HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The makeup, the funny costume and hat -- you wouldn't think there's any danger in being a clown, but in the rodeo there's no funny business for the men and women who suit up ...

It's an hour before showtime and Rob Gann is running late. He has to get his makeup on, climb into his costume, and build a flash-bang firework that will provide the big noisy finish for his act.