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"KEEP
THE
CANDLE
BURNING"
Slim
Price
Passed
from
this
life
June
13,
2006
As
for
my
stories
of
our
life
together,
I'm
not
the
writer
that
Slim
was,
nor
am I
the
showman
(girl,
person
whatever.)
Never
will
be,
I'm
just
a
mark
and
fan
who
loves
the
sideshow.
Here's
how
we
met.
Back
in
1998,
being
the
student
I
was,
I
got
interested
in
'freaks'
then
later
the
sideshow
and
how
they
were
run.
I
came
across
Joe
Bates'
DG,
and
started
posting
there.
Slim
and
myself
began
emailing
each
other,
and
in
1999,
I
came
to
visit
him
to
learn
fire
eating.
We
had
taken
a
liking
to
each
other
during
the
preceding
year,
and
after
the
meeting,
he
asked
me
to
marry
him,
and
I
said
yes.
I
went
back
to
England
to
get
some
money
together,
and
came
back
in
September
2000,
we
were
married
in
October
of
that
year,
and
happily.
It
wasn't
always
easy,
he'd
had
health
issues
before
and
since
the
marriage,
a
psycho
ex-wife,
and
the
reuniting
with
his
daughter,
meeting
his
and
kids
and
great
grand
kids.
Arguments,
falling
outs,
sometimes
just
to
make
up
again
The
usual
marital
bliss.
But
underneath
it
all,
we
loved
each
other.
A
very
May-December
relationship.
When
we
married,
I
was
27,
he
65.
Slim
was
a
gentleman
and
gentle
man
no
matter
what.
He
loved,
loved
life
and
was
in a
way
a
child
and
saw
the
world
through
those
eyes,
which
is a
great
thing
these
days.
Yes,
I
did
hear
the
stories
time
and
again,
even
said
"oh,
not
THAT
one
again"
but
still
loved
hearing
them.
The
people
he
talked
about,
especially
the
ones
he
worked
with
in
the
sideshow
and
magic
areas,
he
talked
about
with
love.
Slim
rarely
had
a
bad
word
to
say
about
anyone,
even
the
people
he
didn't
like.
Yesterday,
I
lost
a
husband,
friend,
companion,
and
yes
I'll
say
lover.
As a
hubby,
I
got
lucky
to
have
found
him.
Even
though
I
thought
otherwise,
he
told
me
every
day
I
was
the
most
beautiful,
no
other
woman
would
do.
Ok,
so
I've
got
off
on a
tangent
here,
but
I
believe
that
this
shows
what
a
great
guy
Slim
was,
and
for
me
at
least,
the
lights
of
the
sideshow
midway
got
dimmer.
Krista
If
you
have
something
you
would
like
to
share
contact
us
here...
Slim
loved
life,
his
heart
was
in
his
love
for
each
of
us.
His
passion
was
in
the
way
he
lived
his
life.
Slim
contributed
much,
he
was
a
many
faceted
person,
a
poet,
an
author,
a
carny,
a
friend,
and
much
more.
He
gave
from
his
head
and
his
heart.
His
wisdom
is a
light
for
all
of
us
in
these
times
when
life
seems
bigger
than
our
strength.
Slim
was
and
is
an
example
to
all
of
us,
about
the
things
that
really
matter,
risk,
love
and
the
fullness
of
life.
All
of
us
have
the
greatest
respect
for
you
and
Slim.
Both
of
you
have
shared,
scarified
and
given
so
much
to
everyone
that
had
the
opportunity
to
know
or
have
contact
with
you.
We
are
all
family,
we
all
share
the
loss
of a
great
human,
friend,
showman,
and
all
around
wonderful
person.
In
what
has
been
shared,
Slim
did
more
than
his
part
to
insure
that
the
candle
will
burn
brightly
in
the
folks
that
he
shared
his
talents
with.
He
will
always
be
in
our
heart
and
minds
as
you
will.
It
will
take
a
life
time
to
give
back
what
Slim
and
you
have
given
to
the
folks
that
you
have
touched.
