Clowns do more than lift spirits at children’s hospitals, they change brains
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Orange County Register
August 14, 2019, 7:14 pm
As I chat with Skyler’s father, Paul Gerdes of Huntington Beach, I suddenly hear one of my least favorite bands, Alvin and the Chipmunks. But, wait, this is live. “The teenie, weenie spider,” Dr. Billy and Dr. Kitty sing in perfect two-part chipmunk ...