It absolutely SHOCKS me to see the owner of something called "Evil Clown Animation" involved in a sex crime. After all, it's not like there is some fundamental connection between clowns (particularly 'evil' ones) and abberrant sexuality.
Oh yeah, that's right, there totally is.
Animator had sex with girl, 13
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/194833
A Toronto animator who had frequent sexual encounters with a "precocious" 13-year-old neighbourhood girl has been convicted of sexual interference.
Mike Dobson, 37, who has worked on such TV shows as Pippi Longstocking and Little Bear, engaged in kissing, oral sex and intercourse with a willing participant of "13 years going on 19," Superior Court Justice Arthur Gans said yesterday.
But there can be no legal consent between an adult and a 13-year-old, Gans added.
Yesterday the judge convicted the tall, casually dressed owner of Evil Clown Animation of four counts of having sex with a girl under 14 between December 2001 and April 2002.
Monday, April 09, 2007
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
This Week in Juggalos
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070301/NEWS/103010115/0/FRONTPAGE
Murder suspect threatened others with knife
Mike Peters, (Bio)
mpeters@greeleytribune.com
March 1, 2007
Days before he was arrested for the stabbing murder of a 17-year-old boy, Weld County court records show Brodie Clayton threatened two women with a 12-inch butcher knife and said, "I am the Grim Reaper and I am doing my work."
Also, Clayton's tattoos indicate he was an avid fan of the band, Insane Clown Posse, a band that is quickly being identified with gang violence among police circles on both coasts.
In court affidavits released this week, police said Clayton, 18, threatened two women in Lochbuie with the knife last week. Early Saturday morning in Frederick, police believe he stabbed and killed Kyle McCune, 17, the son of a Dacono city councilman.
Police say McCune was stabbed in the chest with a large knife about 2:30 a.m. Saturday. He was pronounced dead an hour later at a hospital.
Court records indicate the suspect, Clayton, he had "ICP" tattooed on his left hand and "Hatchet Man" tattooed on his right arm. The "Hatchet Man" symbol is the logo for Insane Clown Posse's record label, Psychopathic Records. Many Insane Clown Posse fans have adopted the "Hatchet Man" symbol with tattoos.
Clayton is in the Weld County Jail on two bonds: $500,000 for a charge of second-degree murder, and $250,000 for the assault charges earlier in the week.Lochbuie police took the report from two women who said Clayton was apparently angry at one of them because she left Clayton's home where he lived with his mother in Lochbuie.
The girlfriend told police Clayton told her, "How about a bullet in the head? How about that?"
He also sat on one woman's car and told her he would puncture a tire with the knife every time she "broke a deal" with him. When the woman walked away, Clayton stabbed one tire with the knife, the report stated.
Earlier in the week, the woman said they'd accused Clayton of using illegal drugs and he became angry. The report stated he hit one of the women and cut the other on the neck with the 12-inch knife. Clayton allegedly told the woman, "I hit an artery, and you are going to bleed to death; the job is not done. I am the Grim Reaper, and I am doing my work."Police have not said whether the knife used to threaten the women was the same knife they believe was used to kill Kyle.
Lochbuie police did not learn of the assaults on the women until Feb. 23, when the women called the station. Officers were unable to locate Clayton at that time, but just 12 hours after the women reported the incident, Kyle was stabbed in a house in Frederick.
Clayton was arrested by Frederick police, who found him hiding in the back yard of the house. Because he allegedly held the women against their will during the confrontation, Lochbuie police arrested Clayton on charges of false imprisonment, assault, criminal mischief, felony menacing and attempted murder.
Clayton's criminal record dates back to menacing and assaults incident from the time he was 14 years old.
Memorial serviceKyle McCune's memorial service is set for 3:30 p.m. today in the Dacono Lion's Club building
AND :
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070303/NEWS01/703030332/1004/NEWS
Man to serve at least 20 years in prison for rape
JACLYN O'MALLEY RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL Posted: 3/3/2007
A 21-year-old man who identifies himself as an Insane Clown Posse "juggalo" must serve at least 20 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl he met at a Sparks skate boarding park, a judge ruled Friday.
Judge Connie Steinheimer of Washoe District Court sentenced Bryson Tyler Lokken to two life sentences for two counts of sexual assault of a child and lewdness with a child.
Jurors in January found Lokken guilty of the charges that stemmed from the May 2 attack in his bedroom in Sparks. Deputy District Attorney Rebecca Druckman said the injuries the girl received related to the rape were the worst she has seen in quite some time.
"Bryson Lokken raped me and took something from me I will never get back, something that was just mine," the now 14-year-old girl said during Friday's sentencing hearing. "I took pride in my virginity.
"...I have felt as if I lost the whole last year of my life," she said. "I can't say what punishment he deserves, but my feeling more than anything is he needs therapy.
"I will never be able to forget it," the girl said. "I pray he gets the help he needs and does not do it to anyone again."
Druckman said the girl had been with some friends at a Sparks skate park when Lokken asked the girl if she wanted to come over to his home and watch a movie.
Once in his bedroom, Lokken raped her. He then followed her home and threatened to harm her if she told anyone what happened. A few days later, she told her parents, who called police.
Druckman said that during a Hot August Nights event, the girl said one of Lokken's friends battered her for "putting my homie in jail for a rape he didn't do." Evidence presented in court also showed that soon after the girl's sexual assault, a relative of the girl became involved in a fist fight with Lokken.
"...Not only was I dealing with the rape but mountains of threats and windows in my home broken," the girl said. "There were rumors from his friends that I wanted it, and I was a liar. Most disappointing of all was losing many friends and my freedom. I wasn't able to go out or attend school because I feared for my safety."
Lokken, who had been working occasional landscaping and janitorial jobs when he was arrested, told authorities he identified himself as a "juggalo" which is a male fan of the rap group Insane Clown Posse.
At the time of the girl's rape, Lokken was on probation for a gross misdemeanor of attempted grand larceny.
Murder suspect threatened others with knife
Mike Peters, (Bio)
mpeters@greeleytribune.com
March 1, 2007
Days before he was arrested for the stabbing murder of a 17-year-old boy, Weld County court records show Brodie Clayton threatened two women with a 12-inch butcher knife and said, "I am the Grim Reaper and I am doing my work."
Also, Clayton's tattoos indicate he was an avid fan of the band, Insane Clown Posse, a band that is quickly being identified with gang violence among police circles on both coasts.
In court affidavits released this week, police said Clayton, 18, threatened two women in Lochbuie with the knife last week. Early Saturday morning in Frederick, police believe he stabbed and killed Kyle McCune, 17, the son of a Dacono city councilman.
