My Birthday Gift: A Large Clown Singing A Mashup Of The Who And Johnny Cash

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Bob Boilen
WNYC | Apr 11, 2017

Clowns and birthdays can fun or scary, depending on your life experience.

Since it's my birthday, I thought I'd share this recent video of Puddles Pity Party — a 6'8" renaissance clown (he sings, he cooks...) named Mike Geier — performing this funny/scary version of The Who's "Pinball Wizard" to the tune of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues."

Who knows what the next year will bring...

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