08-04-2004
Familiar FACES, CLYDE BROWN
He strums, sings while you lunch
By L.M. Smith
Press and Guide newspapers
DEARBORN--Clyde Brown is watching you and the back of your neck.
Rest easy. Creepy Clyde (one of the Screen Actors Guild member's alter egos) isn't stalking you. He's entertaining you while you wait in line for a sandwich at Potbelly's Sandwich Works on Michigan Avenue.
Tuesday through Saturday from 11a.m. to 1:30p.m., Clyde, his guitar and his wit appear at the restaurant -- a popular Dearborn lunch spot.
"I try to respond to the crowd, play some commercial jingles, favorite tunes, et cetera," Brown says.
One day, while dining at Potbelly's with a coworker, Clyde reworked a song into something about the Dearborn Press & Guide.
Diners at Potbelly's can look forward to this sort of random improvisation during thier lunches.
"It's background music, so if I don't know the words, I can just mumble," Brown chuckles.
Residents may recognize Clyde Brown from a previous gig he held at the now-closed Transylvania House.
"I played there every night, only for tips," Brown laughs.
Horror films are Clyde Brown's first love. His love of horror films, coupled with his offbeat sense of humor, spawned his alter ego, Creepy Clyde.
Brown is currently in pre-production to bring Creepy Clyde to local airwaves via Comcast. He envisions the show as a half-hour program where he appears as Creepy Clyde.
In addition to performing locally, Clyde Brown's voice-work has been featured on "Xena: Warrior Princess."
For the program, Clyde recorded vocals for songs that were sung in musical episodes of the show. His voices were later dubbed over less gifted performers.
This year, Clyde and his wife Maryanne will celebrate thier 20th wedding anniversary. They have two children, Ryan, 16, and Emily, 12.
Ryan is a student at Dearborn High and Emily attends Stout Middle School.
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