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Favoriting January 10, 2013: That Dirty Clown - a 1992 Popera by Clay Pigeon

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  That Dirty Clown is a popera that I wrote circa 1992, when I lived in Florida. It was originally released in an edition of 200 cassettes. It was recorded on a 4-track cassette machine. Vocals are tape manipulated. I appreciate your nice comments about this project. Hard to believe it's 21-years old. Always remember. CP


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Listener comments!

Avatar ♥ 6:09pm
Clay:

Hello
  6:10pm
Danne D:

We'll see when the creeped out folks find this playlist and transfer over.
Avatar 6:10pm
kat330:

Hey, Clay! "The CD side of town"? I'd prefer the vinyl side.
  6:10pm
Nate:

Pure genius! I love it!
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Philo Gristle:

Greets, Clay!
  6:10pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

I am here. Folks were commenting on Fabio's board minutes ago.
  6:10pm
Cory:

Hey dude! love the tune!
  6:10pm
joe:

I love it I want a copy
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kat330:

So is this Killer Joe meets Ray Bradbury?
  6:11pm
david:

Amazing that this is from '92 - really shows the timelessness of what Clay does.
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Clay:

Hey everyone. Glad you're here.
  6:11pm
sFrances:

*loving* this.
hello all~!!
Avatar 6:12pm
kat330:

Hi, Frances!
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Clay:

Smiling at all your names. :>)
  6:12pm
blee:

Is the bartender pouring hot Zimas?
  6:12pm
joe:

maybe a 2 7 inch set as this years primium
  6:12pm
dale:

YAY! my wife bought three or four copies of that dirty clown for gifts. think you played this first in 2006 on fmu (?) right up there with phantom of the paradise
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kat330:

I've noticed amEdeo plays tracks from this most every show. Mollusk!
  6:13pm
Carmichael:

Clay! Send in the dirty clowns!
  6:13pm
Nate:

This quitting smoking thing has brought out the creative and abstract in you CP! I like this new direction!
  6:13pm
sFrances:

holy s*&t, this just keeps better & bonkersy better.
i feel like swearing a blue streak, this is so awesome.
(Hi Kat330!)
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G:

People are still commenting (on this show, it seems) on Fabio's board, because it's often left open afterwards...
  6:14pm
blee:

Oh crap, she's gotta dirty clown baby!
  6:14pm
Carmichael:

Did you quit the nicotine, Clay?? Good for you!
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kat330:

Your inception for this opera coincides about exactly with amEdeo's CONception -- so makes sense. :)
  6:15pm
dale:

up and down like a rusty roller coaster - gold, GOLD i tells ya!
  6:15pm
blee:

@G - even Clay is commenting on this board. : )
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Philo Gristle:

Sounded like the Eraserhead baby.
  6:17pm
oddly gone:

This pop opera secretes a delightfully cloying vibe. I recommend it with the mushy peas and gravy. Bravissimo, Maestro Pigeon!
  6:17pm
sFrances:

coincidentally: i've been rewatching the entire Twin Peaks series this week....

I luuuuuuuuuuuuuuv this.
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Pennywise:

Want a balloon?
  6:18pm
Maxim Goose:

i said it on Fabio's comments board-- something like.. "hey- you're playing the dirty clown album-- good plan!"
  6:18pm
dinatekno:

Holy crap! This is fantastic! Dirty clown - somehow, I picture X.Ray Burns in his best Juggalo cape - laughing...
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Philo Gristle:

@sFrances Does it still hold up? The first season was a big deal when it came out, loved it.
  6:19pm
steve:

Clay i just posted on the other board not realizing it had changed. to reiterate: this is blowing my mind with its surreal, creepy dreamyness
  6:20pm
Maxim Goose:

oh and also --this "one of these tracks can be found with other weird and wonderful things on the compilation album "the vanity case reality tunnel volume two.. the carnival is over"-- just thought i'd say "
that dirty clown is one of my all time favourite albums-- just thought i'd say that too
  6:21pm
Danne D:

Can't understand why some people are afraid of clowns....nope can't understand it all....


