Sword Swallower Dan Meyer

World Sword Swallower’s Day 2010

Posted by dan | Filed under Have Sword Will Travel, Ripley's Believe It or Not, SSAI, TV Appearances, live appearances

The 4th Annual World Sword Swallower’s Day was Saturday, February 27, 2010. As President of the Sword Swallower’s Association International, I had requested sword swallowers around the world to help us celebrate by swallowing a sword at their local Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum.

The results?

We had 22 sword swallowers from around the world (18 men and 4 women) swallow a total of 84 swords at 10 Ripley’s Believe It or Not museums worldwide - a total of over 1658.5 inches of swords or 138.21 feet of steel! Believe It or NOT!

For my part on Saturday, I got to perform at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum in Dallas (Grand Prairie), TX, where I swallowed the giant straight razor, the hedge clippers, and 7 swords at once! I even donated one of my favorite swords to their museum, making this the 5th Ripley’s Museum I have performed at that also has a display on me! What an honor! A special treat was to have my friend Paul Salos, the Frank Sinatra impersonator who made through to the finals in America’s Got Talent, come make an appearance, sing a few Sinatra songs, and pull a sword from my throat! Here’s a video from the
Dallas Morning News

The press we got was incredible! We made it on NPR, CBS News, CBS Morning Show, MSNBC News, and we were featured on the front page of AOL News, and on hundreds of radio stations and TV programs! Here’s a national interview I did with CBS News Correspondent Sam Litzinger

Tomorrow morning I will be swallowing a sword live on the Bob and Tom Show at 9:25am ET / 8:25am CST! If you get a chance, listen in!

Next week I’m off to the finals of a talent contest in Branson, MO and from there on to London and the Ig Nobel Tour of the UK, including Scotland, and from there, on to a major TV appearance in Rome, Italy! I’ve gotta say - I LOVE MY WORK!

Thanks for keeping in touch! Stay tuned for more over the next few weeks!

Dan

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Read more | Comments (0) | March 2nd, 2010

President Proclaims World Sword Swallower’s Day!

Posted by dan | Filed under Ripley's Believe It or Not, SSAI, TV Appearances, live appearances

100 Feet of Steel to be Swallowed at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museums Worldwide

HARTSELLE, AL – Imagine sliding a steel sword down your throat! Now imagine 25 sword swallowers swallowing over 100 feet of solid steel down their throats! That’s just one of many unbelievable sword swallowing stunts in the works for the 4th Annual World Sword Swallowers Day at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! locations worldwide on February 27, 2010!

Sword Swallowers Association International (SSAI) President Dan Meyer proclaimed the 4th annual “World Sword Swallower’s Day” for the last Saturday in February, “National Swallowing Disorders Month”, with stunts occuring throughout the month culminating with World Sword Swallower’s Day on February 27. World Sword Swallower’s Day is co-sponsored by Ripley Entertainment, who with SSAI, is inviting sword swallowers around the world to put on incredible sword swallowing demonstrations at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! locations worldwide.

Read more and watch videos…

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Read more | Comments (0) | February 25th, 2010

Dan Swallows RED-HOT SWORD for The History Channel!

Posted by dan | Filed under Have Sword Will Travel, TV Appearances, World records

Dan Swallows a RED-HOT SWORD for the The History Channel

Dan just filmed an episode for The History Channel - The documentary is tentatively to be titled “The Most Amazing SuperHumans on the Planet” and features host Daniel Browning Smith, one of the top contortionists in the world!

The first segment was filmed at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN where Dan underwent some medical tests including several fluoroscopes (moving x-rays) so the doctors could see Dan swallow straight swords, a large forceps, a serpentine sword, a curved sword, and a stack of 7 swords at once! Big thanks to Dr. Edwin Donnelly at Vanderbilt, and Dr. Eric Mashburn of Hartselle!

The final segment of the episode was filmed on the farm in Hartselle where Blacksmith Ben Robbins finishes making a large 37 inch sword, and then heats it to RED-HOT over 1500 degrees Fahrenheit before lowering it down into Dan’s gullet!

