Saturday, June 23, 2012

From Jerry Digney #2

Remember 1977's THRILL CIRCUS?

in an effort to leverage the Ringling brand, Felds put together a THRILL CIRCUS unit, sold it to OHIO STATE FAIR. Don't know whose elephants they used??

Although a solid idea and surely entertaining, I don't think the show made it past OHIO as it was undoubtedly cost-prohibitive for most of the fair buyers who would rather throw their big $$$ at name acts and bands.

3 comments:

Jimmy Cole said...

Might have been the Diano Elephants.

Buckles said...

John Herriott put that program together and I later remember him describing a trip to a nearby bar by him, Kenny, Lee Keener, Walt King and Oscar Cristiani.

John Herriott said...

I appreciate Buckiles comment but can assure you that I was in conference with Kenneth and With Tuffy we disvcussed the logistics, but I must say that newcommer Tim Holst, that was tapped to0 be there they realized they needed an "old pro". Tuffy and I got along great and Kenneth was there but reALIZED WE NEW OUR THING.JOHNNY