:hides:
  6:21pm
Candy Colored Clown:

"I'll f#@! anything that moves"
  6:22pm
sFrances:

@Philo: totally still holds up. I've been laughing and cringing at the same spots I did when it originally aired. And discovering some new layers of perception too. I worked at a bookstore when it came out, so I got the Laura Palmer diary, the Fodors type tourist guide to the town of Twin Peaks as well as the Agent Cooper cassettes.
  6:22pm
david:

<Dusty Show "Yes!" sample>
  6:22pm
Nate:

How many takes was this, CP? I wish I could get into your awesomely creative arc on this. I'm fascinated!
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kat330:

@Pennywise: You got a balloon, and I got a birthday song for this wee one:
freemusicarchive.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:22pm
G:

John Wayne Gacy, call your office
Avatar 6:24pm
kat330:

Say, Clay, what month / day were you born (no year needed ;)?
  6:24pm
steve:

im going to make you some devils food cake... lol
  6:24pm
alberto:

precious!
Avatar ♥ 6:25pm
Clay:

Thanks for your nice comments. This was recorded on a cassette 4-track deck. Pretty lo-fi. Weird to hear this after twenty-years. Crappier than I remember! 2/22
  6:25pm
other david:

Genius, Clay :)
  6:25pm
TImb:

Hi Clay, listening from Fort Lauderdale. I love "Dirty Clown"! My friend lent me the CD a few months ago. Thanks for playing this today. Hope all is well.
  6:26pm
Nate:

@kat330 gotta be a Scorpio
  6:26pm
dale:

the clown car horn interjections get me every time
  6:26pm
Danne D:

I want cake now :(
  6:26pm
Tugboat:

Tugboat Checkin in from the harbor.
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Philo Gristle:

@sFrances I remember there was even a magazine dedicated to the mysteries of the show, Wrapped In Plastic, which I remember purchasing a few copies of. I think they did 30-40 issues of it total. I wasn't *that* into it, and my interest petered out by the time the second season was halfway through..... but it'd be interesting to see again.
  6:26pm
sFrances:

this does not sound crappy at all, Clay!
quick kicking yourself, even floppy clown shoes can bruise. ;)
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kat330:

Thanks, Mr. Pigeon (I presume those #'s were answering my ?) !
  6:27pm
kata:

oops, I was still hangin out on Fabio's playlist. I dig this Clay ! very enjoyable.
  6:27pm
moose:

gee i just got here- i think i'll have to step out of the playlist and away from the sound and listen to the archive-now time for a 'jazz cigarette!'
  6:27pm
Cory:

if it sucks can I have a copy?
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kat330:

@Nate: Not asking for his sign. I have a more nefarious purpose. ;)
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Clay:

58
  6:29pm
sFrances:

@Philo: today I came upon a car wrapped in plastic (& aluminum foil). Am working on the photos of it now. & yeah, by season2 you totally see Mark Frost's more supernatural influence & with David Duchovney in drag, it's interesting to see it as a precursor to X Files.
I realized rewatching TP that it was where my interest in taxidermy began and now I have some of my own...(I also ended up moving to the PacNW/Portland,OR for 8 years)
  6:29pm
moose:

(just cause i misted so much)
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kat330:

This really is making me think back to seeing Killer Joe last week -- the family "dynamics."
  6:31pm
david:

Abbey Road-quality, these tape speed adjustments.
  6:31pm
Danne D:

The way to a Dirty Clown's heart is through his stomach
  6:31pm
sFrances:

this also has a really nice Residents circa Demons Dance Alone vibe to it.
Avatar 6:32pm
kat330:

@Danne: KFC?
  6:32pm
Bears On Trikes:

Fuck a bunch of clowns.
  6:33pm
Nate:

@Danne D: LMFAO!
Avatar 6:33pm
Philo Gristle:

@sFrances ha! Hope you post links when you get them done. While I loved early X-Files, it lost its way trying to explain the mysteries. Twin Peaks just piled them on.
  6:33pm
Maxim Goose:

not crappy
it's a kind of beautiful, melancholy piece i reckon
and also fucked
  6:34pm
Carmichael:

