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Pole sitting is the practice of sitting on top of a pole (such as a flagpole) as a test of endurance. A small platform is typically placed at the top of the pole for the sitter. Led by the stunt actor and former sailor Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly, flagpole sitting was a fad in the mid-to-late 1920s, but mostly died out after the start of the Great ...
Feb 14, 2024 · But flagpole sitters were a real phenomenon in the 1920s. The band spelled it “sitta” as a nod to Pavement (“Fame Throwa”) and N.W.A. (Straight Outta Compton). “Flagpole Sitta” makes a ...
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Jun 14, 2022 · The trend was started by a stuntman and former sailor named Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly, who sat on flagpoles for hours, and even days, at a time. The activity caught on, and other people — including children — started sitting on flagpoles. Despite plenty of people doing the trend, it was Kelly who was known for the stunt and even made money ...
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14-year-old William Ruppert breaking the pole sitting record of 23 days, in 1929. Flagpole sitting was a fad in the mid-to-late 1920s. The fad was begun by stunt actor and former sailor [2] Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly, who sat on a flagpole, either on a dare by a friend [3] or as a publicity stunt. [2]
May 30, 2021 · In 1926, Kelly set a record by sitting atop a flagpole in St. Louis, Missouri for seven days and one hour; in June 1927, he planned to beat that record by sitting for eight days in Newark, New Jersey. He would end up sitting atop the Newark pole for twelve days, and on a pole in Baltimore’s Carlin’s Park for 23 days in 1929.
May 14, 2018 · For Shipwreck Kelly, the answer was easy: He’d sit on top of a pole. First, he was dared to do so, and Kelly sat on the pole for more than 13 hours. Then he decided to take his show on the road, sitting on top of flagpoles for money. Kelly, who famously called himself the ‘Luckiest Fool on Earth,’ had unofficially started a new craze, as ...
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Aug 12, 2010 · The flagpole sitting fad began in 1924 when a friend dared actor Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly to sit on a flagpole. Kelly took on the dare and commenced sitting on a flagpole for 13 hours and 13 minutes. The odd spectacle set off a series of imitators who sought fame and money and a chance to beat Kelly’s record. During the next five years ...
