2007-11-22 [demon of the shaddows]: Juggalo

Juggalos at a GatheringA Juggalo (male or female) or Juggalette (if female) is a member of the group that has grown up around the fanbase of the Michigan hip hop group Insane Clown Posse (ICP), and related recording artists at Psychopathic Records. Much of the predominant philosophy of the group stems from the Dark Carnival, a mythology that was carried as a theme in six ICP albums known as the 6 Joker's
Violent J explained the term's origins in the ICP biography, Behind the Paint, saying that during a live performance of "The Juggla" from the Carnival of Carnage album, he had spontaneously addressed the audience: "What about you Juggalo? Are there any Juggalos in here?", and the name stuck. He also said in the 2002 Wraith seminar that he does not like the word "Juggalette" because now many people think that the word "Juggalo" only refers to the male fanbase; it in fact refers to all fans, male or female. Regardless, some prefer the term "Juggalette" to refer to members of the female fanbase, as evidenced by the "Miss Juggalette" pageant held yearly at the Gathering of the Juggalos.

In the book Behind the Paint, Violent J, Joseph Bruce, details the adoption of several slang terms that have been incorporated into juggalo subculture, including "juggalo", "ninja", and "neden". Ninja is also interchangeable with juggalo, as "homie" or friend. Neden is a slang term for a vagina. A more recent alias to the Juggalo name is samurai , meaning an older/experienced Juggalo.

The Juggalos (also referred to as the Juggalo Family) started in the early 1990s. As seen in other subcultures, from parallels in music came parallels in interests, style, and slang. Facepainting in the style of ICP and other Psychopathic Records artists is a common practice at Juggalo-oriented social activities.

Also, characteristic of the Juggalos is devotion to the inexpensive soft drink Faygo, popularized by ICP.


The Gathering of the Juggalos
The Gathering of the Juggalos (also known simply as The Gathering or GOTJ) is an annual event for the Juggalo Family put on by Psychopathic Records; the first was staged in 2000. It is regarded highly by Juggalos, and is considered by the Juggalos to be a family reunion of sorts. The event spans several days, and includes concerts, wrestling, games, contests, autograph sessions, and seminars with artists.

At the 2002 Gathering Bubba Sparxxx received the first ever "Bubba Sparxxx Award", obviously named after him. Unofficially, the "award" is given to the artist who leaves the main stage before his performance is over. Artists have been known to leave because of heavy booing, too much trash being thrown, or out of anger towards the fan base. Every year it is common to hear juggalos' input on who will receive the "award" that year. Since the 2002 Gathering other notable artists such as Bushwick Bill, Kurupt, and Too $hort have received the "award".

Earlier Gatherings were plagued with problems such as fires and unruly behavior that prompted the intervention of police and firefighters. After 2002, the Gathering became an outdoor event, and was held at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park for a number of years.

According to the Quarry Park's owner, Evan Kelley, the grounds will no longer host this event after the 2005 Gathering. Kelly has said: "Psychopathic Records broke some of the rules set down for the 2005 event, including blasting music all night long", and: "Drugs, alcohol, nudity, profanity and trash also became serious problems."

The seventh annual Gathering of the Juggalos was set to take place at The Lotus Fields on July 13–July 16 2006 in Brooklyn, Michigan (West of Detroit, Michigan). The board of Woodstock Township, Michigan, in control of necessary outdoor concert zoning permits denied permits at a meeting on April 11 2006. The C3 zoning permit wording was loose, and could be interpreted such that additional outdoor concert permits were not necessary, but the board decided to read it by the letter. Psychopathic Records was told that if they represented country artists they would be allowed to hold the event. Psychopathic Records took legal advice concerning this, while booking another location.

On April 18 2006, Psychopathic Records announced that a Gathering would go ahead, the new location being dubbed The New Lotus Fields — in Pataskala, Ohio (East of Columbus) at Frontier Ranch. It took place over the same dates that were planned for the Brooklyn event.

