Buckles Blog: 1957 A Busy Year! #4

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Garden Bros. Circus in Canada.

Chic Silber said...: The "twins" were 14 years old; 26 June, 2011 11:08
Chic Silber said...: Was Frank Daly with you that year; 26 June, 2011 11:40
Buckles said...: Now that you mention it, I think he was.
Ron Morris and Irv Shuster ran the concessions.
Bill Garden Jr. was manager.; 26 June, 2011 11:49
Chic Silber said...: Did that elegant facial adornment

start after you mustered out

It certainly has served you well; 26 June, 2011 11:59
Buckles said...: On the way back to Paul Kelly's place after Garden Bros. closed, by chance I happened to drive by the Hagen Bros. lot and camped for the night.
Bob Couls called Kelly and asked if we could remain and they made a deal.
This was the first time to meet Jenda Smaha who was in charge of the two show owned elephants "Elsie" and "Terry" and the beginning of a long friendship.
Henry and Sandra Thompson had the Side Show. The organist's name escapes me, he was a good friend of my dad.
Tex Maynard was drummer and also served as purchasing agent.
I stayed there as long as I could but was up against an Army Induction date in Hot Springs.; 26 June, 2011 12:37
Buckles said...: Just came to me, the organist's name was George Vest.
You would think he would get enough music playing for two performances but I would hear him behind the keyboard between shows and I would wander in and ask questions and he'd identify the sources as Offenbach, Balfe, etc.; 26 June, 2011 12:54

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