1 hr 18 min
Ron and Joy Holiday and the Killer Cat Dancers Just the Gist
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- Comedy
Before Tiger King, before Carole Baskin, before even Siegfried and Roy, there was husband and wife Ron and Joy - two gloriously tacky (but crazy talented) dancers, who decided to spice up their show by bringing in the ultimate back-up performers: tigers. And leopards. Oh, and the occasional jaguar. Add to the mix their shared boy toy Chuck Lizza, throw in some sequins and buckle down for a crazy story... that obviously ends in more than one person getting eaten.
Skip straight to the story: approx 21:03
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
Watch the Cat Dancers documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sYgkGqzjz0 Watch 'Tiger Terror' - Season 3 Episode 6 of 'Fatal Attractions' for some glorious reenactments: https://www.amazon.com/Terror-at-Bear-Farm/dp/B079WKVQ7L/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=fatal+attractions&qid=1600920959&sr=8-5 Interview with Ron Holiday: http://www.stevekorver.com/writing/profilesinterviews/strangerrrrr-than-fiction/Some articles: https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/11/27/a-lasting-trust-in-tigers/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-cat20jun20-story.htmlhttps://www.popmatters.com/71962-cat-dancers-2496041273.html
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Before Tiger King, before Carole Baskin, before even Siegfried and Roy, there was husband and wife Ron and Joy - two gloriously tacky (but crazy talented) dancers, who decided to spice up their show by bringing in the ultimate back-up performers: tigers. And leopards. Oh, and the occasional jaguar. Add to the mix their shared boy toy Chuck Lizza, throw in some sequins and buckle down for a crazy story... that obviously ends in more than one person getting eaten.
Skip straight to the story: approx 21:03
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
Watch the Cat Dancers documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sYgkGqzjz0 Watch 'Tiger Terror' - Season 3 Episode 6 of 'Fatal Attractions' for some glorious reenactments: https://www.amazon.com/Terror-at-Bear-Farm/dp/B079WKVQ7L/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=fatal+attractions&qid=1600920959&sr=8-5 Interview with Ron Holiday: http://www.stevekorver.com/writing/profilesinterviews/strangerrrrr-than-fiction/Some articles: https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/11/27/a-lasting-trust-in-tigers/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-cat20jun20-story.htmlhttps://www.popmatters.com/71962-cat-dancers-2496041273.html
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1 hr 18 min