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51 comments:
These guys really know what they are doing! See, they don't wear black wardrobe.
And no tigers strips...I guess the fix was in...
The wardrobe is a little to gymnastic for my taste
tiger strips older then 1o years wont win at Monte carlo. but when the mussic is Elvis creative scored by Krone musicians it will garante minimum Silver. my bronze is proud in France, and I not jeaulus, Carlos
Too gymnastic???
Look at the photo...they ain't washing a car!
Mr. Klown, One sexond thought you are right. Do overs. It just looked different after 2 bottles of bubbly and I am still not amused
In Gymnastic, I meant off-the-rack gymnastic uniforms as opposed to circus wardrobe
Mr. The Calvin.... Oh my, excuse my typo. I meant second. The spring look for fixing tank filtration systems and equiptment is no longer houndstooth. This is more modern. Her Highness
Buckles,
Looky here. A second "participant" has sat down at the roundtable discussion. And an award winner at that. Insight from a few more, and we might work this deal out. Information like Dick Flint provided on the poster's would be most helpful.
Wade Burck
When our act was invited to Monte Carlo;because of the distance from
USA and equiptment that need to be brought there; high ranking officials assured us of a gold if we would appear. After the Gala performance a judge signaled our agent that we had gold. 5 min. later our agent comes to dressing room and says; the prince wants to give Gold to the Ringmaster for many years of service; you guys get silver. Then I was angry now I am ashamed I was even a part of that false world. Former highwire artist.
i am happy i went to festival in 2001. it gave me chance help Mrs. lacy with hat trick. gracis.
Lizzie Your highness.....is there anybody to help feed and vaccinate the pidgeons....I just left the Cole show and may know somebody....
What is a hat trick? In hockey I think it is a goal scored in all three periods. Wayne Gretsky
Anonymous, Thank you for sharing your story. From what I can gather if you had packed an Elvis Presleys greatest hits Cd in your exuiptment box the outcome may have been different. Sorry for what happened
A hat trick is three goals in one game period.
Dan H
Duluth, Hockeystate
To the anonymous former high wire artist:
If somebody assured to the White Devils a gold before partecipating, this is probably an agent's lie or something similar, because this will simply invalidate a competition.
This is not the first time happening there, I've known agents "promising" such things to performers.
If they promise you a gold before partecipating, the organization will announce before, out of competition: as they did, for example, with Alfred Court.
They also tricked you with the excuse of the ringmaster's gold. Sergio (the ringmaster) got the gold as a special achievement for serving the Festival 20 years. And of course the ringmaster was obiouvsly not part of competition. I was at the award banquet, and I remember the motivation announcement.
Beside this, the competition that year assigned a to an act gold, so the clown figurine was not stolen to anybody: he was assigned to the Borzovi troupe, one the most oustanding aerial presentations in the entire circus history (they're actually touring at krone).
The White Devils were a wonderful act, and I remeber as one of my great circus experiences. I think that, in the context of that year edition ('94, if I'm not wrong) they fully deserved a silver.
They was a good example of a once in a lifetime produced act, what Monte Carlo should encourage every year.
I assure you that, even without a gold, your oversea trip was worth, and appreciated; it is still well remembered and it made history.
I'm trying to remember who your agent was, this made me very curious.
Mr de Ritis,
Wow. They canned Court? Does Jim Clubb know that? Just kidding Jim.
I feel the concenses is that the festival started out with good intention's, before it obviously sidetracked. I was suprised to learn of the obvious Krone connection's that have been pointed out in thread 10738, your rich5 1/23, and many others. Maybe the dynasty's didn't leave, just changed their names. You have to ask "why"? Why would a superior athlete, feel they needed steroid's, or a superior team feel they needed to video tape their rivals for an edge? Nobody is at their level, and an edge is not neccessary.
Who were the member's of the White Angel's. Email me and let me know, if it's not for a public forum. Go easy on the one's who step forward. I am sure all stories can be guestioned, even the "I went, and it was the highlight of my life" stories. We haven't heard from them. Maybe they are soul seaching. They may be proud enough to sign their name. "Big" names at that.
