thecircusblog | October 4, 2012
Gabe sits in one of our circus semis playing his drums. He was only four at the time of this photo, taken at Legend City amusement Park in 1976. I was surprised by his rhythmic ability at such a young age.
thecircusblog | October 4, 2012
My elephant Shorty’s best friend was my son Solon. If I would allow them they would play all day long and never get tired. The mud hole was their favorite spot. Solon would take off Shorty’s chains, grab the water hose and the fun started. Shorty was capable of taking off his own leg chains. [...]
thecircusblog | September 28, 2012
From left to right Patty, Shirley, GarY, Ethel and Glen Henry. This photo had to be taken in the late 1940′s. All the Henrys had a rolling globe act. The reason is on their father circus the Henry boys had to double for each other. It came to mind just how many acts the Henry [...]
thecircusblog | September 28, 2012
Shirley, Gary and Patty Henry. Jimmy Henry came much later, a pleasant surprise for many. I believe this photo was taken in 1950? I asked Zoeanna but she did not know nor did Gary. It really doesn’t matter.
thecircusblog | September 28, 2012
This picture of Zoeana and Gary was taken on the porch of their home in Gainesville, Texas sometime in the late 1990′s.
thecircusblog | September 28, 2012
From left to right Patty, Gary, Shirley, Ethel and Jimmy Henry. I spoke with Gary today by phone, while Zoeanna was visiting Ethel at the rest home. Both Gary and Ethel are doing quite well. Shirley called me from Mexico City where she and her husband Andrea Atayde live. Jimmy….. I call often…. he lives [...]
thecircusblog | September 28, 2012
From left to right Darlene, Ethel, and Jimmy Henry. Darlene is the wife of Jimmy Henry.
thecircusblog | July 5, 2012
It wasn’t until around the age of 16 that I first met my uncle Bum, though I certainly knew of him through conversations with my Dad and all my other uncles. Bum was the oldest of all the Henry boys and had settled himself into the mid southwest, Texas after my grandfather took Henry Bros Circus [...]
thecircusblog | April 28, 2012
I never knew this photo existed. I received a box of circus photos from Charles Clancy. The box contained the total Tommy Bentley Collection. In one of the albums is where I discovered my Dads photo. What a wonderful find. This photo was taken on the Rudy Bros Circus 1969. He had retried from the [...]
thecircusblog | January 17, 2012
Jimmy Conners is the son of Al Conners Covert and my aunt Bertha May Henry Conners. Jimmy took after his father Al and became one fine juggler. Dolly, Jimmy’s wife, was a sweetheart of a lady and between the two of them… no matter what acts they did ….their acts were top drawer.
