YESTERDAY'S TOWNS

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.

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Location: GIBSONTON, FLORIDA, United States

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!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

THE GIBSONTON I.I.S.A. SHOWMEN'S CIRCUS: THE STAFF & VISITORS!

LEE STEVENS



JUDY STEVENS
Below right is long time Dog Act Trainer Gloria Peebles
GLORIA PEEBLES
("Dime's Store" file photo)


CHRIS CRIST
A#1 PR Man


WARD HALL
Ward did the Coloring Book, Peanut, & Novelty Pitches as only Mr. Hall can do them.

VISITORS
ROBERTA MISER, & JIMMY COLE
Roberta is the mother of Human Cannonball Wizzard Brian Miser


NICKOLAS & MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ
Michelle is the daughter of Micky, & Penny Wilson Rodriguez, and Nickolas is Michelle's Grandson,(how does that make you feel Great Grand-Mother Penny?).
NICKOLAS, MICHELLE, & PETE "POOBAH" TERHUNE

JOYCE VIDBEL & TRUDY WILSON STRONG
Trudy worked in the Hamid-Morton Circus elephant act with Al when she was about 12 or 13 years old. Joyce & Al were a great influence in Trudy's life.

BILL STRONG WITH KEN SUAREZ

4 Comments:

Blogger Down the Road by Jim said...

Bill , you haven't changed a bit -- still radiating fun , with that shifty smile of yours . Nice set of pictures , but I didn't see any snow ?????

1/15/2009 9:21 AM  
Blogger 24-HOUR-MAN said...

Hey Jim:
We're having our "Winter" this week! It was in the 30's here last night, right now it is 11:20am, & my thermometer reads 40.
What is "snow"?

1/15/2009 11:19 AM  
Blogger Down the Road by Jim said...

The wind is blowing so loud , it's hard to hear you , the computer keys are sluggish from the ice , and it's hard to type with mittens on -- I have to go out and shovel last night's "heavy frost" --- I suppose I'll have to get some more sun-tan lotion ,if the van starts , as we are out. But it's Wisconsin -- God's Country -- wish you were here !

1/16/2009 7:54 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So good to see Joyce Vidbel is out and about. She and Al put out one of THE finest tent shows for 20+ years. Diane and I structured all our warm weather and sometimes not so warm weather months around the Vidbel route. We were privileged to attend the Windham, NY memorial "party", as Jenny called it for Al. It was wonderful! We'll never forget Al and keep countless fond memories. Joyce, always lots of love.

Paul G.

1/21/2009 12:17 PM  

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