Saturday, February 23, 2008

From KLSDAD


RinglingBrosDualElephantDualCannonFinale, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Buckles,
Question.. are any of you in this shot.. or were
you there?? Should be easy with a dual elephant
and cannon shot. Who are on the elephants? Who's
on the cannon... what is .............(never mind Stan!)

KLSDAD

"It's vaguely familiar. The wardrobe looks pretty nice so it must go back 10 or 12 years." Buckles

Posted by Buckles at 2/23/2008 06:12:00 AM

5 comments:

Barry said...

This is the 128th edition (1998-99). It doesn't rank among my favorite productions of all time but it was still an enjoyable offering. It was the first time I really noticed the downsizing of the production wardrobe. It featured the return of Michu and the "sideshow" opening production, a really unique trampoline act by the Torosiants, a 3 ring hair hanging display by the Ayala sisters, The Quiros highwire act and a double cannon finales with Mark Myers and Vesta Gueschkova. Daniel Raffo worked the cage act following Richard Chipperfield's accident during the St. Petersburg engagement.

On a side note, the New York Times ran an interesting article in 1998 on the high-tech sound and lighting systems used on the show that year...technology which now often seems to BE the show.

23 February, 2008 08:33
klsdad said...

klsdad here:
Send in the clowns!!
In my photo commentary where I say "never mind...
Stan"... I was incorrectly referring to Stan Laurel..
I should have used.. "never mind Lou..(or Bud")
in conjuring up the "Who's-On-First" Abbott/Costello routine.
That'll teach me!!
klsdad

23 February, 2008 12:41
Anonymous said...

Just in case anyone cares, on the right side elephant is Pat Harnad, and the top of the left one is the Mighty Daniel Raffo. with myself ,and Sonny Riddle at the wheel.
also flying from the Cannon were a clown ,and a showgirl,If you are looking for there names try the program from the side show tour....
I did not spend much time in Cannon Ally.
Randy

23 February, 2008 21:20
Anonymous said...

what ever happened to pat harnad? last i saw he was with the rbbb gold unit.... does he still work w/elephants? he had a good hold on those 2 males....

25 February, 2008 06:26
Buckles said...

He's up at the Stud Farm.
I had a nice chat with him at the Showfolks Circus last December.

25 February, 2008 06:39

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