Bashful paints his face in the clown truck before The League Of Clowns performs in the Kingdom Day Parade on Monday, June 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. Bashful, Roc’co and the other older clowns try to keep their dancers away from the street violence of South Los Angeles by setting positive examples for them. “As leaders, we have to stand up and say to the kids, ‘This is the right way, this is the wrong way,” said Bashful.