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[labrujah]

If you or anyone you know would like to come up with some designs/illustrations for the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus's next project: The Cirkus of Curiosities/Variety Palace and Free Museum of Times Square, please email me right away at alitaforever@hotmail.com.

We're looking for a sideshow banner, pin-up art, old theater marquee-inspired style. Designs will go on T-shirts, bumper stickers, program covers, etc. This would be a great addition to a portfolio, if you are just starting out, and also a great way to support the revival of burlesque/vaudeville arts. Oh, also you get free tickets. Distinguished former illustrators include Mr. Jason Little of "Bee" fame.

And if you can't draw, you can help me think of something clever to write on them. I like "Anatomical Wonder," but they were thinking maybe something to do with Times Square...

Comments

[indiefilmpage.livejournal.com]

You should ask Marie Roberts at Coney Island USA. If she can't do it I'm sure one of her students would be interested.

[indiefilmpage.livejournal.com]

Here's info

http://inside.fdu.edu/pt/bitterwonder.html

[brooklyngirl.livejournal.com]

there are artists who are worlds better than me (like apvibes but if they are unavailable, i could try helpin ya.
-A

The duece

[larrondo.livejournal.com]

Did you know that they had sideshows in Times Square in the seventies? I remember my father taking me to one. The headliner was a magician. It was in the back of some shop. I remember a guy sticking needles into various parts of his body; through his arms and torso. I thought it was incredibly disgusting. I think there might have been someone with some kind of deformity, but I really can't remember, we had come to see the magic. It was all really low rent and sleazy. I wish I could see it now.

Re: The duece

[indiefilmpage.livejournal.com]

...Did you know that they had sideshows in Times Square in the seventies? I remember my father taking me to one. The headliner was a magician. It was in the back of some shop.

I know, I know. We had a documentary that focused on it at last years Coney Island Short Film Fest.

Click this and scroll down to the short, Times Square "Change"

http://www.indiefilmpage.com/program1.html

Re: The duece

[labrujah.livejournal.com]

We are bringing sleazy & low-rent back, however briefly.