I still don't have a handle on that "cute and charming" deal yet, but I am working on it. Can you tell?
My best wishes,
Wade Burck
Lizzie,
How about it. Are you ready to step up to the plate, and be counted? I realized who you were, when I was feeding Napolean last night, and I remembered your dog's name. Welcome to Buckles blog. I told you it was just like Circus Report. "Nobody" cares for it, or want's to read it. But when your copy come's, they'll break your arm to get it, or raid your trash bin it you've thrown it away.
Hope all is well,
Wade Burck
Mr. de Ritis,
I might also suggest that a "platinum whistle" or a "crystal Harold Ronk", might have been more appropriate and less controversial, then the "jerking of a Clown". Or didn't the Good Prince realize he had been there 20
years, and made a "spontaneous executive decision?"
Wade Burck
Dear Mr.Burck,
after an archeological escavation in my notes archive (I was a Monte Carlo enthusiast visitor with a block-notes at the time), after discovering that there are no other traces in the worldwide circus press and literature), here are recorded for the first time anywhere the seven names you required: Pedro Carrillo, Fredy Nock, Milton Zamudo (those I remembered) plus Alexandra Straly, Michelle Wallick, Radall Wallick and Shan Ives. I'm sure that the first wo are not our anonimous friend in this post: five remains.
I remember, if I'm not wrong, that the White Devils act was conceived and managed by Pedro Carrillo sen.
Mr. de Ritis,
Are you 100% sure about those seven names, with respect? I would also suggest that 1,2,3 are not the culprit's. And I would also suggest that Pedro and his partner, Capitalano redeemed any slight in 2001, when they appeared as the Carrillo Bros, please correct me if I am wrong.
Respectfully,
Wade Burck
Addendum to Mr. de Ritis,
As I am sitting here digesting your great information, I am stunned to learn that there are "no other traces in the worldwide circus press and literature." How's that going to play out for future historians seeking accuracy and clarification? Do you suppose Mr. Bonapart was right?
Regards, Wade Burck
Would somebody please tell us what a hat trick is for real.
The name are just as in my notes taken at the press conference.
Yes, Pedro and Capi got a Silver in 2001.
Clarification, please! Raffaele De Ritis stated that "If they promise you a gold before participating, the organization will announce before, out of competition: as they did, for example, with Alfred Court." Court was a very old man when Monte Carlo began and long since retired and he a good friend of Dr. Alain Frere who was close to Prince Rainer and helped guide the Prince in establishing the Festival. Thus, Court would not have been a competitor and, had he been, he would not have been excluded from an award given his reputation and his connection. Did you mean that he was given an award "outside" or beyond the level of the competition that was announced in advance as I believed did happen? Wade may have mistaken what you were trying to say!
Dick Flint
Balimore
A hat trick occurs when a hockey player scores 3 goals in one game, a very rare feat. In appreciation the fans throw their hats onto the ice.
I believe this hat tossing started in Guelph, Ontario many years ago...I played Guelph with Garden Brothers, so I remember that part.
This information provided by yours truly, one of the few hockey players ever to originate in New York City, seriously.
hola capi: whats up my brother. havent sen you since the 2003 festival Congrats on the hat trick assist still lookigng for my first homey. 03 Silver
Mr. Flint and Mr. de Ritis,
Thanks for covering my back, Mr. Flint. I may have misunderstood. I will wait for Mr de Ritis to weight in, before conceding that is the case. No disrespect, but it's my policy to alway's ask for a second expert opinion. Just like getting the other side of the story, before passing judgement. The next question I was going to ask our learned friend across the water is "why do you think it has been, traditionally, very hard for cage act's to ""crack the Gold stratoshpere"" at MC?" When I thought they had "shepard crocked" Court, I wasn't even going to ask.
You go first, Mr. Flint.
Wade Burck
....ask Capi what it means. He brought it up.....
Reinhold
From across the water:
Mr.Flint is very precise. But the problem is that in MC it was never clear in the first years if the Gold was a lifetime achievement or a competition award. For example, the first three years it was assigned, besides Court, to the late Alexis Gruss sen., Charlie Rivel, and few years later to Popov. It was obvious in the heads of the peoples that this old sirs didn't have moved to MC if not for a gold, but the award was never announced before.
