A kid’s party clown comes to grips with what he’s become.
Content Advisory: Swearing. Mention of alcohol use. Bullying. Mention of attending a strip club. Childhood trauma brought on by a clown.
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Credits:
Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Chad Crouch
Story and Narration: Christopher Gronlund
The “Fuck You, Clown!” Drive-By Duo: Zane and Tim Czarnecki. (Because nothing says father and son moment better than swearing at a clown…)
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How well I remember…
It was a rather strange job to have as a high-schooler used to restaurant work (and working outside). In some ways, I wish it had all been a bit better organized. In other ways, I’m glad it was a bit of a mess around the edges all the time, because it makes for better memories.
I remember a time I was told to appear as Santa Claus for a restaurant opening. I wandered into a barbecue joint that was…under construction. And then I got yelled at because I was supposed to be at a kid’s party as a clown. Turned out, an assistant flubbed some scheduling. And…that’s when I finally went back to restaurants.
Awesome drive-bys. XD
We planned to hit the street to record a series of drive-by shouting after playing Dungeons and Dragons Saturday (that’s Tim-who-did-the-Men-in-Gorilla-Suits-logo Tim and his son). But it ended up running longer than planned and storms had moved through the area. So it was recorded in their living room, which is a bit echo-y. Fortunately, dropping some of the low frequencies from the sound killed the echo, and with a car sound effect laid over it all, it worked out well.
In reality, this is a mostly true tale. I changed a name, and the Big Mac incident didn’t happen. (I only got beeped at while pumping gas…ALWAYS car horns when filling the tank in clown costumes.) And the incident with Brooke DID affect me, but it wasn’t until a scheduling conflict that I finally quit the agency. Everything else is exactly how it happened.