| Madera - The neighborhoods around
the Madera Fair Grounds got a double shot of noise Saturday night
with the weekly speedway races and the First "Annual" Hare Stock
Palooza Festival. The concert, sponsored by Fresno radio station
KRZR, is one of three annual shows put on by the Clear Channel
radio station at the fair grounds. The other two are the Man Fest
and Salsa Fest.
The concert drew a near sell out crowd of
heavy metal fans, all paying the $25 ticket price and $3 parking.
For their money they were entertained by seven bands like Papa
Roach, Motograter, Crossfade, Grade 8 and Aphasia. Local favorites
Nodedive and Six Ounce Gloves also rocked on the two stages setup
in the grass area of the fairgrounds property.
 Jackass cast member Steve-O was on hand with
his "Don't Try This At Home Tour". Jackass was one of MTV's
highest rated shows for three seasons. Now, the Jackass crew are
no longer on the air because of MTV's restrictions and because of
the problem the cable network faced with the a Boston family
(where the kid saw a skit and then lit his feet on fire).
Steve O's act can best be described as a
Circus Freak on dope. Steve O, who's real name is Stephen
Gilchrist Glover, is very open about his use of
marijuana and alcohol prior to his shows. The 1997 graduate
of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College boosts
that just this year he has smoked dope in twelve different
countries.
Of clown college he says the program was
more like boot camp than college. Out of 2000 applicants the
school receives, only 33 were accepted and Steve-O was one of
them. However, after graduation only 10 were selected for the
touring circus and this didn't include him. So he went back home
to Albuquerque, New Mexico to film himself doing dangerous and
stupid stunts for submission to skateboarding companies.
In 1999 he moved to Florida and went to work
as a performer on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and was then
offered a job at the Hannaford Family Circus as a clown. During
this time he was featured in several issues of the skate boarding
magazine Big Brother and even filmed a part for the Big Brother video "Boob".
This is when he became involved with Jackass. He says he did all
his filming for the first season of Jackass within three days.
On the Madera stage to prove that he is sharp and that the glass
of a light bulb is too, he smashed a clear 40 watt bulb to his head
and cutting up his tongue (he explains the tongue is the fastest
healing body part) with the broken glass. He also showed he could throw
up on demand, smashed beer cans to his forehead, snort salt and wasabi
(Japanese horseradish) and drank
his own urine.
Now I bet your sorry you miss this one! His numerous videos
are available at Blockbuster and Hollywood Video, so you can see
his talent from the safety of your living room couch.
For his finale Steve O lit his hair on fire
as his brother blew fuel past the burning head to cause a large
fire ball. We have photos of Steve O's act below, but I will warn
you that some of them are quite disgusting. The only reason we
have decided to run them is it is the man's show and it is what he
is famous for. Just don't say you haven't been warned.
According to the Madera County Sheriff's
Department there were no problems with the crowd, other than your
usual drunks and folks drinking in the parking lot before the
show. It is not known if the show will take place in Madera next
year, but the powers that be at Clear Channel said they are very
happy with the facilities in Madera. The show attracted around
4000 people to Madera. |
