A man dressed as a clown has been seen hanging from the Buster Building downtown Monday night.At about 7:30 p.m. yesterday, witnesses flocked to the famous Buster Building in Woodville where they saw local artist Jonny Taylor hanging from the roof dressed as a clown.
Taylor was wearing a harness attached to the roof of the building, where he was watched over by his assistant, Summer Snow. Taylor was hanging over 20 metres from the roof of the building.
Over 100 people came to see Taylor hanging from the building. Witness report that Taylor repeatedly shouted the phrases "My height makes me powerful," and "I will crush the ants."
The police managed to talk Snow into bringing Taylor back onto the roof, at which time Taylor started shouting several obscenities that can not be repeated in this story, mostly involving the use of the words "fascists" and "corporate tools."
When asked why he did such a thing, Taylor said, "The people have a right to see. They have a right to know. They have a right to fight back." Snow said nothing.
Police have charged Taylor with reckless endangerment and illegal harness use. Snow was charged as an accomplice. Police have reported no traces of drugs and alcohol in their system.
Woodville is a city only one century old. It was founded by a religious group called the Gremmits as a religious colony. However, two years after the city was build, a major cross-country route was built through it. Down on their money, the Gremmits accepted the travelers in with open arms. As more people passed through, the town became bigger. As the town became bigger, more people moved in. The population increased exponentially, developing a government and industries. As the city grew, the Gremmits, for the most part, disbanded, though a few do meet at a downtown building.
The town's fourth mayor, Stephen Buster, pushed for the incorporation of Woodville into a city. In the last month of his term, Woodville became a city. To celebrate, Hannah Frank, the succeeding mayor, built a building in his honour. This building, dubbed the Buster Building, became the first large building in Woodville, where it is still widely used to this day. Stephen 
Buster was at the opening of this building one day before his fatal heart attack.
Buster was at the opening of this building one day before his fatal heart attack.The most well-known current resident in the city is controversial artist Jonny Taylor. His extreme views and unusual and unexplained displays of performance art have made him a polarizing figure in the Woodville community. His well-known assistant, Summer Snow, assists in his performance art. She does not talk a lot and few people believe she uses her real name.
Clown Picture from http://www.punchingclowns.com/files/images/spooky%20clown.jpg
Building picture from http://www.campusmap.ualberta.ca/img_feature/tory.jpg
Note about links: As Woodville is a fictional city, I have used Edmonton as a stand-in. It is radically different from Woodville and thus the links are not to be trusted.
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