HOWDY, MY NAME IS BILL STRONG, I'LL BE YOUR "24 HOUR MAN", ROUTING YOU INTO THE PAST TO SEE WHAT THE CIRCUS WAS IN DAYS GONE BY. IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, AND MISS WHAT IT USED TO BE, THEN COME ON ALONG AS WE GO DOWN THE ROAD FOLLOWING THE ARROWS BACKWARDS, TO "YESTERDAY'S TOWNS"! IF YOU HAVE CIRCUS RELATED PICTURES YOU WOULD LIKE POSTED, SEND THEM TO,,,,yesterday1@verizon.net,,,,AND WE WILL TRY TO FIT THEM IN. "24 HOUR MAN" WILL HAVE THE FINAL DECISION ON POSTING.
Three years at CWM made me a real traditionalist, and I keep remembering Bob Parkinson saying, "I want the people to see what the circus used to be, not what it is today. That's what this site is about!
LEONATI, THE SPIRAL ASCENTIONIST
One of the earliest bicycle thrill acts was performed by Leonati, a Frenchman billed on the Forepaugh show in 1883 as the “Spiral Ascensionist”. On a high wheeler,(it was before the day of the pneumatic safety bike), Leonati rode to a 50-foot high platform and then descended to the ground.
posted by 24-HOUR-MAN | 11:39 AM
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All I can say is' 'NOWHERE in the world will anyone try again any of all of those incredible acts. Not only the act itself but the rigging. 'ouch my back'
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