THE BALLOON MAN

Thursday, May 7, 2009

ZERBINI CIRCUS IN DOVER, DE

Much to my surprise I had a customer stop in Tuesday and tell Me that there was a circus in town!

Well it turns out the Alain Zerbini Circus is at the Spences Farmers Market in Downtown Dover.

So I rode down after work and there they were.

Didn't see anyone to talk to and it was raining.

I understand they will be here thru the weekend.

Don't know if I'll catch the show but I was told yesterday they had their top up.

Gonna try to get down there and snap a few photos.

Next week the Cole Bros Circus of the Stars will be in Dover, at the Mall, for the weekend.

NEWSPAPER ADS (FROM RJ REYNOLDS) #1

NEWSPAPER ADS (FROM RJ REYNOLDS) #2

FROM DAVID P. ORR

VIDBEL CIRCUS
HAPPY GRAND OPENING!
SATURDAY, MAY 9th Narberth, PA

FROM: Adam Forepaugh - Barry Lubin "Grandma" TENT NO. 2Circus Fans Association & David P. Orr, Direct District 3 NY, NJ, PA
Vidbel Circus Honorary Member of Forepaugh-Lubin
I'm requesting CFA Members in District 3 - NY, NJ, PA get out and support Vidbel Circus during the 2009 Season.
"We Pay As We Go"

MISSING MONKEY

Monkey, missing for 6 weeks, captured in Fla.

Missing circus monkey captured in central Fla. mobile home park with the lure of junk food

Associated Press
Last updated: 4:06 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, 2009

FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. -- He spent six weeks on the lam from the circus, but Reggie the spider monkey has been captured with the help of junk food. Reggie had performed for the Liebel Family Circus for years, but he escaped on March 13 when the troupe did a show at a central Florida flea market. A search for the monkey came up empty-handed.
He was spotted a few weeks ago in a nearby neighborhood, looking lonely and scared but otherwise healthy. But a dog frightened him away before residents there could attract him with some food.

Then on Monday, Reggie was seen hanging from a tree at a mobile home park. Neighbors fed him Coke, potato chips and Twinkies until the circus owner Tom Liebel came to grab him.