I first met Penguin Boy when I worked at Art With A Pulse in Glen Burnie, MD. The shop owner bet me he could do a full sleeve from scratch in less than an hour on a client of his….I fell for it, he won the bet.
Since then Penguin Boy (Jason Brott) has made quite a name for himself in the sideshow world travelling with the Hellzapoppin Sideshow.
Here he is doing a 2 point suspension as photographed by our very own Allen Falkner.
One more after the break.
If you want to know more about the World Famous Penguin Boy, leave some comments here and I will see if he is interested in doing an interview for BME.
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I saw this guy at a Metal show in Wichita KS not too long back, awesome sideshow
I saw this guy at a Metal show in Wichita KS not too long back, awesome sideshow
Quick points:
Born freaks have always been rare enough that while held in high regard they never filled sideshows – the bulk of the show casts have always been working acts and made freaks. Modern sideshows have featured many a born freak – most often little people and contortionists (real ones not the cirque du soleil just flexible folks) but modern audiences tend to not be impressed unless they also bring an act similar to how just being tattooed isn’t enough anymore – you need to do something
Sideshow definitely valleyed hard but was having a comeback well before Jim ever dreamed of doing stuff – he was just lucky to end up being grabbed by the media to be the face of an already in progress resurgence. It was happening with or without him.
Quick points:
Born freaks have always been rare enough that while held in high regard they never filled sideshows – the bulk of the show casts have always been working acts and made freaks. Modern sideshows have featured many a born freak – most often little people and contortionists (real ones not the cirque du soleil just flexible folks) but modern audiences tend to not be impressed unless they also bring an act similar to how just being tattooed isn’t enough anymore – you need to do something
Sideshow definitely valleyed hard but was having a comeback well before Jim ever dreamed of doing stuff – he was just lucky to end up being grabbed by the media to be the face of an already in progress resurgence. It was happening with or without him.
Quick points:
Born freaks have always been rare enough that while held in high regard they never filled sideshows – the bulk of the show casts have always been working acts and made freaks. Modern sideshows have featured many a born freak – most often little people and contortionists (real ones not the cirque du soleil just flexible folks) but modern audiences tend to not be impressed unless they also bring an act similar to how just being tattooed isn’t enough anymore – you need to do something
Sideshow definitely valleyed hard but was having a comeback well before Jim ever dreamed of doing stuff – he was just lucky to end up being grabbed by the media to be the face of an already in progress resurgence. It was happening with or without him.
Quick points:
Born freaks have always been rare enough that while held in high regard they never filled sideshows – the bulk of the show casts have always been working acts and made freaks. Modern sideshows have featured many a born freak – most often little people and contortionists (real ones not the cirque du soleil just flexible folks) but modern audiences tend to not be impressed unless they also bring an act similar to how just being tattooed isn’t enough anymore – you need to do something
Sideshow definitely valleyed hard but was having a comeback well before Jim ever dreamed of doing stuff – he was just lucky to end up being grabbed by the media to be the face of an already in progress resurgence. It was happening with or without him.
Agent Orange?
Agent Orange?
Agent Orange?
Agent Orange?
hell yeah, I want to know more of this guy!
hell yeah, I want to know more of this guy!
hell yeah, I want to know more of this guy!
hell yeah, I want to know more of this guy!
Hey Jason, Good to see ur still doing alright. I meet performers and show folks every day, and you are one of the sharpest and most promising I’ve met. I hope your health is holding up and you get to perform inthe goos weather and snowboard in the better weather.
I just resigned my job with the fairs, so my life is good.
Later, man!
Miles
Hey Jason, Good to see ur still doing alright. I meet performers and show folks every day, and you are one of the sharpest and most promising I’ve met. I hope your health is holding up and you get to perform inthe goos weather and snowboard in the better weather.
I just resigned my job with the fairs, so my life is good.
Later, man!
Miles
Hey Jason, Good to see ur still doing alright. I meet performers and show folks every day, and you are one of the sharpest and most promising I’ve met. I hope your health is holding up and you get to perform inthe goos weather and snowboard in the better weather.
I just resigned my job with the fairs, so my life is good.
Later, man!
Miles
Hey Jason, Good to see ur still doing alright. I meet performers and show folks every day, and you are one of the sharpest and most promising I’ve met. I hope your health is holding up and you get to perform inthe goos weather and snowboard in the better weather.
I just resigned my job with the fairs, so my life is good.
Later, man!
Miles