Buckles Blog: 1964 RBBB Program (Part 3) #9

Monday, June 14, 2010

Scan13013, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Frank Ferrante said...: This was the first time that I saw the show without an adult. My little brother and I made miniature circus wagons that we wanted to sell at the L.A. Sports Arena show. (Sells-Floto wasn't around yet!) A promoter spotted these two urchins, admired our wares and gave us two passes to the circus! Thank God for American Entrepreneuership! We sat five rows back, center ring.
They wouldn't let us sell the wagons though. ~frank; 14 June, 2010 10:50
Darryl said...: Buckles What elephants are these? Is the african Diamond; 14 June, 2010 18:15
Darryl said...: The one in front of Diamond looks like Targa; 14 June, 2010 18:16
Darryl said...: Targa would have been smaller in 64 i think. Have photos of her working with zebra around this time.; 14 June, 2010 18:19
Buckles said...: When Hugo came back to the show in 1957 the center ring act he put together was "Siam", "Luna", "Betty", "Diamond", "Jewel" and "Jenny". Thats Jemmy on the tub out front.
This act remained in tact thru 1962 when "Luna" died from a respiatory illness and "Diamond" was retired to the Knoxville Zoo.
That's when this picture was probably taken.; 14 June, 2010 20:02

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