Sunday, May 22, 2016

#14 Baraboo


5 comments:

Jim Alexander said...

Jimmy Hall, one of the infamous "Baraboo Breakfast Club". The very large black bear behind him is Albert.

Chic Silber said...


Jimmy Hall as yet another

"Blonde Bombshell"

Roger Smith said...

For my money, the Hall Family was strictly 1st Class in all they did. I had immense respect and honest affection for the Godmother of all circus Godmothers, Aurelia Hall. We shared two seasons together on Castle, and I was grateful to count the Halls among the true friends I had over there. During a 10-day absence for my mother's final illness and death, Jimmy Hall immediately turned up to help take care of the cats. Their bear act was a strong animal feature, and their 4-person high unicycle juggling still amazes my memory. Later, Carmen had her MyImmba's Baboons on Ringling, as the Hall Family excellence continued. It's reassuring to know Jimmy remains on the arrows in Center Ring.

Wade G. Burck said...

James C. and I did the blonde at about the same time, only he kept his a lot longer then I did. We thought we were pretty sharp, but Buckles referred to us as Eko and Iko quickly knocking the wind out of my pompous sail. A lot of history between James C. and I......

Wade Burck

Wade G. Burck said...

To correct John Milton Herriott's statement "it's all been done before" James C. was the first and only man to put a bear on the back of a swimming killer whale in 1977. Nobody before, nobody after. Nuff said!!!!!