Phil Adamo has had many jobs in his life, including circus clown, graphic designer, truck driver, sandwich maker, and dog walker. In 2001, he earned a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and for the next two decades taught history at Augsburg University in Minnea-polis. He founded and directed Augsburg's nationally recognized Medieval Studies Program and was an award-winning teacher, being named Minnesota Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Since 2019, he focuses on writing. He lives in Minneapolis with a precocious border collie named Saga.
Clowning with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1977. That's me in the top row, center.
Performing at an outdoor theatre festival in Germany (playing the cowbells), late 1970s to early 80s.
Working as an editorial cartoonist and graphic designer at the Huntsville Item, Huntsville, Texas, mid 1980s.
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