Police say McCune was stabbed in the chest with a large knife about 2:30 a.m. Saturday. He was pronounced dead an hour later at a hospital.
Court records indicate the suspect, Clayton, he had "ICP" tattooed on his left hand and "Hatchet Man" tattooed on his right arm. The "Hatchet Man" symbol is the logo for Insane Clown Posse's record label, Psychopathic Records. Many Insane Clown Posse fans have adopted the "Hatchet Man" symbol with tattoos.
Clayton is in the Weld County Jail on two bonds: $500,000 for a charge of second-degree murder, and $250,000 for the assault charges earlier in the week.Lochbuie police took the report from two women who said Clayton was apparently angry at one of them because she left Clayton's home where he lived with his mother in Lochbuie.
The girlfriend told police Clayton told her, "How about a bullet in the head? How about that?"
He also sat on one woman's car and told her he would puncture a tire with the knife every time she "broke a deal" with him. When the woman walked away, Clayton stabbed one tire with the knife, the report stated.
Earlier in the week, the woman said they'd accused Clayton of using illegal drugs and he became angry. The report stated he hit one of the women and cut the other on the neck with the 12-inch knife. Clayton allegedly told the woman, "I hit an artery, and you are going to bleed to death; the job is not done. I am the Grim Reaper, and I am doing my work."Police have not said whether the knife used to threaten the women was the same knife they believe was used to kill Kyle.
Lochbuie police did not learn of the assaults on the women until Feb. 23, when the women called the station. Officers were unable to locate Clayton at that time, but just 12 hours after the women reported the incident, Kyle was stabbed in a house in Frederick.
Clayton was arrested by Frederick police, who found him hiding in the back yard of the house. Because he allegedly held the women against their will during the confrontation, Lochbuie police arrested Clayton on charges of false imprisonment, assault, criminal mischief, felony menacing and attempted murder.
Clayton's criminal record dates back to menacing and assaults incident from the time he was 14 years old.
Memorial serviceKyle McCune's memorial service is set for 3:30 p.m. today in the Dacono Lion's Club building
AND :
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070303/NEWS01/703030332/1004/NEWS
Man to serve at least 20 years in prison for rape
JACLYN O'MALLEY RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL Posted: 3/3/2007
A 21-year-old man who identifies himself as an Insane Clown Posse "juggalo" must serve at least 20 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl he met at a Sparks skate boarding park, a judge ruled Friday.
Judge Connie Steinheimer of Washoe District Court sentenced Bryson Tyler Lokken to two life sentences for two counts of sexual assault of a child and lewdness with a child.
Jurors in January found Lokken guilty of the charges that stemmed from the May 2 attack in his bedroom in Sparks. Deputy District Attorney Rebecca Druckman said the injuries the girl received related to the rape were the worst she has seen in quite some time.
"Bryson Lokken raped me and took something from me I will never get back, something that was just mine," the now 14-year-old girl said during Friday's sentencing hearing. "I took pride in my virginity.
"...I have felt as if I lost the whole last year of my life," she said. "I can't say what punishment he deserves, but my feeling more than anything is he needs therapy.
"I will never be able to forget it," the girl said. "I pray he gets the help he needs and does not do it to anyone again."
Druckman said the girl had been with some friends at a Sparks skate park when Lokken asked the girl if she wanted to come over to his home and watch a movie.
Once in his bedroom, Lokken raped her. He then followed her home and threatened to harm her if she told anyone what happened. A few days later, she told her parents, who called police.
Druckman said that during a Hot August Nights event, the girl said one of Lokken's friends battered her for "putting my homie in jail for a rape he didn't do." Evidence presented in court also showed that soon after the girl's sexual assault, a relative of the girl became involved in a fist fight with Lokken.
"...Not only was I dealing with the rape but mountains of threats and windows in my home broken," the girl said. "There were rumors from his friends that I wanted it, and I was a liar. Most disappointing of all was losing many friends and my freedom. I wasn't able to go out or attend school because I feared for my safety."
Lokken, who had been working occasional landscaping and janitorial jobs when he was arrested, told authorities he identified himself as a "juggalo" which is a male fan of the rap group Insane Clown Posse.
At the time of the girl's rape, Lokken was on probation for a gross misdemeanor of attempted grand larceny.
Police charge man in theft of beheaded Ronald McDonald statue
http://www.centredaily.com/129/story/31972.html
Tuesday, Mar 6, 2007
Posted on Mon, Mar. 05, 2007
State police have charged a 22-year-old man with theft, alleging he took a family's Ronald McDonald statue that was later found beheaded in a wood patch.
Jason Anthony Nocar, of Hopewell Township, has been charged with theft, conspiracy and related counts, state police said Saturday. Troopers are looking for a second suspect.
The iconic fast-food clown disappeared from the Grieger home on Jan. 15. About two weeks later, Joy Grieger found its severed head on her family's Stewartstown property with X's drawn over its eyes. The rest of the 300-pound statue turned up elsewhere a few days later.
Grieger, who once worked for McDonald's, adopted the statue decades ago.
Nocar declined to comment Sunday.
Tuesday, Mar 6, 2007
Posted on Mon, Mar. 05, 2007
State police have charged a 22-year-old man with theft, alleging he took a family's Ronald McDonald statue that was later found beheaded in a wood patch.
Jason Anthony Nocar, of Hopewell Township, has been charged with theft, conspiracy and related counts, state police said Saturday. Troopers are looking for a second suspect.
The iconic fast-food clown disappeared from the Grieger home on Jan. 15. About two weeks later, Joy Grieger found its severed head on her family's Stewartstown property with X's drawn over its eyes. The rest of the 300-pound statue turned up elsewhere a few days later.
Grieger, who once worked for McDonald's, adopted the statue decades ago.
Nocar declined to comment Sunday.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Columbia's Alleged Clown Slayer Arrested
http://www.playfuls.com/news_10_15964-Colombias-Alleged-Clown-Slayer-Arrested.html
A man allegedly connected to the shooting deaths of two circus clowns during a performance in Colombia has been arrested, El Tiempo reported Saturday.
Police said Walter Bautista, 21, was being held on charges of murder and the trafficking of arms, though it is not certain whether police consider him the killer.
The two clowns were gunned down during a Tuesday night performance. Police said they are not certain why the performers were killed.© 2007 UPI
ALSO:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/24/america/LA-GEN-Colombia-Clowns-Killed.php
Colombian police arrest man in clown deaths
The Associated Press
Friday, February 23, 2007
BOGOTA, Colombia: Police said they arrested a man Friday in connection with the killing of two clowns in front of dozens of children during a performance, in a case that has convulsed even this violence-hardened South American country.
