Thursday, February 09, 2006

"Mike" #2


This is the only menagerie I know of with the elephants picketed down the center of the tent. An invitation to have them push on the center poles and chew on the pull-up ropes. "Topsy" and "Mike" on this end.
This looks like a clumsy arrangement for the elephant men, a long way to haul the manure and each day figuring out a new route between the cages. Doesn't appear to be any problem this day however, seems they are just going to drop the top on it.

Posted by Buckles at 2/09/2006 06:48:00 AM

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

People just do not realize how much waste an animal makes. Shoveling and a pitch fork are like another pair of hands and arms. Getting rid of it is my hardest job. I have come up with dozens of ways but it still is a rough job. I threaten to stop feeding the pets if they don't stop making such a pile for me to clean up. Comes with the tiratory

09 February, 2006 11:47
Buckles said...

When people approached Rex and asked him what he'd been doing lately, he would usually say "Shovelin' shit and hollerin'Steady!".

09 February, 2006 11:57
GaryHill said...

One of the best things that they came up with was the Shit giveaway! Elephant dung makes great tomatoes, burns the crap out of other stuff tho! I always hated the treaded "Ramp of Dung"! To unload our wheelbarrows full of dung and Fla sand we had to navigate the "Ramp"! It was about 10inch wide and if anyone spilled a wet turd on the ramp itself it became slippery! Then your load would fall off the side and you had to reload and attempt the ramp again! The picket line at 8AM would disperse a HOJO Hangover in about 15 minutes! Gary

09 February, 2006 15:49
Anonymous said...

Does HOJO mean Howard Johnsons?

09 February, 2006 16:54
Anonymous said...

Gary, I don't know if you read my piece about "Margaret" that I presented as a solo act on Fairyland Circus. She pooped on my stomach as she was doing the walkover at the mattina[?] show. The whole town showed up for the night show to see that trick. I had to toss a brand new buggle beaded lace outfit as elephant poop does not wash out. I not only step in it, I get it dropped on me. Murray Hill sent me an elephant turd with Margarets name on it.

09 February, 2006 17:00
GaryHill said...

Yes, Rebecca it was the Official Bar of CW employees. There used to be a wall full of pictures of all us. I just wonder if they are still there? Most likely not! Little John do you know?? Gary

09 February, 2006 17:03
GaryHill said...

Rebecca do you have any pictures of your cat acts? I would love to see them if you do? Gary

09 February, 2006 17:05
Anonymous said...

Anyone ever find out what became of Topsy?
There was a Topsy that was electrocuted at Luna Park Coney Island around 1903 but I think that was a female Asian elephant.

09 February, 2006 18:07
Anonymous said...

Elephant dung,at least its bio-degradable.Its just needs a marketing genius to sell it.
I'd invest in that!!!!

09 February, 2006 18:09
Anonymous said...

No Gary I do not have any pictures. There are some old newspaper articals etc out there somewhere. Kelly Miller Circus had me on their 1960 or 61 xmas card. I was not blond by any means. Silver haired now. I was no where near the show girl Barbara or Karen were. TOO short. My heart was all circus even if my body wasn't.

09 February, 2006 19:40
Buckles said...

The elephant electocuted in 1903 at Coney Island as shown on the Edison film is "4-Paw Topsy" an Asian and can be seen in picture #1 up in the middle of the herd wearing leather martingale.

09 February, 2006 20:26
Buckles said...

"Dick" died of strangulation 4/21/00 the last day of the Madison Sq. Gardenengagement.

11 February, 2006 17:51
Anonymous said...

Did "DICK" die of an accident? I have only heard of one elephant being strangled "hung" on purpose. Something else just crossed my mind. I have always prided myself in not using fowl language, but since I have had this Dog and Cat business I find myself saying "SHIT almost everyday. It does not matter how many times I clean the yard and kennel I always manage to step in it. Also step in it when I am not around animals. Then put foot in mouth.

11 February, 2006 20:24
Anonymous said...

Speaking of Shit Ramps, Gary you and Sammy built the Shit ramp of death behind the ride. Remember you had that twenty five foot runway and when you reached the top of the six foot 45% shit slick 2x4 should have been fire wood kindling with the top boards spread apart so you could stick you toes to heave the wheelbarrow into the dumpster so you wouldn’t fall off break you neck and die? And it was safer to be barefoot because it rained every day and also better to be barefoot than to have to pour out Moodew's shit soup from your work boot. Oh how I miss those dazes.

11 February, 2006 22:06
GaryHill said...

Little John we made you a ride goof, then you turned clown, we were just trying to make you a wirewalker! They were the days! Gary

12 February, 2006 09:38

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