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joe faro Regular user Salida Colorado 154 Posts |
I'm new at doing sideshow stunts and only do it as a hobby. My Wife wants to know why I like doing this. I think it's fun doing things that other people think they can't do. And it's entertaining.
What reason can you have for driving a spike in your nose or lying on a bed of nails? |
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petekoloz Elite user 479 Posts |
The chicks really dig it...
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Stephon Special user Maryland, USA 911 Posts |
Building supply fetish.
~Les S. Moore, The Dapper Dipper
Swami Yomahmi and Cheeky Monkey Sideshow "Comedy is a man in trouble." ~Bill Irwin |
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Todd Robbins V.I.P. New York 2922 Posts |
The lack of deception in sideshow skills can instill a profound sense of amazement in spectators...and the chicks really dig it.
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Doctor Mythsonian New user 92 Posts |
Once again, as far as a questionable mid-life activity, it certainly ranks higher than buying a sports car, getting a toupee and trolling for young chippies.
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Kondini Inner circle 3609 Posts |
It's true magic, magic without deception and a good money getter (The chicks come with the money!)
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joe faro Regular user Salida Colorado 154 Posts |
I was hoping to show my wife your answers but your not helping with
"chicks dig it". |
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petekoloz Elite user 479 Posts |
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The Curator of the Unusual Inner circle Tampa FL 1399 Posts |
Sorry...I agree with your wife...Every Tom, Dick and Suzy is stickin stuff in their orifices..Next I suppose you'll want a Tattoo and a nose ring! Or going for the shaved head with the tuff-guy look...Hangin' junk off yer nipps, and talkin organic...The bad outweighs the good even if you start wearin a cool multi-colored Turbin...I'd say get a Big Snake but they are a bad investment...Even if you go old school with a Boater Hat look...it can only lead to a "Gig" in Cancun which really means a fling with a Mexican Floozy...Yep, if you really need a Sideshow Buzz, then why don't you buy a Zibit??...Bank a little coin playin a Flea-market and sooner then later you can buy a neat Garden Tractor...Seriously...
You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.
Evel Knievel contact: curatoroftheunusual@hotmail.com |
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Martin_Ling Loyal user 269 Posts |
My original thought was that it distracts me from my "cutting" habit, or wanting to strangle my wife. But after more thought I realize that it is healthy for my wife and I to have seperate outlets. My wife doesn't completely understand why I do the things I do but she respects it and supports it. As Mike said it's not as though I am trolling for "strange" in my new sports car, and it's slightly less expensive.
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joe faro Regular user Salida Colorado 154 Posts |
I've had my ear pierced for 38 years, long before every little kid did it. I did buy a Zibit from Doug and have had some fun showing it [I also got the boater hat]. For a sports car I've built a 1929 Model A Speedster.
My wife is great to let me have all kinds of toys and hobbies she just doesn't understand the sideshow stunts. P.S. I live on a small ranch in Colo. and have big tractors my wife wants the new garden tractor. |
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
Teach her blockhead. It's much cheaper than a tractor.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
www.bladewalker.com |
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The Curator of the Unusual Inner circle Tampa FL 1399 Posts |
Where in Colorado?...I play the State Fair in Pueblo toward the end of the Month..come on by, and I'll help you square the Ole...uh wife...New Garden Tractor?...I'm talkin Power King, Speedex, or what I'm lookin at today a '61 Wheel Horse Suburban...aka "Nut roaster"...
You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.
Evel Knievel contact: curatoroftheunusual@hotmail.com |
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
Joe, as I stated earlier eventually your wife will learn to detest your personal interests. It's like pulling teeth to have my wife look at my workshop.
All entertainers are attention w40res, I'll admit it. There's nothing to compare with the feeling of hundreds of eyes watching you work. The sound of applause after your set is like heroin. It stokes your ego in a way that no other can. In the same fell swoop of ADD, there is the fact that we entertainers are introverted by nature. How is this you say? (Most) performers are solo acts. What this means is that when we are on stage we are completely ALONE and quite happy this way. Here's another hook... we like seeing our name in the limelight. It's such a thrill to open the newspaper and accidentally see your picture doing your act at the local fair. How about flipping on the TV and seeing a spotlight feature of your work? More thrilling.... having complete strangers approach you just to say "hey, aren't you that guy I just saw on the news?". Make a big enough name for yourself and you can find your name in a sideshow book or two (or three). Want to get REAL serious? Eventually you can get a world record, be flown around the world to perform on variety television shows. The list goes on and on. Some are content to know the secrets of the stunts to show off for their friends, or try to pick up chicks at the bar ("Hey, look what I can do!"). These are the bottom feeders, avoid them like a snake oil pitchman. Best, TGN
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...
http://www.greatnippulini.com |
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Doctor Mythsonian New user 92 Posts |
OK, maybe she sees this for what they're intended to be, shocking and death defying stunts? You went from tinkering in the garage with a roadster to laying on nails and pounding them into your head. Put yourself in her shoes... if she suddenly went from baking cupcakes to juggling knives, would you rally behind her or be a bit concerned about the sudden change in her demeanor?
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joe faro Regular user Salida Colorado 154 Posts |
I live west of Pueblo about 90 min. drive down hill in the Speedster.[It will probably twice that time going home]
I would very much like to meet you and see your show.What dates will you be at the fair? |
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Martin_Ling Loyal user 269 Posts |
As a sword swallower I have found the contrary, however I've had many requests to be a girls "Safe Friend". Don't know what that means.
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Fitz Elite user Phoenix, AZ 476 Posts |
My wife hates when I work out a new stunt, but when I land a paying gig because of it, she suddenly changes her tune.
I have a daily web show all about magic at http://FitzMagic.info
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The Curator of the Unusual Inner circle Tampa FL 1399 Posts |
Aug 27 - Sept 6...
You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.
Evel Knievel contact: curatoroftheunusual@hotmail.com |
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
Quote:
On 2010-08-05 11:31, Martin_Ling wrote: That means you swallow things that are long and hard.... you know what Red Stuart says about male sword swallowers....... I think Mike Jerrick liked 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...
http://www.greatnippulini.com |
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