{"id":409,"date":"2012-06-30T22:30:10","date_gmt":"2012-07-01T03:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/?p=409"},"modified":"2023-11-23T01:02:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T06:02:38","slug":"episode-55-the-braggart-brothers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/?p=409","title":{"rendered":"Episode #55 &#8211; The Braggart Brothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u00a0EPISODE #55 \u2013 June 30, 2012<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"style1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p class=\"style4\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 22pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The BRAGGART BROTHERS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/ballycast-055-2012-06-30.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download standard podcast mp3 file \u2013 Episode 55<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>(right-click and &#8220;save as&#8221;&#8230;)<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/braggart.jpg\" alt=\"Braggart Brothers\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"style5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span class=\"style6\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.braggartfamilyentertainment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Braggart Family Entertainment website<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p class=\"style5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/bragfamsidecirc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Braggart Family SideCircus videos on YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wayne.keyser.3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Follow me on Facebook<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/1\/?view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;to=waynekeyser290 @gmail.com&amp;tf=1 subject=ballycast\" target=\"_blank;\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<br \/>\nto email me<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/?p=3819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The Carny Lingo Dictionary<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"><span class=\"style2\"><span class=\"style7\">Courtesy of Scott Warmuth, a Pinterest page<br \/>\nfeaturing many antique Svengali decks<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/scottwarmuth\/the-wonder-pack-of-the-universe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/pinterest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"472\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/scottwarmuth\/the-wonder-pack-of-the-universe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"><span class=\"style2\"><span class=\"style9\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">LINK TO COLLECTION<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"><span class=\"style2\"><span class=\"style9\">The deck of \u201cMagic Short &#8216;n Long Cards\u201d wins the \u201cObvious Award\u201d<br \/>\n(with particularly clueless-looking King)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><span class=\"style2\"><span class=\"style7\">Amazing Cotton-Candy Vendor!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span class=\"style9\" style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">(see what he does, especially around 4:10!)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AmfvY0vusyE?si=Ok9q2HI0LQj5Ew8M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"style4\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"style10\" style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\">FREE BOOK:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style8\" align=\"=&quot;center&quot;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/la_vellmas_vaudeville_budget.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/lavellma.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"737\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/la_vellmas_vaudeville_budget.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\">LaVELLMA&#8217;S VAUDEVILLE BUDGET<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">(right-click and download pdf)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> <strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> courtesy Archive.org<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style8\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\">Don Driver&#8217;s Jam Auction DVD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lybrary.com\/don-driver-m-78510.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\">Buy it\u00a0here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Definition, from my &#8220;Carny Lingo Dictionary&#8221;:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Jam Auction \u2014 A scam in which giveaways of slum merchandise are used to excite and confuse the audience into purchasing inferior goods at inflated prices. The technique involves giving away small but useful slum items to everyone at the beginning, under the pretense that the auctioneer is distributing valuable items as an advertising promotion by the manufacturer. The agent exacts a token payment, just pennies, and promises that much more will be forthcoming. Then the agent alternates giveaways of slightly more valuable items with sales of them for\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> almost nothing, confusing the marks as to whether, at any given time, they are putting up money &#8220;as a good faith gesture&#8221; that they will get back, or whether they are tendering payment. When the audience is thoroughly confused the agents add the final wrinkle: the sale of almost worthless (but apparently valuable) merchandise for what seem like &#8220;bargain&#8221; prices.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">A few sample seconds:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fY6sd7L7zok?si=aBvijQ9wwTKzV9xJ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Featuring Jack Nyberg, &#8220;The Gee Whiz Kid&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">(meet Jack &#8211; but this video is not on Don&#8217;s DVD)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\"><span class=\"style2\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G23VW2CU3uQ?si=0fBs42I_ApPBNoZ5\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\"><span class=\"style2\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O4sDPfGq0Ik?si=WvKHDFlnhM6dgikK\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\"><span class=\"style2\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Ri_wM2RVQE?si=DIoSYP7ZmMTZ2skT\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.geniimagazine.com\/forums\/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&amp;Number=149558\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">A Genii Forum page on the Jam Auction<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themagiccafe.com\/forums\/viewtopic.php?topic=241465&amp;forum=111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"style2\"><span class=\"style9\">A Magic Cafe page on Don&#8217;s DVD<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themagiccafe.com\/forums\/viewtopic.php?topic=246056&amp;forum=192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"style2\"><span class=\"style9\">And another Magic Cafe page\u00a0on the Jam Auction<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style4\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; 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