Saturday, March 01, 2014

1960 James Christy #5


This may have been the first time this trick was photographed which later would become Barbara's best known pose.


Posted by Buckles at 3/01/2014 05:42:00 AM

3 comments:

BARBARA WOODCOCK said...

The stand up mount was first done on the three elephants sit up feet to back. Buckles and I couldn't agree where it should go. I wanted to o it alone, (as it was later done.) With doing it on the feet to back the other elephants were moving "Anna May" making it harder to balance. And we were right over the ring curb, if I lost my balance I would fall on the ring curb. Buckles said it was repeating a trick. And he was right. But I felt it was worth it. As it turned out it became my signature mount, and was worth repeating......Barbara.....

01 March, 2014 08:04
Roger Smith said...

And it remained matchless. We've all acknowledged highly representative Elephant Empresses, but none projected the style, flash, and excitement of pure circus as Barbara does in one iconic photo.

02 March, 2014 23:19
BARBARA WOODCOCK said...

Thank you so much Roger. You are always so kind. Makes an ol elephant broad feel good.....Barbara.......

03 March, 2014 03:51

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