History: Freaks Of Nature

2000–2010 - Ken Harck's Brothers Grim Sideshow debuted at the Great Circus Parade in Milwaukee, WI. The Milwaukee run included a fat lady and bearded lady Melinda Maxi, as well as self made freaks The Enigma and Katzen. In later years the show has included Half-boy Jesse Stitcher and Jesus "Chuy" Aceves the Mexican Werewolf Boy and Murrugun The Mystic. Bros. Grim toured with the Ozz Fest music festival in 2006,2007 and 2010.
2005 - "999 Eyes Freakshow" founded, touting itself as the "last genuine traveling freakshow in the United States." 999 Eyes portrays freaks in a very positive light, insisting that "what is different is beautiful." Freaks include Black Scorpion.
2007 - Wayne Schoenfeld bring together several sideshow performers to "The L.A. Circus Congress Freaks and Exotics," to photograph sideshows folks for "Cirque Du Soleil - Circus the Past." In attendance were: Bill Quinn, the halfman; Percilla, the fat lady; Mighty Mike Murga the Mighty Dwarf; Dieguito El Negrito, a wildman; fireeaters; sword swallowers, and more.