Tuesday, June 15, 2010

NY Worlds Fair 1964 #10


Scan13002, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

This picture doesn't look familiar but the Berosini chimps
were on the bill and I was quite impressed. First time I ever
saw an Orang in the ring.
They used the slide for the blow-off and the chimps would
make about six trips down to the Orang's two, who would
slide down and just lie there while the chimps tumbled
over the top him.
Being in the 60's, I suggested he be dressed like Hippie but
looks can be deceiving, years later at Catskill Joe Naud's
Orang proved that they can strike like a snake.

2 comments:

Buckles said...

Whenever I run a picture of my wife I always bring it to her attention,
it's good for a few extra points.
When she came across the chimp text
she said, "You forgot the gorilla."

Damned if I didn't. While the Beetle
Band played the Gorilla did a cooch.

Jim A. said...

Gorilla extra: The Berosini ape act played the STL Police Circus in May 1967. Evidently Mrs. Berosini owned the gorilla and repossessed it before the show opened. The stories made all the local new outlets. Inquiries were made about the Zoo housing the animal but they wisely passed.