Peg-o the Leg-o aka The Elephant Man
A very very sweet
and warm man, he's known
as Peg-o the Leg-o and also
the Elephant Man, and is one
of the stars of the
999 Eyes Freakshow.
He's got a rare condition
called Neurofibromatosis -
wich causes bumps and
weird growths all over his body
and resulted in the loss of one
leg. He told me-
sitting in the afternoon
cool of Safari Sam's club
in Hollywood prior to a show
that night - that he's been shunned
his whole life by people
presuming his condition
is contagious.
Believing - perhaps
inaccurately - that freakish
folks are accepted more kindly
in Hollywood - where all of
America's black sheep
congregate - he told me that
even here's he's been
shunned and isolated.
Raised in Long Beach,
California - he's now a happy
man, a cherished member
of this 999 Eyes modern
freak show headquartered
in Austin, Texas. He's got
many acres of land and a little
Texas home all his own now
and his once nightmarish
life has been transformed
into one of fun,
celebration and excitement.
And a sense of belonging.
You can learn more about
him and his friends
at www.999eyes.com. There
they have a section on him,
and this is what they wrote:
"Peg-O the Leg-O" lives
with a genetic condition known as Neurofibro-matosis, or NF for short. He lives with little lumps and bumps all over his body, from the tip of his head to the tops of his toes. Pegleg's story is an inspirational triumph over adversity.
—Born in 1895, inflicted with the genetic disorder NF to the point of having one leg removed, Pegleg traveled the freakshow circuit. He stayed on until 1935 when scientists, whose goal it was to kill the freakshow for social control, stole him from the midway to experiment on and study him to prove that his condition was that of a sick human and not of a Fabulous Freak... because funding for the project was cut they decided to freeze him until more funds could be obtained. The funding never came and Poor Pegleg was forgotten...
— Until one day a kindly showoman snuck into the basement of a medical anomalies laboratory. Her initial goal was to obtain a two-headed baby for her show, but it was there that she then discovered the man frozen. After defrosting Pegleg she set out to help him in his mission of revenge on the scientists who are still trying to destroy the freakshow Museum ov Mutantstrosities by institutionalizing, exploiting and abusing freaks for medical answers and experimentation...
Peg-o the Leg-o aka The Elephant Man
A very very sweet
and warm man, he's known
as Peg-o the Leg-o and also
the Elephant Man, and is one
of the stars of the
999 Eyes Freakshow.
He's got a rare condition
called Neurofibromatosis -
wich causes bumps and
weird growths all over his body
and resulted in the loss of one
leg. He told me-
sitting in the afternoon
cool of Safari Sam's club
in Hollywood prior to a show
that night - that he's been shunned
his whole life by people
presuming his condition
is contagious.
Believing - perhaps
inaccurately - that freakish
folks are accepted more kindly
in Hollywood - where all of
America's black sheep
congregate - he told me that
even here's he's been
shunned and isolated.
Raised in Long Beach,
California - he's now a happy
man, a cherished member
of this 999 Eyes modern
freak show headquartered
in Austin, Texas. He's got
many acres of land and a little
Texas home all his own now
and his once nightmarish
life has been transformed
into one of fun,
celebration and excitement.
And a sense of belonging.
You can learn more about
him and his friends
at www.999eyes.com. There
they have a section on him,
and this is what they wrote:
"Peg-O the Leg-O" lives
with a genetic condition known as Neurofibro-matosis, or NF for short. He lives with little lumps and bumps all over his body, from the tip of his head to the tops of his toes. Pegleg's story is an inspirational triumph over adversity.
—Born in 1895, inflicted with the genetic disorder NF to the point of having one leg removed, Pegleg traveled the freakshow circuit. He stayed on until 1935 when scientists, whose goal it was to kill the freakshow for social control, stole him from the midway to experiment on and study him to prove that his condition was that of a sick human and not of a Fabulous Freak... because funding for the project was cut they decided to freeze him until more funds could be obtained. The funding never came and Poor Pegleg was forgotten...
— Until one day a kindly showoman snuck into the basement of a medical anomalies laboratory. Her initial goal was to obtain a two-headed baby for her show, but it was there that she then discovered the man frozen. After defrosting Pegleg she set out to help him in his mission of revenge on the scientists who are still trying to destroy the freakshow Museum ov Mutantstrosities by institutionalizing, exploiting and abusing freaks for medical answers and experimentation...