Comments on: Victorian Freak Shows http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/victorian-freak-shows/ The official Derren Brown Blog Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:25:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Siobhan http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/victorian-freak-shows/#comment-10572 Siobhan Wed, 20 May 2009 15:55:39 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1995#comment-10572 And now we have reality TV... And now we have reality TV…

]]> By: Beth http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/victorian-freak-shows/#comment-10537 Beth Tue, 19 May 2009 16:18:45 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1995#comment-10537 Victorian Freak Shows are fascinating... even more so than the exhibits, were the strangely suited grinning Showman. Whipping the crowd into a frenzy of curiosity where they couldn't resist the temptation to give over their hard earned wages...what a job ! Victorian Freak Shows are fascinating… even more so than the exhibits, were the strangely suited grinning Showman. Whipping the crowd into a frenzy of curiosity where they couldn’t resist the temptation to give over their hard earned wages…what a job !

]]> By: Emma Rose http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/victorian-freak-shows/#comment-10429 Emma Rose Mon, 18 May 2009 09:58:04 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1995#comment-10429 I can bend my elbows backwards! I've also got overlapping vertibrae in my neck, leaving a gap in my spine, I don't notice though, so I'd be pretty boring in one of those shows. I can bend my elbows backwards! I’ve also got overlapping vertibrae in my neck, leaving a gap in my spine, I don’t notice though, so I’d be pretty boring in one of those shows.

]]> By: Lyvvie http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/victorian-freak-shows/#comment-10427 Lyvvie Mon, 18 May 2009 08:28:24 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1995#comment-10427 This is great to read about. I grew up in the town where Mercy Lavinia Bump Warren, wife of Gen Tom Thumb, was from. They were amazing benefactors to the town, having built the town's beautiful library and filled it with books. I grew up looking at huge portraits of the Thumbs and their wedding party and enjoying the grand rooms of the small town library. I chose Lyvvie as a nickname with her in mind. This is great to read about. I grew up in the town where Mercy Lavinia Bump Warren, wife of Gen Tom Thumb, was from. They were amazing benefactors to the town, having built the town’s beautiful library and filled it with books. I grew up looking at huge portraits of the Thumbs and their wedding party and enjoying the grand rooms of the small town library. I chose Lyvvie as a nickname with her in mind.

]]> By: gary http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/victorian-freak-shows/#comment-10425 gary Mon, 18 May 2009 07:24:10 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1995#comment-10425 I think everyone is fascinated with the unusual at some level -- after all, they are the only things that are not usual, commonplace, and virtually invisible. I think everyone is fascinated with the unusual at some level — after all, they are the only things that are not usual, commonplace, and virtually invisible.

]]> By: Adam Bennett http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/victorian-freak-shows/#comment-10413 Adam Bennett Sun, 17 May 2009 21:58:56 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1995#comment-10413 we did a show once based on a Victorian freak show. It was called Skin Deep Circus http://www.dynamicnewanimation.co.uk/SkinDeepCircus.html It had characters based on the elephant man, Caroline Crachami (The Sicilian Dwarf Fairy), Chang and Eng, The Fiji Mermaid and stangely Flea Circus performers we did a show once based on a Victorian freak show.
It was called Skin Deep Circus http://www.dynamicnewanimation.co.uk/SkinDeepCircus.html
It had characters based on the elephant man, Caroline Crachami (The Sicilian Dwarf Fairy), Chang and Eng, The Fiji Mermaid and stangely Flea Circus performers

]]> By: Nopke http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/victorian-freak-shows/#comment-10406 Nopke Sun, 17 May 2009 20:07:13 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1995#comment-10406 Present freaks are probably the models then .. Every morning is a freak show .... in your house I bet ... Thank god I awake being alone .... this morning heart attacks are not really my favorite thing (OH MY GOD WHO ARE YOU????!!!). I do see some times someone in the shiney thing on the wall though ... but I dont believe in ghosts so just pretend I dont see it .... (it's really something you dont wanna see you see ...) Present freaks are probably the models then ..

Every morning is a freak show …. in your house I bet …
Thank god I awake being alone …. this morning heart attacks are not really my favorite thing (OH MY GOD WHO ARE YOU????!!!). I do see some times someone in the shiney thing on the wall though … but I dont believe in ghosts so just pretend I dont see it …. (it’s really something you dont wanna see you see …)

]]> By: Tash http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/05/victorian-freak-shows/#comment-10346 Tash Sun, 17 May 2009 11:48:57 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=1995#comment-10346 that's really interesting. that’s really interesting.

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