Dave Mampel, known by kids all around the San Francisco Bay Area as Daffy Dave, lives on the fringes of the American Dream in a mobile home park near the outskirts of San Jose, California, with his...view moreDave Mampel, known by kids all around the San Francisco Bay Area as Daffy Dave, lives on the fringes of the American Dream in a mobile home park near the outskirts of San Jose, California, with his adopted dog Poppy. When he's not performing as a professional clown or throwing a frisbee for Poppy, he's writing his next book, a novel called Alchemy Rising.Dave Mampel's portrait is by Dave Lepori of Lepori Photography in Los Gatos, California.view less