When Josie turned into a drawer knob, I was done. I think the show finally jumped the shark when Leo went drooly.
  6:35pm
glenn:

oh hey, another shooting at an american school. http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/10/one-person-wounded-after-student-armed-with-shotgun-opens-fire-in-california-school/
  6:35pm
Nate:

Nice vibrato CP!
  6:35pm
dutty clown:

this is beautiful!!!
  6:35pm
blee:

This is a quality popera. The voice effects are kinda Ween, too.
  6:36pm
dale:

thhis is the part where my wife and i do spit takes.
  6:36pm
steve:

oh my god she had his baby!
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kat330:

It was so hard to get an idea of the whole work -- the gestalt of TDC -- from hearing only isolated tracks on amEdeo's archives. It is really effective, Clay.
  6:36pm
dinatekno:

The imagery this recording is stirring up in my brain is frekin twisted and scary - THANKS Clay! I love this!
  6:37pm
sFrances:

@Philo, will try to get one shot up before the show is over!
& so true David about the tape speed switching quality .
this is stunning.
  6:37pm
Maxim Goose:

o-oh
Avatar 6:39pm
kat330:

As Chrissie wrote: "Some of us are in the gutter / Some of us are looking at the stars." Those who'd like to look up to a beautiful sight, this is for you: apod.nasa.gov...
[Compare with Gaudi's Sagrada Família cathedral in Barcelona.]
  6:39pm
Danne D:

Dirty Clown Jr. was ahead of his time by 20 years. Today he'd have a show on The Learning Channel
  6:40pm
Carmichael:

A havin' my baby. What a wonderful way of saying how much ya love me ....
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G:

But wait!!!!!!!!! Now how much would you pay?!?!?!?!
  6:41pm
blee:

Oh snap, Clown Clay segways to commercial!
  6:41pm
Danne D:

Love the Kid saying "Yes!" in the background :) Really great touch
  6:41pm
?:

The Dirty Clown Jr Kit should be a premium.
Avatar ♥ 6:41pm
Popeil:

Throw in a cap snaffler!
  6:42pm
Brainiac:

@kat330
I believe Chrissy was quoting Oscar Wilde.
Now I have to go get drunk fast.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:43pm
Matt from Springfield:

Jesus -- work emergency, if you can believe it!! Murphy's Law :)
BUT, at least "That Dirty Clown" has been rescued from "RealAudio limbo" -- now it's on the Flash/Pop-Up Player side!
  6:44pm
dale:

aww poor lil bastard.....
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:44pm
Matt from Springfield:

I also see some listeners were still on the Fabio side - only fitting for such a crazy Popera concept!
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kat330:

@Brainiac: Well, thanks for that edification and cheers! [it's ChrissIE btw]
  6:44pm
Danne D:

Poor Dirty Clown Jr :(
  6:45pm
InBrkly:

I feel like I should tune out now and set aside time to listen to this from the beginning.
Avatar 6:45pm
Philo Gristle:

Yikes, Matt! Must be a first!
  6:45pm
Nate:

CP? What do think of the collaboration or duel w/ Hearty White? It was brought up last week on the PL. . .
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kat330:

Haven't seen Les Miz or the current film, but surely this gives it a run for its money.
  6:46pm
northguineahills:

I share Danne D's sentiment.
  6:46pm
Sandy in Houston:

This is some dark shit! !
  6:46pm
dale:

was the priest the lucky charms elf?
Avatar 6:47pm
Philo Gristle:

Almost sounded like Clay was going to start singing "Kalinka" there....
  6:47pm
Brainiac:

It's giving me the runs.
  6:48pm
Sandy in Houston:

hah
  6:48pm
Chuvak:

Hey people! Whats playing rite now?
Avatar 6:48pm
Philo Gristle:

I bet Al Roker would have trouble holding back listening to this...
  6:48pm
dinatekno:

WOW!!! What a douchebag Dr.!!!
  6:49pm
sFrances:

@Philo: here's the shot, I have some detailed abstracts that I'll work/post eventually, but for now: http://www.flickr.com/photos/francesrust/8369155146/
  6:49pm
dale:

no people's choice nomination for this? how do we make that happen next year?
  6:50pm
Danne D:

