Jim Linderman blog about surface, wear, form and authenticity in self-taught art, outsider art, antique american folk art, antiques and photography.
Showing posts with label Flea Circus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flea Circus. Show all posts
Mimi Garneu Ricky Rocket and Captian Zoom Zoom the Trained Fleas of the Amazing Mimi
Are flea circus acts real? Mimi Garneu's was. Here Mimi makes her tiny troupe run through the act on her desk. The world's smallest slave labor! The film shows a competing group, but you get the idea. I once tied a fly to a piece of thread and he few around in circles, but I felt it cruel and let him go. Fleas, however, get no pass. Creepy little chiggers. At least Mimi knew how to control her infestation. Mimi was a sword swallower too. To see more information about the Amazing Mimi Garneau, see the book project on her HERE
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