Dear Forced Internet Diary,
Today I found out what "juggalos" are. Juggalos are fans of the band Insane Clown Posse and apparently they're also fans of other bands on their label. I guess that Juggalos are Psycopathic Record's response to Parrotheads (Jimmy Buffett), Dead Heads (Grateful Dead) and Losers (Dave Matthews Band - HEY-O!).
Anyways, every year the juggalos gather at a juggalo festival to celebrate their juggalistic nature. At this festival they specialize in drinking Faygo (a cheap soda) and putting clown make up on. And based on the pictures I've seen from the festival I'm guessing that a fair amount of fights break out too.
At first glance the photos are hilarious, but I honestly don't have the heart to spend any time mocking the juggers. Because the truth is, I think that it's awesome that there are enough people in the world to make holding an outdoor festival entirely devoted to this lifestyle (which, don't forget, a large part of involves drinking Faygo), worthwhile. It's really odd and unique that these kids/adults have somewhere to go where everyone else likes this type of music and likes wearing clown make up and likes being slightly overweight (and probably likes fighting).
The truth is there aren't outdoor festivals for what I like to do - nowhere on Earth can you find a place where comedy and sports are celebrated in the same forum in a four day outdoor festival at which I can gather with a bunch of people and drink Shiner Bock or Dr. Pepper and talk about beards. It just doesn't exist. God bless the juggalos for being so specific, yet finding so many kindred spirits. They really are the American Dream (I mean that) and we should celebrate what they've achieved.
Love,
Joe
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