From Casey Gibbs #1

Scan_Pic0143, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Hi Buckles, this is me on the King Show in 1969 with the best elephants I ever had the pleasure of working Addie and lazy Mary. I had just finished working the Parade in Baraboo and needed a job so Bobby calls me and says I can take the elephants on the King show so I did. I had never worked full time on a tent show and I soon learned it had it's pros and cons. The 1st was I also had the pony ride,cook house and gas paid ! the Cons were it rained every day for my 1st 12 days and I pulled the show on and off everyday plus Enoch Bradford was the tent boss and I pushed it up and down and pulled stakes everyday ! Bobby was working a park outside of Boston and finally came to see me and says isn't this great look at how good you got it here ! A sad note to this story, I got a call to join the stagehands union and join the Ice Follies so i gave my notice to Bob Couls and left as soon as they got some one from the Beatty show to come on. 2 weeks after I left they pushed a center pole up into a high power line and killed poor Addie To this day I can never forgive my self for leaving. Addie was a JEWEL !!!! Casey