Walter Bautista, 21, who goes by the alias "My Fish," was being held on charges of murder and trafficking in arms, a police statement said.
Clowns Willington Villamizar, 18, known as "Rony," and Nelson Nunez, 24, known as "Andres," were gunned down Tuesday night in the middle of their circus act in the town of Cucuta, about 400 miles (650 kilometers) northeast of Bogota near the border with Venezuela.
Acrobats, harlequins, animal trainers and other circus performers staged protests in different parts of the country following the killings, chanting "Justice for the assassins of laughter."
Other circuses held moments of silence for the dead clowns.
A spokeswoman for the Cucuta police said authorities were investigating the cause of the double slayings, but said they had discounted the reason being the men's jobs.
A man allegedly connected to the shooting deaths of two circus clowns during a performance in Colombia has been arrested, El Tiempo reported Saturday.
Police said Walter Bautista, 21, was being held on charges of murder and the trafficking of arms, though it is not certain whether police consider him the killer.
The two clowns were gunned down during a Tuesday night performance. Police said they are not certain why the performers were killed.© 2007 UPI
ALSO:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/24/america/LA-GEN-Colombia-Clowns-Killed.php
Colombian police arrest man in clown deaths
The Associated Press
Friday, February 23, 2007
BOGOTA, Colombia: Police said they arrested a man Friday in connection with the killing of two clowns in front of dozens of children during a performance, in a case that has convulsed even this violence-hardened South American country.
Walter Bautista, 21, who goes by the alias "My Fish," was being held on charges of murder and trafficking in arms, a police statement said.
Clowns Willington Villamizar, 18, known as "Rony," and Nelson Nunez, 24, known as "Andres," were gunned down Tuesday night in the middle of their circus act in the town of Cucuta, about 400 miles (650 kilometers) northeast of Bogota near the border with Venezuela.
Acrobats, harlequins, animal trainers and other circus performers staged protests in different parts of the country following the killings, chanting "Justice for the assassins of laughter."
Other circuses held moments of silence for the dead clowns.
A spokeswoman for the Cucuta police said authorities were investigating the cause of the double slayings, but said they had discounted the reason being the men's jobs.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Clown-masked thief breaks into condo
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=bd302c7f-b7a4-4159-acdb-4b6408cf0771&k=49621
Rob Shaw
Times Colonist
Thursday, February 01, 2007
It wasn’t Ronald McDonald or Krusty, but some Bozo in a clown outfit broke into a Cordova Bay Road condo last night.
The costumed criminal climbed up construction scaffolding to find an unlocked sliding glass door on the fourth floor, said Saanich police Sgt. John Price.
The clown started rummaging through drawers and cupboards before accidentally opening a door to the bedroom, where a man was just settling down for a night’s sleep.
Not surprisingly, the man was shocked to be confronted with the worst fear of almost any child and the plot of a gripping Stephen King novel — a menacing clown in your bedroom.
“It’s one thing to have a suspect break into your room, but it’s quite another thing to have a clown break into your room,” said Price.
The clown made a grab for the man’s watch, which was sitting on a nightstand table. But the condo resident told him to get lost, and the clown fled down the scaffolding, said Price.
A police dog was unable to catch the clown scent. However, there were muddy footprints in the apartment, said Price.
It doesn’t appear the clown prince of crime got away with any actual items — that is, assuming the intruder was a man. Price said that’s unclear.
“There’s no indication on gender because the clown didn’t say a word.”
Anyone who saw something “unusual” in the 5100 block of Cordova Bay Road around 10:30 p.m. is asked to phone Saanich police at 475-4321.
Rob Shaw
Times Colonist
Thursday, February 01, 2007
It wasn’t Ronald McDonald or Krusty, but some Bozo in a clown outfit broke into a Cordova Bay Road condo last night.
The costumed criminal climbed up construction scaffolding to find an unlocked sliding glass door on the fourth floor, said Saanich police Sgt. John Price.
The clown started rummaging through drawers and cupboards before accidentally opening a door to the bedroom, where a man was just settling down for a night’s sleep.
Not surprisingly, the man was shocked to be confronted with the worst fear of almost any child and the plot of a gripping Stephen King novel — a menacing clown in your bedroom.
“It’s one thing to have a suspect break into your room, but it’s quite another thing to have a clown break into your room,” said Price.
The clown made a grab for the man’s watch, which was sitting on a nightstand table. But the condo resident told him to get lost, and the clown fled down the scaffolding, said Price.
A police dog was unable to catch the clown scent. However, there were muddy footprints in the apartment, said Price.
It doesn’t appear the clown prince of crime got away with any actual items — that is, assuming the intruder was a man. Price said that’s unclear.
“There’s no indication on gender because the clown didn’t say a word.”
Anyone who saw something “unusual” in the 5100 block of Cordova Bay Road around 10:30 p.m. is asked to phone Saanich police at 475-4321.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Clown-masked gunman robs store in Eldon
http://www.lakesunleader.com/articles/2007/01/29/news/02.txt
Clown-masked gunman robs store in Eldon
By Lake Sun staff
MILLER COUNTY ' The Eldon Police Department was searching for a suspect wanted for questioning in connection with an armed robbery at a convenience store late last week.
The robbery was reported late Thursday evening after a clerk at the Casey's convenience store was held up at gunpoint by a male suspect wearing a clown mask.
According to police chief Rodney Fair, the suspect allegedly walked into the store and demanded the clerk hand over money out of the register. The suspect brandished a handgun at the clerk, Fair said.
The suspect is believed to have fled on foot into a nearby residential area, pitching the handgun used in the robbery.
A handgun matching the description given by the clerk was found by the Eldon Police Department's canine a short distance from the entrance of the store.
Police did not release how much money was taken in the robbery, nor did they provide a detailed description of the suspect. The store is located at the intersection of 4th St. and Grand Ave.
Last week's hold up is the second time in the last several months the store has been the target of a robber. In November, a clerk refused to turn over the cash register receipts to a would-be thief demanding money.
When the clerk refused to cooperate, the suspect fled from the store on foot. Police arrested him within hours of the attempt.
Contact this reporter at joycem@lakesunleader.com
Clown-masked gunman robs store in Eldon
By Lake Sun staff
MILLER COUNTY ' The Eldon Police Department was searching for a suspect wanted for questioning in connection with an armed robbery at a convenience store late last week.
The robbery was reported late Thursday evening after a clerk at the Casey's convenience store was held up at gunpoint by a male suspect wearing a clown mask.
