Tuesday, April 18, 2006

More Strange Things!

Everyone should read KLSDAD's comments on watching the Ken & Nicole Show leave Manhattan.
It is listed among the comments made on last Sunday's STRANGE GOINGS ON!.

I just read on Circus Vern a Ken & Nicole clown named Dean Kelley being interviewed by the South Jersey Curier-Post stated "It's kind of nice (not having tigers). Before when you walked by the tiger cages, you always had to worry about being sprayed. That stuff smells and it's hard to get out of your clothes."
I wonder if he is any relation to Emmett Kelly.
Goes to show what a cynic I am, all this time I thought the elimination had more to do with the expense of feeding, transporting and maintaining such a feature.

Posted by Buckles at 4/18/2006 01:08:00 PM

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think Dean was pissed off. Was there only one way to get to there from here? Surely he was aware that a circus has animals. Maybe not, considering what show he was on.

18 April, 2006 19:06
Anonymous said...

He was pissed off from being pissed on. Or at. picky picky picky

18 April, 2006 21:06
Anonymous said...

Barry, Remember we are joking around about our performers. Having worked around cats on the circus and at home I can relate to being aware of cats piss. One of my cat condos is next to a big window. I had a hard time keeping it clean. Took me a while to figure that the male cat was spraying the dogs outside the window. I had to use a razor blade to clean the window. I finally got my act together and moved the condo. The general public is so unaware of these little circus events. Maybe this story will help keep them away from the cages.

19 April, 2006 08:32
Anonymous said...

Charlie had a big Siberian on the Blue that was like a pussy cat to everyone but me. I swear that cat hated me. Every time he saw me he'd spray me. One of my memories of the circus.

19 April, 2006 08:49
GaryHill said...

George, I remember the cat but not his name??? We used to put him on the outside cage of the tents on the lots so he could spray the suckers. We had a young cat next to him to draw them in!

19 April, 2006 09:02
Bob Cline said...

We were working a mall show on the border in Texas back in the late 1980's. Business was so so but as we started to pack up everything, our male Siberian tiger and Male Lion decided to take turns entertaining the public. And Entertain they did. It took us two hours to get all the people to stop running in front of the "Hydrants" for their weekly whatevers. Even the security guards were laughing their behinds off to the point they were of no help at all. It's hysterical now but at the time, my biggest concern was to get them loaded up before something stupid happens. Needless to say a good time was had by ALL!
Bob

19 April, 2006 09:22
Buckles said...

Barry,
As long as we have been chatting on the Blog I'm surprised you would take me seriously about that Emmett Kelly crack.

As far as tigers pissing on people, Robert Baudy's were the best, their timing was impeccable. They seemed to wait until the victim looked away before taking a shot.
I remember once a bunch of people standing nearby then looking away when a door slammed, after being sprayed they immediately looked back but were completely unaware of what had happened. A couple even looked upward with palms out thinking the ceiling was leaking.
Another time a woman with a baby was watching the tigers while a boy nearby was shaking a bottle of soda pop. The exact same thing happened and the woman mystified walked over and smacked the kid.

19 April, 2006 09:33
Anonymous said...

ONLY on the BLOG and the CIRCUS would this subject be soooo halious and understood. Its these little things that make it all worth while. Lord knows we never got rich with money. Memories are priceless. As are the friends we share them with.

19 April, 2006 10:23
Anonymous said...

A rather rare, and unsubtantiated rumor out here is that Loretta Young once had an eye for Clyde Beatty. He took her on a tour of the cages, and naturally Loretta was done to the nines. Charley lion hit her dead center with full streams of fresh hot urine before she knew what was happening. Beatty and everyone apologized and tried not to laugh. The limo company driver hesitated to take her home, she was so drenched. Beatty sent roses to her dressing room, and she later accepted his invitation for a return visit. She was showing her entourage what lion had squirted her, and Charley drenched her again.
OK, I've heard this one twice around the studios, and if any of it isn't true, it makes a hell of a good story.

19 April, 2006 12:16
Anonymous said...

Gary, these days I some times have trouble remembering my name let alone a cat from nearly 40 years ago. But I do believe it was KING!

19 April, 2006 12:47
Anonymous said...

One of Pat White cat get me good one day, on the Holly Bros. They were all line up to start their act. Then the last cat in line let go. I have not jump so fast in my live, to cover the lighting thing. The sound guy just sat there.

David

19 April, 2006 12:50
GaryHill said...

George, you are correct. King was a super pisser! Rob Bush and I used to laugh our asses off watching all the people get pissed on by him and a few of the others. That young tiger was such a "draw",groups of people would come to see her and King would let go!

19 April, 2006 16:47
Anonymous said...

i think the the cat that george is refering to that Charlie had in the blue his nane was Prince. when we were in tokyo with the monte carlo show he spray 3 ambassadors all at one time and other dignitariens that came to the show . clean raul

19 April, 2006 17:17
GaryHill said...

True also Prince was acturate too. I just wish I didn't have CRS so I could remember all the names of his cats? I hate growing up!

19 April, 2006 17:40
Anonymous said...

Raul, Wonderful. You are alive and kicking. Was starting to worry about you. Gary, Why are you growing up? Raul, We sure gave em hell on Circus News. But we won!!

19 April, 2006 18:24
Anonymous said...

Hey Raul, hope all is well with you. Have you heard from Rigger Bob. Haven't been able to reach him for a while and hoping he was ok.

19 April, 2006 18:49
Anonymous said...

KING or PRINCE, he was a Royal Pisser!

19 April, 2006 20:51
Anonymous said...

If I had a dollar for every time I've been sprayed by cats, I would be retired on a tropical island with a bevy of beauties around me. HEHE

19 April, 2006 22:11

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