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joe faro

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Salida Colorado
148 Posts
Posted: May 3, 2012 8:56am    Reply with quote   View Profile of joe faro  

A while back my wife decided sideshow acts wern't for her and I didn't want her to work with me if she wasn't having fun. But now the Salida Circus is starting to book up for the summer,I needed a new assistant and they found two belly dancers to work with me. I invited my Wife to see our FIRST show and she said it was very good but didn't like me working with two scanteley clad females who touch me, one with here bare feet and the other with a sledge hammer. Well to make thing worse I went to a photagrapher friend of my Wife's to make promo photos, and they are touching me in the photos. I don't understand WOMEN!
Dear Abby, How can I have a female assistant without my wife thinking I'm going to be tempted to be bad. DON'T pick on my wife she's only being female.
Signed,Confused
Eric the Excellent

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Montana
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Posted: May 3, 2012 12:36pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Eric the Excellent  

... you had better have actually sent this to Dear Abby.

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Kondini

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Posted: May 3, 2012 12:55pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Kondini  

Not a problem,,,get rid of wife !!!
Old UK saying,,,2 birds in the hand are better than a wife in the bush.

Now if it had been three assistants then that would have been another story.
Cindi

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Palm Bch, FL
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Posted: May 3, 2012 1:16pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Cindi  

Verbal reassurance... there can never be enough of it.
Roslyn

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Posted: May 3, 2012 4:58pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Roslyn  

Just remember a landscape gardener is cheaper than a lawyer and you'll end up with a really nice patio once he's finished his work.... Blimey, I've only been married 9 months. Been hanging with Ken too long.

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Eric the Excellent

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Montana
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Posted: May 3, 2012 6:49pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Eric the Excellent  

Alright, since just about /everyone/ is being goofy I guess I will do my best to be serious.

I went through something similar, working a fashion show while in a relationship. There was never anything said outright but I could tell it made my girlfriend a little uncomfortable, especially when I got my two lovely assistants.

Reasoning that transparency was the best option, I just kept my girlfriend informed of how the show was going, all the behind the scenes stuff, the stage hand's drama, the audience... stuff like that. Stuff besides /just/ me and my assistants. It seemed to help.

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Jim Sparx

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Far Out, Texas
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Posted: May 3, 2012 7:18pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Jim Sparx  

I am haveing a Cinco de Mayo couples counseling special one third off from now until May 11th. That would be $133.00 per hour. Free parking. Bring the belly dancers. PM me.
If you don't want to show up, send the belly dancers, I'll see what I can do.
P.S. I'm not as old as I look.

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Rodentia

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Southern California
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Posted: May 3, 2012 8:29pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Rodentia  

Maybe if she met them in a relaxed environment, like at dinner, and could get to know them and see they were nothing to worry about, it might help?

Fire is a demanding Mistress...

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Jim Hand

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Ocala,Fl.
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Posted: May 3, 2012 9:12pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Jim Hand  

When you take your wife to dinner with your assistants just make sure you sit between the two girls and all 3 of you are facing your wife on the other side of the table.
The Curator of the Unusual

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Posted: May 3, 2012 10:00pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of The Curator of the Unusual  

Quote:

On 2012-05-03 21:12, Jim Hand wrote:
When you take your wife to dinner with your assistants just make sure you sit between the two girls and all 3 of you are facing your wife on the other side of the table.



Solid Advice from your Buddy no doubt, Mr. Hand!!!...

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Jim Sparx

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Far Out, Texas
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Posted: May 3, 2012 10:14pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Jim Sparx  

Quote:

On 2012-05-03 21:12, Jim Hand wrote:
When you take your wife to dinner with your assistants just make sure you sit between the two girls and all 3 of you are facing your wife on the other side of the table.



By far the best advice yet. Be sure to smile, and avoid playing footsie until after the wife leaves.

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Todd Robbins

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Posted: May 3, 2012 11:32pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Todd Robbins  

Get rid of the girls and hire two really good looking female impersonators. It might not solve the problem, but if she does sue for divorce you will get TONS of publicity.

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Jim Sparx

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Posted: May 4, 2012 12:05am    Reply with quote   View Profile of Jim Sparx  

Quote:

On 2012-05-03 23:32, Todd Robbins wrote:
Get rid of the girls and hire two really good looking female impersonators. It might not solve the problem, but if she does sue for divorce you will get TONS of publicity.



What a drag. Then again, it really would be a fist show.

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joe faro

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Salida Colorado
148 Posts
Posted: May 4, 2012 12:39am    Reply with quote   View Profile of joe faro  

Great advice ,just not good advice.Thanks anyway.
critter

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Spokane, WA
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Posted: May 4, 2012 12:48am    Reply with quote   View Profile of critter  

Try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE_SqXR6TzI

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The Curator of the Unusual

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Tampa FL
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Posted: May 4, 2012 1:33am    Reply with quote   View Profile of The Curator of the Unusual  

While playing Tucson 3 years ago, a girl came up while it was slow and asked if I would take her picture posing on the Bally, I said "Sure"..and thought nothing of it...2 months later Lori (My Girlfriend) posted this picture on my FB page asking "whats this all about?"

http://api.ning.com/files/VcyzCRnkxruG23UIyslX4*DzRA84WtZmow4CRcxmyy05MfpInvhmCR6aEYnD05RWDtlUTYJJF-fvrzredDr14Uoyv4Xoap14/31432_1439703674706_1296460545_31280572_997616_n.jpg

After some nervous thought I replied "you should know! you took the photo!, I put 2 and 2 together since she was visiting during this time and She did admit she took the picture while visiting w/ the Sea-lion folks across the Midway, We both Laughed...What it comes down to is Trust...I've been very Blessed w/ Lori as she trusts me...and I trust her...

