Monthly Archives: October 2010

This just in: Variety performance is famous. But not if you don’t go. Then, it’ll just be yesterday’s news, and you can cry in your beer about the old days, you know, before you couldn’t go watch it whenever you wanted. Verdict’s in: Go to a show. Many… Continue reading →

We get calls & email every day about the museum attractions at the new Red Palace. No, they’re not all there – this expansion stuff takes time – BUT IF YOU WANT THEM BACK YOU BETTER GO TO SEE SOME VARIETY. Preferably at the Palace. And what better way … Continue reading →

We beg to differ: This is NOT “just” a seed. It is the biggest seed in the world, an attraction without which any self respecting dime museum would have been less than worthy. (And, ahem, check out the male portion of the plant; hey, ya couldn’t make t… Continue reading →

Now, you tell us: Could Joaquim beat out the guy from those Ripley’s Believe It or Not Times Square shots of the performer with three billiard balls in his mouth? We think so.Guinness World Record: Francisco Domingo Joaquim Has World’s Biggest Mouthwww… Continue reading →

Carny AttractionCarny AttractionSideshows featuring amazing feats and astonishing freaks became an industry in the United States in the 19th century. But these traveling caravans have been on the endangered list in recent decades. Collecting the artifa… Continue reading →

The one in the SHOCKED AND AMAZED! collection (soon to be viewable – again – at the Palace in DC) is this one’s darker cousin. Which really makes for a lotta dark meat. With thanks to Christine Quigley, as always.Aliens suspected of creating mutant Dru… Continue reading →

We know the expression “Take that show on the road” doesn’t really apply here, but…Police: Woman Drove Around With Mummified Passenger for Monthswww.aolnews.comPolice in Costa Mesa, Calif., said they are investigating a former real estate agent who d… Continue reading →

As haunts go, we’re really sorry this one’s out of business. Then again, what’s scarier than an abandoned grub joint?Scary T’Spookhuys Restaurant photos theCHIVEthechive.comKnown as the T’Spookhuys Restaurant/Bar or as the house of 1,000 Ghosts, th… Continue reading →

Presenting, ladies & gentlemen, Coney Island’s banner painter to the sideshow stars, Marie Roberts. And FYI, she’s one of our interviewed banner painters in vol.10. Watch this space for more details as that develops.Sideshow Picasso – Watch the Documen… Continue reading →

And last but certainly not least, there’s the Greater Amazonion Seahorse. Spider and the water bear will do at the Palace in DC; that ol’ seahorse, oh, that one’s stayin’ home. Continue reading →