Locking and Loading...going to Longbeach WA. for jake the alligator man

Once again we go to Long Beach Washington for a gig celebrating Jake the Alligator man. I feel like it's also celebrating this unique town in Washington State and it's colorful people.
The trip traditionally has been Olive Rootbeer, Me, Uncle Jay, Kadin Danger (his son) and a dog of some kind. In this episode and the last; the part of the Clown's dog was played by Captain Fred!!!
(First a quick De-Fleaing)
Click above for the skinny on the gig.

Meet Uncle Jay (of Alberta pier). He had thrown some fish bodies in his alley to ward off teenagers who were drinking back there so I re-named his stinky back alley Alberta Pier.

Uncle Jay is great with ropes...

I apparently tie bikes down with balloons.



One of our Jousting Poles got quite randomly crowned with an image of Ernesto "Che" Guevara one Alberta Street night. I wonder how that will go over?
I was hoping to bring Tall Bike Jousting to another town.

I hope Kadin Danger sees me as kind of like an Uncle (cuz I see him as a forklift).

"I love you Olive thank you for making my life such a joy to live"

I love Uncle Jay's backyard.






Taking a ceremonial air poop to christen the trip.


The Two finger forklift!

Hunting for our venue one morning in Long Beach Washington.

Is this it? no...keep searching guys!


This must be da place!

Olive likes playing with people.../Bucket levitation

(Banjo Bleating) Howdy friends I'm Dingo and this here is my partner Olive Rootbeer!
We drove up here all the way from Portland Oregon ta tell you allllll about it!

For our first trick we will need some help...
we are lookin fer 4 volunteers who don't mind LEVITATING!!!!!

That was easy!
Olive Rootbeer is just gonna have ya sit on some buckets!

"Just lay back in the other person's lap ok?"
I'm glad none of them had "Intimacy Problems" about being weaved into random strangers.

"What are the Clowns doing to us? She is pulling out the buckets!!!!!!"

Olive Rootbeer was made to do this kind of stuff.

I love this photo because of how well it captured the amazing smile of Photo-nerd Emily Rinard.

In The PAPER!!!YAAAAAAAY!

Dell announcing the "Bride of Jake" contest winners!

Just like Jake...the competition was stiff!


Dell telling the world that the Siamese Twins Olga and Elsa! take the prize this year! One of the coolest Burlesque stars working today Charlotte Truce of the Rose City Shimmy ran er up!

Dottie Diamond doing color commentary!

Happy Fourth 75th Birthday Jake!

"Dingo has been with me from the start, I just say do what you do Dingo and he makes majic. The fire works finally is always a excellent cap. I ♥ Olive and the gang too."-J.A.Man

Kadin guards the set and Donnie squeezes his box.

Striking our set...

I like my new friend Cody. He found the empty Silk Worm larva can. This intrepid youngster got it autographed by as many involved parties as he could find. Now all he has to do is bump us all off one by one and that will be one valuable, stinky can!

This song was in my head as we visited the quaint little village. Click here

Making a deal for a stack of plates to break. This is at a garage sale a few blocks from the drop zone. This nice fellow said I could have them if I promised to continue to make his town laugh. I added ramming a 16 penny nail into my skull as further payment for the plates but he wouldn't watch nor would his lady friend.



If your fond of sand dunes and salty air...

See ya next year Jake! (LIGHT ME Kadin!)

I been barnstorming with tall bikes for many years now (thanks Eric Bang/Bobby Panama, Topher) the more I glide around overhead in ricketty contraptions the more I want to graduate to Biplanes. I would love to crawl onto my planes wing, launch a banjo into the heavens do a loop and then shoot it out of the sky with a chain gun