Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Ringling Circus Park 1976/ Spec

6 comments:

Buckles said...

I just received a phone call from Dalilah saying that a few of her co-workers had just attended a Conference concerning Hurricane Disaster Relief and conducted by a State Official named Robert Gibson.
During a brief chat after the Conference Mr. Gibson stated that he had once been an elephant trainer.
On their return the co-workers yelled "Dalilah, Riger Mortis says hay!".

Anonymous said...

Looks like the lions are already in place. Must be nerve wracking holding 17 lions in place in the dark with the spec going on around them

GaryHill said...

They made their entrance during the dark opening. Wasn't too dark we had light from the tunnel and some smaller lights in the back.

Buckles said...

Interesting you would say that, when I took these elephants on the Blue Show in 1978 there were 10 young ones that had never seen anything outside the Venice Quarters and the Park.
My concerns grew when I learned that there would be a long mount during the show's opening which meant just a few feet away from the cats already seated.
To my delight Baumann's tigers ignored them completely (they had seen it all many times before) those closest to the elephants didn't even look over their shoulder.

Anonymous said...

The first photo I've seen on your Blog with Tory - also fearless of those Terrifing Lions just centimeters behind her !

GaryHill said...

R U sure that was Tori and not her sister? I never could get them straight???