The Thing About Rick Was...

The thing about Batman Rick Dennis was, you never could plot out what he was going to do in the show - I mean, he swallowed swords, his wife (now ex) Shelly ate fire, Rick is an awesome knife thrower (remind me to tell you about that one some day) and the acts and things that he can do are just amazing.

But I remember this one night, my cousin Jim was working with us on the show and Jim looks like a big mountain man, think Grizzly Adams here...Okay so Jim already was doing an act under the sideshow tent but, well, this night Batman Rick has something else in mind.

Bat Man Rick comes out minutes before show time and he hands Jim a Zorro mask. That's right, a Zorro mask, like you might wear on halloween. He tells Jim: "Blockhead, put this on and wait over there until I send for you. " Later, this Zorro mask some how got changed to a Pig Mask on the inside of the show- but anyhow...Batman Rick gets Jim in the Zorro mask outside the show...on the Bally (a small stage used outside to get passer-bys to go into the show by looking at the featured acts.) So here on the Bally stage is Jim, in a Zorro mask, blue silk shirt, jeans. Jim is still unsure of what is going on himself.

Batman Rick stands next to Mountain Man Zorro Jim and says: 'Folks, when we have him remove his mask on the inside of the big show...and you see his horrible condition, you may fall upon your very knees and Thank the good Lord above that you were born like you were and not like this pit-i-ful creature. After he removes the mask and you get used to this shocking odd looking creature of God we call the Human Blockhead, he will will hammer ice picks and use power drills of all shapes and sizes on his probiscus...that's nose for anyone standing here that didn't go to college....show time...come in...your just in time for the big show....look thru the door way....see the little midget sitting next to the fat lady? Do Ya? That very midget is going to start the show by diving off his platform and landing face first into a bowl of chicken noodle soup...you don't wanna miss it folks...it's on the inside...Hurry now...it's show time..."

I know you want to know what happens right? Well....follow me inside the big show - it's Showtime Folks.

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