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michael perrickPhotos from the August 6 Pasadena Confidential TourSubmitted by kim on Mon, 2006-08-07 19:23.Yesterday's Pasadena Confidential Crime Bus Tour was a hoot, as we glided around the Crown City in our air conditioned murder bus with a happy coterie of grisly lookyloos. Here are a few photos snapped along the way... Below, Crimebo honors the lucky Miss Cathy with a pre-birthday litany of all the horrors that happened on the day she was born. Here, Crimebo and hosts Kim and Nathan take a mid-tour breather at Connal's on Washington Boulevard, conveniently loated between the sites of a hammer murder and a bathtub suicide. Plus their malts is yummy! And another view of that scary clown Crimebo... don't you want him at your birthday party?!
Pasadena Weekly Puts Crimebo and Pals on its CoverSubmitted by kim on Thu, 2006-08-03 07:29.All the world loves a clown... especially a Crime clown! And when the editor of Pasadena Weekly heard about Crimebo, he upgraded Carl Kozlowski's planned feature on the Pasadena Confidential tour from the arts section to the cover! Sneak a peek, online or in person, and don't miss Matt Craig's evocative photos. Introducing Crimebo, the 1947project Crime ClownSubmitted by kim on Wed, 2006-07-26 20:51.Press release July 26, 2006 Crimebo the 1947project Crime Clown Brings Morbid Fun To Special Events in L.A. LOS ANGELES- Afterwards, the guests had to admit the party had been dragging a little, when Crimebo the Crime Clown pulled up in his windowless murder van (with the passenger side doors disabled) and emerged clutching his Big Book of Terrible Crimes. With a hearty "Hiya Mr. Birthday Boy, wanna learn something bad about your special day?," Crimebo launched into a hilariously disturbing litany of murders, kidnapping, arsons and high weirdness, winding up with the declaration that only someone pretty twisted would have the foresight to be born on a day like that, handing out some Crimebo Fan Club Cards and racing off into the night "to do bad stuff." Crimebo the Crime Clown is not your ordinary party entertainer. Armed with his Big Book of Terrible Crimes, this witty and sinister fellow brings to every birthday party, wedding shower or office bash a window into an alternate, ultra-creepy history. Was someone kidnapped, murdered or tarred and feathered on your special day? Do you share a birthday with a serial killer? Is your wedding day also the anniversary of a notable execution? Crimebo the Crime Clown has the skinny, and he'll share it with his unique brand of morbid glee. If you're truly twisted, or love someone who is, then Crimebo is the perfect addition to your next celebration. With research provided by the acclaimed true crime bloggers of the 1947project, Crimebo knows when all the famous bodies were buried, but also about the utterly strange, forgotten happenings that are calibrated to blow minds. Crimebo will be making a special public appearance on the next 1947project Pasadena Confidential Crime Bus Tour on August 6, and is available with one week's notice to appear at events throughout the Los Angeles area. A personal visit from Crimebo costs $150. Telephone greetings are also available. Crimebo is currently portrayed by Michael Perrick, host and creator of the popular Jew Night celebrations at Mr. T's Bowl and otherwise known as Fucko the Clown. To schedule an interview with Crimebo or 1947project blogger Kim Cooper, contact Kim at amscray@gmail.com, 323-223-2767 For more info on the 1947project blog or Pasadena Confidential Crime Bus tour, visit http://www.1947project.com |
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Dita-designed vintage-look stockings, for the gal who seeks 1947 August 2006: Los Angeles Magazine proclaims the Crime Bus Tours among the best of L.A.! "[One] of the best true crime sites on the Net." -Rolling Stone CourtTV: The Bus Ride To Hell, And Back Video: G4's Blair Butler on the Crime Bus Wheels of misfortune: Bus tours Dahlia haunts Pasadena Weekly cover story: Killer Ride Pasadena Star-News: Sunny streets, deadly pasts L.A. Times: Perfect Year For A Slay Ride L.A. Times' Steve Harvey's Only In L.A. The Downtown News Rides the Crime Bus CBS.com rides along on the Crime Bus Michael Linder of KNX Newsradio visits 1947project Click for THE CASE OF THE WALING WRISTWATCH: As heard on KPCC radio's Pacific Drift LA noir episode RAVIN' NATHAN ALERT: Hear the Podcast of the 1947project radio feature by Chris Vallance for BBC5 "Brilliantly, unhealthily obsessed... We can't imagine our daily routine without it." -LAist..."Imaginative and ambitious." -Rodger Jacobs... "L.A.'s best blog-noir." -LAVoice... "1947project is much more than just a blog. It is fantastic literature which just happens to be presented in the blog format. If you're a fan of noir, or just a proud Angeleno, you're going to love it." -Wil Weaton
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