Harmonica Rascals

| November 30, 2008

Mom and Dad did a television show with these guys. As a young man, I stood in the stage wings watching their act. They were one of  the funniest musical comedy acts that I have ever seen.

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Bob Emrico

| November 2, 2008

Siebrand Bros Circus ….the late 1950’s.  Bob joined the show and did a comedy/magic and worked with Harry Ross, CoCo and Grace. All the clown gags were performed on the circus stage.

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Native Aztec Dancers

| November 2, 2008

Maricopa County Fair 2003. I wanted to pay tribute to the Native Americans people in Arizona, as well as the Southern and Northern tribes. The local native people donated their time to create a native village to display their different cultures. We were successful in hosting 15 different tribes.

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Chuck Burns

| November 2, 2008

Chuck Burns was one of the most famous clowns in our business. He was the head clown in Ringling Bros., did motion pictures & television shows and then became entertainment director of Knox Berry Farm in Anaheim, CA.

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Rex Allen Jr.

| November 2, 2008

Rex did a show for us at the Maricopa County Fair in 2002. Rex is a native of Arizona, now living in Las Vegas, NV.

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The Slide for Life

| November 2, 2008

Herbie Webber performing his “Slide for Life.”

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Huberto

| November 2, 2008

Herbie Webber was famous for his “Slide for Life.” He also did a tight wire act. Herbie was a great showman….he did a bit in his act where he fell from the wire as he attempted to jump over an umbrella. The fall, of course, caught every one’s attention. He would attempt it again and […]

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John Strong

| November 2, 2008

The Gentle Giant, bigger than life in every way. To my knowledge he never had an enemy.

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Ted DeWayne

| November 2, 2008

Ted had one of the finest teeter board acts in the country. He was the bottom man in his act. The other performers in his act were Paula and Russ Saunders and Ba Workmeister and others. Ted finally got his own circus after many years of hard work, he also got himself an elephant. Dad and I took the […]

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