Circus people...or carnies?Jogeephus":3304knkb said:Always enjoyed the circus. Had some neighbors who worked with them. Interesting people.
greybeard":1z4h2me9 said:Best one ever was the first one I went to. THE Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey Circus, in the old Sam Houston Coliseum near downtown Houston--late 50s or very early 60s.
greybeard":z9stuhmb said:Circus people...or carnies?Jogeephus":z9stuhmb said:Always enjoyed the circus. Had some neighbors who worked with them. Interesting people.
There's a big difference.
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greybeard":2jwbw05u said:I hope there's a special place in hades for PETA..one where the members are eaten alive by tigers every day, spat back out whole and devoured again.
greybeard":3cdc0jqy said:I have carried my kids and a couple of the grand thugs to different circuses.
Best one ever was the first one I went to. THE Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey Circus, in the old Sam Houston Coliseum near downtown Houston--late 50s or very early 60s.
I hope there's a special place in hades for PETA..one where the members are eaten alive by tigers every day, spat back out whole and devoured again.
M-5":35vv4ys0 said:I believe it has more to do with technology than anything else. Kids today have seen the wonders of the world on their phones and TV. Its not entertaining to this generation like the previous ones. attendance was down and when no revenue is generated you don't have a choice
Bigfoot said:Never been to a big circus. Seen the little one that comes through town a couple times. Wish I had seen that one before it closed.[/quot
I saw the Greatest Show On earth in 1952. A very good movie about the Circus. Available on DVD.