Buckles Blog: The Heritage of the Greatest Show on Earth #1

Saturday, March 01, 2008

SAVE2014, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Anonymous said...: When I went to college at the University of Bridgeport, we'd sometimes cut classes and hang out in Seaside Park, wherein were located, every block or so, statues of prominent Bridgeportians of bygone days. They were all standing up, for all eternity (or until redevelopment), except for P.T. Somehow, he rated a chair . . .

Bruce the Clown; 01 March, 2008 15:54
Buckles said...: Probably to conceal Tom Thumb.
Logan explained to me years ago that all midgets were spies and being small they could easily hide, overhear your conversation and then run directly to the office.; 01 March, 2008 16:02
Anonymous said...: The Hubert Castle Show was playing a one day stand, at the Upper Penininsula State Fair, in Escanaba, Mich. during the 1970,s. Gary Thomas was with the show at the time. I was with the Wade Shows carnival.
I was visiting with Gary, during the set-up, when all of a sudden, from behide a truck, a dwarf apeers
Gary yells, GET OUT OF HERE YOU LITTLE SPY. The guy turned around, gave Gary the finger, and proceded to go about his job.
Gary said to me, you have to watch those little spies, as they go directly to the office with their stories.
JIM ELLIOTT; 01 March, 2008 16:56
Anonymous said...: Will you guys lighten up?; 01 March, 2008 19:17
Anonymous said...: Gunther always said it was good luck to keep a midget around.
Maybe because he was the office !; 02 March, 2008 13:10

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