He
will
be
missed,
John
Robinson
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I was very lucky to have met Slim Price at the Sideshow Gathering last year.
He was a classy guy, and I enjoyed listening to his stories.
Him telling my
brother and I that we have the best bed of nails routine he's ever seen is
probably the greatest compliment anyone has ever given.
Rest well, Slim, you'll be missed but not forgotten.
Travis Fessler
Krista,
My thoughts are with you. Slim was a very generous man, and wanted more
than anything to pass on the flame, which he did, every day. We will all
miss him.
Yours,
Paul Szauter
One of the Last Great Sideshowmen
We got word this morning that Slim Price, seen here at the sideshow gathering in Wilkes-Barre, PA last year with John, died.
The first night of the gathering, we sat with Slim at the reception and he talked to us about the Old Days. He taught us how to blister our thumbs and balance a Pepsi can on it's rim, and was generally one of the nicest people I met out there.
The carnival lost a great one today.
Eliza Metz
I'm really shocked and broken hearted to hear of
Slim's passing. A true showman .
My thoughts and prayers will be with Krista.
Ricky Hargrove
We will not see his like again - Slim was a true American original.
Ross Macrae
Best to you Krista...hang in there till he gets where he's goin'...and Slim, I'll see ya down the road and just around the corner. Funny thing pardner...you had called me a couple of times in the middle of the night and woke me up...well it's 2 am...I got your call.
Doug Higley
I am deeply saddened by this news. Slim Price was a dear friend to me, and to anyone who wanted to learn about this trade. He has given me gifts of knowledge and of his heart.
"During the 2005 Gathering I had the honor of meeting Slim Price, he handed me one of his hand made torches. I told him I don't do fire, but I accepted saying 'this is you handing down the torch'. In a sense, keeping the flame alive."
He will truly be missed and remembered. I wish the best for you Krista during this time.
Very truly yours,
The Great Nippulini
Although Slim and I never met, he had been a Large supporter of our show
and corresponded with me whenever he could. I feel a terrible since of lose
that I will never get to meet him now. Slim was such a proud keeper of the
flame and will always be remembered as a Showman with High Integrity and
a strong love for the brotherhood and sisterhood of our Sideshow World.
Krista my thoughts are with you.
Lets keep that candle burning.
Scott McClelland
Carnival Diablo
Krista,
I am very sorry to hear of your loss. Slim was a terrific guy. In fact at the last Sideshow Gathering he gave me one of his 60 penny barn nails that he used for the blockhead. After he gave me that it became a permanent part of my show and is still used today. In my show I speak about who gave it to me and his legacy in the business. Although he may be gone he will never be forgotten.
Slim will be sadly missed and my heart goes out to you and your family.
Ses Carny
I will always remember standing in the rain on wet jagged lethally sharp glass shards.
Wondering if this is how Slim made a living. i wondered if he would tell me to get off the glass or finish the night as long as people would stop and watch.
I still tell his tale of old carnys stealing gasoline out of the tanks of the Ferris Wheel to use for fire eating. I tell this tale, sometimes embellished a little, as I do a fire transfer on my arm, singing some hairs to illicit a dramatic response from my volunteer.
His spirit and his wishes entertain hundreds of people everyday, his story enhances thousands of peoples life.
Slim has painted a portrait for all these people to carry throughout their life.
Through me, someone he never met, his spirit lives and thrives in the imaginations of thousands and thousands of thirsty for real, tourists.
Hernan & Brynne Cortez
More than a showman, Slim was a good man. He made myself and many others laugh well and think hard.
His spirit was blinding and his faith in people unfaltering.
He is someone I am proud to have known.
Godspeed good man...we'll meet again someday.
Pele
Science teaches us that light, being energy, never dies or fades away. It simply continues on into the vast universe gradually becoming one with all matter and space. So to must be true for the energy that is a human life force. Believing that I know in my heart that the very essence of Slim will for eternity drift among us. I will listen each labor day in the din of laughter and gasps and applause of our gathering to hear his voice. Gently reminding us, as he so often did, of our responsibility and shared legacy........Keep The Candle Burning.
Peace Slim.
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