When I was part in the creation of the Verona Festival (1992-94) with the late Eddie Murillo, we introduced there a "Platinum Star". It was a lifetime award announced before the competition. It was decided by the organization committee and not by the jury. The first year we awarded it to Tamerlan Nugzarov, the russian rider that created the famous caucasian equestrian pantomime (you saw him twice in the Usa with the Lieber Moscow tours); the second to late Francesco Caroli (the last great whiteface); the third to late Fredy Knie Sen.
The first two graciously performed,announced of course as out of competition, the last one was already retired at the time.
About MC gold and cage acts: you can guess that with the outstanding athletic performances of acrobatics and aerial troupes from Est and West, even some exceptional clown (Carl, Larible)it is very hard for animal acts in general. Knie, Casartelli and Gruss got a gold for the equestrian presentation. Flavio's frustrating case: he got three silvers with three different creations and never a gold.
Not even Siemoneit (for me a great)got a gold (but twice silver).
But about cages: I remember just two golds to cats.
The first time ('97) it went to the Nones family (Moira Orfei) tiger act. This act was almost scientifically prepared by Nones from scratch for attempting the Monte Carlo victory, hiring Jean Michon for two years and with an enormous investment of money in selecting cats.
Another time it was awarded to Nikolai Pavlenko, and with a lot of scandal and polemics about the small dimensions of his cages and the tigers not exactly in the full possession of their claws.
If in the half-80's we had the possibility to see there the first white tigers group in the world, with the showmanship of their trainer, I don't exclude a third case.
But so goes history.
Mr. de Ritis,
Keep your archive safe, it will be a great place for future historians to start.
I believe any argument comparing MC to the Academy Award's, Ice skating competation's, the olympic's, etc. etc. has been proven to be null and void, with the obvious favoritism of aerial, clown, and ground act's, no disrespect. Movies are judged against movies, not music, and competition skaters are judged against competition skaters and not beauty pagent's. As stated in a past poste, when it was suggested that I should judge, I honestly stated that I would award Gold to all animal acts, that's just my cup of tea. Open horse show's are not used in the point standing's for the same reason. In an open show, with many different breed's competing, the judge will obviously chose the winner, as the breed he prefers. In breed show's a true winner is chosen from like athletes.
Why not a day of high act's, followed by a day of equine act's, followed by a day of ground act's, cage act's, clown's, etc. etc. culminating in the Best O Best Biggest Deal Anywhere Festival on closing night.
I would also suggest the House of Grimaldi invest in a "modern" house arena, for future cage act's to use. That dreadful thing with the hook's hanging in, looked like an old bear exhibit from some defunct zoo. It might improve the chances of gold for cage act's.
You are 100% correct in your statement about Gert Semonit. Being's they "stiffed" him on a gold, they should make it right with one of those life time achievement deals.
Thank you for the kind complement. Coming from a man of your stature and knowledge and integrity, it is indeed of the higest nature, and I would have been able to lay claim to assisting Ms. Lacey with a hat trick.
Wade Burck
Addendum to Mr. de Ritis,
Check around and see if Gert Semonit and Louis Knie are interested in an Old Timer's Tour, like the Rolling Stones did a few years ago. I would cancel the Turkey Festival, and could be loaded in 3 day's. The chance to go head to head with caliber like that, would be worth "participating" in. Even if we had to "fluff it up", now that the Nones family has set precident. Truely once in a lifetime, and you have given an old man something to dream about today.
Wade Burck
The term hat trick was first used in the Festival vocabulary in the late-90's by a handsome male handbalancer who later became a judge.
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Dec.3,1998 Reporter M.L. Lyke
It's 10am in the wee hours of the morning for Parisian contortionist, Aurelia Cats, who open's the door to her apartment at the MarQueen Hotel, half-dressed, mascara smeared from rubbing her eyes, a sleepy smile twisting along her lips.
"I'm not used to waking up so early", she mumbles apologetically, as she slips into a T shirt and a pair of Levis with a 25-inch waist.
