Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with your "Great Pix" comment super rich color and "Great Story" too Sonny. sounds like fond memories for you and the kids. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Apr 23, 2010, at 11:47 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > Many years ago, when I was first in the news biz, I covered this > Circus in > Baton Rouge. My wife and daughter, then about five, had supper > with the > family that does the Tiger show. (The Clyde Betty-Cole Brothers > Circus > doesn't have a a Lion Tamer.) They had a passel of new tiger > cubs, and > Ilsa and their kids played on the Motor Home floor with the cubs > while we > ate. > > I filmed the show, from just outside the cage, and it made for some > great > film. > > During the show, a gully washer of a rain storm blew up, and when > we went to > go home, found our VW van stuck up to the axle in the mud. > > They were breaking down the Big Top, so I went to the Ringmaster > for help. > He sent an elephant and her handler over, they hitched up to the > VW, and we > were on our way in no time. > > Great Pix Cuz. > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > > > On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> > wrote: > >> This is an ungodly big gallery of shots of the circus setting up and >> tearing down. >> >> I had a great time. >> >> Some details are at the link here. Click through to see the pictures. >> >> < >> http://cartersxrd.net/Site/Today/Entries/ >> 2010/4/23_The_Circuswas_in_town.html >>> >> http://tinyurl.com/2bt9rhy >> >> Ric Carter >> http://cartersxrd.net >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ >> www.facebook.com/ric.carter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information