Home Fries in Gibtown
Gibtown is a long-fabled but very real community of roughly 7,000 people just south of Tampa, FL, famous for being the country’s premier retirement destination for circus performers and freak show acts. Roadside America describes Gibtown as “home to Percilla the Monkey girl, the Anatomical Wonder, and the late Lobster Boy, who was murdered. The Siamese twin Hilton sisters ran a fruit stand here. It’s got the only post office with a counter for midgets. Aside from the agreeable winter climate, Gibsonton offered unique circus zoning laws that allowed residents to keep elephants and circus trailers on their front lawns.”
Joe Richman visited and came back with this beautiful recording: gibtown.mp3
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