Circus Redickuless
Circus Redickuless was a traveling circus created by punk-rock impresario Chicken John Rinaldi in 1995 in association with Michael Gump.
History[edit]
Formed in Los Angeles, largely with members of the LA and San Francisco Cacophony Society, the circus was formed on the premise of being completely without talent.[1] No actual performers were allowed, only non-performers without any experience or desire to create professional acts. Original line up included the Amazing Jarico Reese (now of Cyclecide Bike Rodeo) the talentless magician, Speed Metal tap dance: two girls barely tap dancing to heavy metal, Dammit the Amazing Wonder Dog: Chicken John's pet dog that couldn't jump through a hoop, The Vegan Geek, Tall Pall (whose amazing skill was being tall), The Talking Mime, The Mad Cow (an angry Punk in a cow suit), The Flaming Vomiteer (developed by Steve Wilkerson ['96], wherein he would vomit on stage and set it on fire)[2] and many other equally talentless acts.[3]
The Circus Redickuless toured for four years in various forms with a revolving cast of troupe members.
The 1995 tour was documented in Phillip Glau's film called Circus Redickuless[4] which subsequently won "Best Documentary" at the 1998 New York Underground Film Festival.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Stark, Jeff (July 8, 1998). "The One ... the Only ... Circus Redickuless". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013.
- ^ Dee Hill, J. (2004). Freaks and Fire: The Underground Reinvention of Circus Art. Soft Skull Press. ISBN 9781932360523.
- ^ Media, Spin L.L.C. (March 1999). Circus of the Damned. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 123–128.
Circus Redickuless.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Circus Redickuless". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- ^ "IMDb entry for 1998 New York Underground Film Festival". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
