Insane Clown Posse (a.k.a. Let's Share Some Embarrasing Shit)
I was recently reuinited with an old high school friend online. We chatted about the obvious - where you work, married/dating, kids, etc. Then we began exchanging old stories.
She asked me if I've been to anymore Insane Clown Posse concerts.
Now, if you don't know who the Insane Clown Posse are, consider yourself extremely lucky. They're this underground rap duo - two midle aged white guys with lyrics about…I don't even know, its just awful.
So, the story behind this…
I used to work at a grocery store in the bakery department when I was in high school. There was a guy who worked in frozen food (I know, romantic, huh?) and I was completely in love with him. He was quiet and laid back yet really sarcastic and witty once you got to know him (well, I hadn't gotten to know him, but heard him talking to other people).
Because he was so withdrawn, I wanted to think of a clever way to get him to talk more. The usual smiling and making small talk with him wasn't doing the trick. We arrived at work the same day and I noticed he had a sticker/decal on the back of his car. It said "Insane Clown Posse - ICP". So I pull in next to him and, as I get out of the car, say "You like ICP too?". He looked at me, smiled and said "Yeah, YOU know who they are?". I said "What? I have all their cds". (I was praying that they had, in fact, released more than 1 cd).
So we chatted on the way into work. I avoided saying much by continuously asking him questions (a method I still use to this day). He ended the conversation by telling me he'd burn me a copy of some live album they released and bring it to work tomorrow.
I was ecstatic.
The next day I looked extra cute. As promised, he walks over with the cd and tells me that they're going to be playing a concert in Milwaukee in a few weeks…AND WOULD I WANT TO GO. I didn't miss a beat and said "I was already planning on going but my friend Sarah backed out at the last minute". (I do have a friend Sarah so not a total lie).
He smiled, asked for my number and said HE'D DRIVE ME UP THERE.
Great story, huh. Yeah it was until I got in my car and put the cd in. I figured I'd have to learn their songs before the concert and could start with the disc he gave me.
Track 1 starts and its HORRIBLE. I mean, they're trying to be really offensive and derogatory but it just comes off as really sad and funny. Think Eminem but old and fat without Dre and decent beats. I thought it was a joke and that maybe they were some sort of a comedy act (you know, they have the word clown in their name).
Yeah - not supposed to be funny. I panic and head to the nearest Best Buy. They have like 80 cds they've put out - each one shittier than the first. I listen to one at the store (remember when you could listen to the discs at the store??) and its just as bad. I freak out and think "there's no way I'm ever gonna pull this off".
Long story short, I went to the concert. It was a bunch of young white kids (aged 14-22) dressed in black, looking angry. They paint they're faces like "crazy clowns" - I'll give you a minute to finish laughing or vomitting or whatever you're doing. I refused to "dress the part" and opted for a black tank top and jean skirt - that's as "goth" as I got back then. In the fans' defense, they were all very polite and nice once I got there. And, because I was the only girl that was dressed like a girl, I got free beer (underage, at that).
But our "date" was a flop. He went crazy at the concert and thought it was "awesome" that I hooked up free beer. But his shy personality took over again when he dropped me off and I didn't even get a kiss on the cheek.
I know - I go to an ICP concert with you and you won't even put out. That's what I was thinking.
Moral of the story: I went to an Insane Clown Posse concert when I was in high school. When admitting that to people (usually drunk), I always gave the excuse that it was because the guy I liked listened to them so, like any normal teenager, I pretended to like them as well. It wasn't until I got a little older that I realized going to the concert wasn't as embarrassing as actual liking a guy who listened to that awful shit.
Its so funny how you look at things differently when you're an adult...
She asked me if I've been to anymore Insane Clown Posse concerts.
Now, if you don't know who the Insane Clown Posse are, consider yourself extremely lucky. They're this underground rap duo - two midle aged white guys with lyrics about…I don't even know, its just awful.
So, the story behind this…
I used to work at a grocery store in the bakery department when I was in high school. There was a guy who worked in frozen food (I know, romantic, huh?) and I was completely in love with him. He was quiet and laid back yet really sarcastic and witty once you got to know him (well, I hadn't gotten to know him, but heard him talking to other people).