According to police chief Rodney Fair, the suspect allegedly walked into the store and demanded the clerk hand over money out of the register. The suspect brandished a handgun at the clerk, Fair said.
The suspect is believed to have fled on foot into a nearby residential area, pitching the handgun used in the robbery.
A handgun matching the description given by the clerk was found by the Eldon Police Department's canine a short distance from the entrance of the store.
Police did not release how much money was taken in the robbery, nor did they provide a detailed description of the suspect. The store is located at the intersection of 4th St. and Grand Ave.
Last week's hold up is the second time in the last several months the store has been the target of a robber. In November, a clerk refused to turn over the cash register receipts to a would-be thief demanding money.
When the clerk refused to cooperate, the suspect fled from the store on foot. Police arrested him within hours of the attempt.
Contact this reporter at joycem@lakesunleader.com
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Clown Academics
Israeli degree in 'medical clowning' a prescription for health
By Asher Goldstein January 14, 2007
Laughter is the best medicine - an old saying, but one that the University of Haifa is taking seriously by introducing Israel's first degree program - and perhaps the only degree in the world - in medical clowning. "It's a kind of start-up actually," said Herzel Ziyoni about the pilot program being offered by the university's Department. of Theater.
http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles%5El1523&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Health
and:
New graduates await clowning glory
Toaster and Shuffles learn you are never too old to be a clown
By Tanya Rose, MEDIANEWS STAFF
Article Last Updated: 01/10/2007 06:54:13 AM PST
Joe Silva, CEO of the Concord Senior Citizens Club and a retired mortgage banker, groans in fake pain inside Fuddruckers restaurant while children point and laugh.
He has a pretend toothache and needs a dentist, pronto. Albert Zais, 65, rushes in with a pair of giant pliers and readies for surgery. He adjusts the red, fuzzy clown wig hes wearing, pauses for theatrical effect, then pretends to plunge his hand into Silvas moaning mouth.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_4983425
By Asher Goldstein January 14, 2007
Laughter is the best medicine - an old saying, but one that the University of Haifa is taking seriously by introducing Israel's first degree program - and perhaps the only degree in the world - in medical clowning. "It's a kind of start-up actually," said Herzel Ziyoni about the pilot program being offered by the university's Department. of Theater.
http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles%5El1523&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Health
and:
New graduates await clowning glory
Toaster and Shuffles learn you are never too old to be a clown
By Tanya Rose, MEDIANEWS STAFF
Article Last Updated: 01/10/2007 06:54:13 AM PST
Joe Silva, CEO of the Concord Senior Citizens Club and a retired mortgage banker, groans in fake pain inside Fuddruckers restaurant while children point and laugh.
He has a pretend toothache and needs a dentist, pronto. Albert Zais, 65, rushes in with a pair of giant pliers and readies for surgery. He adjusts the red, fuzzy clown wig hes wearing, pauses for theatrical effect, then pretends to plunge his hand into Silvas moaning mouth.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_4983425
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Pilo Family Circus: Review
http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1988909,00.html
Big-top bogey men
Will Elliott's horror story The Pilo Family Circus does nothing to help the image of clowns, says Elena Seymenliyska
Elena Seymenliyska
Saturday January 13, 2007
Pilo Family Circusby Will Elliott 314pp, Quercus, £10.99
Jamie is a modern everyman, an Australian twentysomething arts graduate killing time in a McJob and living in a tip of a houseshare in Brisbane. Late one night, driving home from work, he is forced to a sudden stop. A man is standing in the middle of the road, as though hatched out of a giant egg. Dressed in a flowery shirt, striped pants and oversized red shoes, his eyes bulge out of a white-painted face. He opens and shuts his mouth but no sound comes out. Then he simply walks off into the night.
As the silent-film star Lon Chaney is supposed to have said, there's nothing funny about a clown in the moonlight. The next day it happens again, but this time there are three of them: one on the roof of a house, one on the ground and one who's just a mean old bastard, despite the cute kittens printed on his shirt. The day after that, they wreak havoc in Jamie's house. Amid the wreckage, Jamie finds a card addressed "For a Special Guy", and inside it the message: "You have two days to pass your audition. You better pass it, feller. You're joining the circus. Ain't that the best news you ever got?" It's signed Gonko, Doopy and Goshy, on behalf of the Pilo Family Circus.
Will Elliott's first novel taps into an established tradition born out of coulrophobia, or fear of clowns. From the murderous jester of commedia dell' arte to the sadistic Pennywise in Stephen King's It, the masked man with the false grin is both a reliable bogey man and a subversive social critic. Elliott's clowns are as unnerving as they come, but their weirdness is more than just an act: this particular circus has pitched its tent in the underworld. Reached via a Portaloo portal, it floats in a dark cellar of the universe, right next door to hell. From there, it lures unsuspecting "tricks" - "regular types who eat pies, watch football and breed" - before milking them of their souls.
In charge of this operation is Kurt Pilo, a seven-foot giant with talons who likes to snack on teeth as if they were popcorn. (It was Mr Pilo who helped a certain failed Austrian painter make his name in political history.) Once Jamie is dragged into this underworld, he is shown what he would have become in real life: an alcoholic in a dead-end government job, with a disabled son whose mother is squeezing him for child support. Only wearing the white facepaint will save him from this living death. But as soon as the facepaint goes on, Jamie becomes JJ, a sadistic psychopath. Can Jamie manage to kill off JJ without destroying himself?
Elliott is stronger on the carnivalesque imagery than he is on the cod-philosophy. Like Chuck Palahniuk in Fight Club, his gripe seems to be with "ordinary" life, as lived by regular pie-munching breeders, but his critique gets lost in complex confabulations of alternate universes, mind-altering substances and shape-shifting characters. While The Pilo Family Circus won a first novel award in its native Australia, it might have made a better horror movie or violent computer game.
Big-top bogey men
Will Elliott's horror story The Pilo Family Circus does nothing to help the image of clowns, says Elena Seymenliyska
Elena Seymenliyska
Saturday January 13, 2007
Pilo Family Circusby Will Elliott 314pp, Quercus, £10.99
Jamie is a modern everyman, an Australian twentysomething arts graduate killing time in a McJob and living in a tip of a houseshare in Brisbane. Late one night, driving home from work, he is forced to a sudden stop. A man is standing in the middle of the road, as though hatched out of a giant egg. Dressed in a flowery shirt, striped pants and oversized red shoes, his eyes bulge out of a white-painted face. He opens and shuts his mouth but no sound comes out. Then he simply walks off into the night.
