Monday, August 05, 2013

African Elephants #3

8 comments:

Chic Silber said...


For a number of years they used

that odd stripe patterned calabana

I always liked the traditional of

equal red & white stripes & how it

transformed the building's look

Chic Silber said...


They also had this unique pattern

on the ring curb that looked like

department store decor

Chic Silber said...


Could that be Hugo with a muskrat

on his head (or someone else)

Buckles said...

The story goes that JRN personally ordered it be made and being the good soldier he was was, wore it despite the fact that half way thru the act, it parted from ear to ear.
It had some netting in front that was supposed to be used to fasten to his forehead but soon curled up and he used like a handle to pick it up like a cap then toss on a bale of hay after the act.

Chic Silber said...


Reminds me of some other respected

performers' hair pieces long past

Best left nameless here

Ole Whitey said...

My son just asked me what I was laughing about in here.

Chic Silber said...


Tell him some of us are rotten

to the core & have no respect

Ole Whitey said...

Chic: I think he has suspected that for a long time now.