Sunday, May 03, 2009

Autograph #6


autograph #6, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Posted by Buckles at 5/03/2009 06:06:00 AM

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm a townie. When I was a young kid, circus was a once a year thing. So learning about the circus came from reading books,souvenir programs and magazine articles. Back then, there was no Internet. And the books and articles came slowly. But I read all the books I could find, starting with George Brinton Beal's "Through the Backdoor of the Circus." I read the programs from cover to cover, and then saved them. My favorite circus author was Bill Ballantine. I still have his 1947 multi-page article from "Holiday" magazine. And his 1965 piece from the "Saturday Evening Post" which ran when Trolle Rhodin brought in a host of new talent from Europe.
Then, of course, there were Bill Ballantine's books. I still read parts of "Wild Tigers & Tames Fleas" when I'm looking for enjoyable reading. For a townie like me, Bill Ballantine's writing made the circus come alive. And always with a smile. What a lucky guy you are to have met him and worked him. --- ToddP

11 May, 2009 16:22

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