I received this message on Facebook describing what how a contemporary carnie views his life. Enjoy.
"a little more concise take on "the life", after seeing your photos and reconsidering the "attitude" that might go into creating a person who does these things:
what these photos represent to the majority of you is that "these people don't follow the mainstream"
..."they don't spend their time like we do"..."these people do 'stupid shit' for 'fun'"
...and that's true...we tend to look a little further into life than 24/7 tv...
we tend to watch and study the people around us...
we learn their nervous tics and attitudes....and then we put on display, the same
ideas that you'd rebel against...the reflections of your "self"
"I can hammer a 8in spike up my nose" [claims the performer]
"you're a freak" [claims the crowd]
"anyone can roll a ball around my body" [claims the tv]
"only if you practice..." [claims the performer]
"I can't do that shit..." [claims the public]
"no shit" [claims the performer]
while the disipline is one in the same, the reaction is what seperates us...
though it all rests in the realm of "performance"...
the "carnies" of yester-year were bogged down in a simple situation...how can we make money off of these
people's dis-beliefs...today, we're tasked with "how can we compete with current entertainment?!?"...
WE, as performers are tasked with making folks look away from the [idiot box] and focus on
a truly human element...we are live...we are there...and sometimes, we mess up in front of you...lol...
we are a dying culture...people have too much to worry about than "eating fire, catching a million things,
rolling balls, and shoving shit up your nose...
anyone can do these things that we present, yet we are the ones who take the time to learn why we can do it...
and find a way to present it in a way that makes sense to you, the Audience (or doesn't...that's the beauty of art)...
and to truly appreciate the effect that our time spent, has on you, the people...we are the performers of art in real time...
we are michealangelo under a microscope...his first stroke on a fresco is our final stroke on a performance...we create..."-Jamie Warner
~*~Hayley~*~
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