Monday, July 31, 2017

#1 Ring Masters (From Chic Silber)


12 comments:

Chic Silber said...


Please Sue help us with this

I think it is Norman Barrett

Sue Lenz said...

Yes it is my Ex husband, Norman Barrett.
Norman is still a Ringmaster at aged 81 with Zippo's Circus in England.

Chic Silber said...


Many thanks Sue & for that

new (to me) information

I guess some of us needed

a practice (or2) to finaly

getting it right

Mr.Lee said...

Norman also performs my all time favorite animal act ! yes I'm serious..

Chic Silber said...


Isn't that parakeets Lee

Chic Silber said...


The food is cheap & you don't need a shovel

With all the animals you trained & cared for

that must have been a secret desire but I'm

not sure about playing arena buildings

Mr.Lee said...

With all of the things going on in todays world and at the end of my performing career I always thought how clever his act was. You could go just about any where with two small suitcases. But then again he is such a suave man and a devoted performer, his past years are quite remarkable..But I wouldn't have changed a thing with my career I loved it all ..oh the places I've been and the friends I have made. I am a blessed man for sure .

Chic Silber said...


Animal activists would be

all over you for packing

those birds in a suitcase

Chic Silber said...


Many of us are truly blessed

I try to remember to be grateful

every day for my blessings

Mr.Lee said...

The suit cases were just a figure of speech Chic ,,However they hate anything and everything. You certainly have done some very amazing things. can't wait to get home and back to our luncheons !

Chic Silber said...


I knew what you meant Lee

Nowadays with the ADA law

mandates you could bring

them on the plane with you

Call them "Service Animals"

Paul Gutheil said...

Thank you Paul Binder and the Big Apple Circus for booking Norman and his birds all those years ago. What a joy and so wonderful to have visited with Mr Barrett during that grand season.
Lee, you and Judy . . . you know my friend, you know. God bless you.