ORLANDO, FL, February 15, 2012
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Believe It or Not! David and Lauren Blair of Nashville, Tenn., have married each other 101 times! The couple joins Ripley Radio this week to discuss their love for each other and share some of the weirder vow exchanges the two have made: ranging from several at Hard Rock Cafes to the time Elvis married them in Las Vegas!
Dan Meyer, president of the Sword Swallowers Assoc. International, stops by to talk about the upcoming World Sword Swallowers Day on Feb. 25, to be held at Ripley's Believe It or Not! odditoriums around the world. He notes that this year's event will be the largest ever, with more than 30 sword swallowers dropping solid steel at 10 different Ripley's.
More absolutely weird and bizarre things discussed this week:
-Sideshow historian James Taylor tells us about one of the greatest female sword swallowers ever "Lady Sandra Reed" in his Jackpotting with James Taylor segment.
-Sam Gennawey reveals that Florida's Walt Disney World would have been a totally different place to visit if Walt Disney had lived long enough to witness its construction. In his new book, Walt and the Promise of Progress City, Gennawey notes that the mega-attraction would have been more of an urban community than a theme park.
-The mysterious Montauk Project is discussed by Fran Capo, the author of Myths and Mysteries of New York.
-John Graziano, Ripley's official cartoonist, tells us about the Ripley's Believe It or Not! cartoon that has run continuously since 1918. While still carried in nearly 200 newspapers worldwide, the cartoon now can be delivered to a person's email box daily- for free " from GoComics.com.
-Intern Abby discovers the Bunny Museum in Pasadena, Calif.
-Angela gives examples of how studying baby names of newborns today actually reveal cultural trends.
-Ralf tells us about an internet cafe where a games player was discovered dead in front of the computer screen " nine hours AFTER he died!
Ripley Radio is a journey through the weird, wacky, whimsical, wild, and totally unbelievable world of the odd, strange and unusual. Each show provides listeners with amazing and absolutely true tales of today, as well as unbelievable facts culled from the extensive archives of the company that has been freaking out families for more than 90 years!
The weekly broadcast is an unpredictable and fun-filled show that proves beyond all dimensions that Ripley's is indeed, the global authority on the weird, strange, bizarre and the UNBELIEVABLE!
For detailed information on each show, the hosts and a look at the extensive archives, please visit the Ripley Radio website. Ripley Radio " An On-Demand Oddcast is also on Facebook. Drop by and Like us!
About Ripley Radio
Ripley Radio is owned by Ripley Entertainment Inc., keepers of the venerable Ripley's Believe It or Not! brand and is a global leader in location-based entertainment. More than 12 million guests visit its 80-plus world-wide attractions annually. The Orlando-based company also has divisions that oversee publishing, licensing and broadcast operations. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the third-largest privately held company in Canada.
Contact
Tim O'Brien
Ripley Radio Executive Producer
VP Communications
Ripley Entertainment Inc.
obrien@ripleys.com
Office- 615-646-7465
Cell - 615-496-5949
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