sword swallowers association international
That’s right, there is a Sword Swallowers Association International, also known as the SSAI. As if their name wasn’t self-explanatory enough, there mission statement should clarify any confusion: SSAI...
View Articlean interview with Carisa Hendrix
Carisa Hendrix is virtually a sideshow unto herself. This Canadian-based performer travels eight months out of the year, and boasts an impressive array of stunts and skills including: prop manipulation...
View ArticleWorld of Wonders Returns to the Florida State Fair: Interview with Red Stewart
America’s last tented, traveling ten-in-one sideshow is gearing up for a 12-day-stint at the annual Florida State Fair. Beginning February 10, the World of Wonders will return to the 319-acre lot in...
View ArticleGet Ready for the 4th Annual International Sword Swallower’s Day with...
This Saturday, February 25th, marks the 4th Annual International Sword Swallower’s Day, a celebrated tradition first established by the Sword Swallowers Association International (SSAI). According to...
View ArticleNew York Dolls + Sideshow = Awesome
Since the seminal protopunk band New York Dolls reunited in 2004, they’ve released three studio albums: One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006) Cause I Sez So (2009) Dancing Backward in...
View ArticlePregnant Sword Swallowing
Thrill Kill Jill Photo by Tracy Powell Thrill Kill Jill of the Lucky Daredevil Thrillshow recently became the world’s first pregnant sword swallower, according to Bizarre Magazine. The young mother...
View Article6th Annual World Sword Swallower’s Day
Tomorrow is the 6th Annual World Sword Swallower’s Day! According to the Sword Swallowers Association International, Sword Swallowers Association International (SSAI) President Dan Meyer announced the...
View ArticleGarbage Pail Kids Circus
Today’s post goes out to the kids of the 80s: The Garbage Pail Kids was a series of comical cartoon trading cards, first released in 1985. The aesthetic for entire line was intended to parody the...
View ArticleWoman Accidentally Swallows Knife, Twice
As an aspiring (and currently failing) sword swallower, I am often convinced that no amount of training will lead to the mastery of this ancient art. For the skeptics out there who share this...
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