tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post113491614462275391..comments2023-10-17T06:07:36.759-07:00Comments on Boot Sale Sounds: Howdy Doody TimeWastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post-1135065024410490432005-12-19T23:50:00.000-08:002005-12-19T23:50:00.000-08:00Its a very scary record on lots of levels. I wonde...Its a very scary record on lots of levels. I wonder if Crusty The Clown in the Simpsons is based on Howdy Doody? Clowns are pretty creepy but I did see a fantastic russian clown once at the Old Vic theatre in London who did some amazing routines- battling snowstorms etc.Wastedpapiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post-1135046812154297722005-12-19T18:46:00.000-08:002005-12-19T18:46:00.000-08:00I remember watching this when it was in syndicatio...I remember watching this when it was in syndication. This show is the reason why I developed a fear of clowns and a dislike of laugh tracks at a very young age. <BR/><BR/>Clarabelle the Clown was one creepy looking guy. He gave me nightmares and he was not one bit funny to me. His job seemed to be mime laughing and honking his horn at things that were not funny and then motioning to the kids in the peanut gallery that they to should be laughing too. Just thinking about him gives me the shivers.<BR/><BR/>But I must admit the theme song started playing in my head the second I saw old Howdy's face.la peregrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992459469931809488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15815883.post-1134925172516719572005-12-18T08:59:00.000-08:002005-12-18T08:59:00.000-08:00Whoa! Your page suddenly opens up with one very sc...Whoa! Your page suddenly opens up with one very scary picture - frightened the life out of me.<BR/><BR/>Then I looked a little closer and it's uncanny how, apart from the hair colour, it looks very much like Tony Blair.<BR/><BR/>Is this art imitating life or life imitating art?<BR/><BR/>http://spaces.msn.com/members/spice-the-cat/spice-the-cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725781454619802862noreply@blogger.com