Cliffhanger August 17, 2008 Cool Pool « Previous   Main Imagine you're a kid and your within fifty yards of a carnival midway every day - and then they tell you you have to go to school just like all the rest of the kids your age do. I'm not sure how many of the shows still provide school for their kids, but a few of them do. This photo hasn't anything to do with school but it is the biggest inflatable pool I've ever seen. permalink Comment Galleries: Backlot, Wilson County Fair August 17, 2008 Step Class 7 « Previous   Main This is a shot from last year's set-up of the Crazy Mouse, that I overlooked. permalink Comment Galleries: Setup/Teardown, Wilson County Fair August 17, 2008 Nice Shirt « Previous   Main I was lucky to have dinner with this gentleman last Wednesday night at the Wilson County Fairgrounds. The call him Casanova. That may be lost on you at first, having only the photo, but if you met him, you'd totally understand. This week he's working on the Fireball. permalink Comment Galleries: Teardown Shirts, Wilson County Fair August 16, 2008 Step Class 6 « Previous   Main Here's a guy who might have been a tree frog in a former life. Or Spiderman. He's walking on a ledge of bent metal, less than the width of his foot. And then there's Britney. permalink Comment Galleries: Setup/Teardown, Wilson County Fair

ABOUT This is a story about carnies, living and working on the road. It's about a culture of people in America who get less respect than they deserve because of the entertainment industry and other media, who continue to either promote the same shallow stereotypes or sensationalize them, with their own imaginations. They're already sensational. This brief web journal is about them and for them. Text and photos ©SUSAN ADCOCK unless otherwise noted. Thanks for looking. GALLERIES Setup/Teardown Midway Midway Art People Winter Quarters Gibtown Ground Score State Fair Tijuana Teardown Shirts Backlot Wilson County Fair BEST OF Carny Rap For the Kids Gorilla Girl Dirty Laundry Two Jimmys The O Boys The Ride Jock The Skywheel Call Me in the Morning The Negotiation Balloon Joint LINKS AmusementLink OneSource Amusement Today Matt's Carnival Warehouse Tilt-A-Whirl 5 cent ride Sideshow World Coney Island Blog JKirlin on Fiesta Shows Majestic Greater Shows Diary of a Carny Casa Flamingo The Flat Joint Pitcherlady (a byproduct of my day job) ARCHIVE August (2008) July (2008) June (2008) May (2008) April (2008) March (2008) February (2008) January (2008) December (2007) November (2007) October (2007) September (2007) August (2007) July (2007) May (2007) April (2007) March (2007) February (2007) January (2007) November (2006) October (2006) September (2006) August (2006) July (2006) June (2006) May (2006) April (2006) March (2006) February (2006) January (2006) December (2005) November (2005) October (2005) September (2005) August (2005) July (2005) June (2005) May (2005) April (2005) March (2005) February (2005) January (2005) December (2004) November (2004) October (2004) September (2004) August (2004) July (2004) June (2004) May (2004) April (2004) March (2004) February (2004) January (2004) December (2003) November (2003) October (2003) September (2003) August (2003)