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Bill H.R. 3359
thecircusblog | December 19, 2011
December 19, 2011 As of today, I called Washington, DC, and spoke to the secretary of Congressman Grijalva. I explained to him my concerns regarding H.R. 3359 bill and the affect it would have on circus animal trainers etc. The secretary suggested that we email Congressman Grijalva at grijalva.house.gov …. telling him of our concerns. […]
ACT NOW !
thecircusblog | December 12, 2011
Dear fellow Circus Performers, Circus Fans and Friends. 12-12 -11 I spoke to Rep. Schweikert’s office today and there might be a ray of hope regarding the H.R.3359 bill referenced in the above letter. I requested an audience with Congress whereby we could have a voice in this matter. I spoke of the horrendous […]
The Constitution
thecircusblog | November 18, 2011
I have this book in my collection of circus memorabilia, and I have read it quite a few times. I never knew just how much circus fans cared for the circus, it is truly gratifying. There is another Constitution that I have read, and it concerns the people of these Untied States. There are those […]
The Flying Siegrists
thecircusblog | September 14, 2011
At the time of this photo, the troupe had an address in Houston, Texas. This photo had to have been taken in the very early 1950’s. It has laid around with my other photos for years.
Lotus
thecircusblog | September 8, 2011
This is a very famous 1903 photograph by Bob Wallace for the Golmar Bros. Circus of Lotus the Hippopotamus. She was a female Nile Hippo and she eventually became the most famous. The fact that Lotus was a female, and that her species was a Nile Hippo, made her easier to handle. Males are indeed […]
Don Philips
thecircusblog | August 29, 2011
I need to write a little story about this fellow. Way back in the 1950’s his family and mine were on the Siebrand Bros Circus and, of course, he and I became good friends. The show would stay a week in each town, and during the week days the show would open at 6p.m., giving […]
Ivan and Wallace
thecircusblog | August 7, 2011
My dear friend Bill “Wallace” Thompson of Wallace and Ladmoe. In November of 2010, I helped produce a show for the City of Phoenix, AZ. Wallace is known by all in Arizona for his children’s TV show “Wallace and Ladmoe” on KPHO Ch 5, which ran for many decades in Phoenix. Bill came out […]
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