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My journey to the heart of the local Salt Lake Juggalo scene began with a phone call and ended with a bottle of Rock ‘n Rye flavored Faygo. Up until now I had no idea what the fuck any of this shit was about. Sure, I knew that they liked Insane Clown Posse and wore makeup, but other than that I was stumped.

Photos: Jesse Anderson

I got a hold of the local Juggalo hotline, a recording that changes every day, letting other Juggalos and Ninjas know about upcoming Juggalo events for the week. They had a Lagoon day a couple weeks ago and every Thursday they give you a clue on the hotline for Find-a- Faygo-Friday, which is where the hotline homie hides a bottle of Faygo somewhere around the city and whoever finds it gets to keep the bottle. They also give a clue on the hotline’s Myspace page.

Anyway, I left a message for Chaos, the man behind the hotline asking for an interview. He kindly obliged and set up an interview at Graffiti, a Juggalo specialty shop in Murray that sells Faygo and all sorts of other Juggalo paraphernalia.

In case you don’t know what Faygo is, allow me to explain. It’s a soda pop that’s popular in Detroit and other regions of the Midwest. Out here we call it Shasta, but to be a true Juggalo Shasta won’t cut it. Faygo, dog. (For all other Juggalo slang explanations, please refer to the Juggalo glossary that I wrote with the help of the Juggalos I interviewed.) Faygo comes in all different flavors and the one that mixes the best with whiskey is Rock ‘n Rye. Chaos told me that Peach Schnapps with Faygo Peach or Kiwi Strawberry with vodka aren’t bad either.

Chaos met me at Graffiti with his Juggalette wife, his two kids and his friend CJ who helps with the hotline. We also met up with the local Juggalo horror-core rap group GFC, which stands for God’s Forgotten Children. GFC consists of three members, Hellyn (pronounced Hellion), Den2e (pronounced Dense) and Rockstar 37. Chaos wanted to know why I wanted to interview some Juggalos in...