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a bit of trivia for you Ocean,
King wrote IT shortly after notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy was convicted, he murdered 33 teens/young men back in the 70s/early 80s,
it was highly publicised at the time that he used to dress up as a clown and perform at children's parties under the moniker "pogp the clown",
it was there that King wrote a book about a child killing clown...
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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i saw the movie about john gacy on the tele.
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CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:a bit of trivia for you Ocean,
King wrote IT shortly after notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy was convicted, he murdered 33 teens/young men back in the 70s/early 80s,
it was highly publicised at the time that he used to dress up as a clown and perform at children's parties under the moniker "pogp the clown",
it was there that King wrote a book about a child killing clown...
Oh, I can see the similarity between them in a way.
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Lovely Linda Wrote:i saw the movie about john gacy on the tele.
this movie with Brian Dennehy (who happens to be one of my favourite actors)..
![[Image: 250px-To_Catch_a_Killer_FilmPoster.jpeg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/81/To_Catch_a_Killer_FilmPoster.jpeg/250px-To_Catch_a_Killer_FilmPoster.jpeg)
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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apart from the 'mo', Dennehy could almost pass as Gacy (here is the Police mugshot of Gacy)
![[Image: Johnwaynegacymug.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/97/Johnwaynegacymug.jpg)
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:a bit of trivia for you Ocean,
King wrote IT shortly after notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy was convicted, he murdered 33 teens/young men back in the 70s/early 80s,
it was highly publicised at the time that he used to dress up as a clown and perform at children's parties under the moniker "pogp the clown",
it was there that King wrote a book about a child killing clown...
typo:
should have said "pogo the clown"
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:this movie with Brian Dennehy (who happens to be one of my favourite actors)..
I like Brian too. He was good in Silverado.
Have not seen To Catch A Killer. Will be looking for the film.
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To Catch A Killer is on youtube. I've been watching.
[video=youtube;hgiLyNt8S60]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-hgiLyNt8S60[/video]
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[video=youtube;XRAtCIP-Nn0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-XRAtCIP-Nn0[/video]
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That may have very well been the film I saw. Been a long time. Michael Riley did a good job! He brought a lot of intense moments to the film.
![[Image: 250px-To_Catch_a_Killer_FilmPoster.jpeg]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:To_Catch_a_Killer_FilmPoster.jpeg)
![[Image: Johnwaynegacymug.jpg]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Johnwaynegacymug.jpg)