Morning Remembrance Portraits by Nathan Smith copyright 2011
It’s Howdy Deady time.
Lew Anderson, whose mischievous antics as the loveable Clarabell made an indelible impression on future clowns like Courtney Love, is now jammin’ up in Heaven with John Wayne Gacy.
Anderson’s popular character, Clarabell, became famous for communicating with others using horn toots and water squirts -two things Anderson started doing again when he turned 80.
Many believe Anderson’s portrayal of Clarabell as a mute was a stroke of comedic genius. Or just the producer’s little way of never having to pay scale.
A distinctive feature of the hit show were the on-stage bleachers of 40 kids called the “Peanut Gallery,” so-named because “Fear-Poop Arcade” just didn’t seem appropriate.
Anderson requested he also be remembered for a lifetime spent working as a respected and accomplished jazz musician. Buuut I don’t think that’s gonna happen.
Mourning Remembrance 
Jim, I was in a catatonic state this morning at my parents’ North Dakota farm. Woke at five in the morning and spent several hours zoned out to cartoons while eating spaghetti in my underwear. Then put on a live WTF from a while back and heard you mourn the ant farm dude. Brought me to tears. To life. Made me laugh. And want to eat cold shitty spaghetti with no cartoons on. Thanks, dude. Also, great ending line on this remembrance here. And that is all.
Thanks, Nolan. Please remember me in your will.