| Or do you mean this fellow? I can remember the names of the animals "Pasha", "Targa", "Window" and "Max" but at a loss as to the man's name. Stash? The dog wandered into winter quarters and hung around the elephants so they locked him in the bunk house while they practiced the elephants. Suddenly he came running into the ring, he had jumped completely thru the window shattering glass everywhere. Hence the name. Hugo decided to put him in this mixed act and he sat in a basket that "Targa" carried in her mouth. At one time he had a second dog, a small terrier that rode on "Targa's" head and would grab the cloth headpiece and shake it like it like a rag doll from time to time. Her name was "Flea". |
Thursday, May 29, 2008
To Richard Reynolds #2
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would it be Tommy Henry that came from the Billy Smart show .CleanRaul
I think the guy with Hugo's animals in this photo is Stosh. The drummer here on KM (Lucky Eddy) has many stories about Hugo and Stosh with his patented beret. Eddy was a groom for Hugo in 1960 on RBBB. Anyone have some pictures of the elephants from that year that might have him in them? Eddy was a college friend of JRN2 and was told he could get a job when he left school. Upon arrival he was told to see Hugo, as he tried to explain to Hugo he was Johnny North friend, Hugo said "ok Johnny I give you a job Johnny" and was called that for the rest of his time on the show by Hugo.
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