Monday, March 20, 2006

German elephant trainer Herr Schultz

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

There is just something about a German animal trainer!!! Not as Showy like Buckles and Gunther but a force to be reconed with. Always better behind the scene. They don't have that special showmenship like Buckles and Gunther. No one will ever replace you Buckles and Barbara and Family.

Down the Road by Jim said...

Ah -- that's the guy who invented the trampoline wagon in baraboo

Anonymous said...

Bill Schultz who was more interested in acrobatics than presenting and preserving circus history. While he was Director of Circus World Museum, Bill tried to sell the railroad flat cars for scrap saying there would never be another circus parade. Bob Parkinson pleaded with Bill not to sell the rail equipment. Thanks to Bob because there were a number of parades after Bill was dismissed from Circus World following the Governor's investigation of irregularities.

Anonymous said...

Told you there was something about them. So this guy was not an elephant trainer? Sounds like he was running something he had no knowledge about. Glad you set me straight on this. How was he as an elephant trainer? I know quite a few performers that present themselves as trainers. I was presented just that way when all I knew was potty training small children. I did learn though. From the best. Eloise Bertchtold.

Anonymous said...

To Rebecca: Bill Schultz was not an elephant man. He was hired to run the Circus World Museum after Chappie Fox left to work for Ringling Bros at Circus World in Florida. Notice that he is keeping his distance from the elephant.

The elephant he is posing with on the grounds was part of an act hired for the summer season at the Museum.

Anonymous said...

After looking at the photo closer,I noticed the elephant was a male. I am so glad I ask the question that I did about elephant trainers. The general public would look at this picture and believe the person knew what he was doing. Animal wrong people use pictures all the time to be misleading and lie for their fund raising. A perfect example is LOTA. They got 10 years of fund raising off one bad picture. Something like seven million dollars. Your bare butt Buckles could raise 10 million. We could build a :AT HOME: sanctuary for retired Circus performers and workers.

Anonymous said...

Its a shame there could not be a bad picture of your BUTT. We would have to use my face.