I’ll be coming to Maine in February of ‘09 for a series of shows at the Winthrop Performing Arts Center and the Oddfellow Theater (Turner, ME) and I need your help!
If you’re a fan of the hypnosis show, the sword swallowing show, or want to see either for the first time, and you want to [...]
I’m extremely flattered to find that what was supposed to be a mere sidebar appearance in this month’s issue of Hartford Magazine has in fact blossomed into a full two-page spread, complete with a stunning photograph by Eric Tetreault!
The article – titled Performer Roderick Russell knows how to attract attention – is a question and [...]
I love it when people send me messages letting me know of the places that they’ve seen me. It’s endlessly flattering and, as I often don’t know myself where my image will be splashed, exciting and humorous to discover all the new places that I’ve been spotted. So, in the interest of shameless [...]
It’s now the last week of August and here I sit, in one of my favorite cities (and old home town), Burlington, VT sipping coffee in my favorite cafe, reflecting on the whirlwind tour of shows that was summer, 2008. There’s technically only one week left in the summer touring season and I have [...]
Sword swallower and mind reader Roderick Russell will be appearing at the Pennsylvania College of Technology for a show that is completely free and open to the public. (sponsored by PCT Student Activities)
WHEN: Saturday, April 19th
WHERE: Klump Academic Center Auditorium on the PCT Campus (W. 3rd in Williamsport)
TIME: 8:00 pm
PRICE: [...]
Many thanks to all who turned out for the book signing this past weekend at Borders Books in central PA. Not only did we have a capacity crowd, the store also sold out of their entire stock of the book!
The current edition of Ripley’s Believe It Or Not will soon go off the shelves [...]
After a long journey through the postal system from Germany to the United States, along with time spent being forwarded within the US itself in an attempt to find me while I travel, the March issue of Matador Magazine, Germany’s best-selling GQ-style magazine, has finally made its way into my waiting hands.
A bit late perhaps [...]
I love hearing from fans of the show. I get incredible letters from all sorts of unexpected places, and sometimes, they let me know that I’ve been spotted in unexpected places.
One of the most recent messages was from Bethany Boles, a fan from Connecticut. She was recently visiting New York City and while [...]
I’ll be on the road for the next seven weeks and will be making some public appearance stops along the way. Here’s one to watch out for:
Roderick Russell : Sword Swallower
Appearance and Book Signing
Borders Books and Music
300 Lycoming Mall Circle
Pennsdale, PA 17756
DATE: April 12, 2008
TIME: 1 pm
I’ll be on hand to [...]
Germany’s most popular men’s lifestyle magazine, Matador (think GQ for those stateside), will be running a full-page article about me for their popular series How does it feel… In this case, naturally, to swallow a sword.
The article was written by Stephan Bernhard, a freelance journalist who writes regularly for Matador and has authored several [...]
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Two New Guinness World Records Name Sword Swallowing and Roderick Russell
The Guinness World Records organization recently announced the official release of the records for Most Swords Swallowed at Once as well as the Most Swallowed Sword, and my name appears on both records.
Technically these records were “set” in years past, but the Guinness organization has [...]
Each year the management of the Connecticut Renaissance Faire solicits votes from the community to hand out awards to independent acts, merchants and cast members of the production. With such a huge group of dedicated individuals working together year-round to create the month-long production, it’s difficult to recognize everyone that deserves to be recognized [...]
Autumn in New England is a beautiful time of year. With the changing color of the leaves, the hot apple cider and cool nights by the warm wood fire with a book, you couldn’t be more relaxed unless you were hypnotized – and now is your chance to do just that!
The first weekend of [...]
What better way to kick off the new semester than to tie a guy up, light him on fire and shove swords down his throat? That’s exactly what the students at Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA did last Friday with me, and what a show it was!
An amazingly interactive, fun and outgoing group they [...]