As the silent-film star Lon Chaney is supposed to have said, there's nothing funny about a clown in the moonlight. The next day it happens again, but this time there are three of them: one on the roof of a house, one on the ground and one who's just a mean old bastard, despite the cute kittens printed on his shirt. The day after that, they wreak havoc in Jamie's house. Amid the wreckage, Jamie finds a card addressed "For a Special Guy", and inside it the message: "You have two days to pass your audition. You better pass it, feller. You're joining the circus. Ain't that the best news you ever got?" It's signed Gonko, Doopy and Goshy, on behalf of the Pilo Family Circus.
Will Elliott's first novel taps into an established tradition born out of coulrophobia, or fear of clowns. From the murderous jester of commedia dell' arte to the sadistic Pennywise in Stephen King's It, the masked man with the false grin is both a reliable bogey man and a subversive social critic. Elliott's clowns are as unnerving as they come, but their weirdness is more than just an act: this particular circus has pitched its tent in the underworld. Reached via a Portaloo portal, it floats in a dark cellar of the universe, right next door to hell. From there, it lures unsuspecting "tricks" - "regular types who eat pies, watch football and breed" - before milking them of their souls.
In charge of this operation is Kurt Pilo, a seven-foot giant with talons who likes to snack on teeth as if they were popcorn. (It was Mr Pilo who helped a certain failed Austrian painter make his name in political history.) Once Jamie is dragged into this underworld, he is shown what he would have become in real life: an alcoholic in a dead-end government job, with a disabled son whose mother is squeezing him for child support. Only wearing the white facepaint will save him from this living death. But as soon as the facepaint goes on, Jamie becomes JJ, a sadistic psychopath. Can Jamie manage to kill off JJ without destroying himself?
Elliott is stronger on the carnivalesque imagery than he is on the cod-philosophy. Like Chuck Palahniuk in Fight Club, his gripe seems to be with "ordinary" life, as lived by regular pie-munching breeders, but his critique gets lost in complex confabulations of alternate universes, mind-altering substances and shape-shifting characters. While The Pilo Family Circus won a first novel award in its native Australia, it might have made a better horror movie or violent computer game.
Friday, January 12, 2007
Haunted Clown on Ebay
Yet another "haunted" clown doll up for sale on ebay:
"This evil clown was dropped off to me today.
I WANT IT GONE A.S.A.P!
The evil energies that pour from this is beyond imaginable...
I first sat it in a chair to go get my camera & I swear to you the eyes followed me! I screamed & literally threw what I had in my hand.
My cat, Raven, even checked it out!
When I was in the kitchen I heard it's evil, sinister laugh...
It is quite old. It measures 31 inches from the tip of it's hat to the shoes. I have no clue what it is made out of.The head feels like a thin plastic, the main body feels like a piece of wood,&it has a bit of wood & stuffing that makes up the rest of it's body parts, etc.
I wanted to add that this clown does not actually stand up on it's own, I used a small tack at the very top of it's hat to do so for picture taking purposes only.
I am selling him as is due being in not the greatest condition due to age.
~Blessed Be~
I must state due to Ebay rules that I am not responsible for the activity or lack there of."
"This evil clown was dropped off to me today.
I WANT IT GONE A.S.A.P!
The evil energies that pour from this is beyond imaginable...
I first sat it in a chair to go get my camera & I swear to you the eyes followed me! I screamed & literally threw what I had in my hand.
My cat, Raven, even checked it out!
When I was in the kitchen I heard it's evil, sinister laugh...
It is quite old. It measures 31 inches from the tip of it's hat to the shoes. I have no clue what it is made out of.The head feels like a thin plastic, the main body feels like a piece of wood,&it has a bit of wood & stuffing that makes up the rest of it's body parts, etc.
I wanted to add that this clown does not actually stand up on it's own, I used a small tack at the very top of it's hat to do so for picture taking purposes only.
I am selling him as is due being in not the greatest condition due to age.
~Blessed Be~
I must state due to Ebay rules that I am not responsible for the activity or lack there of."
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Evil Clown Wares
The following link offers a dizzying array of evil-clown themed merchandise, everything from costumes and masks to battery operated dummies, statues and other evil clown ornament/decorations:
http://www.frightcatalog.com/evil+clowns.html
Enjoy. ;-)
http://www.frightcatalog.com/evil+clowns.html
Enjoy. ;-)
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Coulrophobia as root of Clown Vandalism
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061217/NEWS/612170543
Is phobia behind the clown vandalism?
By CAROL E. LEE
SARASOTA -- Sure, some of the vandalism that has plagued downtown Sarasota's clown statues is probably pranks or quests for kudos from peers, akin to high school students nabbing street signs as trophies of machismo.
But the public art exhibit has taken a far worse beating than Chicago's cows, Bradenton's geckos or Venice's pigs ever did. And some psychologists say that's because these seemingly cheerful statues pack a powerful symbology.
"Clowns by their very nature are frightening beings that evoke fear," said Sarasota psychologist Eddy Regnier. "The clown is also a symbol of frivolity and fun, and people who suffer from depression, whose lives are not going well, often want to destroy them."
Vandalism began almost immediately after the October debut of the "Clowning Around Town" public art exhibit that benefits TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care.
Limbs were snapped off. Props disappeared. A clown was beheaded. And two were unbolted from their 300-pound concrete slabs and abducted.
It could be that some people look at a clown and see parts of themselves they hate: foolishness, sadness and weakness, said Sarasota psychologist David Peters.
"There's always something pathetic about the clown, and that's what generates the humor. But for some people that generates annoyance and anger," Peters said.
Public art usually undergoes some level of tampering.
Washington, D.C.'s 2004 panda exhibit took a hit, with one stolen sculpture turning up in the Anacostia River. But of the 150 statues scattered about the city, only two were severely damaged.
Even the 300 cow statues in Chicago only endured a couple of tippings and a few sets of sawed-off horns.
"Part of it I think is where they were located," said Marcel Bright, a spokesman for the Chicago Police Department. "They were in areas where they were out in the open."
They were also animals, creatures that in real life do not typically evoke complicated human reactions.
Informed that Sarasota's exhibit features clowns, Bright fell silent. Then he said: "Oh, that's scary.
"Clowns, you can have a better understanding. People have this thing about clowns: You either love them or hate them."
It was not always this way.
Slapstick comedy, the essence of clowning, entertained crowds for centuries before fear entered the stage. In ancient societies, court jesters mocked kings when no one else could. Hollywood's popularity in the early 1900s came from clownish films featuring actors like Charlie Chaplin and Harry Langdon.
