Monthly Archives: January 2012

And since we seem to be living on YouTube this evening, there’s this from one of the most important docs on the biz from some years back. An amazing guy was Robert Melvin. And, no b.s., one of the most beloved performers in the sideshows.Robert Melvin … Continue reading →

And you can start watching that doc right here.BBC Weird Night-The last American Freak Show-Part 1www.youtube.comBroadcasted in December 1994, BBC2 devoted a night to all things weird and the paranormal. A majority of these programmes was never repeate… Continue reading →

Been a while since we’d heard this one (which we dearly love), but on the revisit, of course, we were reminded that a cover of this with “freak” substituted for “creep” was the closing number in the Brit doc of Ward Hall & Chris Christ’s @World of Wond… Continue reading →

And since we don’t run nearly as much burly-q as we should (variety: remember?), with thanks to @Jo Weldon (aka Jo Boobs, but you knew that). Some fun, no?Daily Burlesqueburlesquedaily.blogspot.com Continue reading →

Lotsa legs, people. (Pretty funky slide show, too.)6-Legged Lamb Born in Velistsikhe, Georgiawww.huffingtonpost.comWhat’s got six legs and goes great roasted with potatoes during the Super Bowl? This lamb that was just born in the tiny village of Velis… Continue reading →

Because life is made of so many little things.8 Amazing Works of Art You Need a Microscope to Appreciatewww.cracked.comAt the risk of rewarding those who showboat, here are folks who picked the hardest possible medium to create their work and straight … Continue reading →

We here at S&A! Central have always had a pretty close relationship with the Bindlestiffs, not just because we trace our origins to the sam time period but also ‘cuz it’s hard not to love a troupe that’s done so much for the variety biz, so tirelessly… Continue reading →

Don’t know where you are, people, but if you’re anywhere within, oh, a plane ride, even, from any of these shows, go. @Burlesque-A-Pades was one of the first to take to the road in a big way some years back, and it’s still a totally blinding, amazing v… Continue reading →

JFK death car, Bonnie & Clyde weaponry; what’s a lusting collector/showman to do? Well, come up with near a quarter $mill, apparently. (Frankly, we’d have thought the hearse would’ve gone for more, but, then again, morbid curiosity considered, JFK didn… Continue reading →

Here at S&A! Central, we do love us some @Danny Black, the powerhouse behind shortdwarf.com. So when he hit us with “out to lunch? on ‘take your dwarf to work’ & groundhog day on february 2, you can rent a midget & we’ll provide,” weeelllll, let us tel… Continue reading →