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Another great institution closing.
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey is closing down in May.
One of the factors .. animal rights groups. Others declining sales. I group up being wowed by the menagerie before the show. To me, that was the big part of the show. Getting to feed the elephants, seeing bearded woman, the snake people, The smallest man on earth.. The tigers... When the elephant killed the kid years ago and that all stopped, I felt that was going to be the end... In then end it might have been, just took a long time. -- Jeff --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 1/15/2017 12:42 PM, woodchucker wrote:
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey is closing down in May. One of the factors .. animal rights groups. Others declining sales. I group up being wowed by the menagerie before the show. To me, that was the big part of the show. Getting to feed the elephants, seeing bearded woman, the snake people, The smallest man on earth.. The tigers... When the elephant killed the kid years ago and that all stopped, I felt that was going to be the end... In then end it might have been, just took a long time. While I hate to see a 160 year old business close, I never saw the attraction. Went to the circus once about 60 years ago and never had a desire to go back. Remember, it used to be two different circuses that combined to survive. May have even been a third one swallowed up too, Cole Bros. |
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On 1/15/2017 12:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 1/15/2017 12:42 PM, woodchucker wrote: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey is closing down in May. One of the factors .. animal rights groups. Others declining sales. I group up being wowed by the menagerie before the show. To me, that was the big part of the show. Getting to feed the elephants, seeing bearded woman, the snake people, The smallest man on earth.. The tigers... When the elephant killed the kid years ago and that all stopped, I felt that was going to be the end... In then end it might have been, just took a long time. While I hate to see a 160 year old business close, I never saw the attraction. Went to the circus once about 60 years ago and never had a desire to go back. Remember, it used to be two different circuses that combined to survive. May have even been a third one swallowed up too, Cole Bros. I think the entertainment dynamic has changed. Kids are the target, for the most part. Has any one seen a kid out doors lately? :~) |
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On 01/15/2017 11:42 AM, woodchucker wrote:
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey is closing down in May. .... The NPR radio blurb heard this AM quoted RB-B&B spokesman as saying ticket sales plummeted drastically when they quit touring with the elephants as a major factor, indeed. |
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Another great institution closing.
On 1/15/2017 1:51 PM, Leon wrote:
On 1/15/2017 12:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On 1/15/2017 12:42 PM, woodchucker wrote: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey is closing down in May. One of the factors .. animal rights groups. Others declining sales. I group up being wowed by the menagerie before the show. To me, that was the big part of the show. Getting to feed the elephants, seeing bearded woman, the snake people, The smallest man on earth.. The tigers... When the elephant killed the kid years ago and that all stopped, I felt that was going to be the end... In then end it might have been, just took a long time. While I hate to see a 160 year old business close, I never saw the attraction. Went to the circus once about 60 years ago and never had a desire to go back. Remember, it used to be two different circuses that combined to survive. May have even been a third one swallowed up too, Cole Bros. I think the entertainment dynamic has changed. Kids are the target, for the most part. Has any one seen a kid out doors lately? :~) Not without their smartphone shoved up to their face. |
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On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 1:51:38 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
On 1/15/2017 12:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On 1/15/2017 12:42 PM, woodchucker wrote: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey is closing down in May. One of the factors .. animal rights groups. Others declining sales. I group up being wowed by the menagerie before the show. To me, that was the big part of the show. Getting to feed the elephants, seeing bearded woman, the snake people, The smallest man on earth.. The tigers... When the elephant killed the kid years ago and that all stopped, I felt that was going to be the end... In then end it might have been, just took a long time. While I hate to see a 160 year old business close, I never saw the attraction. Went to the circus once about 60 years ago and never had a desire to go back. Remember, it used to be two different circuses that combined to survive. May have even been a third one swallowed up too, Cole Bros. I think the entertainment dynamic has changed. Kids are the target, for the most part. Has any one seen a kid out doors lately? :~) Yesterday morning I asked the kids next door to be careful not to drop anything on SWMBO's car, which was parked next to the tree they were climbing. They politely said OK. |
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On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 5:43:59 PM UTC-5, Meanie wrote:
On 1/15/2017 1:51 PM, Leon wrote: On 1/15/2017 12:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On 1/15/2017 12:42 PM, woodchucker wrote: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey is closing down in May. One of the factors .. animal rights groups. Others declining sales. I group up being wowed by the menagerie before the show. To me, that was the big part of the show. Getting to feed the elephants, seeing bearded woman, the snake people, The smallest man on earth.. The tigers... When the elephant killed the kid years ago and that all stopped, I felt that was going to be the end... In then end it might have been, just took a long time. While I hate to see a 160 year old business close, I never saw the attraction. Went to the circus once about 60 years ago and never had a desire to go back. Remember, it used to be two different circuses that combined to survive. May have even been a third one swallowed up too, Cole Bros. I think the entertainment dynamic has changed. Kids are the target, for the most part. Has any one seen a kid out doors lately? :~) Not without their smartphone shoved up to their face. Their face? I don't think so. It's the adults that talk on their phones. Kids text, snap chat, Facebook, etc. |
