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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
I will be leaving for Turkey today. I will be filmed for a television special in Istanbul (not Constantinople) for lifting things with my nipps. Once again, I am NOT coming out of retirement, I just happened to get an offer I couldn't refuse. If my plane doesn't fall in a fiery crash to the icy Atlantic I'll let everyone know how it went.
P.S., they do NOT serve turkeys in Turkey
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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Danny Borneo Special user 722 Posts |
Hey congrats, hope all goes well. Shoot me an email when you get back and we'll go grab that beer we keeping talking about.
Danny B. |
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
Fly well, Nipps! I'm sorry they rescheduled me til next week.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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Freak Prodigy Inner circle NYC & LA 1805 Posts |
Congrats!
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FacadeTheStiltBoy Elite user Greensboro NC 474 Posts |
I can't wait to hear some stories from Turkey.
Good luck with the trip Nipps! |
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
The television show translates to "Night of Miracles", I cannot find any sources on the net right now. I'll post some sort of link if I can find it. This is a variety act show shot in Istanbul. The studio was like a giant warehouse with lots of separate show sets; the one we were on, there was a soap opera set, a sitcom set, etc. I likened it to the Hollywood of Turkey, keep in mind that this is a VERY poor country so just imagine your most low budget American studio run extremely professionally. This episode features myself, a couple contorsionist acts (one from Michigan and another from Texas), Frank Simon (known for balancing heavy objects on his head/chin/teeth), Mario Ferrara (chainsaw juggler), and James Thompson the Rope Master (jumps ropes while supporting three people on his body). The studio was instructed to have my usual heavy items (I am NOT about to shell out the kind of money to ship 250 pounds worth of gear), so all I had to bring was my rings, harness and clips. Other than the contortionists, we were all strongman acts, all crazy and all got along very well. Frank Simon is the most disgusting yet sweetest and kindest person I've ever met.
The people there were very nice, we reheasered the first day, did the shoot the second day, the third day was our "free" day to explore the beautiful city of Istanbul and we all flew home the following day. As I said, Turkey is quite poor and the American dollar goes pretty far. Not only is the food there excellent, but relatively inexpensive (for example a Turkish menu of plate of chicken, rice, bread, drink all cost 6.00 lira which translates to about $4.50). There are hundreds of small food vendors everywhere, as are people who want your money. Shoe shine guys, carpet salesmen, street performers, beggars, they all want you to buy something. Two perfect ways to avoid this is to simply ignore them, or just tell them you have no money left. I was flown Air France, I highly recommend them, best food and service anywhere airplane or not. Even so, the 10+ hour fly time is enough to stun a horse, I feel like I survived some form of torture. As much fun as I had, everyday I was homesick. The show did not okay bringing my fiance, and I missed her dearly constantly. Jet lag took its toll on me as well. Well, this is it for now (looks like I'm writing a book). Ask questions, I'll post answers! A big thank you to Todd Robbins for connections, even though it took 6 years for the guy to get me an actual gig!
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
Okay, its a brand new show, so it's not available on the net at this time, but here's a link to the studios programming.
http://sinerjifilm.com/ENG/programmes.htm
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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Jon-O the Great Elite user 493 Posts |
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On 2008-01-16 10:00, thegreatnippulini wrote: Wouldn't that be a good title for a song? ;-) John |
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
Yes, that's why I wrote-- ah forget it
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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Jon-O the Great Elite user 493 Posts |
So if you've a date in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Istanbul? ;-)
John |
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Father Photius Grammar Host El Paso, TX (Formerly Amarillo) 17161 Posts |
If there are no turkeys being served in Turkey, do they serve bull in Istanbul?
Break a Leg!
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
Guys, PLEASE read up 4 posts for the whole story.
Thank you
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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Gemeanii Regular user I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.... 161 Posts |
Nipps,
Great story - congratulations on the show and on being “not out of retirement”. Patients of a saint waiting 6 years, though. Steve |
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
Thanks Steve, not only was it six years with this agent, but over a dozen false alarms for a gig.
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
The show's called Musizeler Gecesi. I think the first show (the one with Nipps) airs this Saturday.
This week's taping had (by skill) eyeball popping, Russian Barre, an animal hypnotizer, the man with the world's biggest mouth, a guy who could tell what country a stamp came from by tasting the glue, a young man who balanced things on his nose, and me. I had two sets...did blockhead with high-heeled shoe and powerdrill, tongue-stapling, swallowed a toilet plunger, eyehooks, an escape, block-smash on face, BON of 4, and ladder of swords. I probably forgot something. We were in the studio for 12 hours, 7 of them taping. Next week, I'm sure Todd will give us the rundown. He'll be there, eating lightbulbs and I don't know what else. Todd, be sure you're ready to work mostly non-verbal. The format will seem a little odd, as the hostess and panel of celebs will carry on conversations of all sorts, except you won't be able to know what's going on, unless you learn Turkish fast. One of the celebs is an older guy, gray hair, who's a comedian. He likes to interrupt a little. He'll probably be sitting on your right, in the middle, wanting to be involved.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
He may or may not be there Harley, I think I know who you are talking about. But from the footage I've seen the panel of celebreties changes often, as does the hostess. The guy you're talking about came on stage to "inspect" my nipple piercings, I guess to see if they were real, I don't know... as mentioned they're not talking TO you, more about you.. and all in Turkish.
I found a link to a promo of the show format. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsExPp8Aphs The episode I was on will air Saturday 26 of Jan, 10:30 PM Turkish time (2:30 PM Philly time). Go to your nearest Turkish restaurant and ask to see their TV. Every Turkish American I've met is extremely interested in their home country and all have special satellite TV to see the current events in Turkey. You cannot simply call Comcast (or whatever blood sucking utility you get TV from) to get this service.
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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T-RAY Inner circle 1539 Posts |
CONGRATULATIONS!! Please PM me the contact for this show......maybe some other FREAKS can get a good trip!!
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Freak Prodigy Inner circle NYC & LA 1805 Posts |
That promo has some great Brad Byers footage.
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Freak Prodigy Inner circle NYC & LA 1805 Posts |
That promo has some great Brad Byers footage.
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
I need to send brad a traps routine. What was that smoking guy using? Rice? Never saw that bit before.
Higley's Giant Flea Pocket Zibit
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