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All for the love of a clown named J.P.

September 10, 2012

http://crosscut.com/2012/09/10/broadcasting/110461/jp-patches-chris-wedes-mccaw-hall/

 

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The first Patches Pals began queuing at midnight for Saturday’s 11 a.m. tribute to the late Chris Wedes, the man they knew as J. P. (Julius Pierpont) Patches, one of the Northwest’s most beloved and enduring characters.

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