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On 1/15/2017 5:32 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 1:51:38 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote: On 1/15/2017 12:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On 1/15/2017 12:42 PM, woodchucker wrote: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey is closing down in May. One of the factors .. animal rights groups. Others declining sales. I group up being wowed by the menagerie before the show. To me, that was the big part of the show. Getting to feed the elephants, seeing bearded woman, the snake people, The smallest man on earth.. The tigers... When the elephant killed the kid years ago and that all stopped, I felt that was going to be the end... In then end it might have been, just took a long time. While I hate to see a 160 year old business close, I never saw the attraction. Went to the circus once about 60 years ago and never had a desire to go back. Remember, it used to be two different circuses that combined to survive. May have even been a third one swallowed up too, Cole Bros. I think the entertainment dynamic has changed. Kids are the target, for the most part. Has any one seen a kid out doors lately? :~) Yesterday morning I asked the kids next door to be careful not to drop anything on SWMBO's car, which was parked next to the tree they were climbing. They politely said OK. Not buying it.... Are you sure what you saw were kids? ;~) There really are some well mannered and thoughtful kids out there. Good to hear you live near some of them. |
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On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 6:44:13 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
On 1/15/2017 5:32 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote: On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 1:51:38 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote: On 1/15/2017 12:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On 1/15/2017 12:42 PM, woodchucker wrote: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey is closing down in May. One of the factors .. animal rights groups. Others declining sales. I group up being wowed by the menagerie before the show. To me, that was the big part of the show. Getting to feed the elephants, seeing bearded woman, the snake people, The smallest man on earth.. The tigers... When the elephant killed the kid years ago and that all stopped, I felt that was going to be the end... In then end it might have been, just took a long time. While I hate to see a 160 year old business close, I never saw the attraction. Went to the circus once about 60 years ago and never had a desire to go back. Remember, it used to be two different circuses that combined to survive. May have even been a third one swallowed up too, Cole Bros. I think the entertainment dynamic has changed. Kids are the target, for the most part. Has any one seen a kid out doors lately? :~) Yesterday morning I asked the kids next door to be careful not to drop anything on SWMBO's car, which was parked next to the tree they were climbing. They politely said OK. Not buying it.... Are you sure what you saw were kids? ;~) There really are some well mannered and thoughtful kids out there. Good to hear you live near some of them. They're still young. Give them time. :-( |
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On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 12:51:30 -0600, Leon wrote:
While I hate to see a 160 year old business close, I never saw the attraction. Went to the circus once about 60 years ago and never had a desire to go back. Remember, it used to be two different circuses that combined to survive. May have even been a third one swallowed up too, Cole Bros. I think the entertainment dynamic has changed. Kids are the target, for the most part. Has any one seen a kid out doors lately? :~) Like most, I loved the circus as a kid. I've gone twice as an adult, once to B&B and once to Shriners. Even though those are at different ends of the circus spectrum, my response to both was neutral - not bad, but I wouldn't put out any great effort to go to either one. So I guess you're right - you've gotta' be a kid to get blown away bu a circus. BTW, the fairgrounds near my childhood home had harness racing in the summer. Could watch from outside without paying from a convenient haystack. Had to dodge the occasional fairgrounds employee who was paid to chase off the freeloaders, but I still enjoyed it more than the circus. Maybe dodging the rent-a-cop was part of the fun:-). -- What if a much of a which of a wind gives the truth to summer's lie? |
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On Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:36:52 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote: On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 5:43:59 PM UTC-5, Meanie wrote: On 1/15/2017 1:51 PM, Leon wrote: On 1/15/2017 12:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: On 1/15/2017 12:42 PM, woodchucker wrote: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey is closing down in May. One of the factors .. animal rights groups. Others declining sales. I group up being wowed by the menagerie before the show. To me, that was the big part of the show. Getting to feed the elephants, seeing bearded woman, the snake people, The smallest man on earth.. The tigers... When the elephant killed the kid years ago and that all stopped, I felt that was going to be the end... In then end it might have been, just took a long time. While I hate to see a 160 year old business close, I never saw the attraction. Went to the circus once about 60 years ago and never had a desire to go back. Remember, it used to be two different circuses that combined to survive. May have even been a third one swallowed up too, Cole Bros. I think the entertainment dynamic has changed. Kids are the target, for the most part. Has any one seen a kid out doors lately? :~) Not without their smartphone shoved up to their face. Their face? I don't think so. It's the adults that talk on their phones. Kids text, snap chat, Facebook, etc. My wife will be happy to hear that she's a kid. ;-) I rarely talk on my phone, even. |