Inside the apartment is a platter with a half-eaten biscotti and an untouched croissant, next to a half-empty ashtray and two packs of Marlboros. Clothes are tossed, the bed is tousled. A pair of 6-inch heeled zip-up boots lies next to a pair of cowboy boots that belong to the performers fiance.....
My fiance did not win a clown at Monte Carlo. If he had been a winner I would have made a hat trick at the 2008 festival, where I once performed, and was later honored to sit on the jury. Such grand memories. Aurelia Cats
Buckles and Cats, who ever you are,
Appreciate the history lesson. Although the term was explained to me by a blog contibuter a number of years ago, I didn't know who it's originator was. I still don't, so I'll guess like everybody else.
FOR THE RECORD!!!!! I smoke Camel Light's, and unless those cowboy boot's were Larry Mahan Customs, don't anybody guess me into the MarQueen Hotel.
Wade Burck
Wayde Burck i remember you when were work ringling together. Very good trainer . You mesunderstand
you don't have assist for hat trick You must have clown first Capitolano has assist. he will have hat trick if he is on jury someday You say you get old must hurry youmust have 2more for hat trick Clown and be judge, Marco oriiginatar of festival hat trick
So at least one of the anonymous (silver 03) seems to be identified by croissant and boots.
This topic risks to be longer and more surprising that the Festival award list itself.
And it just started with a Pellegrini picture. What if we had posted a picture of a North Korean flying troupe (4 times gold)?
Bienvenues a bord, Aurelia et Victor.
Two jury members in a single post...
More and more interesting.
Mr. de Ritis,
What is a "bord"? Is that a secret Festival password, or did you misspell broad? Or did you mean abroad? I will have to call my brother in Strausbourg and find out. Are you here or there?
Festival Linguist,
Yes GSOE was great. I suspected you, but what threw me was the wording handsome. I guessed it was your brother. Au contrair, I understood the rule's as explained to me long ago. You misread a pile of if's and may's and would's. In his kind statement Mr. de Ritis, said "if" you had come, you "may" have won. I responded I "would" lay claim to an assist, "if" that scenario had happened.
And no thank you to the hat trick invite. I am too old, and Capi and his assist have too much of a head start.
Au Rividerchie,(no disrespect intended, Mr. de Ritis)
Wade Burck
, Wade Burck
Mr. de Ritis,
You mention a North Korean troupe. How about getting them to carry an American flag. That ought to heat thing's up real good back in their homeland.
My Best,
Wade Burck
Capi amigo; forget hot trick tell us agin how you train tigers at madison .Felix
Capi:
We liked the story better about Antich Illinois and trianing tigers for water ballet
Larry
Wade,
"Bienvenue a bord" menas "welcome on board" in French.
It is directed by the half anonymous couple of former MC performers-winner and both 2008 MC judges that left boots and half-eaten biscottis in their PARISIAN living room.
Two wonderful performers and great peoples, indeed.
Buckles,
Don't know if the first one went through so will send again. If it did exercize your power's of absolute rule, and torch one.
Wade Burck
Mr. de Ritis,
Wait just a minute!!! If I understand the rules of the "hat trick" as explained by it's originator, if they both won Clown's, and one judged, plus the "unseemly", then she in fact has a hat trick, and he would have an assist, unless he has judged, in which case it would probably be a double hat trick. Wow!!!! Quick take the astrick off her name. This is big.
Thank you for the translation. I looked it up and I thought it meant "Welcome all broads". Mr. Cuneo will be glad you corrected me. I was just on the way out to get new gate sign's made.
Wade Burck
Felix and Larry,
I don't know what Capi you clowns talking about. I have been in Illinois training tigers since June 2002, and I don't recall hearing about a trainer named Capi, and I live 12 miles from Antioch, and 40 miles from Madison. I met a Capi, a couple of years ago in Delevean(home of the Circus statues) but I don't think he trains tigers.
Wade Burck
Lizzie, Your Highness,
You were here before me. Did you know, or hear of a Capi who trained tiger's in the area? Or are these guy's mistaken.
We had a kidney problem, with one of your old tigers, Sechal, but Dr. say's we caught it quick enough and she will be fine.
