THE BALLOON MAN

Remembering Tiptoe Tiny Tim

(photo from Balloonman Collection)
by Bill Wundram
from: qctimes.com
December 5, 2012
Today I will wear a black tie with tiny clowns. It is a good tie, because the lining is white silk and was autographed by Herbert Khaury, using his fake name.

His real name — Herbert Khaury — would not sell, so this stringy haired fellow gave himself a new name and began calling himself Tiny Tim. That’s what he wrote on my tie.

I think of Tiny Tim because last week was the 16th anniversary of his death.
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http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/bill-wundram/remembering-tiptoe-tiny-tim/article_9f1139a0-3e94-11e2-8f8b-001a4bcf887a.html