A traveling circus created by punk-rock impresario Chicken John Rinaldi in 1995 in association with Michael Gump. "Chicken" John Rinaldi was a mayoral candidate in the Fall 2007 San Francisco mayoral election
History
Formed largely with members of the Los Angeles and San Francisco Cacophony Society, the circus was formed on the premise of being completely without talent. The Cacophony Society is “a randomly gathered network of Free spirits united in the pursuit of experiences beyond the pale of mainstream society. No actual performers were allowed, only non-performers without any experience or desire to create professional acts. Original line up included the Amazing Jarico Reese (now of Cyclecide Bike Rodeo) the talentless magician, Speed Metal tap dance: two girls barely tap dancing to heavy metal, Dammit the Amazing Wonder Dog: Chicken John's pet dog that couldn't jump through a hoop, The Vegan Geek, Tall Pall (who's amazing skill was being tall), The Talking Mime, The Mad Cow (an angry Punk in a cow suit), The Flaming Vomiteer (developed by Steve Wilkerson ['96], wherein he would vomit on stage and set it on fire) and many other equally talentless acts. Cyclecide is an American bicycle club based in San Francisco California that is composed of Clowns, altered bikes and a traveling show called
The Circus Redickuless toured for four years in various forms with a revolving cast of troupe members.
The 1995 tour was documented in Phillip Glau's film called "Circus Redickuless" which subsequently won "Best Documentary" at the 1998 New York Underground Film Festival. These are the films shown at the 5th New York Underground Film Festival, held from March 18 - 22 1998
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