On May 2, 2007 it was announced that the 2007 Gathering will take place in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, August 9-12, 2007.

Psychopathic revealed the news in an update about their 2007 JCW tour by stating: "SLAM TV's story and angles will all finally come to a head in Ohio, at this year’s 4 day Gathering of the Juggalos festival in August '07. JCW at the Gathering will feature 2 days of live action on Thursday and Friday afternoon, then on Saturday night at Midnight, JCW will host its biggest wrestling show ever, entitled Bloodymania!".

Alleged Juggalo Crime

Jacob RobidaBecause of a connection with gang violence, many younger members of the subculture are prohibited from wearing ICP paraphernalia while at school. This scrutiny may not be entirely unwarranted, as there have been numerous incidents with Juggalos committing violent acts, though there is no independent evidence linking music with violence or crime.As the public face of the Juggalo subculture, Psychopathic Records and Insane Clown Posse have repeatedly denounced violence within the fandom. Much of the crimes including murders have also been noted by Alex Abiss (Former CEO of Psychopathic) as being just crazy individuals finding an excuse for the actions.

Its a blame game! Not ICP!!!


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In 1992, ICP released ''Carnival of Carnage'', which they called the 1st Joker's Card, and the group promised five more. They also promised that they would tell a big secret at the end (when the 6th one came out) and their fans would know all there is to know about ICP, the Joker's Cards, and the Dark Carnival. The Dark Carnival is something the band refers to on every album. They claim that it is a powerful force which has spoken with them and is directly opposed to the Devil (called "The Witch" on the albums).

In November, 2002, 10 years after the first Joker's card was released, ICP revealed their big secret. They revealed that all the songs they wrote were masked with subliminal messages that have been pointing to one thing. They say (in their song ''Thy Unveiling''), "Truth is, we follow God, we've always been behind him. The Carnival is God, and may all Juggalos find him." Next, the band said this to their fans, "We're not sorry if we tricked you. We don't care what happens now."




Taken out of context, this may seem misleading. However, devoted fans of the Insane Clown Posse have sworn to messages in the music that were anything BUT Satanic. While the music was coarse and harsh, it also carried a sense of responsibility, citing the real troubles in life. Sarcastically put, while two men in clown make-up singing about violence and death might seem terrible, real-world problems of racism, prejudice, war, famine, poverty and corruption should be taken much more seriously. Each song carried a specific view that ICP wanted to share, blended nicely with entertainment in order to avoid ever sounding too much like preaching, something many other socially-aware groups have fallen to (a similar mix of entertainment and message can be found in the songs of the now-defunct Rage Against The Machine).

It's not too far off to say that the fans of ICP were entertained in a horrific manner, as if watching a horror film. But it is also important to note that the stories that ICP tell, as well as the story of the duo's lives, left many fans with a better feeling and outlook on their own life. In a way, what they managed to do was insert a covert message, as it were, to the minds of a target audience normally not receptive to such things .


From this evoled many great things such as a community of people who refer to them selfs as Juggalos and Juggalettes that have found relgion and awareness to the problems of the world and the community around them.


We at Faygo Freak Show aim to make this site #1 spot for anything Juggalo related from finding new homies to finding a chapter of the Fellowship of Juggalos close by, to anything that makes this family the greatest thing that the Carnival has ever brought us. And by allowing the rest of the world to educate themselves on who and what Juggalos are about and to be able to make a proper judgement after seeing all the facts

2007-11-22 [demon of the shaddows]: that whats up nigga

2007-11-23 [shinobi14]: And... what is that? I would have read it, if it wasn't so obviously copied from some random site and pasted into my wiki page. Now, I'm getting rather irritated by you. Aren't you literate enough to write something yourself? *sighs* I pity you, in which case.

And, if you haven't noticed, I am white, and "nigga" is a racist name. I will not have racism in my wiki. Apologise, or leave.

2008-03-07 [Mental Terrorist]: Yeah, sadly this site had ripped me from my shinobi friend....