Monday, August 08, 2005

Detroit Shrine Circus 1963/ Barbara and "Lydia"

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Was Lidia one of the punk elephants on Kelly Miller in 1960.? There were five younger elephants along with the herd. My only scare riding a top an elephant was the 4th of July when some fool lit fire crackers. The young one started to run. Thank goodness the back yard was really crowded and no one got very far. After I mail this I will think Of all their names. Of course here is Barbara ever the doll. Mary, Kay, Lydia, not sure about Hatti.

Buckles said...

Dear Rebecca,
When D.R. Miller bankrolled my dad's elephant act in 1952 they consisted of Anna May, Fannie and Lydia. After his death in 1963 they reverted back to Miller however I managed to make a deal to buy Anna May. So Lydia wasn't back with K-M until 1965. The 5 1960 punks were Mary, Shirley, Minnie, Ione and Virginia.
Buckles