Buckles Blog: From Jim Cole #2

Monday, October 29, 2012

Ringling-Barnum 1965

Buckles said...: Nearest elephant is "Marcella" and the smallest in the center ring is "Putsie".
Clarence Bastone stepping over the ring curb.; 29 October, 2012 06:23
Chic Silber said...: That was the year that Victor Gaona

introduced me to Trolle Rhodin & it

was all downhill from there (kidding)

I recall Ingeborg was 1 of 3 rings

of white horses & all white wardrobe

Charly Ada Smeija & Klaus Blaszak

3 flying acts Hugo & 83 elephants

(or so it seemed) & the "Old Garden"

(actually #3) never looked better; 29 October, 2012 12:08
Chic Silber said...: It was truly amazing how those skirts

of red & white calabana transformed

that rather dreary joint festive

This was the 1st time I saw the

magical cable mesh arena rise; 29 October, 2012 12:35
Chic Silber said...: I believe there were 24 web girls

that surrounded the feature aerial

(Maybe it was La Toria (Vicky Unus); 29 October, 2012 12:45

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