Ass Dan, again

If you thought (or hoped, depending) that public fascination with Insane Clown Posse had run its course, you would be gravely mistaken. Nevermind that strangely coincidental timing of Lou Reed/Metallica Lulu monstrosity somehow made Jack White's collaboration with Insane Clown Posse far more palatable--at least the latter was meant to be funny--Saturday Night Live once again spoofed ICP's infamous infomercials this past weekend. This time, writers Michael O'Brien and Colin Jost invented the Columbus Day ASSBLAST, another Gathering of the Juggalos-like festival with "preformances" (Psychopathic's never been known for its excellent spelling) from fittingly named acts like Sploik, Baby Nutsack, MC Hammertoe. Planned activities include: Play Farmville with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed! "Show your little-ass boobs to an old guy"! And "get high and cry"!

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courtesy Jason Wade, Unitus Arts & Entertainment Festival

Jesse Waters a/k/a "Scarab," photographed here on August 7, 2011, didn't necessarily identify as a Juggalo.

His name was Jesse, but he went by Scarab or Drake. He was 24, stood five-feet, nine-inches tall, and had reddish-brown shoulder-length hair. He'd driven to the 12th annual Gathering of the Juggalos this year with his girlfriend, a young woman named Melody, who'd been handcrafting boxes with Insane Clown Posse's Joker's Card figures to sell at the festival for five bucks a piece. And then on Friday, he vanished.

On Sunday evening, a barricade fence inexplicably went up by the Gathering's Main Stage, in a stage-left area adjacent to the Ohio River. Rumor was that the Coast Guard found a floating person in the water near the Kentucky-Illinois state lines, a fact confirmed Monday by Illinois' Hardin County police. Yesterday, Kentucky's Union County coroner identified the body found on nearby Sturgeon Island as Jesse Waters from Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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The lineups for this year's Gathering included Vanilla Ice, George Clinton (in sequence!), Lil Jon, and a disgruntled Juvenile, to name a few. For more, check out our in-depth coverage of the weekend.

All photos by Nate "Igor" Smith.

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photo by Nate "Igor" Smith

Matt-O from Ohio. Why he made this: "He's fucking winning, man! Look at him!"

Name: Matt-O from Elyria, Ohio
Age: He'd just turned 24 at midnight.
Occupation: Drywall finisher "doing construction shit"

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all photos by Nate "Igor" Smith

Charlie Sheen smiles from the wings. More photos from this year's Gathering of the Juggalos here.

Charlie Sheen
Hogrock Campground, Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
The Gathering of the Juggalos
Saturday, August 13, 2011

Better than: Two and a Half Men

It's probably our fault. What did we, or anyone, really expect? That Charlie Sheen would come onstage to the Gathering of the Juggalos and burst into flames? That given his long-documented interest in strippers, the actor would summon the young lady who'd won the Miss Juggalette contest earlier in the day (by ejaculating on command) and invite her to become his newest goddess? Or that he'd actually walk among the Juggalos at some point and pose for photos along the infamous Drug Bridge?

All those memes in one place? The Internet might explode.

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photo by Nate "Igor" Smith

Juvenile, pre-tantrum

The Gathering of the Juggalos is an annual four-day camping retreat for followers of Insane Clown Posse that's currently underway in Cave-in-Rock, Illinois. Juggalos have a long tradition of throwing things at performers they hate, including Southern rapper Bubba Sparxxx and human party Andrew W.K. Last year, walking boob-stick Tila Tequila was assaulted with everything from beer cans to a watermelon allegedly soaked in feces and urine. That same weekend, when Wu legend Method Man kept shouting "Illinois" at the Gathering as if the crowd's loyalty was geographic, someone in the crowd beaned him in the face, almost knocked him out, drawing blood. This year's Gathering of the Juggalos so far seems like a mellower affair, in that no performers have actually been hit in the face with trash. But that's not to say that the Juggalos haven't tried.

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photo by Nate "Igor" Smith

Hey, we're all having fun out here at the 12th annual Gathering of the Juggalos. Why should they be any different?

Related: Photos from the Gathering of the Juggalos 2011

Photos of Juggalette Cuties

Photos of Naked Juggalettes (NSFW)

Check out all of our Gathering of the Juggalos 2011 coverage here

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Once again, Camille Dodero has decided to subject herself to the glorious festival that is the Gathering of the Juggalos, where she's joined by Charlie Sheen, Screech, MC Hammer, Bobby Brown, and more. She'll be posting on the event as the weekend continues, but here are some photos from the Gathering so far—is it just us, or has Dustin Diamond put on a few pounds?

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Juggal-uh-ohs will never die

Yesterday, Charlie Sheen took to Twitter to confirm that the Access Hollywood creature would be hosting one night of this year's 12th annual Gathering of the Juggalos. Soonafter Sheen's four-million followers learned that Sheen is Down with the Clown, Psychopathic Records released a whole new batch of confirmed "celebrity host" appearances who hadn't been included in their first infomercial, officially turning this year's bacne shantytown into the Surreal Life (MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice) meets Survivor meets, ah, House of 1000 Corpses? In any case, the most misunderstood people in the world are promised appearances from Flavor Flav, Chyna, and Dustin Diamond.

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In May, we reported that Insane Clown Posse's label Psychopathic Records was actively trying to get Charlie Sheen to appear at this year's Gathering of the Juggalos because, well, it would be weird. "I don't know how good it would turn out or not, but I know everybody would want to see what happens," Violent J told us. As it turns out, the contracts have been signed and the recently single trainwreck will, in fact, be at this year's Gathering of the Juggalos--and it's been confirmed by ICP's publicist. Now what will he be doing?

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