Death of Two Clowns

When I read in the paper yesterday that the shooting in Seattle had been “in a coffee shop in the university part of town” my thoughts went to my one and only trip there and my time spent there and in NYC with the beautiful souls of Circus Contraption.  This morning, I learned to my horror and sadness that two of the victims were Drew Keriakedes aka Shmootzi The Clod and Joe Albanese from Circus Contraption. It’s like a nightmare.

You can learn more about who they were, and what happened here at the Seattle Times, and here at the Oregon Music News. There is nothing to opine about here, no lesson to glean. It’s just sad. Zero Boy has organized a memorial for fans and friends at Theater for the New City tonight at 8pm.