I hope all is well with you,
Best wishes,
Wade Burck
Buckles,
Just heard Martin Lacey, Jr. is appearing again this year with the Cassartelli family(Gold at MC for their equestrian numbers), on their show in Italy. That has got to be an incredible show with that talent line up.
Wade Burck
Ok really no time for babbeling and blogging but absolutely have to answer questions and misconceptions about the whole White Angels Yes, Angels High Wire Act. Never was it said previous to the Monte Carlo Festival that the Act if it appeared would win Gold however, as the competition progressed the "word" had spread that The act will receive Gold and during the award ceremony it was disappointing to some involved that they ended up receiving Silver. That was attributed to the fact that the Prince had decided to give a Gold to Sergio. So it was, and still, at that time Silver was also a highly decorated award, so others involved in the act were happy. The members of the White Angels Act were as follows : Fredy Nock, Sascha Cortes, Pedro Carrillo Sr and Jr. , George Guzman, Randy Wallick, Shawn Ives, Michelle Wallick, and one top mounter girl Alex (I'm sorry do not remember her last name )Also Angel Quiros was scheduled to perform however had gotten hurt during a rehearsal in the U.S. and was not able to participate. The names of the aforementioned Wire walkers were not all in Monte Carlo as the Act also performed in Deutschland Halle Berlin, (were it also won an award and is displayed in the Museum of Berlin History), Mineapolis,Detroit, and Ft. Wayne.And certainly would like to add that the creator of the Act was my father Joseph Bauer Sr. Sincerely, Joseph ( Sepp ) Bauer Jr.
I thought there was no time for babeling.
One has to wonder if the Silver would have been less valued if another one's father had NOT been involved, one wonders.
Babeling and Blogging are the hallmarks of lives, get used to it.
Silver,
At least he had the courage to step forward, and I commend you for that Mr. Bauer. But it would have been alright to say that the reversal sucked, instead of "it was neat to win second". I understand they have disbanded the gang of palace assassins, that traditionally were worrisome to participants. You can not believe the folks, participants and players who contacted me, and said this MC Festival discussion was so "dead on" and accurate. At last count the responding participant/player vote was 16 to 2 for stopping the phony awards deal, and letting it be the winter festival it wants to be.
Regards,
Wade Burck
P.S. Doesn't take to much time to comment on a blog, does it. It takes something besides time, and that's what a lot don't have. Come back again, with your apparently proud name.
Obviously the awards do not specify the recipresents line of endeavor, cats, aerialists, equestrians. etc. and are only in reference to the judges distinguishing what they feel are the best of that years group of acts or performers and have nothing to do with the rest of the circus biz. So what is the big deal. Certainly the Prince had his favorites and if you were told a gold and it was not in writing in the contract you got screwed. What else is new?
Publishers Clearing House,
I have compiled a short list of untouchable names and subjects. I'll let you use one for your next poste if you would like. Just in case you thought those kinds of statements were of value, in the big picture of MC fraud, you can watch you comment go from "fetching" to "unseemly" in a heart beat. I don't know you that well but, buck up Sepp, it is hot on the sign your name, front lines.
Regards,
Wade Burck
Buckles,
In discussions with a "major" figure about the enlightening, yes they agreed factual MC debate, I expressed remorse that possibly it could have been misconstrued as a reflection on Crystal Sembac Krone.
I was assured that if you addressed the fact that she has never participated in the festival, judging or otherwise, there would be no doubt as to her honor and integrity.
Which is 100% correct. Besides producing and staging, what is one of the greatest circus's ever on either shore, you need to have had the honor, as I did, of watching her in the middle of a practice ring surrounded by beautiful horses, teaching them to pirouette in four's, to fully understand the term's, "in their element", and "doing what they were born to do", and not having time for meaningless games.
As has been suggested, now that she is slowly turning the reins over to a new generation, they might be doing things in a different, questionable way, not fully caring about "old school integrity." Similar to the new Feld generation, and Ringling. I knew that remarkable womens character was never for a moment in question, and hope the world did too.
Thank you,
Wade Burck
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