Magazine unknown #3

Scan10523, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Magazine unknown #4

Scan10524, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Magazine unknown #5

Scan10525, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Do what you can to help!

Scan10491, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

From Noella Torres

This is a very important message. If you know Lit Droguett I am begging you to please write a letter about him and what kind of man he was. His ex wife's arraignment is on Aug 7th and Lit's Family is going to send as many letters from the people that knew Let to the court in IA. so if you can send the letters to the family's ADD # is: Julianna Vazquez 2201 Novus St Sarasota, FL. 34237 or if you can E-Mail her at fajo56607781@aol.com Please do this ASAP. Thanks

Helmut Schlinker!

You never get too old to learn. While putting together tomorrow's material about circus magazine publicity, I discovered that the real name for a well known personality on the Red Show is Helmut Schlinker. I'm curious of anyone out in Blog Land already knows who this is.

Pat Anthony #1 (From Maggie)

!cid_X_MA2_1217095116@aol, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. These are from Hamid, 1964....Margaret

Pat Anthony #2

!cid_X_MA1_1217095116@aol, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Polack Bros. Circus #1 (From Buckles)

Scan10519, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Pat was a lot of fun to be around, never a dull moment. He had a nice home in Riverview not far from here, his wife was also named Pat and when you called and asked for Pat, she would always ask, "Which one?". On the Polack Show he had a camper with a large tail gate that folded down into a veranda where he would place a couple of those movie set folding chairs and from time to time hold court. Louie Stern enjoyed walking and in the summer months would often walk from his hotel room to the building or fair grounds. He would then head for Pat's veranda, remove his coat and tie and bask in the sun, another of his pleasures. Pat would loudly discuss the events of the day while Louie dozed. One day I was passing by while Pat was elaborating on Manuel King when Louie awoke and said "What in the Hell are you talking about?" and Pat replied "This Jewish lion trainer!" and Louie looked blankly for a moment and said, "Whatever you say Kid" and went back to sleep. Pat died of cancer so suddenly and silently that few people knew he was gone. I drive by the cemetery in Brandon regularly and often think of Pat and his daughter who had died so tragically before him.

Polack Bros. Circus #2

Scan10520, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Parley Baer or "Polly Bear" as Louie called him, handled the publicity, the art work, the press photos and the bios as seen above. In private however, he referred to Pat as "The friendly, neighborhood wild man!".

Polack Bros. Circus #3

SAVE1411, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Circus Maximus

Scan10521, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Circus Maximus was an indoor show bank-rolled by the owners of the Harlem Globetrotters and featured a lot of big name acts. So I was surprised to see that they lifted this photo from the Polack program as well as part of Parley's bio for their own use.

The Beginning!

MAIL0068, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Pat was among several Korean War vets that studied lion training at 1,000 Oaks on the GI Bill. They all turned out well. Maybe Roger could elaborate on this.

Week # 12 This is more like it!

Scan10251, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Today's weigh-in............235 lbs. Net loss........................21 lbs.

Ringling Spec Float #1 (To Dominic Yodice)

Scan10510, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Dom, could you put a date on these pictures? I would like to file them by the correct year. Thanks, Buckles

Ringling Spec Float #2

Scan10512, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Ringling Spec Float #3

Scan10513, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Ringling Spec Float #4

Scan10515, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Ringling Spec Float #5

Scan10514, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Ringling Spec Float #6

Scan10518, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.