Buckles Blog: From Jim Cole #6

Monday, October 29, 2012

Beatty-Cole Circus 1965.

Chic Silber said...: Might these have been Pete Bee Sue

Gyp & Dina; 29 October, 2012 10:17
Chic Silber said...: Or maybe Ola & Konti instead of Sue

& Gyp (or maybe not); 29 October, 2012 10:19
Chic Silber said...: Wasn't Rex on horseback in 65; 29 October, 2012 10:22
Buckles said...: Chic, you had it right the first time.; 29 October, 2012 11:33
Chic Silber said...: So what's the poop (so to speak)

on his horseback presentation; 29 October, 2012 12:21
Jeff said...: Having only seen Rex once with Vargas, I am curious as to why Rex did the act on horseback. Was it a medical issue?

Jeff Swanson; 29 October, 2012 12:28
Jimmy Cole said...: 1968 was Rex's first year on horseback.; 29 October, 2012 13:19
Rick Keller said...: acording to some historians Rex was also a member of the Riding Franconi Troupe around 67[give or take a year] in CBCB's,about the same time as working from atop an Appy. I just love this blog!!!; 29 October, 2012 18:17
Chic Silber said...: Thanks Jimmy as some of those years

seem to blend together; 29 October, 2012 18:54
Chic Silber said...: Yes Rick it was actually a Lucio

Cristiani put together & used the

name from the rider Raphael Franconi

due to previous financial difficulty

Rex & Lucio's wife Gilda were riders; 29 October, 2012 19:17

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