Pix for A Festival of Fools

1. This warning graphic appeared at the beginning of our first dozen or so shows.

2. Title frame for ROX #11, "A Festival of Fools."

3. J remains blurry while B hogs the camera.

4. B starts the Festival of Fools parade with a wave of his hand.

5. The Festival of Fools parade proceeds down Washington Street.

6. The Festival of Fools parade proceeds down Kirkwood Avenue in Bloomington, Indiana. No permits were obtained; we simply took over the street!

7. Even through our car's dirty windshield, the mere glimpse of a Big Lots storefront is enough to strike terror in the hearts of brave men.

8. XY stands before her favorite store.

9. XY buys too much candy in preparation for the Festival of Fools.

10. Anal marches in the foreground while Heather balances a pot on her head.

11. The Festival of Fools parade rounds the corner onto Kirkwood Avenue.

12. Licia runs to catch up with the parade.

13. Title frame for Disturbed Monkey Love Part 3.

14. Feeling kinda pukey...

15. A disturbed monkey-woman applies whipped cream to her peach.

16. J&B mull over their new vocabulary word.

17. J presents another classic ROX drink, the Big Lot.

18. The Have Fun Club created this flyer to promote the first annual Festival of Fools parade.

19. Rachel displays her contempt for the camera.

20. Behold the golden brown pallor of the Fool's Gold. It looks delicious, but appearences can be deceiving.

21. XY tries out a hula hoop at Big Lots.

22. The Festival of Fools parade arrives in Dunn Meadow.

23. "What the fuck is going on here?"

24. Even after all these years, the Have Fun Club can be contacted via their post office box.

25. Overwhelmed by the spectacle and pageantry of the Festival of Fools parade, B keels over right in the middle of Dunn Meadow.

26. A canted view of the aisle in Big Lots.

27. Were motorists annoyed by a big gang of freaks taking over Kirkwood Avenue? Not at all. They loved it!

28. For a few years, Editor B kept a D-Jar, full of words that begin with the letter D.

29. Lots of little pieces of paper, each with a word and a definition.

30. Editor B does a Big Lot.

31. Bartender J does a Big Lot. That's straight 80 proof whiskey!

32. Editor B found this chunk of fool's gold on the railroad tracks.

33. Crusading for a cause close to everybody's heart.

34. J&B play host to yet another episode of ROX.

35. Kelly McBride takes a smoke break before the Festival of Fools parade.

36. Everybody's favorite picket sign.

37. The parade continues.

38. J&B reflect on the unexpected success of the Festival of Fools.

39. Don't ask us what it means.

40. J finds his first visit to Big Lots "interesting."

41. B videotapes the parade preparations.

42. A photographer showed up to take pictures of the Festival of Fools parade. Wonder how they turned out?

43. The final ingredient for the Fool's Gold? Nothing.

44. Detail from the Have Fun Club's fler for the Festival of Fools.

45. J marches for change.

46. A bemused spectator tosses candy back at the Festival of Fools parade. Note the Have Fun Club flyers!

47. XY's tongue is the same color as this canned salmon!

48. Fueled by sugar in the form of safety pops, the Festival of Fools parade careened down Washington Street.

49. Streetside? Hell, no! We're marching ON the street.

50. Hooping it up before the parade.

51. "We had a little parade. We're about fun, we're about change, we're about anti-stagnation. We're also about safety pops."

52. Parade particpants take a rest on the hood of a car.

53. The ROX title superimposed over a photograph by Rachel Whang.

54. XY pops her bubble.

55. This guy is balancing a crystal ball on the back of his hand.

56. Chomp!

57. Who do ya love?

58. Another punk hoops it up.

59. The mark of quality. Low quality, that is.

60. She brandishes a RORR flyer.