Do you have a penchant the odd and unusual? Do you prefer to travel off the beaten path? Do you seek out things that will surprise the hell out of you? If you’re reading this blog, I’m going to go ahead and guess you answered “yes” to all three, and I have resource you’re going [...]
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, [...]
The 999 Eyes Freakshow & Surreal Sideshow is hitting the road again, visiting many stops throughout the South and Midwest, with a show created by one of the few performing human anomalies in contemporary sideshow, The Black Scorpion, who now holds the esteemed title of the 999 Eyes Creative Director. True to the variety show style [...]
Tomorrow kicks off the 999 Eyes Surreal Sideshow Tour, featuring the Black Scorpion, Eric Odditorium, Ballyhoo Betty and of course, THAT Damned Band! This assembly of misfits have been romping around Austin together for quite some time now, but never before has this lineup ventured out on the road together, and there are quite a [...]
The Invisible Man Corporation has recently returned home from our Spring tour, which imprudently spanned April Fools’ Day. On the fateful evening of March 31, the devilish crew decided to alleviate some touring tension with an epic prank: When we set sails from Austin, TX and headed into the uncharted territory known as the Midwest, [...]
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, [...]
Sunday was to be the short day of HorrorHound Weekend, as vending only operated from 11 AM – 5 PM. In an attempt make up for our shoddy tips thus far, I dragged Alexander Hamilton‘s bed of nails out front of the museum, and began charging people to lay on it. Now, this may seem [...]
Saturday at the HorrorHound Festival was promised to be THE day of the convention. There certainly were a lot of people, but they were tipping exceptionally poorly for the museum. Eric Odditorium spent his day inside the tented museum, swallowing swords and performing the blockhead, which also received little monetary reward. In true grind show [...]
Lesson #5: No matter how excited you are to be out of the car and into one location that will become home for more than one night, resist the urge to drink half a bottle of whiskey. Okay, so this is a pretty specific lesson, but it is one that I learned last Friday morning [...]
Last weekend, I joined my sideshow troupe The Invisible Man Corporation on an epic journey to Cincinnati’s HorrorHound Convention. This was officially my first mini-touring experience as a sideshow performer (alias Ballyhoo Betty), as well as my first horror convention, and it was a learning experience to say the least. Along the way, we had [...]