I first had the privilege of meeting Mr. Rix and Jeannette when the visited us on the Castle show, in '72. Jeannette was beautiful beyond belief, as she is in this photo. My continued respects to all the Rix family.
When folk's talk about the "big shows" of the past they forget the show the late, great Paul Kaye took to Japan in 1983(sold out every show.) What a memory, spending 21 some hour's on a cargo plane, going and coming back with the Rix's and their bears and the 17 Hawthorn tigers and a pilot, co-pilot, navigator and a coffee pot. We used a trap door to go down into the belly of the plane to care for the animals. I wish Albert had written 4 or 5 book's about his life experience's starting with his early day's at Hagenbeck Zoo.
5 comments:
My notes weren't correct
So some of these had been
with the group on June 19
I confused 2 lists
I've made worse mistakes
(and likely will again)
Jeannette (whose name is
spelled with 2 Ns although
mostly shown with only 1)
is the eldest of Albert &
Maria Rix's 3 children
She continues to work with
& exhibits bears at fairs
as well as other events to
educate folks about them
Her sister Susan also has
BIG bears for similar use
Their brother Christopher
is involved in fitness
training but they all
live near one another
Some of the greatest
folks in the business
I first had the privilege of meeting Mr. Rix and Jeannette when the visited us on the Castle show, in '72. Jeannette was beautiful beyond belief, as she is in this photo. My continued respects to all the Rix family.
When folk's talk about the "big shows" of the past they forget the show the late, great Paul Kaye took to Japan in 1983(sold out every show.) What a memory, spending 21 some hour's on a cargo plane, going and coming back with the Rix's and their bears and the 17 Hawthorn tigers and a pilot, co-pilot, navigator and a coffee pot. We used a trap door to go down into the belly of the plane to care for the animals. I wish Albert had written 4 or 5 book's about his life experience's starting with his early day's at Hagenbeck Zoo.
Wade Burck
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