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Saturday Matinee: Bluto & Popeye, Kings of Coney’s Mardi Gras

Posted in video, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Coney Island had a Mardi Gras celebration every September until 1954, but ATZ had no idea that Popeye the Sailor Man and his rival Bluto were once part of it! Many thanks to sideshow historian James Taylor, publisher of Shocked & Amazed! On and Off the Midway, for sharing this fun find. In this 1935 [...]

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Video: Happy International Sword Swallowers Day!

Posted in Events, sideshow, video, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »

If you’re one of those skeptics who thinks a sword swallower’s sword folds up into the handle or employs some kind of special effect, February 25th’s big swallow should set you straight. Today, in celebration of the 6th annual World Sword Swallowers Day, more than 30 performers are expected to “drop swords” at Ripley’s Believe [...]

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Silent Movie Matinee: “Lonesome” in Coney Island (1928)

Posted in film, video, tagged , , , , , , , on February 19, 2012 | 4 Comments »

America’s last great silent film is a romantic drama set in Coney Island! Director Paul Fejos’ 1928 masterpiece first came across our radar last year when its female lead Barbara Kent, one of the last surviving silent film stars, died at age 103. Her obituary mentions Lonesome: “The simple tale of ‘little people’ is raised [...]

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