That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for November 17, 2016

The slower she walks, the bigger her tips.

That would be “Commando” high wire, where the audience really doesn’t want her too high up…

This brings a whole new meaning to the word “g-string”.

The crowd tenses with anticipation as the bartender throws the switch to the power line.

Wanda really is up there directing traffic for the crowd!!!

You’re tu tu high.

I think this is the same girl from school who used to charge the boys to see her underwear.

She’s a Sagittarius.

They’re the Tightrope Walkers of the World !

They look down and applaud the crowd for being brave. .

Have you seen your mother baby, standing in the shadows?

Karla Wallenda, the one the family doesn’t talk about.

2 URLs (copy each as one line):

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forain_-_The_tightrope_walker.jpg

has info and links that point to info about this ca. 1885, roughly jumbo envelope size, painting (best viewed by Google Chrome – can automatically translate linked pages, if necessary).

http://www.art-directory.info/fine-art/jean-louis-forain-1852/

has a biography.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s blog entry for yesterday (November 16, 2016), accessible by the Check Out The Blog! box in the right hand column; so, I won’t point to it here.

Remembering the Boys in the Balcony.

So that’s why it’s called a Fête Forain