Ted Svertesky used to tell me stories about living at the "Ponderosa" in Deland.
Sometimes when Freddy stopped by after checking the elephants at night, he and Gary Thomas would offer him a social libation or two resulting in the Capt. heading home in a state of unsteadiness.
The following morning while they were cleaning out the barn, he would arrive, stand in the doorway a while and finally say, "Slight Indian uprising last night!"
Buckles
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Wednesday, February 05, 2014
From Billie Schuller #1
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Me and Freddie spent everyday with Johnny Welde sr. in his compartment on the bear truck consuming a sizeable amount og Busch. Good times to e sure.Freddie knew every lot he ever played and all about it. Quite a guy. johnny
For those unaware Miss Ora was a
full blooded "Native American"
I believe her tribal name was
"Yellow Eyes" or similar
I'm afraid my point got "lost in the shuffle". I wanted to refer to BANNERLINE #15 and an unfortunate time in our history when Native Americans could be "rented" for $12.50.
You're absolutely correct Billie
Somehow down through America's
history (North South & Central)
All of the indigenous people got
much less than the short straws
However your point of "rentals"
is not all that different from
Big Bertha's arrangements with
several of the "Iron Curtain"
countries for the performers
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