SNAPSHOTS: BILLY THERONS SPIDER MONKEYS # 1

THIS IS THE SAGA OF SPIDER MONKEY JUNCTION!!!!
We open with a meeting of the citizens in The Town Hall,(actually it's the Saloon, but it's the only building in town)
Sheriff there's gonna be a uprisin, ya gotta protect us.

SHERIFF "SPIDEY" MONKEY
But I turned in my badge, I promised my feeancee weuns would get hitched at "High Noon",(Oh good grief)!!

THE BRIDE TO BE, "MISS MONKEY"
Your "sheriffin" days are over baby,do not forsake me "Spidey" darlin, on this our weddin dayay!(double good grief)

SNAPSHOTS: SPIDER MONKEYS # 2

WAGON TRAIN OUTSIDE OF TOWN
Circle the wagons men,(I mean monkeys) they're a comin up the draw(how come they never come down the draw?)
Yeh, they're a comin up the draw!

SNAPSHOTS:SPIDER MONKEYS # 3

THE WAR CHIEF
The attack has started but oh! oh!, here comes the U.S. Marshall with the Cavalry!


MARSHALL THERON
The uprisin is over,me and the Chief smoked the Peace Pipe, and signed a Peace Treaty(for all that's worth)!!!!


THE INTENDED
Left at the Alter again!!!!

SNAPSHOTS: THE MAN RESPONSIBLE

UNCLE BILLY THERON
Billy trained the Monkeys, and made all of the wardrobe for this act himself.

Seriously, "Uncle" Billy Theron was a great personality, and deserves a lot of credit for the time, and effort, he put into this unusual act,and The Therons were another of the great talented families of our time.

SNAPSHOTS CIRCUS VARGAS 1986

These are some pics Joanne took while visiting Vargas in California. These are more of those matte snapshots that I have yet to find a way to sharpen, so please bear with me on the quality.







VARGAS "ET"(EMERGENCY TEARDOWN)
I mistakenly called this a "blow down", actually the tent was lowered before the storm, which did carry some pretty heavy winds, & rain. The only serious damage was the loss of Sandy Dobritch's trailer which caught fire from electrical wires.

SNAPSHOTS: CIRCUS VARGAS # 2

Looks like a tight lot.



Boys will be boys!

Col. Joe & Tusko engaging in a little "horseplay", excuse me, "elephantplay"!

SNAPSHOTS: CIRCUS VARGAS #3

Here's Ted Polk doin toenails. This is another talented young Animal Man, taken from us much too soon.

Ted & Robert


No fun in that California heat.

QUASSAR'S QUIZ: FROM NINETTE

Ninette Parker sent this with some things so I thought I'd see if it would fool anyone????

SNAPSHOTS: UNOHOO---U AXT 4 IT

I had a request from unohoo to see some pics of Rex Williams' Mixed Act so Eva was kind enough to search these out & send them for him to see>

CATSKILL GAME FARM
Rene, Eva, Darlene, & Rex Williams, early 1970's


CATSKILL GAME FARM #2
Rex, Rene, & Darlene


CATSKILL GAME FARM #3
Eva Dothan & Rex

CIRCUS AMERICA WASHINGTON DC 1974

SNAPSHOTS: ELEPHANTS #1

I have one of those little antique wooden Kraft cheese boxes stuffed with assorted snapshots, and this morning Trudy said, "why don't you use some of these", when she pulled out some Elephant pictures I decided okay, Elephants it will be. About ten hours later after much sorting, editing, enhancing, cloning, resizing, stitching, lightening, darkening, sharpening,(and that's not easy with these old matte pics), Here are some from over the years, going back as far as 1964, hope you enjoy them!!!!,,,,,I want a raise!!!!


SMOKEY JONES & TIKA
And there's no better place to start than with a legend, Smokey Jones in Honolulu, Hawaii, with Paul Kaye, & Ralph Yampuku's 3 Ring International Circus, 1973.


CORKY PLUNKETT
Here's another legend that arrived during the night from Penny, a "Showman"! Myrtle Beach, SC(date unknown)


DONNA WILSON & TOMMY
Hadi Temple Shrine Circus Evansville IN,(year unknown)


TRUDY WILSON STRONG & THE UNFORGETABLE ANNA MAY
On The Dobritch International Circus, Cleveland, Ohio, 1964.

MIKE LaTORRES
Here are Mike & Sally with their young male Stony.

BABY DONDI & FRANCINE SCHACHT
This is at the Puyalup, WA Fair,(year unknown). Dondi was trained by the incompareble Mac McDonald.

SNAPSHOT: ELEPHANTS #2

Through the years Joanne Wilson worked with several baby African Elephants, including training two of her own. Someone remarked once, "it is all right for her to train these elephants,,,,as long as she didn't consider herself an elephant trainer"!!!!

SNUFFY & JOANNE WILSON
Snuffy later went to George & Lou Ann Jacobs Barreda.



ANNA LOUISE & JOANNE WILSON
Anna louise belonged to Tom Demry, and was trained by Joanne.


SUSY & LITTLE DORY MILLER
Joanne put a nice act together with these two, Dory worked in Trudy's Dalmatian Dog Act until it retired, after that he was worked single on Phillips Bros, by Linda Wilson Herrmann, was with Lee Stevens on Ringling for two years, and Linda's daughter Sabrina Herrman,(now Donaho), worked him, and he was retired here at home six years ago. We lost Dory last Summer at the age of 26.


JOANNE WILSON & SUSY
On Nordmark Circus, in Manchester, NH, about 1989. Susy went on later to star in the Weekly TV show, "Saturday Morning", under the name "JELLY".

SNAPSHOTS: ELEPHANTS #3

ALAN HILL ELEPHANTS(??)
This is Joe Frisco Jr. at Hollywood Race Track on Eddie Zacchini's Olympic International Circus in 1979.





Finished workin, comin home!
Uuuuhhh,,,,goin home!

SNAPSHOTS: ELEPHANTS #4

THE TONY DIANO ELEPHANTS

This is Lee Keener with the Diano herd in 1981, and I believe it is either L.n. Fleckles, or Ron Kelroy dates.
Time & location unknown.

SNAPSHOTS: ELEPHANTS #5

SID KELNER ELEPHANTS
Pancho Magana on Eddie Zacchini's Olympic International Circus,(year unknown)

WALT & BARBARA KING
Filming the "Today Show", at Circus Farms in 1980

HAWTHORN ELEPHANTS

Roy, & Cindy Herriott Wells, on Bob Snowden's Royal American Circus, in Caracas Venezuela, 1992.

SNAPSHOTS: ELEPHANTS #6

HOXIE BROS. CIRCUS 1981
PeeWee Pinson,& Dutch Crawford,,,,David Strong, PeeWee Joanne Wilson Pinson, & Dutch

HOXIE BROS. ELEPHANTS
This is Joanne Wilson & Dutch Crawford, with Eddie Zacchini's Kool-Aid Circus at the Florida State Fair, early '80's.

PINSON'S FLYING ELEPHANTS
Eddie Zacchini's Kool-Aid Circus, Peoria, IL 1978.

LOUIE DEL MORAL 2001
L. E. Barnes Circus

Circus Vargas Menagerie 1987
Ninette said...
While With circus Vargas; One of those great beauty' 'with me' on top pull our fifth-wheel out of a stuck in the mud hole. So helpfull they are when you need them. A+ for them.