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There are several reasons why I travelled 2500 miles along the west coast of the USA with America’s last travelling Freak Show. The entire journey was captured on video and made into a documentary. A special and strange film about some remarkable and unique individuals who break the conventionally held ideas of what people like them should be and do…

the troupe

These are the ‘freaks’ at the back from left to right is – Erik the gentle giant, HEA the lobster girl, Jason Black the lobster boy also know as the Black Scorpion and Ken peg leg the elephant man. In the front is Deardre – Dame Demur the dancing dwarf and Jackie the human tripod or half woman. The rest of the crew aren’t ‘freaks’ and I’ll tell you about them later…

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2500 miles of mayhem with a travelling freak show, known as ‘The 999 eyes – Carnival of the Damned” on this bus. Starting in Portland Oregon and ending in Austin Texas.

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Well, actually it didn’t quite make the full 2500 miles. The journey is a classic road trip along the lines of Ken Keysey’s “Magic Bus” and Kerouac’s “On the road”. I was graced with the chance to record it all on video and turn it into a remarkable film that will amaze and amuse, inspire and distress all at the same time. This blog will inform you about the process, the backstory and my life as it’s devoured by this all consuming project. The Title…It’s called

The Last American Freak Show”

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this entry has been reposted on the 26th because of a technical glitch

 

 

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some intense visuals of, amongst, other things – Interstate 10, a dwarf eating a light-bulb, a clown pissing fire and a bus that runs on leftover grease from Chinese restaurants… Some flowers and instructions on how to make the perfect paper plane

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The trials and triumphs of trying and continuing to try and make a feature length documentary. This project takes over my life and changes me – plus other stories about the joys of struggling, how to make a fine leek and potato soup and some other tips and tricks…

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