It’s all happening.
I’ll skip the back story and I’ll start with present day. I’m currently on tour with a rock/punk/rap band called (hed) P.E., slangin’ their t-shirts. I’m not completely certain how I fell into this job, but I’m here, and I’m making the best of it. In three days we start a tour with the infamous Insane Clown Posse (which is the point of this blog). I couldn’t feel any more fortunate about being able to do this tour. I see this as a excellent opportunity to dive into the bizarre, unknown, unexplainable, and I feel, highly interesting sub-culture of the Juggalo. I mean, jesus christ, I am actually going to be in the middle of “the dark carnival!”
The Juggalo life-style is something that is so unknown to outsiders that we are completely left in the dark as far as their inner workings are concerned. The only things that we really know are that they all love Faygo, have the same tattoo, and they fucking love clowns. I may only be speaking for myself, but I wanna know what the fuck they are all about. Don’t quote me on this, but I am fairly certain that ICP is one of the worlds largest independent artists to date. They have sold over 6.4 million records, 2 of those albums have gone gold. Rolling Stone Magazine rated ICP as the “worst band in history.” How can the worst band in history sell 6.4 million records? What the fuck? I have a hard time grasping on to this concept. I plan on digging as deep as possible into this culture. I want to know why such a large group of people are so dedicated to a band that is obviously no better than sub-par, and that is speaking with an open mind. I want to know where professional wrestling comes into play with all of this. I want to know everything!
Needless to say, the Insane Clown Posse are nothing short of marketing geniuses. They have somehow manipulated millions of people into thinking that the combination of clowns, shitty soda, and rap are cool. The term “cult following” doesn’t even come close to describing their fan base. These fans have helped this group build an empire. I have found that ICP goes much much further than music. They have ventured into clothing, wrestling, movies, and the record label industry. They are self made millionaires, and they owe it all to the dedication of the “Juggalo Family.” Mind blowing.
This tour is 2 months long, with the possibility of being extended to 3 months. I plan on documenting my discoveries here on this blog. Day 1 is coming closer and closer. I’m getting nervous.
