Tuesday, March 08, 2011

From Don Covington


Alex%20&%20Christian%20Gartner, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Hi Buckles,

I noticed on the blog that you said that Barbara liked the head standing elephant empresses on Ringling Gold because they added a different look to things.

The French circus site "aucirque.com" recently included this photo of Alex and Christian Gartner performing with their elephants at the Festival du Cirque des Mureaux. It appears that they also have added a new "twist" to a familiar trick.

All the best,

Don


"Nice looking elephant too. My dad once told me that the Mahouts
regarded an elephant with a faded complexion as good luck."
Buckles

Posted by Buckles at 3/08/2011 06:33:00 AM

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

"And everything old is new again!"

08 March, 2011 12:00
Anonymous said...

WOW, I MUST BE A TREASURE!!!
:-)
Cindy Potter

08 March, 2011 12:49
Little John said...

Hey y’all,
This picture sparked a memory of this little Russian guy named Meko, dose that ring a bell? Nate rescued him when he was in the barn where he should not have been. I think CW worked him in the act with a principle elephant and a teeterboard. His first launch sent him over the elephant and he landed looking at this elephant’s tail. He was a brick shit house and soon was landed precise twisting somersaults to the head of this amazing animal. Then Meko did an aerial ring act and the blow off was a swing that he climbed onto and standing up swung the swing in circles. His blow off was diving from the swing with a rope concealed in his pants legs. The first time he did this trick his he didn’t know when to dive and he was snapped like a whip. Being the smiling muscular fellow that he was he just shuck it off and did the trick right from then on.

08 March, 2011 23:12
Frank Ferrante said...

That you are, Cindy... that you are! ~frank

09 March, 2011 09:14

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