Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Ringling Park 1977


We had just gotten word that we were going on the Blue Show the following season. Out of the blue some press people showed up at the Park to take some pictures for next year's program.
Barbara was away somewhere and Ben had just finished wetting down the kids with a water hose and this was the result.
Fortunately it never saw the light of day.

Posted by Buckles at 1/31/2006 10:28:00 AM

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like a picture out of HEE HAWW. Still priceless. I never thought you could take a bad picture Buckles. Until now. Barbara was wise to make herself scarce. Its a crying shame you all look sooo happy.

31 January, 2006 11:47
Anonymous said...

Were is every one today? Is it a holiday? Circus in town? Are you all in the pokey?

31 January, 2006 15:57
TheShaz said...

Waiting for the legal ramifications for downloading bootleg video.

31 January, 2006 16:18
Anonymous said...

2days Kerri's day -
That hay barn made for a nice hangout in the late afternoon.
I like that good ol'e picture !

( Maby " the Shaz " could lay low amidst some hay bales, before someone like C.B. is sent down to collar him - again ? )

31 January, 2006 17:17
Anonymous said...

Getting paid real money to be a " FOOL " had its advantages. Such as
between shows cruzen-round meeting & greeting, comming upon the elephant department washing the elephants. That's a story in itself ! What a joyous daily routine for all of them, especialy on thoes hot summer days.

31 January, 2006 17:44
Anonymous said...

Karen are you taking virtical or horazonal stripes to the pokey up the river? They will take my tapes from my cold dead hands. I do have a shirt from Fishermans Warf that says Alcatraz Swim Team. Swim for your life. I have been to Alcatraz. Horazonal stripes. Also pictures of myself behind bars. As they do not sell anything at the joint, I histed some clean toilet paper and keep it in a zip lock bag as a sovineer.

31 January, 2006 20:24
Anonymous said...

I have a picture of myself leaning against the street post that says Bourbon Street holding a drink called a huricane. I hated New Orleans but had to spend a Xmas there. Worst holiday I ever had. Swelled up like a ballon and had to buy t shirts to wear. Naturally I packed velvets and wools as it was Xmas time. God awful service in the hotel dining room. Had to go get silver ware. The waitress drank my cold duck that I bought for breakfast. Momosas. Never again. Now THATS for sure. And this was in the French Quarters. I did buy a brass sign that says LA PISSER to hang on my bath room door. The only desent thing I got there. I almost forgot I did buy another elephant for my collection that is nice from a place called AJAX on the warf. That paddle boat sucks too.

31 January, 2006 21:33
Anonymous said...

Karen, I think the hotel was the Sheraton. Pink building right in the middle of the French Quarters. Might have been the Hilton. It was one of the better hotels as my ??????? only stayed first class. Also this was in the 80s. I am just not a southern gal. Give me the North anytime. I like wearing fur. There used to be a lot of it worn in Miami years ago.

01 February, 2006 07:29
Anonymous said...

I remember the pic but don’t remember ever being that thin, looks like we all just got off the boat from Ethiopia. Except Karen who always was a knock-out no matter the setting.

01 February, 2006 13:57
Anonymous said...

“Thanks” are not necessary when one is stating a simple truth!

02 February, 2006 13:38
GaryHill said...

Hey Ben, just wanted to say "Hello". After all these years I finally had the guts to tell Karen how HOT she was and I would imagine still is! We didn't know how good we had it with all the "Babes" at Circus World!

02 February, 2006 13:46
Anonymous said...

Don’t know about ‘all the "Babes" at Circus World’, but when I let Karen get a way from me that was proof enough that I was certifiable and needed to be put into a very thick padded room. No bullsh** just the truth. Now that I am a man of ‘advanced experience’ I can look back and be honest about all the really stupid things I have or have not done.

02 February, 2006 18:18
Anonymous said...

If anyone wants to send email this will do for a while, dbhadd@tampabay.rr.com

02 February, 2006 18:23
GaryHill said...

Very sad but true Ben. You didn't notice all the other Babes because you had one of the Best! Gary

02 February, 2006 19:35
Anonymous said...

True..,,True!!

02 February, 2006 19:43
Anonymous said...

Soap Oprah meets the Blog! Keeps getting better and better.

03 February, 2006 02:13

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