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Frank, do you have any when I was there story?… Read More

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Of course, they were quite different (chuckling) in our day, in our day than you see today. It makes me laugh about Papa. He was so discouraged when they stopped wearing tights. (chuckling) And that was a long time ago, girls come out without tights. But on some things like… Read More

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I was there when the band leader forgot the music. (Connie laughing) No, but there’s one story about snakes. I’ve been a snake lover since I was a little kid, and I had a job before my circus days. I worked for a man that had a show that people… Read More

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but my mother did. Read More

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Did you make them?… Read More

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Did she design them?… Read More

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I also rode an elephant in spec. That was my only contact with elephants before I married Frank, was to be the girl on the elephant riding in spec around. Read More

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And on another circus that I was on with my family, Jimmy Cole, I believe it was Jimmy Cole Circus, I rode, what was the elephant’s name?… Read More

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Where did you get your costumes that you wore?… Read More

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Let me see, who did I ride?… Read More

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One-Eyed Modoc, I believe, is the elephant that I rode in spec. Okay. Read More

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I wasn’t much into scandals. (chuckling) My mother and father sorta kept me away from that. Read More

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Do you work with the elephants?… Read More

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Oh, I rode one in the spectacular at the beginning, I believe that year. Read More

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Like Frank remembers that first time when your father slid down on his head and did… It created such a memory for him. Read More

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Was there any memorable stories?… Read More

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Maybe one from each of you that, “I remember I was there when.” I see, well when you said blowdown, thank goodness I was never on a tent circus when they had a tragic blowdown, but I do remember there was a tornado sighted that was coming. All the weather… Read More

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Are there any memorable stories from circus days that you can relate?… Read More

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Any big storms where there’s a blowdown, any animal escapes, any scandal, anything?… Read More

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Anything or any great performances that you had the opportunity to see, someone doing the triple for the first time or something?… Read More