Amazon.comThe thing about getting down with the clown--Bozo the Clown, that is--is that you can't really blame anyone for not wanting to. Never mind the scary associations; at issue here is the music, and Bozo, beloved as he is, has never been known to get folks grooving. This record effectively changes that. In 14 genre-spanning songs, Mike Himelstein, who wrote, produced, and performed with vocal help from Tony Danza, Rosie Flores, and other fans, brings out Bozo's best via a ballad "Ballad of Bozo"), a parade ("Bozo's Big Parade"), a blues number ("Blues for Bozo"), and more. The silliest songs--the rhyme-a-thon "Molly on a Trolley" and the hoot-worthy "How Many Clowns can you Cram in a Car" are the slap-happiest successes, but all are fun, right down to William Shatner's phony-philosophy rant "What is a Clown," which couldn't be any kookier than a yak-haired fellow in size 83 shoes. --Tammy La Gorce