A People's History of the Peculiar by Nick Belardes

Author:Nick Belardes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cleis Press
Published: 2014-03-13T16:00:00+00:00

NOT AS BAD AS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SWORD SWALLOWER

As for craziness onstage, del Rio said she has shared the stage with dogs that jump through hoops of fire, hula-hoopers, fire-eaters, fire dancers, sword swallowers, magicians, bagpipers, trapeze artists, and more. She said she also performed a duet with an old guy who looked like Cap’n Crunch and showed off his private parts. She said she became an expert on what is the best adhesive for pasties (in her opinion, carpet tape is the best) and how to hook fishnet pantyhose into a thong without showing a waistband. Yet, del Rio said the weirdest thing that happened was during “The Weirdo Show” variety act. She said one of the performers, a new sword swallower, punctured his esophagus. She said the guy was in the hospital for a month and still had a huge scar on his throat. “I think I’ll just stick to dancing around like a drag queen and flashing my pastie-covered boobs to quirky music,” she said. “At the very least, I know that glitter, sequins, and eyelash glue are not life-threatening.”

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