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It's a rumble in the...surf. Word is that dueling freak shows may soon be battling it out as neighbors on the Coney Island Boardwalk. A West Coast sideshow act is angling to set up two blocks from the freak show mainstays of Dick Zigun's Coney Island Circus Sideshow, which includes fire eaters and sword swallowers. The big shot Hollywood honcho, John Strong, would bring in 250 oddities, including a two-headed cow and a 19 inch horse. If his plan comes through, he'll be opening up on April 9th at the former Astroland Park site under the name Coney Island Freakshow (however Thor Equities says they have not picked him for the spot yet). Strong's boasting a big game in the meantime, saying, "My show will do 50 times what Dick Zigun's show does every day. We're going to be on every major talk show and we're hoping we can revive Coney." He better watch his back, though, Zigun says he's ready to protect his turf, and it's likely he's got the locals on his side.
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For the record, this story is mostly bogus. The quote from Mr. Strong is taken from the Coney Island USA message board (after which a long discussion took place which eventually showed it was just a troll trying to muck things up). That's not to say there's not a chance that his freak show will come here, just that the News did a particularly shoddy job of reporting (I'm also pretty sure that snake charmer they picture hasn't worked at Coney Island in at least 10 years).
Also, I think that most of the people in the Coney Island Side Show would not be thrilled to being compared closely to a Freak Show, it's not actually the same thing... but Coney certainly has room for both! In fact, as far as I'm concerned, let's bring back the glass tube incubated babies from days of long ago...
somebody call in The Warriors to help protect their turf!
..handle this East Coast style.
Why not have more than one "sideshow"?
If even the freaks can't get along, what chance do any of us have?