Tuesday, October 11, 2016

#5 Still More Cats


8 comments:

Chic Silber said...


Horrible costume

Chic Silber said...


This diamond pattern

mesh arena saved time

not having to clean up

all the blood that was

shed on the square 1

Henry Penndorf said...

Richard Chipperfield

He was mauled by his tiger, Arnie, during a photo shoot for Ringling Brothers back in 1998.

News article....http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/45567.stm

Patricia said...

That's nothing to joke about, Mr. Silber.

Chic Silber said...


Neither comment was a joke

The costume comment was before

Richard was identified

The shed blood had nothing to

do with him at all but the

older version of mesh arenas

Just ask Gary Hill

Patricia said...

I see. Surely you can understand my confusion.
I would certainly hope no one would ever be cavalier with cruel comments or criticism regarding an injury. Cage acts are stressful, demanding and dangerous. Until you've closed that arena door from the inside day after day, year after year, it's hard to understand what it's like. It can also be a whole lot of fun. We are all entitled to our opinion, and my opinion is I'm not too crazy about that wardrobe either...

Chic Silber said...


The only Chipperfield I ever met

was Richard (Dicky) Senior so I

had no idea who this was but I'd

never show disrespect for any

injured performer no matter what

the situation Patricia & the old

square pattern mesh arena caused

much pain & grief to those that

forced it into the ring curb

Many broken strands drew blood

Patricia said...

I understand. Thank you for clarifying.