Sunday, October 12, 2008

To Jim Z.


Scan10816, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

I always thought it was Bob Top and Edna...Am I going senile??
Jim Z.

"To further complicate matters, stamped on the back of this picture:

Bob Top and Co.
SKATING IN THE SKY
Rt.1 Box 130
Inverness, Fla.
U.S.A."

Buckles

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rats..Maybe I am senile..But I don't think so..If this isnt against Blog rules..I am prepared to offer 1 "Brills Bible" (exciting 2nd Edition" mint) mailed to your Residence and payed Fully by me...To anyone who can prove Bob Top had a partner named Edna...Sincerely JZ..searching for Sanity..

Anonymous said...

Jim: Take your pills.

klsdad said...

From Bill Strong's
"Yesterday's Towns"...

http://yesterdaystowns.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html

--- Edna was his second wife and partner..

klsdad

Anonymous said...

Thank-you..Although I am not Senile..yet..I still remain Crazy...which the James C. Hall family can verify... Klsdad, shoot me your address and the "Bible" will be sent in the mail...Thanks JZ.. my e-mail is curatoroftheunusual@hotmail.com

Harry Kingston said...

Edna Voight was a long time friend as I knew her when she was married to Jim Cunningham.
They always visited when they were on their way to Vegas, to kinda forget the circus and take a break.
I remember seeing her and Bob on a Beatty Cole lot as they were the engagement directors for Hammond, Louisiana. Bob it looked like had his nose eaten away by cancer and did not look to good.
Edna was an original digger Pugh girl and we had many discussion about her circus experiences from the past.
She never lost her English accent and she and Jim enjoyed many years working for Clyde Beatty Cole Bros.
Jim still works for Cole Bros Circus and still is a good friend.
Harry

Anonymous said...

When I saw them on CBCB, it was Bob and Edna Top. That was in the early 60's. They drew a very large ovation for their performance. I was one the loud audience!
Bob Kitto

Eric said...

Bob Top and Lauren were on the 1957 Ringling Show. In 1968, Bob Top & Company appeared at the Columbus, Ohio Shrine Circus. The Bob Top music was "Swamp Fire" (a big band number from the 1930s.)