On the sawdust trail... By Kathleen Crawford Shocked and Amazed Online Editor MAY 1996 UPDATE THE LEARNING CHANNEL IS SHOCKED AND AMAZED! THE LEARNING CHANNEL is producing a 2-hour documentary on sideshows, and they have contracted our very own JAMES TAYLOR to be their sideshow savant. Scheduled for release in the fall, look for footage of James in Gibsonton interviewing The Only Living Half-Girl (who also happens to be SHOCKED AND AMAZED! Volume 2 covergirl) JEANIE TOMAINI as well as footage of James in our palatial production facilities talking about the nature of the outdoor amusement business. JAMES TAYLOR HELPS JEANIE TOMAINI ONTO A BED OF NAILS! (series of 4 photos) Other friends of SHOCKED AND AMAZED! appearing in the documentary include: Longtime S&A fans JIM ROSE and the ENIGMA of the JIM ROSE CIRCUS SIDESHOW (look for The Enigma to be sporting a new look - HORNS! Yes, you read right. He's growing horns!) JEANIE TOMAINI'S DAUGHTER JUDY ROCK WITH JIM ROSE & THE ENIGMA JIM ROSE READS Shocked and Amazed THE ENIGMA PREPARES FOR HIS ACT MELVIN BURKHART the Anatomical Wonder (who is the cover interview for Volume 3) doing his Human Blockhead act! DC COLLINS the Human Volcano - look for DC in the new film "The Boys" starring Winona Rider, scheduled for release on May 10. DC will be easy to spot. He's about 5'11", dark hair with fire coming out of his face! DC COLLINS TURBO TOM, fresh from the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno," was filmed performing his not-to-be-missed one man freak show extravaganza at a Baltimore nightclub. CONEY ISLAND BABIES James Taylor and faithful sidekick/associate editor Kathleen Crawford paid a visit to showman BOBBY REYNOLDS in Coney Island. Bobby's amazing show features the ONLY real frog band in the country, the skull of biblical giant Goliath and a single-o two headed baby show! Look for an interview with Bobby in Volume 4 of SHOCKED AND AMAZED! BOBBY REYNOLDS with $100 BILL and FIJI MERMAID THE THIRD TIME'S A CHARM! Final production of Volume 3 of James Taylor's SHOCKED AND AMAZED! On & Off the Midway is currently underway. Bigger and better than ever before, look for an interview with Human Blockhead/Anatomical Wonder/Man Without a Stomach/Man with Two Faces MELVIN BURKHART! Also included is an interview with MAE NOELL. Together with her husband Bob, they ran an athletic apes show in which contestants were paid to wrestle or box a chimpanzee. Contestants in the squared circle pinned the chimp's shoulders to the floor and were paid $5 a second for every second they held them there. In over 30 years they never had to pay out the prize money! Read how one chimp made the county bully into a Christian (albeit with a much higher voice!) MAE NOELL'S CHIMP FARM Of course there's always tons more including Part 2 of the sexy Siamese twins autobiography by the Hilton Sisters. A revealing examination of Chastity Belt shows. Torture Show memorabilia. Freak Food and much, much more! Look for Volume 3 to be released in early AUGUST! Keep watching this space for special pre-release information, prizes and surprises! Join the "Net Freak Alert!" mailing list! Enter your email address below, then click the 'Join List' button: Search the Shocked and Amazed Site Are you looking for something freaky?

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