Watch Robbie Knieval set a world record last Saturday by jumping over 24 lined-up delivery trucks. The second video of the jump is from a little further away, which I think gives you a better sense of just how much distance Knieval covered flying through the air on his motorcycle.
[ May 24, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Sometimes I regret I wasn’t alive yet during Evel Knieval’s heyday. But opportunities to witness mind-blowing foolishness are still there! To wit:
On October 25, 1975, Evel Knievel jumped over 14 Greyhound buses on his motorcycle at Kings Island, setting a viewing record for ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” with a 22.3 rating and [...]
[ May 3, 2008; 10:00 pm; ] One night only, the Hellblinki Sextet from North Carolina will perform music of distinction with dazzling performances by Cincinnati’s own Barnyard Burlesque. Presented by Cloven Hoof Theatre.
The show takes place in the Mockbee building (formerly SS Nova) on Central Pkwy. on Saturday, May 3, 2008 from 10pm - 1am. If you haven’t seen a [...]
The Queen City Zapatistas are a Cincinnati area marching band that is equally capable of playing parades, dances, weddings, funerals, parties, serenades, the front lobby of your office building, baseball and football games etc… We play a high octane mix of Dixieland, Jazz, Rock and Roll, Klezmer, New Orleans style funeral marches, 2nd line arrangements [...]
I first saw the fire-breathing antics of Dante’s Gypsy Circus at the Northside Rock & Roll Carnival and 4th of July Parade and Festival at Hoffner Park last year (where I also saw the Pickled Brothers sideshow and pigged out on gyros - that was a fun night). I saw them again recently marching [...]
NEWPORT, KY, September 20, 2007 - 17-year-old Erik Kloeker of the world-renowned Pickled Brothers Circus Sideshow has broken the Upside-Down Juggling World Record while suspended upside-down 35 feet up, atop the Ohio River. The record attempt took place on September 20th, 2007 in Newport, KY.The new Upside-Down Juggling world [...]
It’s just so hard to find a good ol’ fashioned burlesque show these days. Or maybe not…
More at myspace.com/barnyardburlesque.
“Here at Tracy, Dean, and Jesus we continue to fight the evil demons of Drink’n & Drug’n, along with other sins of the flesh that are brought forth through deception and liberal floundering. Through our Christian Rock & Roll songs we fight fire with fire using our music from above. During our cable access programs [...]
The Pickled Brothers can be found in and around Cincinnati (as well as all over the country), eating fire, swallowing swords, pounding nails up their noses, walking on glass and (my personal favorite) hitting each other in the groin with sledge hammers.The Pickled Brothers Sideshow is a circus sideshow based in the Cincinnati, Ohio area. [...]
