{"id":210,"date":"2007-01-08T23:12:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-08T23:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/docwiggly.wordpress.com\/2007\/01\/08\/back-by-popular-demand\/"},"modified":"2007-01-08T23:12:00","modified_gmt":"2007-01-08T23:12:00","slug":"back-by-popular-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reviewermag.com\/press\/2007\/01\/08\/back-by-popular-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"back, by popular demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, last weekend there was a show at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/thekensingtonclub\">Kensington Club<\/a> that included an olde-timey burlesque dance troup called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/hellonheelsburlesque\">Hell On Heels<\/a>, among which was this sword swallowing act put on by Scott Nelson, who is an underpaid San Diego-based Freak Show artist that does an enema-bag, fire breathing, nail-bed act which now includs this sword-swallowing bit that has him rolfing down a two-foot length of sharpened steel.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I know it&#8217;s probably not RAZOR sharp, but just try this yourself with a 24-inch butter knife and see how easy it is. The packed-out house went wild&#8230; Everyone applauded while the weak turned away in horror and it had grown men groaning and young ladies screaming and wiggling thier <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pictub.com\/users\/2006\/03\/26\/reviewer\/albums\/rvur_34\/photos\/2\/web-burlesque-ass-wiggle.jpg\">asses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The band that headlined the night was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/monstersfrommars\">Monsters from Mars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pictub.com\/users\/2006\/03\/26\/reviewer\/albums\/rvur_34\/photos\/2\/web-burlesque-troup.jpg?resize=700%2C649\" height=\"649\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\" title=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pictub.com\/users\/2006\/03\/26\/reviewer\/albums\/rvur_34\/photos\/2\/web-scott-sword1.jpg?resize=700%2C664\" height=\"664\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\" title=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pictub.com\/users\/2006\/03\/26\/reviewer\/albums\/rvur_34\/photos\/2\/web-scott-sword2.jpg?resize=700%2C958\" height=\"958\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\" title=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pictub.com\/users\/2006\/03\/26\/reviewer\/albums\/rvur_34\/photos\/2\/web-scott-sword3.jpg?resize=700%2C846\" height=\"846\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\" title=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pictub.com\/users\/2006\/03\/26\/reviewer\/albums\/rvur_34\/photos\/2\/web-scott-sword4.jpg?resize=700%2C1153\" height=\"1153\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\" title=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pictub.com\/users\/2006\/03\/26\/reviewer\/albums\/rvur_34\/photos\/2\/web-scott-sword5.jpg?resize=700%2C973\" height=\"973\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\" title=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pictub.com\/users\/2006\/03\/26\/reviewer\/albums\/rvur_34\/photos\/2\/web-scott-sword6.jpg?resize=700%2C1077\" height=\"1077\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\" title=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pictub.com\/users\/2006\/03\/26\/reviewer\/albums\/rvur_34\/photos\/2\/web-scott-sword7.jpg?resize=700%2C1070\" height=\"1070\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\" title=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pictub.com\/users\/2006\/03\/26\/reviewer\/albums\/rvur_34\/photos\/2\/web-buslesque-group-shot.jpg?resize=700%2C896\" height=\"896\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\" title=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pictub.com\/users\/2006\/03\/26\/reviewer\/albums\/rvur_34\/photos\/2\/web-bur-fan3.jpg?resize=700%2C1105\" height=\"1105\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\" title=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pictub.com\/users\/2006\/03\/26\/reviewer\/albums\/rvur_34\/photos\/2\/web-bur-fan2.jpg?resize=700%2C1108\" height=\"1108\" width=\"700\" alt=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\" title=\"Image hosted at PICTUB.com\"><\/p>\n<p><img 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