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Sunday, September 23, 2007
Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth
Posted by Buckles at 9/23/2007 08:55:00 AM
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Posted by Buckles at 9/23/2007 08:55:00 AM
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Let me re-phrase...Is it difficult for any elephant to hold that pose (trunk up) and hold the wreath and make it around the track (in the good old days)? Or is it a combination of tricks that few or many elephants can perfect?
Sidebar...I saw you at the Gibtown Circus last year and will have this image chiseled into my mind forever...as I was passing the elephant ride I looked up to see how many riders were on the elephant (an old habit, the max I've seen was 11 children)---anyway who do I spy atop the elephant was the one and only Buckles Woodcock with his grandchildren...well I stopped and pondered this thought: Here is a man who spent his entire professional career as BUCKLES WOODCOCK and gave countless rides to patrons and here he is today enjoying an elephant ride with his grandchilren.
And I stood there and watched. Profound I thought.
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