Here are some behind-the-scenes shots filmed by my friend Josh Pittman:

Special thanks to Ben Robbins, Josh Pittman, Dr. Mashburn, Dr. Donnelly and everyone else involved! The documentary is tentatively scheduled to air all 32 episodes worldwide starting in February 2011. We’ll keep you posted on details when it airs in 2011!

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Read more | Comments (0) | February 25th, 2010

VIEWER’S CHOICE - YOUR TOP 5 FAVORITE VIDEOS?

Posted by dan | Filed under Have Sword Will Travel, Ig Nobels, TV Appearances, World records, live appearances

We want to know YOUR TOP 5 FAVORITE VIDEOS!r

Here’s your chance to vote for your TOP 5 VIDEOS and let us know which ones YOU like best…

And WHY! What do you LIKE about them, and what makes you like them the MOST?

Please watch, leave a comment and let us know which are your TOP 5 VIDEOS in order of 5 lowest up to your absolute #1 FAVORITE, and tell us WHY they are your favorites!

Have Sword Will Travel:
Convincing a skeptical sword shop owner
in Souq Waqif Bazaar, Doha, Qatar

Dan Swallowing 10 swords and hedge clippers for Cirque Eloize, Montreal

World Record - Nobel Laureates Remove Sword!

Dutch Documentary “Sword Swallowing and Its Side Effects”

Dan Swallowing the RED-HOT Sword for The History Channel!

Ig Nobel Science Lecture Tour video from Odense, Denmark

Italian Science Festival Dan drops a sword down his throat NO HANDS

Dutch Ig Nobel Laureate removes sword from Dan

Italian Cardiologist WHIPS sword from Dan’s mouth!

Sword Swallower performs at Italian dinner party in Genova Italy

Dan Meyer Sword Swallowing highlights

IAEWP World Peace Conference Delegates Remove Sword of War

CARPE AMOR (Short German Film)

Dan Meyer Promo Video

Dan Swallows 7 swords in 2 minutes for Vanderbilt Juggleville

Dan swallows 10 swords in :90 (7 at once!) for America’s Got Talent Atlanta

Natalie Morales removes sword from Dan on NBC’s Today Show

Dan swallows flaming blade and curved sword
at America’s Got Talent Las Vegas semi-finals

Underwater in Tank of Sharks and Stingrays at Ripley’s Aquarium Myrtle Beach

Dan receives the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard University

Lady WHIPS out sword at Ig Nobel lecture, Festival della Scienza Genoa Italy

Dan on Alan Titchmarsh Show, ITV London

The Learning Channel - 99 Most Bizarre Self-Inflicted Injuries

Dan on Food Network Unwrapped Episode “Food Magic”

Dan on ESPN First Take

Car Salesman swallows steel to move metal - Absolutely Alabama WBRC

Interview on WHNT TV Huntsville

FOX Newscasters FREAK OUT on live TV!

Dan eats Lightbulb live on WGN Radio Chicago

Dangerous Clipper Tricks - Dan Swallows Hedge Clippers

Have Sword Will Travel
Dan attempts to swallow a sword at Stonehenge without getting caught!

Have Sword Will Travel - Huntsville, AL
Minor League Coach WHIPS Sword Out During Lightning Storm!
(”Take Me Out IN the Ballgame!”)

Have Sword Will Travel
Dan attempts to swallow a sword at Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid

Have Sword Will Travel
Dan swallows sword with 4 Hippos in Denmark!

Have Sword Will Travel
Tourist Removes Sword from Dan at Ripley’s Copenhagen

World Sword Swallower’s Day Ripley’s Believe It or Not London Piccadilly Circus

Have Sword Will Travel
Dan swallows a sword for JCTV on Cruise With a Cause Bahamas

Have Sword Will Travel
Actor Danny Glover removes Lethal Weapon from Dan in Bahamas

Have Sword Will Travel
Nobel Laureate David Gross removes sword at Ig Nobel lecture Genoa Italy

Nobel Laureate Dr. William Lipscomb removes sword at Harvard University

Have Sword, Will Travel
Ultimate Stupid Human Trick
WPDE TV Report on Underwater Sword Swallowing for Ripley’s

Inexplicable Acts, Wellcome Trust, London

Reach Your City Promo Illinios State Baptist Youth Encounter, Springfield IL

Sword WHIPPED from Dan’s throat at Youth Encounter, Springfield IL

Principal Removes Sword from Dan at Texarkana HS Assembly

Volunteer Removes Sword at Freedom Experience Texarkana

Dan at Prestonwood Baptist Church Plano Texas

Have Sword Will Travel
Danish National TV2 Copenhagen Denmark

Have Sword Will Travel
Dan on Danish TV2 Odense, Denmark

Have Sword Will Travel
Sword Swallowing in Kilt on tour with Ceili Rain in Ireland

Please let us know YOUR FAVORITE TOP 5 VIDEOS and WHY in the comments section below!

