Saturday, July 29, 2017

#9 Red Show


11 comments:

Chic Silber said...


My non rotating mirrored

balls on the Leopard bridge

Patricia said...

A difficult act which I'm not sure the audience was fully able to appreciate in those big venues. I've had a total of seven leopards in different acts over the years, but for me (sorry Barbara!) that was seven too many. Just as dangerous as a lion or tiger, and they can fly too. No thanks.

Chic Silber said...


Perhaps difficult Patricia

but it had little pizazz

Leopards in a mesh arena

seem somewhat diminutive

Best was Gunther's exit

Chic Silber said...


Uncaged Leopard acts of which

there were many had more presence

Several of Barbara's showed well

Buckles said...

My wife had me hold "Nirvanas" leash for a moment while she did something and somehow we became entangled and while doing the Mexican Hat Dance, managed to get bit on the leg and had to get a Tetanus Shot.
.....and if that wasn't bad enough the cat got all the sympathy

Paul Gutheil said...

This is my photo. 14 leopards in the 1st half, 14 tigers in the second half, plus a dozen or so liberty horses, and 2 dozen elephants PIZZAZ . . . PIZZAZ this man had more P I Z Z A Z in his little finger than you or anybody else has in their whole body!!!!!!!!!

"IT IS NOT THE CRITIC WHO COUNTS. THE CREDIT BELONGS TO THE MAN WHO IS ACTUALLY IN THE ARENA . . . WHO AT THE BEST KNOWS IN THE END THE TRIUMPHS OF HIGH ACHIEVEMENTS AND WHO AT THE WORST, IF HE FAILS, AT LEAST FAILS WHILE DARING GREATLY, SO THAT HIS PLACE WILL NEVER BE WITH THJOSE COLD AND TIMID SOULS WHO KNOW NEITHER VICTORY NOR DEFEAT." THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Patricia said...

Good ol' Teddy Roosevelt. Such a quote, Paul! I liked Teddy even before he did "Night at the Museum".

Yes. I'm smiling...(typed, not 'emojified' is that like 'shaken not stirred', just a personal preference?)

Chic Silber said...


My mention was not of GG

or his many achievements

& his spectacular presence

but of a particular display

The Red Show back then had

16 elephants & I'm unsure

about your count of cats

Chic Silber said...


For all his greatness

& splendor Paul sorry

but he didn't walk on

water as many believe

Chic Silber said...


Some of your comments Paul

are written like a press agent

Hype is nothing new to circus

Chic Silber said...


Don't get me wrong Paul

I remain grateful for your

many photos & comments