tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897242.post1194099358181186452..comments2023-10-30T06:50:17.036-04:00Comments on Buckles Blog: #16 ShowmenBuckleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06114738213931098664noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897242.post-40379472019696264832017-06-19T19:20:30.906-04:002017-06-19T19:20:30.906-04:00A real showman with a very big heart! John probabl...A real showman with a very big heart! John probably paid his acts more than he paid himself many times. I am sure he and Wayne Franzen are cutting up jackpots on that big grassy lot in the sky!paulniebauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01881941688057844815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897242.post-28101270319476837202017-06-15T20:43:03.920-04:002017-06-15T20:43:03.920-04:00John Strong's Winterquarters sat adjacent to o...John Strong's Winterquarters sat adjacent to our Jungleland property. We closed in 1969, and naturally, I made many return visits to look for anything that once was ours. Over the years, some of Strong's presence remained, but at last I noticed the home was gone, then the buildings. Then, three or four trailers stood alone on the lot, and by a later visit, in 2001, even they were gone. The Strong lot is now totally empty, no sign of occupation by anyone, not even wagon tracks.Roger Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920466115948257597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897242.post-82073186524858470282017-06-15T19:02:50.462-04:002017-06-15T19:02:50.462-04:00"More friends than Santa Claus.""More friends than Santa Claus."Jim Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101360546219598142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897242.post-44888534863040161562017-06-15T08:20:09.693-04:002017-06-15T08:20:09.693-04:00A wonderful family friend. I remember calling Big ...A wonderful family friend. I remember calling Big John in Yucaipa one day and Gudrun said he was chasing down his one elephant, Nina, who had gotten loose. I wonder if Nina is still with us? I believe she ended up on Kelly-Miller.Bob Swaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350024229622261355noreply@blogger.com