Saturday, June 13, 2020

MORE ROUTE CARDS


9 comments:

Chic Silber said...


109th Edition Red Rodeo Route

Chic Silber said...


Late in 1979 the Ringling office

moved up to New Mexico Avenue to

be only 2 blocks from where Irvin

& Shirley lived in the Collanade

Shirley was Isreal's widdow who

helped raise the 2 rotten kids

I never blamed her however

Chic Silber said...


The Cumberland County Arena

in Fayetteville was by far

the tightest squeeze but

business from Ft Bragg

was exceptional

Roger Smith said...

Somebody define "The Rodeo Route".

Chic Silber said...


After the 2 show (red/blue) scheme

was introduced the 2nd year mostly

played lesser markets that were

derogatorily labeled "Rodeo Route"

Chic Silber said...


Most performer's contracts

were for at least 2 years

A few were able to avoid

the 2nd year but not many

Ben Williams didn't stay

in 1979 for 108th Blue

Roger Smith said...

Geez, if that's the idea, I played rodeo routes the whole damn time.

Chic Silber said...


Dorton Arena is actually

in Carey across the tracks

from the State Fairgrounds

It has that horrible glass

wall which works against

matinee lighting & viewing

Chic Silber said...


That National Guard Armory

in DC which still exists

is 1 of the worst ever in

a very troubled area

Lloyd Morgan Jr was held

up by 3 thugs with guns

as he left the fenced area

District police provided

additional security after

that encounter