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| <p>With humble beginnings in Venice Beach and Seattle, the <b><a href="/index.php?title=Jim_Rose" title="Jim Rose">Jim Rose</a> Circus Sideshow</b> has taken traditional sideshow and fused it with a rock & roll sensibility. It was founded in the early 1900s in Seattle.
| | With humble beginnings in Venice Beach and Seattle, the '''[[Jim Rose|Jim Rose Circus Sideshow]]''' has taken traditional sideshow and fused it with a rock & roll sensibility. It was founded in the early 1900s in Seattle. |
| </p><p>Infamous acts like the <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Human_blockhead&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Human blockhead (page does not exist)">human blockhead</a> routine and the <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Bed_of_nails&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Bed of nails (page does not exist)">bed of nails</a> were mixed with pierced penis weight lifting, advanced <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Play_piercing" title="Play piercing">play piercing</a>, and 3d art implants to create what is undoubtedly the most imitated sideshow ever.
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| </p><p>Featured freaks have included: Jim and Bebe Rose, <a href="/index.php?title=Mr._Lifto" title="Mr. Lifto">Mr. Lifto</a>, Matt "the Tube" Crowley, The <a href="/index.php?title=Enigma" title="Enigma">Enigma</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Tim_Cridland" title="Tim Cridland">Tim Cridland</a> (who toured with Jim as "The <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Torture_King" title="Torture King">Torture King</a>" and later as "<a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Zamora" title="Zamora">Zamora</a>", and <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Erik_Sprague" title="Erik Sprague">Erik Sprague</a> (who toured with Jim as <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Amago" title="Amago">Amago</a> and also toured solo as "The <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Lizardman" title="Lizardman">Lizardman</a>").
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| </p><p>To date, three books have been published by or about the Sideshow, including Rose's <i><a href="/index.php?title=Freak_Like_Me" title="Freak Like Me">Freak Like Me</a></i> and <i><a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Angles&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Angles (page does not exist)">Angles</a></i>, and Cridland and Gregors <i><a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Circus_of_the_Scars&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Circus of the Scars (page does not exist)">Circus of the Scars</a></i>.
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| <ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Jim_Rose" title="Jim Rose">Jim Rose</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Enigma" title="Enigma">Enigma</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Mr._Lifto" title="Mr. Lifto">Mr. Lifto</a>
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| </li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Tim_Cridland" title="Tim Cridland">Tim Cridland</a>
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| </li><li><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Erik_Sprague" title="Erik Sprague">Erik Sprague</a>
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| <ul><li><a class="external text" href="http://www.jimrosecircus.com/" rel="nofollow">Jim Rose Circus Sideshow</a>
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| </li><li><a class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jim-Rose-Circus/73911349699" rel="nofollow">Jim Rose Circus on Facebook</a>
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| | Infamous acts like the [[Human blockhead]] routine and the [[Bed of nails]] were mixed with pierced penis weight lifting, advanced [[Play piercing]], and 3d art implants to create what is undoubtedly the most imitated sideshow ever. |
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| | Featured freaks have included: Jim and Bebe Rose, [[Mr. Lifto]], Matt "the Tube" Crowley, The [[Enigma]], [[Tim Cridland]] (who toured with Jim as "The [[Torture King]]" and later as "[[Zamora]]", and [[Erik Sprague]] (who toured with Jim as [[Amago]] and also toured solo as "The [[Lizardman]]"). |
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| | To date, three books have been published by or about the Sideshow, including Rose's ''[[Freak Like Me]]'' and ''[[Angles]]'', and Cridland and Gregors ''[[Circus of the Scars]]''. |
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| | == See Also == |
| | * [[Jim Rose]] |
| | * [[Enigma]] |
| | * [[Mr. Lifto]] |
| | * [[Tim Cridland]] |
| | * [[Erik Sprague]] |
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| | == External links == |
| | * [http://www.jimrosecircus.com/ Jim Rose Circus Sideshow] |
| | * [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jim-Rose-Circus/73911349699 Jim Rose Circus on Facebook] |
With humble beginnings in Venice Beach and Seattle, the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow has taken traditional sideshow and fused it with a rock & roll sensibility. It was founded in the early 1900s in Seattle.
Infamous acts like the Human blockhead routine and the Bed of nails were mixed with pierced penis weight lifting, advanced Play piercing, and 3d art implants to create what is undoubtedly the most imitated sideshow ever.
Featured freaks have included: Jim and Bebe Rose, Mr. Lifto, Matt "the Tube" Crowley, The Enigma, Tim Cridland (who toured with Jim as "The Torture King" and later as "Zamora", and Erik Sprague (who toured with Jim as Amago and also toured solo as "The Lizardman").
To date, three books have been published by or about the Sideshow, including Rose's Freak Like Me and Angles, and Cridland and Gregors Circus of the Scars.
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