Buckles Blog: 10/01/2016

Monday, October 31, 2016

#1 Circus Art

I received most of today's pictures over the years from Chris Berry.

#3 Circus Art

I always liked this carrying the injured soldier from the battlefield.

#17 Circus Art

One of the first jobs my father had was posting bills in Hot Springs.

Sunday, October 30, 2016

I might add.....

.....nice time at Showfolks last night.
Over the years I have often said, "I never heard a good word for John Cuneo or a bad word for Rex Williams.....
I just might add to that ".....or Roy Wells!"

#6 King Bros.

Mr. King was a great believer in the Daily Street Parade.
Burt Pettus and "Babe" leading the herd off the lot.

Burt and Johnny came to the King Show when Mr. King purchased the Cole Bros. elephants and horses being held at the Paul Kelly winter Quarters in Peru, Ind. in 1955 but due to a pre-existing Contract had to leave the show the last five weeks to play the Texas Shrine dates.
The Kelly-Miller season had ended so he rented two acts from D.R. Miller and the upshot was he sent Freddy Logan with a 3-act and the Miller-Woodcock act.
Shortly after we arrived I started firing at this good looking Blonde Chick but all she could talk about was her boy friend who had been included in the Texas deal.
As it turned out, the Show played near Houston and one morning she comes charging across the lot saying, "Here he is!.....Johnny Herriott!