Friday, November 16, 2007

This morning's Tampa Tribune for Jan. 2-6 Grand Opening


Scan000010465, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

They are pulling out all the stops for this new one. Looks like they will have tigers, elephants and a motorcycle act.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ringling Blue has learned a lesson welcome back to the real circus world. Ad looks great..When do tickets go on sale? The best of luck to the NEW BLUE UNIT..

Anonymous said...

I can't wait for the press release of all the new features "first time in America" of this new production. Guess its hard to top last years show but it looks like they are going "over the top". Wow.

Anonymous said...

Over the top of what exactly, the Jumbotron?

Anonymous said...

I don't see any clowns on the poster. I guess there aren't any.

Anonymous said...

To Anonymous - regarding your comment about no clowns in the 138th edition of RBBB, check out:
www.ringling.com/explore/138
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MEET THE CLOWNS OF THE 138th EDITION!

TOM DOUGHERTY off the Gold Unit
an accomplished musician and actor, too.

SANDOR Eke hails from a Hungarian circus family. In 1977& Bailey ® in 1997 hr was on the Red unit as a member of a Hungarian teeterboard act.

GABOR NEMES from Budapest , Hungary, joinrd Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey ® in 2003.


DANIEL "TOMALITO" SANCHEZ from Lima, Peru. For the past 15 years, he has appeared in circuses in Mexico, Brazil and the United States before joining Ringling Bros. ®, which he considers to be the realization of a lifelong dream.

JAMARR WOODRUFF from Atlanta , GA , was a first-year clown with the 136th Edition

To nmae a few members of Clown Alley

Anonymous said...

To quote Verse 37, Chapter 14 of the Book of Cattywampus:

"Pre-judge not lest you be pre-judged."

Or something like that (altho I'm not certain Ringling Blue is mentioned by name)....

Lane T

Anonymous said...

Over the top? Are they refering to the show OR the concession prices?

My fear after looking at the poster is that there will be ONE TIGER, ONE ELEPHANT AND UH UH UH ... Motorcycle riders from Paraquay are a dime a dozen OR $225 a week plus sleeper, so there will be plenty of riders who also double pulling up the rubber on close out.

They didn't mention anything about the Drive In Movie part of the show.

Anonymous said...

I wonder if they are going to have 3 of those big round things on the floor again? Maybe the band will play something I recognize.

Just think, a gallon of gasoline costs far less than a gallon of popcorn!

Anonymous said...

A gallon of gas also costs less that a gallon of pop, no matter how you measure it. Maybe we can bring our own food into the sites.
another anonomous.
Glad this is spelled out at the bottom, because I sure wouldn't have been able to spell it.

Anonymous said...

The poster doesn't say "circus" on it . . .

Is that some sort of Freudian ommision, do you think? Or intentional . . .

Buckles said...

I asked that same question a few years back and was told, "Cole Bros. and Carson & Barnes are circuses, we are The Greatest Show on Earth!"

Anonymous said...

Yes, but a gallon of gas lasts only about 15 min. on the Interstate. A gallon of Pop should be good for a few days!