Friday, March 01, 2019

CLOWNS #8


Posted by Chic Silber at 3/01/2019 12:20:00 AM

5 comments:

Chic Silber said...


Pat Valdo went on to become

the Performance Director of

"TGSOE" for many years

01 March, 2019 11:12
Paul Gutheil said...

There is a great poster with this wonderful face.

01 March, 2019 12:38
Chic Silber said...


Yup I have that image Paul

01 March, 2019 12:56
Roger Smith said...

In a BANDWAGON article, the story goes that John Ringling called Valdo in one day and said, "Pat, I'm pulling you out of the Alley, and making you Director of Personnel. There'll be an increase in your salary, and you handle the job as you see fit." This was circa 1919, when the Combine went out, and Valdo performed his duties for most of the next 50+ years. It was said to me more than once that two men in the American circus never had an enemy--Merle Evans and Pat Valdo. In Valdo's case, this is saying something, since Personnel Director meant he faced the problems, beefs, whinings, threats, and complaints of the entire payroll--and did so with a diplomatic gift world leaders could envy.

01 March, 2019 19:20
Chic Silber said...


I just found the poster

Paul mentioned above

I'll put it up above

ALL of today's images

01 March, 2019 22:27

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