Then 1970s serial killer John Wayne Gacy dressed as a clown to entertain children at parties in his Chicago neighborhood. The following decades brought a tide of horror movies with clown villains. Pennywise terrorized children in Stephen King's "It." "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" turned humans into cotton candy cocoons and drank their blood through curly straws.
Coulrophobia, the clinical term for fear of clowns, was coined, and modern clown humor shifted from water-squirting flower gags to riffs on the entertainers.
Homey the Clown on the 1990s television show "In Living Color" was a convicted felon who entertained children as a condition of his parole. When kids asked him to perform, he smacked them on the head with a stuffed sock and said, "Homey don't play dat."
Mold the modern clown image into 6-foot-tall fiberglass statues, and they become easy targets, ripe for smashing, chopping and theft, psychologists said.
"If you're at a circus or at a parade, there's not really much you can do other than avert your eyes or walk away. But here is a situation that generates a lot of discomfort, and you can act out on that feeling," Sarasota psychologist Karen Saef said. "The people who are doing this destruction are not trying to prove a point. They're having their own destructive sequence with these clowns."
Many people spoke out against the clown art exhibit when city commissioners first considered it. Some even saw this coming.
But not the folks at TideWell.
"We didn't expect to be dealing with this two months after they'd gone on the streets," said TideWell spokesman Dave Glaser. "Especially when you consider what this project is all about."
For exhibit organizers, every bit of damage is money taken from a child in need.
And they don't play dat.
Is phobia behind the clown vandalism?
By CAROL E. LEE
SARASOTA -- Sure, some of the vandalism that has plagued downtown Sarasota's clown statues is probably pranks or quests for kudos from peers, akin to high school students nabbing street signs as trophies of machismo.
But the public art exhibit has taken a far worse beating than Chicago's cows, Bradenton's geckos or Venice's pigs ever did. And some psychologists say that's because these seemingly cheerful statues pack a powerful symbology.
"Clowns by their very nature are frightening beings that evoke fear," said Sarasota psychologist Eddy Regnier. "The clown is also a symbol of frivolity and fun, and people who suffer from depression, whose lives are not going well, often want to destroy them."
Vandalism began almost immediately after the October debut of the "Clowning Around Town" public art exhibit that benefits TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care.
Limbs were snapped off. Props disappeared. A clown was beheaded. And two were unbolted from their 300-pound concrete slabs and abducted.
It could be that some people look at a clown and see parts of themselves they hate: foolishness, sadness and weakness, said Sarasota psychologist David Peters.
"There's always something pathetic about the clown, and that's what generates the humor. But for some people that generates annoyance and anger," Peters said.
Public art usually undergoes some level of tampering.
Washington, D.C.'s 2004 panda exhibit took a hit, with one stolen sculpture turning up in the Anacostia River. But of the 150 statues scattered about the city, only two were severely damaged.
Even the 300 cow statues in Chicago only endured a couple of tippings and a few sets of sawed-off horns.
"Part of it I think is where they were located," said Marcel Bright, a spokesman for the Chicago Police Department. "They were in areas where they were out in the open."
They were also animals, creatures that in real life do not typically evoke complicated human reactions.
Informed that Sarasota's exhibit features clowns, Bright fell silent. Then he said: "Oh, that's scary.
"Clowns, you can have a better understanding. People have this thing about clowns: You either love them or hate them."
It was not always this way.
Slapstick comedy, the essence of clowning, entertained crowds for centuries before fear entered the stage. In ancient societies, court jesters mocked kings when no one else could. Hollywood's popularity in the early 1900s came from clownish films featuring actors like Charlie Chaplin and Harry Langdon.
Then 1970s serial killer John Wayne Gacy dressed as a clown to entertain children at parties in his Chicago neighborhood. The following decades brought a tide of horror movies with clown villains. Pennywise terrorized children in Stephen King's "It." "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" turned humans into cotton candy cocoons and drank their blood through curly straws.
Coulrophobia, the clinical term for fear of clowns, was coined, and modern clown humor shifted from water-squirting flower gags to riffs on the entertainers.
Homey the Clown on the 1990s television show "In Living Color" was a convicted felon who entertained children as a condition of his parole. When kids asked him to perform, he smacked them on the head with a stuffed sock and said, "Homey don't play dat."
Mold the modern clown image into 6-foot-tall fiberglass statues, and they become easy targets, ripe for smashing, chopping and theft, psychologists said.
"If you're at a circus or at a parade, there's not really much you can do other than avert your eyes or walk away. But here is a situation that generates a lot of discomfort, and you can act out on that feeling," Sarasota psychologist Karen Saef said. "The people who are doing this destruction are not trying to prove a point. They're having their own destructive sequence with these clowns."
Many people spoke out against the clown art exhibit when city commissioners first considered it. Some even saw this coming.
But not the folks at TideWell.
"We didn't expect to be dealing with this two months after they'd gone on the streets," said TideWell spokesman Dave Glaser. "Especially when you consider what this project is all about."
For exhibit organizers, every bit of damage is money taken from a child in need.
And they don't play dat.
Friday, December 15, 2006
More on Stolen Clown Statues
Scandals surrounding Sarasota's clown statue iniative have been a source of amusement to me for well over a year now. From the first announcement of the city's plan to erect 70 large fiberglass clowns last fall, there has been a barrage of criticisms from locals ranging from artists to a surprisingly high number of coulrophobes. As early as November 2005, before the statues were put up, the chair of Sarasota's Public Art Committee expressed serious concerns about vandalism and possibly even protests from a sizeable "anti-clown" faction.
Interestingly, this is not the first time Sarasota has hosted a large public exhibition of clown-related art. In 1999, Japanese painter Bummei Okabe came to Sarasota to do a four-month exhibition of more than 150 clown paintings he'd created.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061214/NEWS/612140823
Live, from Sarasota, it's clowns on camera
By CAROL E. LEE
SARASOTA -- James Goethe has decided to confront Sarasota's clown vandals.
The owner of Hypercube Technologies, he plans to lend his spy services to the gaggle of downtown statues, some of which have been bashed, beheaded and, most recently, stolen.
His company will install 24-hour surveillance cameras next week at two clown locations, on Main Street across from the Hollywood 20 movie theater and at Five Points.
"I was watching TV one night when I saw that the clowns were being vandalized," said Goethe, who will also set up a live Web feed from at least one set of the fiberglass statues. "It kind of angers me."
Sarasota's "Clowning Around Town" public art exhibit and fundraiser for TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care has been the repeated target of vandalism since the nearly 50 statues made their debut in October.
Last week, mischief escalated to theft when two of the beleagured bozos went missing.
Police found "When Pigs Fly" Saturday sitting in the alcove of a building on First Street.
