Thursday, July 3rd 2008
So Long, Larry Harmon
I know, two sad posts in a row and right before a holiday. I'm going to need to pick up an extra 12-pack tonight. Well, Larry Harmon, a longtime Bozo the Clown, died today of congestive heart failure at the age 83. His publicist said he passed away at home.
Larry wasn't the original Bozo, but he believed the clown could become a major star, so he bought the licensing rights to the character. Eventually, he licensed Bozo out to dozens of TV stations.
His wifey of 29 years said, “He was the most optimistic man I ever met. He always saw a bright side; he always had something good to say about everybody. He was the love of my life."
Larry is off to the Big Top in the sky! May he rest in peace......
Thanks Alicia
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I'm guessing that this is NOT the Bozo I used to watch as a child (in the 60's)
Christ I am O-L-D!!!!
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@ Kizzy I love WGN. We only got the basic cable package when I was a kid and WGN was always on. They have the crappiest movies and the Chicago Cubs. We are Cubs fans. lol
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Submitted by DeeDee on July 3, 2008 - 8:03pm.
Submitted by Kizzy on July 3, 2008 - 6:37pm.
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Yeah!! WGN the Chicago station, I remember that part now!! I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers that show.
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"Shes like a catroach with nine lives and a disgusting shell"-LoLo on 6/24/08
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Submitted by Kizzy on July 3, 2008 - 6:37pm.
Goodbye Bozo, I remember many a childhood sick-day being entertained by your show. How nice you were to the wee teeny ones during the drop the ball in the bucket game. RIP
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I was going to say the same thing. I loved Bozo the Clown. My brother and I use to watch Bozo on WGN before school. I was sad when the show was cancelled. I think Billy Corgan was on the last episode. RIP Larry. You will be missed.
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Drugs may be the road to nowhere, but at least they're the scenic route.
Well, unlike some OTHER people we have discussed today, he tried to make the world a better place.
Well fuck. =<
Kiss,
Fifi
"Self improvement is masturbation. Now self-destruction..."
I got scared, I thought it said, Larry HAGMAN.
whew....
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Submitted by ImpertinentVixen on July 3, 2008 - 6:50pm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2nK_qmvJ7A
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Weird. I totally don't get what's scary about clowns. The one's that aren't obnoxious (face paint does not a clown make) are pretty awesome.
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Submitted by ImpertinentVixen on July 3, 2008 - 3:50pm.
RIP to Larry Harmon.
However, clowns are creepy as fuck.
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Ditto.
I didn't peg you as a 12-pack kinda dude.
RIP to Larry Harmon.
However, clowns are creepy as fuck.
And this poor woman is freaking out just over the pic above:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2nK_qmvJ7A
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I think it would be interesting if old people got anti-Alzheimer's disease where they slowly began to recover other people's lost memories. - George Carlin
Submitted by NotsoAnonymous on July 3, 2008 - 2:44pm.
I think I voted for this Bozo... but only once.
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I think my mom said the same thing about Bush!
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Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most!
Sorry, but that picture scared me :-(.
I think I voted for this Bozo... but only once.
But seriously, Larry Harmon was cool.
Well, at least he wasn't doing drugs.
But in all seriousness RIP, Mr. Harmon.
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Yes, clowns are generally scary (Think: the "Poltergeist" clown or John Wayne Gacy), but I had a Bozo doll as a kid that said goofy sayings when you pulled the string in his back. Thanks to that doll, I was immune from Bozo nightmares...
RIP Larry
Goodbye Bozo, I remember many a childhood sick-day being entertained by your show. How nice you were to the wee teeny ones during the drop the ball in the bucket game. RIP
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"Shes like a catroach with nine lives and a disgusting shell"-LoLo on 6/24/08
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Submitted by boomsy on July 3, 2008 - 4:26pm.
Submitted by Migraineuse on July 3, 2008 - 7:25pm
Agreed; Bozo used to give me nightmares as a kid and clowns STILL creep me out.
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Today a rather young man and a rather old man died.
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I didn’t say that it was your fault – I said that I was going to blame you.
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“He was the most optimistic man I ever met. He always saw a bright side; he always had something good to say about everybody. He was the love of my life."
The best eulogy any person could write. RIP
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"I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."
dead clowns, too sad; all they wanta do is make you laugh.. RIP Larry.
o\-_-/o
Submitted by Migraineuse on July 3, 2008 - 7:25pm
Agreed; Bozo used to give me nightmares as a kid and clowns STILL creep me out.
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I used to watch bozo all the time. bozo wasn't a scary clown he was a silly clown. R.I.P.
Ronald, Jack, Krusty, and Insane Clown Posse could not be reached for comment.
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Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most!
RIP, clown dude.
I don't mean to sound disrespectful or anything, but clowns freak me the fuck out.
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"Jesus loves me this I know.
Cuz I refuse to hear that Montag ho."
-YesterdaysTrashQueen, 7/1/08
Loved the Bozo show and that bucket game. I ripped that off for my sixth birthday.
Sadness. R.I.P.
~♥~my little boy breathes new life into me~Xtina to Glamour~♥~
~♥~Rather than change who I am for Max, I bring the life lessons I've learned to the table~Xtina to Glamour~♥~
That picture is going to give me nightmares...