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Bedford Clowns Confront Earwax Employees
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Jen Carlson
Published May 19, 2008
Modified May 19, 2008
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Back in January video emerged of an enthusiastic street performer, Matthew Silver, dancing in front of Earwax record store on Bedford Avenue. It seems that a war has been going on since, between the employees of the store and the ever-growing troupe of Silver's clowns (dubbed the BC Fools) that adorn the outside of its shop.
Seems the Earwax employees have been dumping buckets of water on the performers (who have gone into the store on occasion); in the past they've also been threatened with mace, and dumped water on their electrical equipment, cameras and even an innocent baby bystander! The drenched victims declared they'd get their revenge, which was to come yesterday.
The clowns were certainly present on Bedford, but it's been eerily quiet when it comes to news of their Earwax endeavor...
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Jen Carlson
Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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