Thanks!

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Read more | Comments (0) | December 21st, 2009

Sword Swallowing in the Middle East

Posted by dan | Filed under Have Sword Will Travel, live appearances

I had a GREAT time performing this past week at the Eid al-Adha festival in Doha, Qatar in the Middle East! What a life-changing experience!

Let me take you a quick recap with a few photos (sorry I didn’t take many - I’m just learning to use the camera on my new Blackberry phone!).

Souq Waqif, Doha, Qatar

Here’s a quick video clip I shot of a skeptical sword shop owner who didn’t believe sword swallowing was really real. I had him remove the sword, and he BELIEVED! Ended up buying a cool curved shamshir sword from him at a great price!

Have Sword Will Travel:
Convincing a skeptical sword shop owner
in Souq Waqif Bazaar, Doha, Qatar

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Read more | Comments (0) | December 5th, 2009

Thanksgiving Update News!

Posted by dan | Filed under Have Sword Will Travel, live appearances

I hope you’re having a great Fall! There’s just enough time for a quick update before Thanksgiving holiday here in the US, so I’ll keep this short…

It’s been a busy year and a great chance to meet so many new friends around the world, which is one of the things I am most thankful for - YOU!

There’s a lot in the works in the weeks and months ahead, but I really want to tell you about one adventure that I am really looking forward to…

HAVE SWORD, WILL TRAVEL
Many of you know about my list of Goals and THROMES - One of my top Thromes was to get to the Middle East. Well, after working on it with a friend for over the past 2 years, it looks like it is finally coming true this week!

This afternoon I leave on a 25 hour flight to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and ulimately on to the city of Doha, in the emirate of Qatar in the Gulf coast. I will be performing at a festival at a Middle Eastern bazaar called Souk Waqif, and am really looking forward to this new adventure!

Here are a few photos of the bazaar where I will be performing:

Souq Waqif, Doha, Qatar

Besides performing, I am hoping to do some GeoCaching and maybe even an Arabian horse trek or camel trek or falconry trek with the Beduoin into the desert!

If you’d like more details, follow me live on Twitter, and I will try to update several times a day with status reports and even photos from the road!

Unfortunately, this means I won’t get to celebrate a real American Thanksgiving with my family, but I want you to know that I will be thinking of you and be thankful for you!

I hope you’ll have a great Thanksgiving! I’ll try to give you an update after I get back. Otherwise, please follow me on Twitter for live updates!

I’ve got to pack and get ready to head to the airport soon. Will keep you posted on details!

I hope you’ll have a very blessed Thanksgiving! I know I’m blessed to have you as my friend, and I’ll be thinking of you!

Dan
Have Sword, Will Travel!

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Read more | Comments (0) | November 24th, 2009

Dan Sets Even More New Records!

Posted by dan | Filed under World records

Wow! What an interesting week! We’ve been notified that new records were recognized by TWO different world record organizations this week, and two of them are being released in a new book!

URDB Recognizes 2 Records

URDB Record: Most Nobel Laureates to Remove a Sword

URDB Record: Underwater Sword Swallow in Sharktank

RHR Recognizes 2 Records

RHR Record: Most Sword Swallowers Swallowing Swords Simultaneously

RHR Record: Underwater Sword Swallow in Sharktank

And these new records are in addition to the three Guinness World Records, the Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, and the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine that Dan already holds!

Here’s video of the 2009 Ig Nobel Awards Record:

World Record - Nobel Laureates Remove Sword!

And we’ve got even MORE fun new records in the works that we hope to be able to reveal to you in the next few weeks!… Stay tuned for developments!

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