Saturday, June 10, 2006

More from Jack Ryan #2


It was always a great kick to take celebrities into the backyard and even a greater kick if they agreed to pose for publicity photos.
Here I am with the unforgettable Pearl Bailey, in the back yard at Madison Square Garden, probably 1969. Pearlie May was then starring on Broadway in the all African-American mounting of "Hello, Dolly".
Also note the incomparable Capt. Hugo Schmitt at left with a baby elephant. Buckles will likely know the punks name....

Posted by Buckles at 6/10/2006 06:19:00 AM

6 comments:

Buckles said...

"John"

10 June, 2006 06:26
24-HOUR-MAN said...

What a way to start the day, looking at Pearl Bailey, another, "one in a lifetime"!

10 June, 2006 08:07
GaryHill said...

I was wondering if that was Little John, the elephant ?

11 June, 2006 09:11
Buckles said...

By the time we arrived on the scene in 1973 he would have been about 8 and by no means "little".

11 June, 2006 09:54
Anonymous said...

This is the youngest picture of John I've seen. I beleive he came to the show in 1966. Buckles do you know how old he was on arrival and where he came from.

14 June, 2006 16:15
Buckles said...

In my notes I see he was purchased from the Rhue Kiddie Zoo in Oakland, CA in 1966 while the show was on tour. So he must have been very small.

14 June, 2006 17:31

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