”</p> <p>“At first I just thought they were pulling my leg when strangers would<br /> tell me I reminded them of Red Skelton.” says Brian, “But when enough<br /> people tell you something, you tend to start believing in it!”</p> <p>After hearing about the Red Skelton Festival in June, Brian’s wife<br /> insisted that he take a week off from performing in Las Vegas to go see<br /> the home town of the man he impersonates.</p> <p>The week will be packed full of things to do like tours of the oldest<br /> church in Indiana, Basilica of St. Francis Xavier or “The Old Cathedral”,<br /> George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, the Abe Lincoln Trail,<br /> Vincennes State Historic Sites, “Grouseland”, mansion and museum of<br /> William Henry Harrison, 9th U.S. President and the Indiana Military Museum<br /> and a self guided tour of Red Skelton’s boyhood home.</p> <p>To find out more about Brian Hoffman’s tribute to Red Skelton show visit<br /> <a href="http://www.RedSkeltonComedyShow.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.RedSkeltonComedyShow.com</a> </p>