Attention sideshow banner collectors! I’ve just been informed that an original Snap Wyatt banner of The Viking Giant has turned up at an estate and will be sold at a public auction in Kansas City, MO on May 20th at 10 am. (Click here to view auction details.) Although it’s not the clearest image, you [...]
I just received the following email and although I won’t be in any of the relevant cities, I thought I’d pass along the info and perhaps it can benefit someone else out there: Hi, I’m working with a touring film, and we’re looking for amazing, astounding, awe-inspiring opening acts to get the crowd riled up [...]
It’s that time of year again! In just two days, Coney Island’s Congress of Curious Peoples will commence, with a full line-up of lectures, live entertainment, parties and more, all of which will be, “celebrating Coney Island’s subversive and exciting power and exploring its political, artistic, and spectacular possibilities through performances, exhibitions, and films by [...]
Today’s post goes out to the kids of the 80s: The Garbage Pail Kids was a series of comical cartoon trading cards, first released in 1985. The aesthetic for entire line was intended to parody the Cabbage Patch Kids and they became so popular that they have been regularly banned from schools over the past [...]
While I am an avid enthusiast for mischief and mayhem, I don’t think there’s any way I can possibly top the shenanigans that went down last year on this date so instead, I’ll defer you to that tale today. Click here to read it. Whether this is your first exposure to the story, or simply a refresher, [...]
Released in 1946, Children of Paradise is a classic French film that takes place in the seedy underground of the old theatre and street performance circles of Paris. It is a saga (running nearly 3 hours) that involves timeless elements of love and betrayal, all told through beautiful cinematography, with a healthy abundance of vintage circus [...]
No bueno, folks! Hot off the Coney Island press: BAD BEETLES THREATEN CONEY ISLAND CIRCUS SIDESHOW SEASON! The 2012 summer season of the Coney Island Circus Sideshow is being threatened by an invasion! A nest of wood-eating beetles found in the ceiling of the freakshow’s recently landmarked 1917 building is causing an uproar that threatens [...]
That’s right; The Invisible Man Corporation is heading out on tour, joined by the Cut Throat Freak Show, and the fun starts tomorrow. On the road, the Invisible Man Corp. will consist of Mister Hamilton, Eric Odditorium, Ballyhoo Betty (aka yours truly), Nos and Ivar. Joining Cut Throat for this tour is Hermee The Clown, [...]
America’s last tented, traveling ten-in-one sideshow is gearing up for a 12-day-stint at the annual Florida State Fair. Beginning February 10, the World of Wonders will return to the 319-acre lot in Tampa for approximately the 12th time. Today, sideshow veteran Red Stuart takes a moment to enlighten HeyRubeCircus readers about the inner workings of [...]
On January 16th, the “King of the Sideshow” Ward Hall was inducted into Sarasota’s Circus Ring of Fame. The Circus Ring of Fame, located on St. Armands Circle in Sarasota, Florida, is a landmark commemorating those who have made a significant contribution to the circus. The famed shopping district known as St. Armands was originally [...]