When you here the word 'Sideshow' what comes to mind?

The old days of Canvas Tents along the side of the Midway at the Circus?

The new shows of the cabarets, pubs, and coffeehouses?

Some of the names of the legends in the field?

Maybe you think first of the acts that were forbidden for you to see.

Whatever you're first concept of the word is, you surely have one. I have been performing what are know as working acts from the sideshow for many years and in many and varied locations. I am well known by other performers and by many promoters as well.

So what can I do, or do I do?

First and foremost, I DO NOT swallow swords. Sorry, but my Ear, Nose, and Throat won't let me. No, that's not quite true. What he said was, 'The first time you try to put a inch and a half of sword down an inch of throat, I'm not going to sew you back up.' I might be crazy, but I'm not stupid, I decided then and there not to perform that act. This is not to say that I don't know how to do it, for I do.

The main three acts from the category of sideshow acts called working acts that I perform are; Fire- Eating, The Human Blockhead, and The Bed of Nails. Additionally, I can and have preformed; The Fire Walk, The Glass Walk, The Electric Person, The Iron Tongued Wonder, Knife Throwing, Snakeology, and The Rubber Man to name but a few.

The where of the performing of these skills, is another topic all together.

The first place you might look for me is a period fairs and festivals. These would be events like Medieval/Renaissance Fairs, Colonial Fairs, Buckskinners Rendezvous, and the like. Most often, I'm hired in to do a half-hour stage show. This I do either alone or with a partner.

The next most likely place to find me is working in the street. In the street, I do Fire-Eating, the Human Blockhead, and a bit of Barstyle Magic.

From there, the range of show venues is various, anywhere from a private event up through a community day event held by a neighborhood group to a first night event held by your local city.



In addition to just a straight skill show, I do have a full evening show where in I cover the various different forms and styles of the sideshow and perform and present many of them for your audience. This is a full multi-media show with live demonstrations, projected images from days gone by, humorous asides as to the meaning of terms and phrases. It is a well-liked and received show.