She didn't make very good life choices, I have to say.
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Philo Gristle:

Thanks, sFrances! How appropriate a syncronicity!
  6:51pm
Maxim Goose:

time for a re-release?....
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kat330:

@dinatekno: Yeah, kinda justifies my iatrophobia. More people fear clowns, but I fear doctors.
  6:52pm
dale:

ooh, this part is going on the mixtape to be played at my funeral.
  6:53pm
Nate:

Another masterpiece! I'm not sure what I enjoyed more, though. . .The "Accuplaylist" or your performance! Bravo playlisters! Bravo CP!
  6:54pm
TommyT from Rivercity:

Thank you Clay
  6:54pm
sFrances:

@Philo: i live for moments like that. and i really needed a moment like that one *and* like this amazing Popera. 2013 has officially begun for the better!
  6:54pm
david:

bravo
  6:54pm
Sandy in Houston:

Bravo Bravo!
  6:54pm
sFrances:

*standing and clapping*, Encore! Encore!
Brilliant, Clay, Brilliant.
  6:55pm
steve:

yay techno
Avatar 6:55pm
kat330:

KIITOS and KUDOS, Klay, you Krazy Klean Klown! :)
Avatar 6:55pm
Philo Gristle:

Great job, Clay, glad you decided to go for it!
  6:55pm
blee:

Well done Clay, bravo!
  6:55pm
Danne D:

A little trivia: Dirty Clown actually sang a small background part on the Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever"
  6:55pm
other david:

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! You're a treasure, Clay.
  6:56pm
Danne D:

Power and Glory :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:56pm
Andrew Lloyd Webber:

HOLY FUCK.
  6:56pm
Nate:

Drums of what?
  6:56pm
northguineahills:

Now, that was fun radio....
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:56pm
Matt from Springfield:

Some Flea Market Finds!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:57pm
Andrew Lloyd Webber:

Touching *is* pleasant
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Philo Gristle:

@sFrances Big fan of odd coincidences myself. Last year wasn't too bad for kat & I, here's hoping this one is better for everyone here.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:57pm
Matt from Springfield:

@Danne: He was the one fond of cranberry sauce/digging Paul's grave? :)
  6:58pm
Nate:

Reggae and the CCCP
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:58pm
Matt from Springfield:

Glad this episode was a hit! I'll be sure to listen at my nearest convenience.
Always Remember, and Always Record Radio Dramas! Or Poperas, as the case may be...
  6:59pm
sFrances:

2012 was awesome for me for the first 8 months ;)but still good overall. Cheers to you & Kat!
  6:59pm
kata:

Clay you crack me up
  6:59pm
Nate:

Lightning round of FMF CP!
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kat330:

Sell it, brother!
  6:59pm
dinatekno:

@Danne D - I agree - she made the WORST choices. Makes me feel better about some of the misguided doozies I've made - LOL!!!!
Avatar 6:59pm
Philo Gristle:

Night, owl! Be kind.... re-member!
Avatar 7:00pm
kat330:

Never forget: Keep your daily gratitude higher than your daily expectations!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:00pm
Matt from Springfield:

Good night everyone!
  7:00pm
Danne D:

@M_f_S yup he came in at the end there :)

Later folks :)
  7:01pm
Carmichael:

Dude, what drug were you on?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:01pm
Matt from Springfield:

@kat: A mantra for living if I ever heard one!
  7:07pm
Grenn:

amazing, Clay!
  7:07pm
sFrances:

So true, Kat!
  5:03pm
Matt from Springfield:

Incredible, amazing work! Great job Clay!
Archive listeners, try to listen all the way through - it's a surreal journey. A dark, modern fairy tale with extremely unconventional characters!
  12:14am
Mike S.:

THAT DIRTY CLOWN is a masterpiece! I got it on cassette, back in the day. Great to hear it again...
  12:12pm
Dr. Quazar:

First heard "That Dirty Clown" on WMNF in Tampa many years ago. I thought it brilliant then, but had no idea where to find a recording. I am finally hearing it again - pure genius!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:46am
Fatherflot:

Masterpiece
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