The Light From the South

Filed under: Comrades in Arms, On The Road, Shows, Swordswallowers In General by Alexander

Huntsville, AL ~
Years ago I used to have a long and successful route of reenactments where I entertained every weekend from labor day till thanksgiving. It extended over several states and locales, and I met and was seen by thousands and thousands of people. I even regularly traveled into Ontario. I even had stalkers!
In [...]

Follow your dreams, if you want to be pilloried ….

Filed under: Comrades in Arms, Props & Tools, Shows, The Swordswallowers by Charon

Below is the context for the post that follows. Watch and be amused. Or unamused, as the case may be ….

There are so many things I could say about this particular advert, and the related one with our heroes singing about working in a pirate themed restaurant. I suppose I should begin by saying that [...]

Hello out there!

Filed under: Comrades in Arms, On The Road, Shows by Charon

Hello? *taptaptap* Is this thing on?
Well HELLO! It’s been WAY too long since we’ve given an update here at the Swordswallowers corner of the Internet.
We are alive and well and happily working at the Greater Saint Louis Renaissance Faire, one of a tiny handful of Renaissance events we do on a regular basis. It is [...]

A quick snippet

Filed under: Comrades in Arms, The Swordswallowers by Charon

Out the door to a gig downtown, but had to share this with those who may not have seen it.
February 28th has been named International Sword Swallower’s Awareness Day and Alex and I were fortunate to have been given a bit of soapbox time in the Washington City Paper.
Point Taken: Sword swallowers show their scars
Back [...]

A Flurry of Activity

Filed under: Comrades in Arms, Swordswallowers In General by Charon

I’m home for a scant few days to work two gigs while Alex remains in Florida readying our lovely ‘66 Airstream Safari for the 2008 Tin Can Tourists Winter Convention.
In the absence of posting I have been nonetheless very busily involved with the website and those of a few others. Lots of work to be [...]

 

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