I have no idea why I started reading this article on the Washington Post, and about halfway through I realized I couldn’t stop reading. The Great Zucchini is the top children’s entertainer in the Washington area, but his life is a shambles.

It’s a superbly written article, a very interesting and heartwarming subject. Read it now.

I actually left me a little misty-eyed, I’m not ashamed to say. Tragic clown figure, and all that.