{"id":2521,"date":"2008-11-28T01:57:53","date_gmt":"2008-11-28T00:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fadingad.wordpress.com\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2018-01-06T04:39:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T04:39:00","slug":"me-emmett-kelly-jr-long-island-jewish-hospital-september-1969","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/2008\/11\/28\/me-emmett-kelly-jr-long-island-jewish-hospital-september-1969\/","title":{"rendered":"Me &amp; Emmett Kelly, Jr. &#8211; Long Island Jewish Hospital &#8211; September 1969"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u00a9 Frank H. Jump\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/blog\/lo-emmett_kelly_jr_and_me.jpg?resize=500%2C497\" alt=\"\u00a9 Frank H. Jump\" width=\"500\" height=\"497\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Frank H. Jump<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u00a9 Frank H. Jump\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/blog\/lo-out_of_bed.jpg?resize=500%2C504\" alt=\"\u00a9 Frank H. Jump\" width=\"500\" height=\"504\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Frank H. Jump<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After having my appendix removed and being delirious in an oxygen tent with 106\u00b0+ fever, I woke up thinking I was dead. Next to me, watching me sleep, was Emmett Kelly, Jr. with his sad clown face. I remember saying, &#8221; Hey, you&#8217;re Emmett Kelly, Jr.&#8221; His eyes popped out and he almost smiled. After getting me up for my first walk, we went to the playroom and played with the blocks for a while and then he went to visit other children.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 397px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmettkellyjr.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Emmett Kelly Jr.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.emmettkellyjr.com\/images\/387__see.gif?resize=387%2C524\" alt=\"Emmett Kelly Jr.\" width=\"387\" height=\"524\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emmett Kelly Jr. -The World&#8217;s Famous Clown<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19168\" style=\"width: 574px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19168\" data-attachment-id=\"19168\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/2008\/11\/28\/me-emmett-kelly-jr-long-island-jewish-hospital-september-1969\/7d7dfadcbdbadb57ccd9cd7faf6bb671\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/7d7dfadcbdbadb57ccd9cd7faf6bb671.jpg?fit=564%2C839&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"564,839\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7d7dfadcbdbadb57ccd9cd7faf6bb671\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/7d7dfadcbdbadb57ccd9cd7faf6bb671.jpg?fit=564%2C839&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-19168 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/7d7dfadcbdbadb57ccd9cd7faf6bb671.jpg?resize=564%2C839&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/7d7dfadcbdbadb57ccd9cd7faf6bb671.jpg?w=564&amp;ssl=1 564w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/7d7dfadcbdbadb57ccd9cd7faf6bb671.jpg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emmett Kelly Jr. at the Worlds Fair 1965<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emmett_Kelly,_Jr.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmett Leo Kelly, Jr<\/a>. (November 13, 1924 &#8211; November 29, 2006) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After having my appendix removed and being delirious in an oxygen tent with 106\u00b0+ fever, I woke up thinking I was dead. Next to me, watching me sleep, was Emmett Kelly, Jr. with his sad clown face. I remember saying, &#8221; Hey, you&#8217;re Emmett Kelly, Jr.&#8221; His eyes popped out and he almost smiled. 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