But the search for the other statue, "Ra Ra Shish Boom Ba," continues some 40 miles beyond Sarasota.
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg is investigating whether two of its crewmen had something to do with the abduction of the clown statue while their ship was docked overnight at Marina Jack last Monday.
The marina is just a few blocks from the perch of "Ra Ra Shish Boom Ba" on the corner of Main Street and Gulfstream Avenue.
Officials are releasing few details about the investigation, but said they are working with the Sarasota Police Department to return the statue to its corner.
"We hope to have this issue resolved as quickly as possible with the return of the clown," said Chief Warrant Officer Neal Feustel, commander of the cutter Vise, on which the suspects were stationed.
"We want to make things right with the citizens of Sarasota."
TideWell has spent more than $3,500 on clown repairs, said spokesman Dave Glaser.
Goethe, a Sarasota native, said he may expand his surveillance to a few other locations.
His company will also fix a camera on some of the clowns that will send a live image to the exhibit's Web site, www.clowningaroundtown.org.
And he has plans in motion for a Web site where people in Sarasota and beyond will be able to virtually bid on the statues when they are auctioned off after the exhibit ends in April.
"That way we can have a lot more people bidding on it so we can raise the price up," he said. "There are a lot of poeple that are fanatics about collecting clowns."
As reward for his efforts, Goethe will get to have some input on the design for the exhibit's 50th clown.
Interestingly, this is not the first time Sarasota has hosted a large public exhibition of clown-related art. In 1999, Japanese painter Bummei Okabe came to Sarasota to do a four-month exhibition of more than 150 clown paintings he'd created.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061214/NEWS/612140823
Live, from Sarasota, it's clowns on camera
By CAROL E. LEE
SARASOTA -- James Goethe has decided to confront Sarasota's clown vandals.
The owner of Hypercube Technologies, he plans to lend his spy services to the gaggle of downtown statues, some of which have been bashed, beheaded and, most recently, stolen.
His company will install 24-hour surveillance cameras next week at two clown locations, on Main Street across from the Hollywood 20 movie theater and at Five Points.
"I was watching TV one night when I saw that the clowns were being vandalized," said Goethe, who will also set up a live Web feed from at least one set of the fiberglass statues. "It kind of angers me."
Sarasota's "Clowning Around Town" public art exhibit and fundraiser for TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care has been the repeated target of vandalism since the nearly 50 statues made their debut in October.
Last week, mischief escalated to theft when two of the beleagured bozos went missing.
Police found "When Pigs Fly" Saturday sitting in the alcove of a building on First Street.
But the search for the other statue, "Ra Ra Shish Boom Ba," continues some 40 miles beyond Sarasota.
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg is investigating whether two of its crewmen had something to do with the abduction of the clown statue while their ship was docked overnight at Marina Jack last Monday.
The marina is just a few blocks from the perch of "Ra Ra Shish Boom Ba" on the corner of Main Street and Gulfstream Avenue.
Officials are releasing few details about the investigation, but said they are working with the Sarasota Police Department to return the statue to its corner.
"We hope to have this issue resolved as quickly as possible with the return of the clown," said Chief Warrant Officer Neal Feustel, commander of the cutter Vise, on which the suspects were stationed.
"We want to make things right with the citizens of Sarasota."
TideWell has spent more than $3,500 on clown repairs, said spokesman Dave Glaser.
Goethe, a Sarasota native, said he may expand his surveillance to a few other locations.
His company will also fix a camera on some of the clowns that will send a live image to the exhibit's Web site, www.clowningaroundtown.org.
And he has plans in motion for a Web site where people in Sarasota and beyond will be able to virtually bid on the statues when they are auctioned off after the exhibit ends in April.
"That way we can have a lot more people bidding on it so we can raise the price up," he said. "There are a lot of poeple that are fanatics about collecting clowns."
As reward for his efforts, Goethe will get to have some input on the design for the exhibit's 50th clown.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Missing Clown Statues in Florida
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061209/NEWS/612090357
Two downtown clowns missing
Others have been vandalized; these two apparently stolen
By TODD RUGER
SARASOTA -- It's not the typical abduction case.
One of the missing is described as a clown, wearing a yellow shirt with black and red pants, holding flying pigs.
The other is mustached, wearing a multi-colored robe over a purple shirt, pink and purple striped pants and a Shriner's hat.
Both have unusually large shoes.
"When Pigs Fly" and "Ra Ra Shish Boom Ba," two of the nearly 50 fiberglass clowns sprinkled around downtown Sarasota, were apparently stolen, the latest trouble for the public art project that has suffered spots of vandalism but has remained intact until this week.
The 50- to 60-pound statues are bolted to 300-pound concrete slabs, but the thieves apparently unbolted one side, then tipped them over to snap the screws on the other side, said Dave Glaser, spokesman for TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care, which is sponsoring the fundraising exhibit.
"They're not super difficult to get off, but it does take some effort," Glaser said. "It's really, really disappointing because this whole program ultimately benefits children."
The missing clowns disappeared sometime between Monday and Thursday. "When Pigs Fly" was located in Pineapple Park, 300 S. Pineapple St., and "Ra Ra Shish Boom Ba," was at the intersection of Gulf Stream Avenue and Main Street.
"It's difficult to fathom why, other than a prank of some sort," Glaser said. "You're not going to display it in your front yard, and you're not going to sell it most likely."
Sarasota police took a report on the missing "When Pigs Fly" statue, spokesman Jay Frank said. It is valued at $3,500 for the $1,500 fiberglass mold, the $1,500 artist stipend to paint it and $500 for other costs.
Officers can see if any nearby security cameras captured anything, "but there's not much we can do," Frank said.
Police have agreed to keep an extra lookout for the statues, Glaser said, and TideWell has also paid for extra security.
Since they hit the streets in October, clowns have been beheaded, broken off at the feet and vandalized. A couple were in for repairs this week.
"He's pretty much been busy," Glaser said of the artist who has been repairing them.
Glaser noticed "When Pigs Fly" was missing Wednesday, but thought most likely it was in for repairs. But when someone else noticed it was gone, he called and found out that wasn't the case.
"It's been hard to keep track of these," Glaser said.
Another clown is in the police evidence locker as part of a case.
Police arrested one man after a woman heard a crash, turned around and saw him standing alone near a downed statue at the bayfront park at about 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4, Frank said.
The woman heard a crash and took down the man's license plate. Police followed the tip and found William P. Rain, 41, and arrested him for criminal mischief. Rain told police he was just standing there when the statue fell over, Frank said.
The value of that clown was estimated at $8,000.
