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#fvm21 has some great J.P. Patches merchandise in right now! #vhs $5, #nutcracker $35, #lunchbox $10. #jppatches #clown #fremont #seattle #archiemcphee (at Fremont Vintage Mall) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9mpOWrA-b0/?igshid=ssmr70yljypy
We ran into this guy on an earlier visit to @adobe today!! #jppatches #fremont #madeussmile 😉
Fake Concert Bill Our Frank ( Morrissey cover band ) With guests JP Patches July 27th 2016 Fairview Pub Vancouver BC Canada #moz #morrissey #ourfrank #jppatches #concertposter #gigflyer #letmemakeyouart #concert #420 #concert #art (at Fairview Vancouver Pub)
JP Patches Checklist by Mickey Thurman on Flickr.
2/25/14
Today I'm grateful for:
1.Synergy (organic and raw) drink.
2. no bills in my mailbox.
3. a warm cup of hot chocolate.
4. getting out of the grocery store with a full bag of food for under $20.00.
5. dishwasher pods.
6. seasoning salt.
7. the old area rug in my garage that let's me walk out there without shoes.
8. my brother doing my taxes!
9. the little pad and pencil in the middle console of my car.
10. my Starbucks gold card.
11. memories that are so clear I can almost hear my grandma's voice.
12. liquid soap and warm water. I wash my hand often at school!
13 bookmarks.
14.hidden message word find puzzles.
15. the positive and exciting presentation that the high schoolers put on tonight to welcome the incoming freshman.
16. the beginning of The Voice.
17. the Seattle skyline. I love the view of Seattle while driving down I5. North or South, doesn't matter, it's always beautiful.
18. Vitamin C.
19. having grown up with JP Patches.
20. Q-tips.
21. my crock pot.
22. Friends reruns
23. mousse and hairspray.
24. new, pre sharpened colored pencils.
25.hamsters, mice, guinea pigs, and bunnies.
RIP J.P. Patches
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Five years ago, I met and photographed J.P. Patches, aka Chris Wedes, for an insurance company's ad campaign. I did not grow up here in Seattle, so I have to claim some level of ignorance on the whole J.P Patches phenomenon. I grew up in San Diego, so for me it was Ozzy Smith and Shamu. Yes, the whale.
But the moment I told people I was going to photograph J.P. Patches, long-time locals' eyes always lit up and they'd quickly tell me their own personal story of how this TV clown was as special to them as any pet or favorite blanket. It was universal.
The day of our photo shoot, Chris couldn't find the entrance to the studio. He'd called the producer and asked which door was the right one. (We were in Georgetown and there were a lot of doors...) I offered to go outside and find him. I exited the building to find J.P.—in FULL costume—walking up and down the sidewalk trying every door to the building, laughing, smiling and pantomiming when he picked the wrong one and surprised the occupants. I guess I expected him to change into the costume when he got to the studio. Then I realized that this was no costume. This is just who he is.
He was Julius Pierpont Patches, not just Chris Wedes in costume.
Affable, soft-spoken and very aware of his importance to so many grown-up children of Seattle, he was an absolute pleasure to be around. Probably the best celebrity I ever shot. And though I don't have the encoded childhood memories so many of my friends do, I now have some from the short time I spent with him that are nearly as strong.
Farewell J.P., Seattle will be a little grayer without you.
His obituary.
