Monday, March 16, 2009

From Paul Gutheil


IMG_2296, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.



Buckles: I guess film noir was unavoidable for me since we both got started in the early forties.

As you can see by the attached, it was a jour noir and wet when the Red Show had the animal walk a week ago today.
Just horses and elephants in the walk, one lady got a personal ride in a semi.

All Best to you and the troupe,

Paul (No relation to Jean Cocteau)

Posted by Buckles at 3/16/2009 01:22:00 PM

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Still looks like a 1/2 herd to me.

16 March, 2009 13:51
Anonymous said...

That yellow rope is the goofiest thing I've seen on Ringling since they rolled out the black floor.

Does the yellow rope serve a purpose, in practical application? Does it really keep people from going near the bulls? Is it more practical in the middle of the city than in the wide open spaces?
I would like to have heard Hugo's response to this nonsense.

16 March, 2009 14:35
Dick Flint said...

Picky, picky. It’s not goofy, its just good common sense to show a concern for safety. Simple barriers like this, not practical for someone intent upon doing something, are a very sensible way to kindly tell the streetside folks what the acceptable boundary is. Simple ropes like this or raised platforms do the same in a museum exhibit to establish boundaries so unwitting folks don't get too close to cause unintended damage. Plus, it’s probably a way for the circus to win points with their insurance agent and local officials. In a time when every penny counts and relationships with inspectors are crucial, it’s a smart approach.
Dick Flint
Baltimore

16 March, 2009 16:33
Anonymous said...

Dick summed that up pretty well. Whether or not us old timers like it, these days it's all about perception - not reality or practicality.

If you want to stay in business you just play the game.

I don't what the Hugo old timers would have said about it but I do know what the Aussie old timers would have said!!! Probably much the same!!!

16 March, 2009 18:21
Wade G. Burck said...

Richard,
You are on your own here. The first and second response's were scary. Be careful. I'll assist next time it is a worthy opponent.
Wade Burck

16 March, 2009 19:55
Anonymous said...

To Who's Counting? We fully understand and commiserate with you about 1/2 a herd, B U T let's be fair, we feel 11 is better than 6 or seven. Give the Feld's some credit, at least they're moving in the right direction and fighting the good fight to keep elephants in the Circus.

To Dick Flint, well put as usual and we missed you last weekend, don't you deign to sell "interim programs"? LOL

16 March, 2009 22:55
GaryHill said...

When we set up the cat tents in parking lots, we had to use a narrow rope around the tents, both Lion and Tiger. Charly always wanted the cub we carried on the show with us to be up front where the crowd could see her. I had a Doberman on the show with me and she would patrol the tents. She ran out the Manager of the show one time and Charly actually came to her to defence and said he had NO business in the tents with the tigers ,UNless one of us was with him! Suckers were more afraid of the dog that the big cats? I can't remember the managers name Capt? Help?

16 March, 2009 23:50
Anonymous said...

11 isnt 20.

17 March, 2009 05:19
Mike Naughton said...

A home movie from the front lawn of a family that was on the route from the train to the "beautiful Bayfront Center in St. Petersbugh, Florida."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXHDKiGXAN8

WOW! Was my reaction, as I remembered them pulling the cat cages through the streets and letting the public get so close to the backyard.


Dear Goofy:
After purchasing our wonderful ponies and working the ride for the first weekend I had no choice but to do the following:
I sent the truck and a check to the Zamperla Ride warehouse in Parsippany New Jersey for 16 sections of aluminum ride fence and TWO GATES.

Parents do not monitor their children like in the old days of the Grand All-American Circus Parades.

Regards to Mickey and Minnie.

17 March, 2009 06:46
Anonymous said...

11 isnt 20. the elephants are getting older and needed to be retired. thats why its 11 not 20. give me an answer to that who counting.

17 March, 2009 23:28
Anonymous said...

11 STILL isn't 20.
Where are all the babies that were born in Florida?
Ringling's tickets are expensive and the product has been diminished.
If you are happy with 11 elephants on the Greatest Show on Earth perhaps you would be interested in Celebrity tickets. When you sit real close the 11 elephants might seem like more than they are.
Hey, I can voice my opinion and you can voice yours, I don't know the reason you are defending Ringling unless you are an employee.
I think Ringling has become a rip-off; so I stay home and I don not miss seeing it since it has been cut down.
What a shame it really USE TO BE The Greatest Show on Earth.

18 March, 2009 07:01

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