Call it destiny or fate, or maybe just dumb luck that the rogue paint truck was there trying to occupy the same space in the middle of the street as Soapy D. Clown at the same time he was. But the hospital stay, the hallucinations, and everything that happened after, is still hard to believe, but isn’t that the point? That all those things happened, and Soapy is still here trying to pursue his dreams?
Laugh A Little
Clowns lose their energy and power if you’re not laughing with them. So it is with Soapy, though many believe as much as he struggles with everything, anymore, he really only has the desire to make you laugh. Honest. Though it wasn’t always that way. He questioned his sanity when this all started, and though the hallucination, smelly, supposedly–angelic, skunk had to talk some sense into him, Soapy seems to be coming out on top for someone that lost everything and now just laughs about it.
The human behind Soapy D. Clown, Bryan Keith Rohrer, got his start in clowning in 1982 performing for several parades, restaurants, and other venues in Albany, Oregon where he grew up. Starting as a white faced clown named Agape, and trained by a local clown who was also a printer in the area. Since that time he has entertained people in Colorado, Indiana, Montana, New York, and Oregon.He retired his white faced clown in 1996 due to medical reasons, unable to bring the antics and live up to the physical demands a white faced character required. In 2012 he rejoin the clowning craft as Soapy D. Clown, a bumblin’, confused, mixed-up, tramp of a clown, bringing the the laughter and fun back into his and other lives.
He also teaches the art of clowning at a clown training center in Aurora, Colorado called We Train Clowns.
Though Soapy and Suds had a rough start, and continue to struggle with this angelic – clown relationship thing they have, Soapy keeps bumblin’ on through life, and tries to make people laugh and smile along the way. It was easier when Suds wasn’t trying to run for president and shanghai him into being his campaign manager.
President Suds Z. Skunk?
In late 2020, After watching the political debates between Joe Biden and Donald J. Trump, Suds Z. Skunk attempted to launch his political campaign on the premise that animals should have voting rights too, and that because he has better hair than any president since 1776, he would bring a positive light to politics, stating that his policies would stink a lot less that the current political climate, and he desires to change the vitriol in politics, and actually get positive things done for America and her citizens.Because the Constitution of the United States does not say that an animal cannot run for president, nor does it forbid any other species born in America to be president (Suds was created on the shores of Massachusetts in 1609), Suds will challenge the human – only assumption all the way to the supreme court.
The Fur & Scale Party would directly point out how humans have devastated the habitates and lives of animal kind, reducing some populations to the point of extinction, and reinforce policies that speak common sense to wilderness and wildland habitate preservation throughout the United States of America.
“While humans bicker and fight about issues of race, or black and white skin, while we all bleed red, they should learn from a skunk that the color of your scales or fur are a mute point.” says candidate Suds Z. Skunk, “They need to understand that life has a place for each of them, and that content of character and how we treat each other is all that matters. If we get that right, we’ll win. If we don’t, well that really stinks, because you’re weaponizing hate over a color.” says Suds Z Skunk.
The Last of the Three Blind Mice?
Since the three blind mice hit the world stage in 1609, they have been very wary and protective about their tails. Grigori fears knives of any sort remembering the nightmares caused by the crazy farmer’s wife. He’s been worried for over four-hundred years, suffering from Acute Aichmophobia.Grigori isn’t fully blind, but his partical blindness is enough to keep him from many of the sighted mouse activities. It was a chilly October evening that he crawled up on Soapy D. Clown’s tummy to gain warmth as he slept on the bench at the bus stop enjoy a good nights sleep, that they’ve been together since. Soapy also ‘helps’ Grigori collect autographs.
As a major fan of Hollywood and everything of the stage and screen, Grigori has collected autographs of famous people for most of his existence. From actors of the stage and screen, to politicians and popes, Grigori has some autographs that are amazing: Babe Ruth, Albert Einstein, Robin Hood, Shakespeare, and more.Wherever Grigori goes, he sees famous people. Being partially blind he mistakes the identities of movie stars all the time, but demands strongly Soapy collects the autographs for him. This leads to many interesting comedic encounters between a clown, a mouse, and an autographer.
Screwtape
If there is one thing that could be said about Screwtape, it's that he really doesn’t like humans much. Focused on doing the bidding for ‘the Big Red Guy’ Screwtape needs to produce results for the underworld and make his corruption quota happen on a regular basis. With the constant influence of Soapy D. Clown over his mentoree nephew Wormwood, it doesn’t look like that quota is going up any time soon, which isn't good for Screwtape to advance in the ranks of the underworld, or make ‘the Big Red Guy’ happy with the earthly quotas either.Screwtape really wants his nephew Wormwood to take his place in the underworld, but ever since being introduced and addicted to marshmallow soufflé by that son of a tramp Soapy, which only humans can make, it seems Wormwood doesn’t have much of a desire to corrupt humanity anymore.
Continually trying Screwtape’s and ‘the Big Red Guy’s patience, Wormwood keeps choosing goodness for humanity in trade for the sweet taste of marshmallow soufflé which isn’t helping the situation for Screwtape at all. This ongoing battle is played out on the Underground Telecommunication Interdimensional System as Screwtape is banned from earthly realms over an incident with chicken abuse.
Wormwood
Hailing from below the earth’s crust, Wormwood is as close to the underworld as a worm would want to get. Sent here by his uncle Screwtape to corrupt humanity and be mentored to take his place soon, so Screwtape can increase in rank, Wormwood continually draws the ire of his instructor over his ever increasing quest for marshmallow soufflé and when humanity is more corrupt, they tend not to be nice to furry, purple worms like Wormwood.Wormwood’s friendship with Soapy D. Clown doesn’t help matters either, being that Soapy’s mere presence brings smiles instead of misery to people faces. Wormwood enjoys the fact that when humans are happy, they tend to help him by making more of the tasty marshmallow soufflé, and Soapy is continually a problem in exposing Wormwood to goodness, and goodness rubs off on Wormwood easily.
Out of the view of the Underground Telecommunication Interdimensional System Soapy listens to Screwtape mentor Wormwood with his evil plans to corrupt humanity, and counteracts all Screwtape’s desired deeds to benefit humanity, and not cause corruption or harm to it. Soapy then mentors Screwtape on things like being patient, kind, not envious, boastful or prideful but to rejoicing with truth, and in turn most humans will be more willing to prepare marshmallow soufflé for him.