{"id":5999,"date":"2025-01-01T02:35:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T07:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/?p=5999"},"modified":"2025-01-01T03:28:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T08:28:39","slug":"ep-brianna-belladonna-sword-swallower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/?p=5999","title":{"rendered":"Ep 185 &#8211; BRIANNA BELLADONNA, SWORD SWALLOWER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>Episode 185<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 32px;\">Sword Swallower Brianna Bell<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 32px;\">adon<\/span>na<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6000\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1188\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_banner.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_banner-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_banner-600x393.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_banner-768x503.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>(Right-click and \u201csave as\u201d\u2026)<\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/ballycast-185-2025-01-01.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download standard podcast mp3 file \u2013 Episode 185<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6002\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_sword-swallower_valentine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_sword-swallower_valentine.jpg 512w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_sword-swallower_valentine-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6003\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_okeh-laughing-sticker.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"579\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_okeh-laughing-sticker.jpg 579w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_okeh-laughing-sticker-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">R.I.P. David &#8220;Doc&#8221; Rivera (in his Showmen&#8217;s Museum)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6009\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_david_doc_rivera.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_david_doc_rivera.jpg 526w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_david_doc_rivera-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/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<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;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; color: #3366ff;\">My new (and forever) email &#8211; waynekeyser290@gmail.com<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5859\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sideshow-tricks-explained.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sideshow-tricks-explained.jpg 354w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sideshow-tricks-explained-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/87MTJFJXMSJRS\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;\">https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/87MTJFJXMSJRS<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;\">24 Games Old and New &#8211; just $5<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5841\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brill-24-Games-Old-and-New.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brill-24-Games-Old-and-New.jpg 612w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brill-24-Games-Old-and-New-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brill-24-Games-Old-and-New-600x776.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/LE76G6VSMHEHC\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;\">https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/LE76G6VSMHEHC<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6020\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_laff_box.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"902\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_laff_box.jpg 902w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_laff_box-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_laff_box-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/185_laff_box-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Old Magician&#8217;s Notebook just $5<\/span><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6015\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brill-old-magicians-notebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brill-old-magicians-notebook.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brill-old-magicians-notebook-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"style2\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Our Old Carny Magician, the one who led us through the pitfalls of building illusions, passed on in 1960. He was known as The Great Zara of the old Brundage Carnival. For years he supervised our magic plans, and in exchange, we helped him with the mail-order business he later operated.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style2\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;When he passed on the left us his notebooks on magic, and we took 20 of his illusions and put them together in one group: &#8220;The Old Magician&#8217;s Notebook&#8221;. They are detailed, the instructions tell how everything works, and we&#8217;ve made drawings from his sketches so you can build from them &#8211; but we don&#8217;t have a single dimension. So we won&#8217;t call them &#8220;plans&#8221;. What we sell as plans are actual building plans, with every possible dimension. We know these will work a (box to hold a man must of course be large enough for the man) but as we have not built these illusions, and he didn&#8217;t leave the dimensions, you will have to build them on your own.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style2\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;They include the following: Trilby&#8217;s Couch (Floating a Strange Lady), Drawing Board Drinks, Blackstone&#8217;s Vanishing Horse, Buried Alive On Stage, Amphitrite (Girl Whirls Through The Air), 3-Headed Lady, Vanishing an Elephant, Harlequin Decapitation (cut-off head smokes), Noah&#8217;s Ark (girl substitutes for animals), Magic Palanquin (girl vanishes from carried litter), Bullet Catch, Escape from Steel Tank, Transparent Trunk Vanish (girl vanishes), 3-Fold Screen Production (Temple Screen), Blackstone&#8217;s 3-Card Monte, Girl From Nowhere, Indian Basket Illusion, Girl From Shadow, Trick Seance, Escape From Metal-Lined Box, Comedy Pile Driver Illusion, Slap Stick.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style2\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;These are prized secrets of the old-timer. Some have been handed down since 1890. Some were never printed before.&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span class=\"style1\">Reproduced from the 1960 original. 13 pages 8\u00bdx11&#8243; format.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/8747HURT5K2AE\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;\">https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/8747HURT5K2AE<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/?p=2062\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3008\" src=\"http:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Download-Any-Episode-600x323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Download-Any-Episode-600x323.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Download-Any-Episode-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballycast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Download-Any-Episode.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 185 Sword Swallower Brianna Belladonna (Right-click and \u201csave as\u201d\u2026) Download standard podcast mp3 file \u2013 Episode 185 R.I.P. 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