A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Any publicity, is good publicity

It’s always cool to see people we have featured here before get some positive publicity in “normal” media outlets. I don’t know if the show America’s Got Talent counts as “normal” media or not, but hell, at least it’s on primetime network television! Our friends from the SwingShift SideShow managed to make it past a bit of Sharon Osbourne’s bitchiness and onto the second round!

Hey guys, I don’t really follow this show much, but I tell you what I’ll vote for you, but if you win you must demand they bring back the delightful drunk David Hasselhoff, who is leaps and bounds more interesting that that germaphobe, Howie Mandell.

Comments

112 responses to “Any publicity, is good publicity”

  1. Adam Burdine Avatar

    Hahaha that was awesome. Congrats guys!

  2. Adam Burdine Avatar

    Hahaha that was awesome. Congrats guys!

  3. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    dammit Nick Cannon, when are you going to respect me? you shit on everything i love.

  4. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    dammit Nick Cannon, when are you going to respect me? you shit on everything i love.

  5. JerkFace Avatar

    Oh man, I felt so lucky to be watching TV that day.
    This is totally awesome and I hope they make it. It’s about time freak shows are getting more notice. Someone said this earlier and I agree…. I love how they freaked everyone out so much that in the end they all cheered for them.

  6. JerkFace Avatar

    Oh man, I felt so lucky to be watching TV that day.
    This is totally awesome and I hope they make it. It’s about time freak shows are getting more notice. Someone said this earlier and I agree…. I love how they freaked everyone out so much that in the end they all cheered for them.

  7. Inferna Avatar
    Inferna

    Oh my god, you Americans are stuck with Piers Morgan too? I’d apologize but I’m not responsible for the stuck up bastard.

  8. Inferna Avatar
    Inferna

    Oh my god, you Americans are stuck with Piers Morgan too? I’d apologize but I’m not responsible for the stuck up bastard.

  9. Unkillable Kilian Avatar
    Unkillable Kilian

    Couple of honest opinions, as a sideshow performer:

    1) They took twenty minutes of tricks, and did them all in a few minutes. No set-up, no banter, no crowd-warming. Shock value is nice, but when the crowd WANTS to see it, its better.

    2) Three people all at once, no act balance in between them, overly distracting costumes and the personality of dried toast? No thanks

    3) They wouldn’t be starving artists if they had an act worth putting in a variety show.

    Also, Nick Cannon is a douchetard.

  10. Unkillable Kilian Avatar
    Unkillable Kilian

    Couple of honest opinions, as a sideshow performer:

    1) They took twenty minutes of tricks, and did them all in a few minutes. No set-up, no banter, no crowd-warming. Shock value is nice, but when the crowd WANTS to see it, its better.

    2) Three people all at once, no act balance in between them, overly distracting costumes and the personality of dried toast? No thanks

    3) They wouldn’t be starving artists if they had an act worth putting in a variety show.

    Also, Nick Cannon is a douchetard.

  11. jasn Avatar
    jasn

    i think the idea was to show a little diversity of what they do. they only had 90 seconds to perform. how much set up are they suppose to have? would waste time for something like this. i dont think you could judge their act from a 90 second montage of tricks. you should see their full show before making a harsh judgement like that….

  12. jasn Avatar
    jasn

    i think the idea was to show a little diversity of what they do. they only had 90 seconds to perform. how much set up are they suppose to have? would waste time for something like this. i dont think you could judge their act from a 90 second montage of tricks. you should see their full show before making a harsh judgement like that….

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