Thursday, January 31, 2008

Zerbini Circus #1 (From Jimmy Hall)


DSC01720, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Buckles,
Just closed in Ft. Wayne IN (Jan.24-27) 08'. There will be 20 plus photos in all. Light trusses being hung on setup day under the supervision of Chris (T.Z.'s grandson).
They flew 132 new style parkans plus 16 cyber lights plus 4 575s revolving heads. The show was lit quite nice. All lighting was show owned. The Band was under the direction of Larry Solheim, a two thumbs up on the music. The show ran 2 hours and 30 minutes including a 15 minute intermission. Not all acts are in Photos.

James C. Hall

Posted by Buckles at 1/31/2008 06:20:00 AM

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

These are great pictures Jimmy. What show will we see next?? cc

31 January, 2008 11:24
Eric said...

What music do circus bands play nowadays? Do they still use music by Karl King-Fred Jewell-Russell Alexander or is it mostly jazz-rock-pop? Do they still hire local musicians or is the band now "self contained" and made up of traveling musicians? Is the instrumentation mostly electronics or do they use traditional band instruments like trumpets, trombones, saxophones, etc.? Just curious.

31 January, 2008 11:32
Anonymous said...

Will someone PLEASE take away his camera!!!He causes heat just posting them...

31 January, 2008 15:39
Anonymous said...

Jimmy, your pics are outstanding - what camera are you using? I never seem to be able to catch lighting effects like you do. Keep them coming.

HM

PS In the days when most shows had bands of some sort, even if is was a organ/drums duo, there was endless griping about playing current music rather than marches. Who doesn't like marches, but in the ole days, marches WERE the modern music. Even Ringling in the tent days used some current tunes. In these days when ANY live music is a treat, it's hard to believe that the debate even comes up. There are very few people left alive who associate Karl King with circus. I say let the new generation find the formula that will keep the circus alive. Isn't it better that the circus survives, to give the few remaining acts some work, than to see the whole entertainment form slide into oblivion? Satisfying nostalgia is the fastest way for that to happen.

31 January, 2008 18:14

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