Lane: So Sophie, you've done Big Joe gigs before playing the piano...any advice?

Sophie: Don't wear a clown suit.
Dialog from Gilmore Girls

NBC: medical investigation Frank Powell hates clowns

December 8th, 2005 posted in anti-clown media references by Rodney

On a recent episode of NBC's crime drama, Medical Investigation, the
opening scene showed the agents talking about their nightmares.

Specialist Frank Powell was asked about his biggest nightmare and he said (without missing a beat). “Clowns, man. Definitely clowns.”

I'm seeing more and more coulrophobia references in the media these days. What clown phobia references have …

clown reality tv - kicked in the nuts video

May 13th, 2005 posted in anti-clown media references by Rodney

Check out this failed reality TV show called “Kicked in the Nuts“.

It's sort of like Punk'd, but instead of getting punked, you get kicked in the nuts by a clown:

http://www.channel101.com/shows/view.php?media_id=130

I may be off, but this was the funniest thing I've seen in a looong time.

If you liked the pilot, …

My Movie Review of the Fear of Clowns DVD

March 16th, 2005 posted in Main Page, anti-clown media references by Rodney

My Movie Review of the Fear of Clowns DVD

Fear of Clowns - Directed by Kevin Kangas, starring Rick Ganz and Jaqueline Reres. Full Credits at IMDB.Review by Rodney Blackwell - March 16, 2005This movie is currently un-rated, runs 114 minutes, has some graphic violence, gore, strong language, brief nudity and of course, scary clowns. …

Fear of Clowns (the movie!) is now on Limited Edition DVD!

February 18th, 2005 posted in Main Page, anti-clown media references by Rodney

Fear of Clowns (the movie!) now on Limited Edition DVD!

Fear of Clowns is new independent film about a female artist, Lynn Blodgett (played by actress Jacky Reres), who suffers from a lifelong fear of clowns, or “coulrophobia” as it's more commonly known.Although she has a morbid fear of them, she paints clowns, almost to the …

coulrophobia is one of the top 10 searched for phobias on Yahoo!

January 28th, 2005 posted in anti-clown media references by Rodney

    Just read in the Yahoo! Buzz log today that coulrophobia (the fear of clowns) is in the Top 10 most searched for phobias on Yahoo.com.

Coulrophobia comes in at number 9, right above triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13).

Here's the list:

Acrophobia — fear of high places.
Agoraphobia

the anti-clown ad that never was

October 22nd, 2004 posted in Main Page, anti-clown media references by Rodney

My friend Gary sent me this link to Zeldman.com other day. It's a site full of ads from ad agencies that got rejected by the client.

For some odd reason, the client for yukyuks thought this ad was too mean…

verisign does some REAL direct marketing

January 24th, 2004 posted in Main Page, anti-clown media references by Rodney

So I get this direct mail campaign from Versign in the mail today. 

No biggie, since I get junk direct mail all the time from various companies trying to sell me their wares.

This one stood out like a sore big toe. They must have really done their homework (or got lucky). It had a picture of a boxer beating …

music: Insane Clown Posse

2 comments
January 5th, 2004 posted in anti-clown media references by Rodney

Insane Clown Posse is well…insane.

nuff said.

TV Series: Law and Order: Criminal Intent - F.P.S.

January 5th, 2004 posted in anti-clown media references by Rodney

On tonight's episode of Law and Order, Criminal Intent, after getting the report on the statements from murder suspects from his two detectives, Capt. James Deakins says:

“This one knows about the money and not the tickets, this one knows about the tickets and not the money. These clowns can't keep their stories straight”.

Referring to the 2 murder suspects as “clowns”.

Episode: F.P.S…

Music: Hey Now - The Last Poets Music from the Right On Soundtrack

January 4th, 2004 posted in anti-clown media references by Rodney

The Last Poets (Right On! 1970 Film)

This album is a jazzoetry (jazz and poetry fusion) classic that can be seen as the roots of modern day rap and hip hop music.

You can hear samples from this album in classic hip hop records from 1985 and on.

On track called, “Hey Now“, has a particularly poignant anti-clown lyric as the …