2106 Back Taxes

First, there were emails from purported "Nigerian Princes", and now it is the "IRS" sending emails concerning delinquent "back taxes".

I received one the other day. It said, "2106 Back Taxes". I didn't bother to open the email.

Obviously, this was bogus as the email address wasn't an official government one. Plus, the year was almost 100 years off.

So, beware of bogus IRS "back taxes" email notices. As for this Bozo, who sent me this one for "back taxes" for the year 2106, I guess they'll have to wait a while.

A Bozo No-no!

Right, the L.A. Bozo, Vance Colvig.

A post this morning by Tony Isabella on his blog about his experience with Bozo the Clown reminded me of this story as told to me by a "nameless friend" (in case the statute of limitations hasn't expired):

Back in the 1960s, the Los Angeles area Bozo (Vance Colvig) made personal appearances at supermarkets (I saw him at a Boys Market in South-Central L.A.).

One day, Bozo made an appearance at a market in the San Fernando Valley. He handed out freebies to the kids who came to see him. On this day, he ran short of freebies and Bozo was rude about it to a friend of mine and his buddies. They went inside the store and bought some balloons and proceeded to fill them with water.

Bozo then got severely pelted by water balloons until the store manager and clerks chased them for several blocks. Fortunately, they had bikes and got away.

I may not have the above story exactly right (I am going by memory and the story was told to me years ago).

Barnabas Collins Meets Bozo The Clown

During his heyday as Barnabas Collins on ABC-TV's Dark Shadows, Jonathan Frid made guest appearances on different shows, including the Mike Douglas Show.

However, Frid was called upon to make an appearance on Bozo the Clown's show. Here's a photo of Frid as vampire Barnabas Collins trying out a Hula Hoop on the Bozo show as Bozo watches while holding Barnabas's cane: