So I ran into Dennis & Ben of the Human Cannonball last night at the pre-party. Not really what I was expecting from the performers here. I had searched in vain to find more information on this interesting risk-of-death show of the sort we’ve come to expect from the Palace Arena late of a night. I had assumed verterans, middle aged at least, with decades of daredevil, devil-may-care cavalier attitude towards life experience in their hip pockets. What I found were two very personable guys in their early twenties. But don’t let that fool you, these guys have both been doing this since they each “ran away from home at 17 to join the circus!”

Ben eargerly showed me a video, fresh off the lens, of Dennis testing the equipment that very morning… and finding that the net shoud be moved… a little to the left please!

Anyone who’s been through this and on to laugh about it that night, and perform it the next has my vote! They are doing their thing four times a night for the next three nights (11:30pm, 12:30, 1:30, and 2:30am), so there’s no excuse for missing them if you’re at the fest this year. FRF is their first major festival and they’re hoping to use it to springboard into Glastonbury next year, and thence worldwide fame. Catch these two before they become too famous to talk to the likes of me!

They even told me the official site that they’re members of is http://www.extremestuntshow.com/ so check it out