Month: May 2026

Before finding his final destination as a vintage movie poster dealer, the Postercowboy tried himself in a number of other fields. One of the more colorful (and little known) episodes was a somewhat shortlived career as a circus sideshow performer.

Some people love cowboys and other people love burlesque shows, so bringing the two groups together in a cowboy burlesque show seemed like a ticket to Easy Street.

To cut a long story short, despite a traditional, rather beautiful, handpainted sideshow banner, the idea did not really take off and, to this day, I wonder why. I can only imagine that the idea was once again ahead of its time…

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