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Sailor Martin

The Wild World of Sailor Martin

About Me

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Multiply pierced and tattooed former merchant seaman, currently working on a developing a career as the world's most unlikely movie star. Former resident of New Orleans, stranded there for four months after Hurricane Katrina. Currently residing on a rusted former fishing scow converted into a houseboat on the banks of the Mississippi just outside Minneapolis, MN. Most recently worked as street performer and burlesque comedian, as well as starring in a series of short movies.

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My Interests

Pasties, g-strings, and the womens what wears 'em. Legends of the briny deep. Shrunken heads and sideshow oddities. The tattoos and rum of Sailor Jerry. Coney Island.

I'd like to meet:

Johnny Eck. Sailor Jerry. Any wide-hipped woman with a taste for tropical drinks.

Music:

Sleazy small-combo jazz music. Whistling records. Sea shanties. Calypso. Bongo music.

Movies:

Nightmare Alley. Thunder Road. Freaks.

Television:

Public access.

Books:

Cheap pornographic pulp paperbacks. Mickey Spillane.

Heroes:

All my heroes have subtly transformed into enemies.

My Blog

(A Glass of) Christmas Cheer

Sailor Martin, a pierced and tattooed sailor puppet, has written a Christmas song (available for download here or on his MySpace music page), mostly detailing his epic alcohol use during the season. H...
Posted by Sailor Martin on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:30:00 PST

Naughty Song: Jolie Marie's Stocking

Sailor Martin, the pierced and tattooed puppet, has expanded beyond inserting himself into old documentary films (watch them here if you've missed them) into a recording career. His first song, Jolie ...
Posted by Sailor Martin on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:29:00 PST

Check out this video: Sailor Martin in Police Trouble

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Posted by Sailor Martin on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:38:00 PST

Check out this video: The Big One with Sailor Martin

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Posted by Sailor Martin on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 11:46:00 PST

Poem: Zen Koan

A deaf young Buddhist from Nanking,Asked the noise of one hand clapping,Nodded, dropped his drawers,Scowled, exerted force,And made the sounds of one man crapping.
Posted by Sailor Martin on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:12:00 PST

Sailor Martin on dogs and cats

I find dogs and cats both to be funny, but in different ways. It seems to me that dogs want to be human, and their comedy comes from them trying and failing -- the embarrassed look they get when they'...
Posted by Sailor Martin on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 03:46:00 PST

Sailor Martin's Minnesota: Lili St. Cyr

There's a quite a little burlesque scene here in the Twin Cities, with perhaps the most popular being Lili's Burlesuqe Revue. The troupe gets their name from one of the all-time legends of burlesque, ...
Posted by Sailor Martin on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:12:00 PST

Poem: The Great Whiskee River

I'm going, I'm going, I'm going,To where the whiskee river is flowing.I'll strip off me shirt and take down me britchesAnd dive right in to the amber colored richesI'll swim to the center where I'll l...
Posted by Sailor Martin on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:18:00 PST

Sailor Martin's Minnesota: The Art Car Parade

I attended the annual Minnesota Art Car Parade, sponsored by Intermedia Arts. It travels down Lake Street in the Lyn-Lake neighborhood of south Minneapolis, near Uptown.As someone who grew up with New...
Posted by Sailor Martin on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:08:00 PST

Sailor Martin's Minnesota: Dave's Popcorn

It's been almost a year since Hurrican Katrina forced my relocation to Minneapolis, MN., and put me about as far from the sea as I have ever been. I actually like this midwestern town, and I've discov...
Posted by Sailor Martin on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 01:38:00 PST