THIS BLOG IS DEDICATED TO MY TWIN BROTHER, BILL DYKES (1943-1995). WE WERE NOT ONLY BROTHERS BUT PARTNERS IN BUSINESS AND BEST FRIENDS!AND TO ALL THE "BUTCHERS" THAT HAVE PASSED ON TO THE BIG LOT IN THE SKY!
DICK DYKES: I see where "The Ballon Man" blog will hit 10,000 VISITS TODAY...this is great news and 10,000 FANS, Model Builders, SHOW Business Professionals have appreciated...Keep UP THE GOOD WORK and look forward to the next 10,000 Visits.
SIDEBAR: "SPANGLES, Elephants, Violets, and Me" the real circus book about real elephants and circus staffers and performers...Vickie Cristiani Rossi continues to make personal appearances. The past weekend Vickie took part in a CIRCUS panel discussion at ASOLO Ringling "BARNUM" Circus after the afternoon performance of BARNUM..She presently has more book signings this winter in and around Sarasota and Orlando...Just click on SPANGLES on the right margin of BALLOON MAN BLOG..AMAZON.COM best way to get your copy of SPANGLES ASAP. ............
Snapp Brothers Shows
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There is no archive of Snapp Bros. Shows documentation known to exist. What
little information does exist is as follows:Belle Snapp married Clarence A.
W...
Emmett Kelly Jr. Circus
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A flyer from the Emmett Kelly Jr. Circus, which was produced by Leonard
Green, Kelly Jr's manager. This date was in Port Huron, MI in either 1972
or 1...
SHOWBIZ DAVID'S FIRST CIRQUE DU SOLEIL REVIEW
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In 1987, I was in good stead with* Variety,* having been a free-lance
contributor to the "bible of showbiz" for fifteen years, filing occasional
circus r...
Ideal route EMR – What exactly is it?
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Whats the Ideal route EMR in your follow to choose to fulfill and fulfill
every...
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I'm Seeing Double!
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Hey everyone, Steve Copeland here. We are down to the wire here in Baraboo;
only a little over a week left to go before the end of the summer season.
I’m...
Day 158, 71 to go
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The world is in that backward place. I never thought people ( mostly men)
would try and overturn Roe V Wade. I never thought the Planned Parenthood ,
a g...
Shooting star (Patrick Berta, 1964-1993.)
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August 11, Columbia.
My brother Patrick died twenty-two years ago today on the wings of a
shooting star.
He was twenty-nine years young and bold and crazy,...
Familiar Territory
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* Today we drove 240 miles to one of our very favorite west coast spots,
Garberville. I'm so thankful we had the day off to make this jump. *
* Our trek i...
Washington Park Children's Zoo - Indianapolis
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Indianapolis' first zoo opened in 1964 and exhibited animals until its
closure and subsequent transfer to a new site in 1988. This facility first
exhibited...
ATLANTA BOOTLEGGERS
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Atlanta Bootleggers
I was working on the Cristiani Wallace Circus in the early sixties and we
were playing around North Georgia. It was a Saturday night i...
HAPPY THANKSGIVING..........
ReplyDeleteDICK DYKES: I see where "The Ballon Man" blog will hit 10,000 VISITS TODAY...this is great news and 10,000 FANS, Model Builders, SHOW Business Professionals have appreciated...Keep UP THE GOOD WORK and look forward to the next 10,000 Visits.
SIDEBAR: "SPANGLES, Elephants, Violets, and Me" the real circus book about real elephants and circus staffers and performers...Vickie Cristiani Rossi continues to make personal appearances. The past weekend Vickie took part in a CIRCUS panel discussion at ASOLO Ringling "BARNUM" Circus after the afternoon performance of BARNUM..She presently has more book signings this winter in and around Sarasota and Orlando...Just click on SPANGLES on the right margin of BALLOON MAN BLOG..AMAZON.COM best way to get your copy of SPANGLES ASAP. ............
Thanks Mr Orr!
ReplyDeleteBut you better look again, it's 11,000! I just wish I could get more people to comment and send me things to post! Dick
Congratulations from Australia Dick.
ReplyDeleteWe really enjoy your blog - especially those pics of the small circuses that get overlooked otherwise.