Because he was so withdrawn, I wanted to think of a clever way to get him to talk more. The usual smiling and making small talk with him wasn't doing the trick. We arrived at work the same day and I noticed he had a sticker/decal on the back of his car. It said "Insane Clown Posse - ICP". So I pull in next to him and, as I get out of the car, say "You like ICP too?". He looked at me, smiled and said "Yeah, YOU know who they are?". I said "What? I have all their cds". (I was praying that they had, in fact, released more than 1 cd).
So we chatted on the way into work. I avoided saying much by continuously asking him questions (a method I still use to this day). He ended the conversation by telling me he'd burn me a copy of some live album they released and bring it to work tomorrow.
I was ecstatic.
The next day I looked extra cute. As promised, he walks over with the cd and tells me that they're going to be playing a concert in Milwaukee in a few weeks…AND WOULD I WANT TO GO. I didn't miss a beat and said "I was already planning on going but my friend Sarah backed out at the last minute". (I do have a friend Sarah so not a total lie).
He smiled, asked for my number and said HE'D DRIVE ME UP THERE.
Great story, huh. Yeah it was until I got in my car and put the cd in. I figured I'd have to learn their songs before the concert and could start with the disc he gave me.
Track 1 starts and its HORRIBLE. I mean, they're trying to be really offensive and derogatory but it just comes off as really sad and funny. Think Eminem but old and fat without Dre and decent beats. I thought it was a joke and that maybe they were some sort of a comedy act (you know, they have the word clown in their name).
Yeah - not supposed to be funny. I panic and head to the nearest Best Buy. They have like 80 cds they've put out - each one shittier than the first. I listen to one at the store (remember when you could listen to the discs at the store??) and its just as bad. I freak out and think "there's no way I'm ever gonna pull this off".
Long story short, I went to the concert. It was a bunch of young white kids (aged 14-22) dressed in black, looking angry. They paint they're faces like "crazy clowns" - I'll give you a minute to finish laughing or vomitting or whatever you're doing. I refused to "dress the part" and opted for a black tank top and jean skirt - that's as "goth" as I got back then. In the fans' defense, they were all very polite and nice once I got there. And, because I was the only girl that was dressed like a girl, I got free beer (underage, at that).
But our "date" was a flop. He went crazy at the concert and thought it was "awesome" that I hooked up free beer. But his shy personality took over again when he dropped me off and I didn't even get a kiss on the cheek.
I know - I go to an ICP concert with you and you won't even put out. That's what I was thinking.
Moral of the story: I went to an Insane Clown Posse concert when I was in high school. When admitting that to people (usually drunk), I always gave the excuse that it was because the guy I liked listened to them so, like any normal teenager, I pretended to like them as well. It wasn't until I got a little older that I realized going to the concert wasn't as embarrassing as actual liking a guy who listened to that awful shit.
Its so funny how you look at things differently when you're an adult...
posted by Erica at
10:30 AM
3 Comments:
Ahhh yes... I did the same thing with my husband (this was pre-husband): He loved Iron Maiden, so of course I was all about them, too. And then we had to go to an actual concert. And he bought me a T-shirt. And I was bored out of my mind and also the only girl there.
The things we do for a little ass, right?
Ha-ha...great post!!
ICP? Wow - talk about reviving the dead! I remember those "clowns". When I was younger, those guys were all over the wrestling scene and I use to watch that a lot back in the day. That is how I found out about them at first and thought it was all a joke. They would be on TV saying "Juggalo-this, Juggalo-that" - it was all very annoying. I remember when I first saw one of their "videos" one day on MTV, I realized that this was all supposed to be very legitimate. Terrible!
On a episode back around the same time as the ICP were doing the wrestling gigs, they were on an episode of the Howard Stern show and Sharon Osborne (their current manager at the time)told them that she was no longer their manager. That was the last I ever heard about them...until this post. =)
But I tell you what - I have gone to worse events to get in good with a woman before than an ICP show. I won't even mention what it was because it was so lame.
Yeah - I'm still so ashamed that I know so much about them.
As I mentioned, much love to the fans (at least the Milwaukee, WI ones) for being so nice and hospitable. Really they were some of the nicest people I've ever been around. Although I've gone to plenty of John Mayer concerts and, although I love him, the fans are huge assholes.
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