Jan 22, 2019 · Nothing struck the match of my imagination towards writing Miraculum —my new novel with a carnival setting—so much as HBO’s late, great television series Carnivale. In an …

Sep 20, 2017 · Tate established himself as the go-to guy when someone needed a gaff (carnival slang for a trick or con), Rivera said. A quality gaff could pay for itself within a few months. …

Sep 19, 2018 · Rivera can identify a Homer Tate gaff (carnival slang for a con or trick), as soon as he sees it. It's just that he sees so few. The main reason is Tate's medium of choice.

GAFF – In the broadest sense, anything controlled or ‘faked’. A gaffed game, for example, would be one where it would be nearly impossible for the patron to win unless the operator let him.

What Were Carnival Sideshows? Alongside the circus or the carnival midway, entrepreneurs set up sideshows (freak show is such an ugly phrase) aimed at persuading simple country folk to …

Jun 26, 2015 · In the carnival business, the slang synonymous with rig or trick is “gaff;” i.e., “The game is gaffed.” Most operators of gaffed games combine gambling with the gaff in order to …

Dorsey purchased the Tate gaffs shown here between 1957 to 1959. As each one was delivered, his father and him built the display cases, his mother lined each on with white satin, then …

Jan 21, 2010 · Beautifully crafted from the lower body of a fish and the torso of a primate, sewn and mummified together with their junction seamlessly hidden with papier maché, the gaff …

Gaff: gimmicked or rigged sword or prop often used by magicians to imitate sword swallowers. A "gaff" can also be a created "creature" such as a "Fiji mermaid" to pull people into the …