Monday, October 24, 2005

Diano Bros. Circus 1953 #2


I asked Barbara what was wrong with her legs and she said it was sun burn from the previous days parade.
Elephants are "Tex", "Virginia", "Tommy" (owned by Ben Davenport) "Mysore", "Calcutta" (owned by Tony Diano). I also asked her why they had bracelets on "Tom" and she said that as far as she knew, he never made a crooked move but Ben was convinced he was well due to start bulling at any time. In fact he was so sure that he sold "Tommy" to Diano when the season closed and was greatly relieved to be rid of him.

Posted by Buckles at 10/24/2005 05:29:00 AM

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Buckles, Too bad about the Big Top disaster. Today would be a good day to view about 100 of your pixs, as the Rain falls hard here in the Tampa Bay area. Hope everything will be in order for tomorrows date. Jim

24 October, 2005 05:51
Anonymous said...

I was up at 4;30 am. It is too much when a dream of the BLOG wakes you up. Especially when cowboys are envolved. We got two bouts of hail yesterday. All this weather and I worry if Buckles will be able to Blog! I now know how a junkie must feel. Thank you Buckles. Wish I had the time to attend computer school to learn the bells and whisles. I am getting a camera for myself for xmas. I need to learn how to use the scaner first. I have a pair of tennis shoes reading every word I post. Circus News has one on me to. Strange people out there. Same person. Wish I had had pictures taken in the old days to show. cs thinks I am jealous of her.

24 October, 2005 07:34
Anonymous said...

A tid bit of info for all. Tomorrow 10/25/05, in the town of Tuscaloosa, Ala. you will be able to see the following shows. Cole Bros.(University Mall), Carson & Barnes(some park) and the Wade Shows at the Fairgrounds. Would be an exciting day for a die-hard outdoor show biz fan.

24 October, 2005 09:00
Anonymous said...

What a Showgirl! The show must go on. You don't have that dedecation(sic) much in other professions. Circus girls are tough. I could not do the things I do today without the circus experience. Its about to kill me and probable would a saner person. What a way to go. Doing what makes you happy.

24 October, 2005 12:09
Bob Cline said...

Greetings,
Wade Shows just closed at the North Carolina State Fair last night. Many major rides. How many units do they have on the road? Hope all of you in Florida are safe and sound. Had rain along the coast of South Carolina but that's all.
Bob

24 October, 2005 22:45
Anonymous said...

Wade Shows has two units on the road at the present time. Of the rides that were in NC, 23 are on their way to Jacksonville, Fl for the date with Blue Grass Shows, which opens Wed. of next week. after Tuscaloosa closes on Sat. of this week, this unit comes to Fla. to play the Flapjack Festival in Land o' Lakes. The remaining equipment from NC goes to WQ's in Springhill, Fla. Jim

24 October, 2005 23:34

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