mongrelle666 said:
i hate my job and often research joining the circus or a sideshow
Now I know who to call. Seriously, have you considered busking?
The American inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin was a busker of sorts.
Paul McCartney of the Beatles donned a disguise and went busking.
Bruce Springsteen has been known to busk. There is a famous set of videos, recorded on 23 July 1988 on a street in Copenhagen, where he plays a variety of his songs with a busker on a street.[33]
Sting has also donned a disguise and gone out busking. He reportedly made £40. "He pulled a hat down over his eyes, but one woman said: 'It's Sting.' The man behind her said: 'You silly cow. It's not him. He's a multi-millionaire.'"[34]
The classical violinist Joshua Bell played as an incognito street busker at the Metro station L'Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C. on 12 January 2007. Among 1,097 people who passed by, only one recognized him and only a couple more were drawn to his music. For his nearly 45 minute performance, Bell collected $32.17 (not counting $20 from a passerby who recognized him). He did this using a Stradivarius violin valued at around $2,000,000.[35]
Bon Jovi has been known to take to the streets from time to time. Among the most famous Bon Jovi busks were those at London?s Covent Garden and Moscow?s Red Square.[36]
Singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey recorded an entire album down in the Boston Subway, where he was a regular busker. In most cases, songs were recorded in one or two takes.[37]
Guy Laliberté was a street performer when he founded the Cirque du Soleil theatrical company in 1984.
On 18 November 2008 singer Tom Jones went outside London's Royal Festival Hall and busked for charity. He raised £500 for cancer research while doing a twenty minute set..
Those examples came from Wikipedia.com I've also heard that Penn and Teller did as well. I would but it's illegal here so I'm looking to restart my act in local restaurants.
Oh, yeah, I'm an Illusionist. Right now, it's mostly close up but, as I gather the financial resources (aka $), I plan on constructing and performing stage illusions and adding them in to my act.