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Kondini

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Posted: May 4, 2012 3:17am    Reply with quote   View Profile of Kondini  

She trusts me and I trust her !!! Hang on while I go and puke up !!!!
critter

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Spokane, WA
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Posted: May 4, 2012 3:26am    Reply with quote   View Profile of critter  

I was given some advice back in junior high: "Sometimes you just gotta' give 'em a little smack so's they remember who's in charge."
My school wasn't in a very good neighborhood.

I throw stuff.

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Cholly, by golly!

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Posted: May 4, 2012 7:07am    Reply with quote   View Profile of Cholly, by golly!  

Quote:

What a drag. Then again, it really would be a fist show.



Nice... wasn't expecting a callback to the "fist show" thing.

My advice?
Make sure your wife gets to know your assistants and vice versa.
Invite them all to dinner and let your wife scope them out, off the clock.
If your wife still has reservations, let her find you some new assistants.
You might end up with fugly assistants but your home-life will be better.



...
Martin_Ling

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Posted: May 4, 2012 10:31am    Reply with quote   View Profile of Martin_Ling  

Reassure her that your female counterparts are harmless and she should be more worried about the swarms of hot young starf#@ckers that stalk dapper male sideshow performers! Especially, the strong quiet types. No seriously, I venture to guess relationships between performers in a troop are far and few between and most likely don't last long. Once the illusion is trampled and they spend ungodly amounts of time with you they learn ever intimate detail of your personality and personal habits, if that's not enough to deter them any additional baggage involved in the complexities of running a business will certainly destroy any interest. A wise man once said, "You never sh@t where you eat" and vise-versa I assume.

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The Curator of the Unusual

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Tampa FL
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Posted: May 4, 2012 2:10pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of The Curator of the Unusual  

Quote:

On 2012-05-04 03:17, Kondini wrote:
Hang on while I go and puke up !!!!



that's what Patton said when told "Monty won the war"...

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critter

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Spokane, WA
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Posted: May 4, 2012 2:29pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of critter  

Quote:

On 2012-05-04 10:31, Martin_Ling wrote:
Reassure her that your female counterparts are harmless and she should be more worried about the swarms of hot young starf#@ckers that stalk dapper male sideshow performers! Especially, the strong quiet types. No seriously, I venture to guess relationships between performers in a troop are far and few between and most likely don't last long. Once the illusion is trampled and they spend ungodly amounts of time with you they learn ever intimate detail of your personality and personal habits, if that's not enough to deter them any additional baggage involved in the complexities of running a business will certainly destroy any interest. A wise man once said, "You never sh@t where you eat" and vise-versa I assume.



Right on. I've seen more than one performer throw away his career (not to mention friendships) over such details.
Not. Worth. It.

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Martin_Ling

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Posted: May 4, 2012 4:20pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Martin_Ling  

I'm sorry I meant, "When your wife isn't happy...When is she!? (Rimshot!)

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Tom Jorgenson

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Posted: May 4, 2012 6:18pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Tom Jorgenson  

Tell her they're lesbians.

Problem solved.

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Todd Robbins

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New York
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Posted: May 4, 2012 7:08pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Todd Robbins  

Quote:

On 2012-05-04 18:18, Tom Jorgenson wrote:
Tell her they're lesbians.



Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

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critter

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Spokane, WA
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Posted: May 4, 2012 8:04pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of critter  

And you need at least three witnesses. Sounds like a good time for a raffle.

I throw stuff.

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Ichi-go ichi-e

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The Curator of the Unusual

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Tampa FL
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Posted: May 4, 2012 8:13pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of The Curator of the Unusual  

Quote:

On 2012-05-04 18:18, Tom Jorgenson wrote:
Tell her they're lesbians.




Sure, Then when they go out to Dinner, He might be sitting alone on one side of the Table...

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joe faro

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Salida Colorado
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Posted: May 5, 2012 9:47am    Reply with quote   View Profile of joe faro  

My wife dosen't want to go to dinner, she wants to damage the girls. So Ive found the daughter of a friend that my wife likes to work with me locally. And the belly dancers can work with me when we're out of town. The Divas want to work with me at the State Fair and the Big Circus Sideshow,should be fun.
The Curator of the Unusual

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Posted: May 5, 2012 10:45am    Reply with quote   View Profile of The Curator of the Unusual  

Sounds Good Joe! and Yo Kondini! why don't you send over Pippa Middleton! I can Dance around the best of em! Believe me, You could waltz me through Heidi Fleiss's former stable and I'd stay loyal to Lori!!! I have more interest in aquiring a New 2-Headed pig then any Broad you can ship over from your side of the pond!!! Trust, interesting concept Eh? makes the Hairs stand up on the top O ones head!Oh well,its all Jolly Good..`Cheeri-O...

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Eric the Excellent

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Montana
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Posted: May 5, 2012 4:48pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Eric the Excellent  

Glad to hear that the crisis has resolved!

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