The clowns will be on display until April, when they will be auctioned off to benefit a hospice program for children with terminal illnesses.
"Ultimately, we've got to have these in good shape so they're of value of us," Glaser said. If the group continues to lose them or they are damaged, it might have to pull the art exhibit off the street.
"What an obvious shame that would be," Glaser said. "There have been critics of the program" but the majority of people are enjoying it.
Two downtown clowns missing
Others have been vandalized; these two apparently stolen
By TODD RUGER
SARASOTA -- It's not the typical abduction case.
One of the missing is described as a clown, wearing a yellow shirt with black and red pants, holding flying pigs.
The other is mustached, wearing a multi-colored robe over a purple shirt, pink and purple striped pants and a Shriner's hat.
Both have unusually large shoes.
"When Pigs Fly" and "Ra Ra Shish Boom Ba," two of the nearly 50 fiberglass clowns sprinkled around downtown Sarasota, were apparently stolen, the latest trouble for the public art project that has suffered spots of vandalism but has remained intact until this week.
The 50- to 60-pound statues are bolted to 300-pound concrete slabs, but the thieves apparently unbolted one side, then tipped them over to snap the screws on the other side, said Dave Glaser, spokesman for TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care, which is sponsoring the fundraising exhibit.
"They're not super difficult to get off, but it does take some effort," Glaser said. "It's really, really disappointing because this whole program ultimately benefits children."
The missing clowns disappeared sometime between Monday and Thursday. "When Pigs Fly" was located in Pineapple Park, 300 S. Pineapple St., and "Ra Ra Shish Boom Ba," was at the intersection of Gulf Stream Avenue and Main Street.
"It's difficult to fathom why, other than a prank of some sort," Glaser said. "You're not going to display it in your front yard, and you're not going to sell it most likely."
Sarasota police took a report on the missing "When Pigs Fly" statue, spokesman Jay Frank said. It is valued at $3,500 for the $1,500 fiberglass mold, the $1,500 artist stipend to paint it and $500 for other costs.
Officers can see if any nearby security cameras captured anything, "but there's not much we can do," Frank said.
Police have agreed to keep an extra lookout for the statues, Glaser said, and TideWell has also paid for extra security.
Since they hit the streets in October, clowns have been beheaded, broken off at the feet and vandalized. A couple were in for repairs this week.
"He's pretty much been busy," Glaser said of the artist who has been repairing them.
Glaser noticed "When Pigs Fly" was missing Wednesday, but thought most likely it was in for repairs. But when someone else noticed it was gone, he called and found out that wasn't the case.
"It's been hard to keep track of these," Glaser said.
Another clown is in the police evidence locker as part of a case.
Police arrested one man after a woman heard a crash, turned around and saw him standing alone near a downed statue at the bayfront park at about 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 4, Frank said.
The woman heard a crash and took down the man's license plate. Police followed the tip and found William P. Rain, 41, and arrested him for criminal mischief. Rain told police he was just standing there when the statue fell over, Frank said.
The value of that clown was estimated at $8,000.
The clowns will be on display until April, when they will be auctioned off to benefit a hospice program for children with terminal illnesses.
"Ultimately, we've got to have these in good shape so they're of value of us," Glaser said. If the group continues to lose them or they are damaged, it might have to pull the art exhibit off the street.
"What an obvious shame that would be," Glaser said. "There have been critics of the program" but the majority of people are enjoying it.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Suspicious Clown Sought in Break-in
The Eagle Tribune (North Andover, MA)
12/01/06
LAWRENCE - A clown wandering the halls outside a doctor's office is the only suspect in a break-in there earlier this week.
Police don't know for sure that the person dressed as a clown was the same person who forced open the rear door of a 101 Amesbury St. doctor's office late Monday or early Tuesday. But a nurse there said the clown was the only suspicious person in the building.
12/01/06
LAWRENCE - A clown wandering the halls outside a doctor's office is the only suspect in a break-in there earlier this week.
Police don't know for sure that the person dressed as a clown was the same person who forced open the rear door of a 101 Amesbury St. doctor's office late Monday or early Tuesday. But a nurse there said the clown was the only suspicious person in the building.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
'Poltergeist' Remake Rumors False
http://www.spielbergfilms.com/poltergeist/1169
November 29, 2006
'Poltergeist' remake rumors false
Any fan of "Poltergeist" can tell you that it's a pretty darned scary film. Television set communications with the dead, child-eating trees, evil clown dolls and, of course, The Beast. But "Poltergeist" fans got the scare of a lifetime this week courtesy horror film fansite Bloody Disgusting.
This Monday, Bloody Disgusting claimed that they received "official confirmation" that a proposed "Poltergeist" sequel entitled "Poltergeist: Kayeri" was not moving ahead with MGM, rather, the studio planned a "straight-up remake of the first film...pretty much frame-for-frame."
Of course the thought of anyone remaking a Steven Spielberg film not only borders on, but goes well beyond the sacrilegious, and the very utterance of such a deed should be punished by forced repeat viewings of the Spielberg-less "Poltergeist III" for a 24-hour stretch.
Thankfully, the rumor turned out to be nothing more than a rumor, despite Bloody Disgusting's source claiming official status. According to the very official source of Steven Spielberg's offices, there is "no truth" to the rumors. Period.
Breathe easy, "Poltergeist" fans, and rejoice in the fact that a special edition of the incomparable Spielberg classic is in production for a 25th anniversary release in 2007.
November 29, 2006
'Poltergeist' remake rumors false
Any fan of "Poltergeist" can tell you that it's a pretty darned scary film. Television set communications with the dead, child-eating trees, evil clown dolls and, of course, The Beast. But "Poltergeist" fans got the scare of a lifetime this week courtesy horror film fansite Bloody Disgusting.
This Monday, Bloody Disgusting claimed that they received "official confirmation" that a proposed "Poltergeist" sequel entitled "Poltergeist: Kayeri" was not moving ahead with MGM, rather, the studio planned a "straight-up remake of the first film...pretty much frame-for-frame."
Of course the thought of anyone remaking a Steven Spielberg film not only borders on, but goes well beyond the sacrilegious, and the very utterance of such a deed should be punished by forced repeat viewings of the Spielberg-less "Poltergeist III" for a 24-hour stretch.
Thankfully, the rumor turned out to be nothing more than a rumor, despite Bloody Disgusting's source claiming official status. According to the very official source of Steven Spielberg's offices, there is "no truth" to the rumors. Period.
Breathe easy, "Poltergeist" fans, and rejoice in the fact that a special edition of the incomparable Spielberg classic is in production for a 25th anniversary release in 2007.
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