Ladies and Gentlemen, prepare to thrill to...
(or,
F.L.E.A. S.H.O.W.)
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See Amazing and Astounding feats of human... and inhuman?... ability! You won't believe your eyes! |
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| ON THE BILL FOR APRIL 30... | ||||||||||
| The
Reverend
Tommy Gunn Talker/Lecturer/Master of Ceremonies and Minister of Mayhem and the Macabre |
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| Michael
Rayner
What IS the Chickentowel??? Will he survive the Wheelbarrow of Terror??? |
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| Satanica Presenting her Fire Act AND performing an Impossible Presentation of Pussy Power! |
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| Miss
Bonnie Delight The Queen of the Burlesque |
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| Performers
from Indra Yoga present their Fire Spinning Dance |
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| AND MORE! | ||||||||||
| See the Bill of Fare from the April 9 show! | ||||||||||
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| A Most Helpful List of Carny Terms | ||||||||||
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"talker"/"lecturer" - A person who speaks to the audience outside the tent to get them interested/excited about the show is a talker. If that person talks inside to introduce/explain the acts, he is a lecturer. |
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"bally" - A pre-show teaser done outside the tent to build interest in the passing crowd. Typically narrated by a talker, it features small examples of what the audience can expect inside. |
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"tip" - This is the crowd that gathers outside of the tent. Once the tip has been built to a sufficient size by the bally, the talker then "turns the tip," which is to say he gets them to actually buy tickets and enter. |
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"blow off" - A final act in a show. The blow off in a traditional carnival show is designed to get the audience out of the tent to clear the way for the next audience. The blow off also often provides a chance for the show to make additional money off the tip. |
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"a mark" - If an audience member was ripe to be ripped off/scammed, he would be marked with a chalk mark on his back so that the other carnies know who to target. |
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