Meeting With The Man Himself David Marsh
Posted By Jake's Party Planner on June 28, 2010
Today I went in to the Museum to have a meeting with David Marsh the owner of Jake the Alligator Man and Marsh’s Free Museum. We talked about some changes to the Birthday Event etc. I love to meet with David for the simple reason that you get to go (Back Stage at Marsh’s) a term coined by Kelly from Vintage Roadside. Back Stage at the Museum is fascinating in its self boxes of inventory along with antique navy and Long Beach memorabilia I assume belonged to Wellington Marsh, the patriarch of the family and Museum. There is also a odd smell I attribute to the wide variety of seashell inventory mixed with a little cigarette smoke and something else I can’t put my finger on. Just a step back to an odd and wonderful place in time. Along with David I had the pleasure of Marian at the meeting she is truly a character herself, she fits the museum to a tee.
Marion receives the key to the city on behalf of Jake from Mayor Ralph Moore
I was early so as I love to do I showed myself around the Museum every time I do this I see new things. I paid homage to the two headed cow and shrunken head. The bank of dime museum machines are a treasure and they are out on the floor to be enjoyed and used not behind a rope like they maybe should be. But that’s the beauty of the museum all of this fantastic stuff including the gator man his self are all out on the floor walls and hanging from the ceiling. I can easily spend hours there just looking around and never get bored.
Authentic Shrunken Head with creepy doll and other odd bits
Self explanatory
To Whom It May Concern,
Bryce Graves of the Hellzapoppin Circus Side Show Revue here. I know it’s incredibly late to ask this but we just finished a Scandinavian and US tour and ended here in Portland and loved the state so much we decided to stick around for a little bit. With that said I was hoping to squeeze in some performances with you guys on July 31st.
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HELLZAPOPPIN is an underground circus sideshow featuring the most famous sideshow performer in the world, Zamora The Torture King. You’ll also see his co-stars Chelsea NoPants (she’s 1 of only 9 female sword swallowers in the world), you’re going to see the beautiful Viola LaLa Mia (she’s the Sexy Burlesque Vixen and Sideshow Scarlet) and it will all be hosted by yours truly Bryce “The Govna” Graves . You’ll see the best of the best in fire eating, ancient rituals performed in India such as Fakir, the bed of nails, glass eating and glass walking, the bed of razor sharp swords. You’ll witness acts of contortion, human dart boards and strange people. Hellzapoppin is the largest touring SideShow in the world…
We have toured together and separately throughout the US and Europe on major ROCK tours like OZZ Fest (2 Years), Warped Tour, The Family Values Tour, Metal Town (4 years in SWEDEN), West Coast Riot Fest (4 years in SWEDEN), Pier Pressure in Scandinavia, Lollapalooza and Pedal To The Metal. We’ve played with 100’s of bands including Jane’s Addiction, Mudvayne, Static X, Black Label Society, Suicide Silence, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, 30 Seconds To Mars, Rammstein, Hellyea and literally 100’s more…
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Well I about fell over in my chair when I read this comment. In Jake the Alligator Man’s world this is the Tip Top of entertainment Hellzapoppin is to Jake what Lady Gaga is to millions of confused teenage boys and 30 something women. I’m saying it doesn’t get any better! Sadly it is too close to the event to restructure it to fit a act of this stature. Jake is crossing his scaly gnarled claws this works out for next year. Oh the pain of knowing he was this close to Helzapoppin attending his party Jake is going to slink away and ponder what could have been for a while.