{"id":891,"date":"2017-10-17T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/?p=891"},"modified":"2017-10-17T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T13:00:07","slug":"spindle-the-clown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/?p=891","title":{"rendered":"Spindle the Clown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/spindle-image-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-73\" src=\"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/spindle-image-01-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"741\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/spindle-image-01-300x298.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/spindle-image-01-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/spindle-image-01-1024x1017.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sallemander.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/spindle-image-01.jpg 1566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spindle the Clown was really old, so he went to Miami for rest\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 but drank more vodka than he could hold and collapsed with a pain in his chest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He died that night in his hotel suit but not before fouling his shorts and hurling his lunch from his chest to his feet in retching, heaving, snorts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nobody knew he was there, by chance, having very few friends, to be sure, and his room was paid for the month in advance with &#8220;DO NOT DISTURB!&#8221; on the door.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>So his body sat in the heat to bloat and his organs turned to soup and flies laid eggs in his nose and throat and beetles infested his poop.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rats and roaches came up through the shower, the odors were pungent and fresh and feasted on Spindle for 93 hours, stripping his bones of flesh.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When housekeeping finally entered the room, hardly a crumb remained. Spindle the Clown was completely gone, except for his creepy brain.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>***<em>We met Spindle the Clown a few years ago while researching death rituals among the Clown species.\u00a0 We spent a week\u00a0 documenting his demise &#8211; only to witness him defy death in the end.\u00a0 Sadly, his brain grew up to be a corporate banker&#8230;..very tragic.\u00a0 John insisted that we use this image for our first post (back in Oct., 2015)\u00a0for some strange symbolism that only idiotic artists understand.\u00a0 Whatever!\u00a0 We&#8217;re recycling some of our old favorites while everyone is busy setting up our websites and\u00a0shows\u00a0to make our new book, &#8220;Bludgeon the Clown&#8221; available for sale.\u00a0 Contact me through www.sallemander.com if you want an advance copy (only $29.95).\u00a0 -Marsha<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spindle the Clown was really old, so he went to Miami for rest\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 but drank more vodka than he could hold and collapsed with a pain in his chest. 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