“What a lucky clown you are! You don't have to wipe off your laugh.”

“Play straight, baby.”

– John Shaft

– Is there anything I can do for you?

– You could make a film about my suffering.

 

“If the halo fits, put it on. And don't pretend you don't love winding people up like little toys.”

– Glenda Esmond

Oz artist and Tiny Tim aficionado Martin Sharp explores Tiny's 1979 world record singing attempt at Sydney Luna Park and the devastating Ghost Train Fire a few months later on June 9. Sadly, Sharp never managed to complete his vision. The sole reason Street of Dreams is out there as a rough VHS bootleg is thanks to Tiny's custodian spirit. “I know Mr Sharp believes in me so much — and I praise the Lord for that — and maybe he's made a cult movie which at the very least will survive as a museum piece.”, he said, insisting that Sharp would release a rough cut for the Brighton Festival.

“I'm right here to stay, When I'm old and gray, I'll be right in my prime, Living in the sunlight, Loving in the moonlight, Having a wonderful time!”

– Tiny Tim, Livin' In The Sunlight, Lovin' In The Moonlight (God Bless Tiny Tim, 1968)

Very much like Mr Tim and a carnival ride ablaze, Street of Dreams is its own beast. Growling, off, unpolished, a blaze – ablaze – out of control. Satanic panic that for once feels truthful, cheery almost. Hallelujah, and God bless Tiny Tim!

“Right now, I don't know if it's me or the dynamite that doin' all that sweatin'.”

– Jake Sharp

“It has been a good day for everyone, even for God. No sign of rain. No evidence of disease or blood.”

“Twenty-three years of living with nothing but gutter hypes and junkies!”

– Florrie Fisher

“Yes, it's story time on WJAD in the heart of Times Square, New York, New York. The city so nice, they named it twice.”

– Johnny LaGuardia, on the air