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"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ... On 1/15/2017 12:42 PM, woodchucker wrote: While I hate to see a 160 year old business close, I never saw the attraction. Went to the circus once about 60 years ago and never had a desire to go back. Remember, it used to be two different circuses that combined to survive. May have even been a third one swallowed up too, Cole Bros. While it's probably been 25 years ago, my wife and I took our six year old boy to the Summit to see Ringling Bros. I remember thinking then [as I do to this day], "Stupid pet tricks." Might be fun to photograph it. Dave in SoTex |
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On 1/16/2017 9:29 AM, Dave in SoTex wrote:
"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ... On 1/15/2017 12:42 PM, woodchucker wrote: While I hate to see a 160 year old business close, I never saw the attraction. Went to the circus once about 60 years ago and never had a desire to go back. Remember, it used to be two different circuses that combined to survive. May have even been a third one swallowed up too, Cole Bros. While it's probably been 25 years ago, my wife and I took our six year old boy to the Summit to see Ringling Bros. I remember thinking then [as I do to this day], "Stupid pet tricks." Might be fun to photograph it. Dave in SoTex Hard to believe, I can remember when the Summit was being built. About 1975 ish IIRC. It was a great concert venue. |
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Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet writes:
On 1/16/2017 9:29 AM, Dave in SoTex wrote: "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ... On 1/15/2017 12:42 PM, woodchucker wrote: While I hate to see a 160 year old business close, I never saw the attraction. Went to the circus once about 60 years ago and never had a desire to go back. Remember, it used to be two different circuses that combined to survive. May have even been a third one swallowed up too, Cole Bros. While it's probably been 25 years ago, my wife and I took our six year old boy to the Summit to see Ringling Bros. I remember thinking then [as I do to this day], "Stupid pet tricks." Might be fun to photograph it. Dave in SoTex Hard to believe, I can remember when the Summit was being built. About 1975 ish IIRC. It was a great concert venue. It can't have been a "great concert venue", given that it was also a sports arena (and apparently now a mega church who spent NINETY FIVE MILLION dollars to rennovate that (so much for charity) - then bought the entire kaboodle from the city for 7.5 million. I'd say the taxpayers got screwed). The Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, the Sydney opera house, the Met, the Warfield, and the Fillmore are "great concert venues" :-) |
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"Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message ... Hard to believe, I can remember when the Summit was being built. About 1975 ish IIRC. It was a great concert venue. I can't remember seeing a concert at the Summit [what does THAT say?], saw many in the old Sam Houston Coliseum back in the 70s, Springsteen at the adjoining Music Hall in the mid-70s and Clapton and Cream my senior year in HS [67-68]. And a couple at Hofheinz Pavilion on the UH campus. Seems like there was one in the Dome [Who? Rolling Stones?]. The Eagles at Jeppesen Stadium [UH campus, 1975]. Last night my SYB and I attended the opening musical concert at the brand spanking new Smart Financial Center in Sugarland, Don Henley. My references are fuzzy anymore but I would say it's a superior venue [ http://smartfinancial.centresugarlan...FYWVfgodQaoKfQ ]. And Henley was, well, Henley was Henley. At 69, he's grown a little portly and it appeared as though he was straining his voice at times. All in all, a good mix of old and new with a country tune or two thrown in. Good band, too. Three or four guitars, five piece horn section, three female backup singers who also shared some duets with Henley, multiple keyboards [one also played fiddle]. "Not very profitable, but a lot more fun," said Don. A little over two hours after two two-song encores. Dave in SoTex |
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On 1/16/2017 10:17 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet writes: On 1/16/2017 9:29 AM, Dave in SoTex wrote: "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ... On 1/15/2017 12:42 PM, woodchucker wrote: While I hate to see a 160 year old business close, I never saw the attraction. Went to the circus once about 60 years ago and never had a desire to go back. Remember, it used to be two different circuses that combined to survive. May have even been a third one swallowed up too, Cole Bros. While it's probably been 25 years ago, my wife and I took our six year old boy to the Summit to see Ringling Bros. I remember thinking then [as I do to this day], "Stupid pet tricks." Might be fun to photograph it. Dave in SoTex Hard to believe, I can remember when the Summit was being built. About 1975 ish IIRC. It was a great concert venue. It can't have been a "great concert venue", given that it was also a sports arena Mostly a comparison to the alternatives in the Houston area, not the pinnacles around the world. There were better places but the sound for a rock concert was just fine. The hard spaces/mostly the floor was covered with a material to protect the floors. A few that I saw, The Eagles, Super Tramp, twice, Cat Stevens, Steve Miller Band, James Taylor, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, etc. For James Taylor and Cat Stephens you could hear a quite well unamplified guitars at the opposite end of the arena. They later went added electricity but I recall them starting the concerts with no back up and no electric amplification. (and apparently now a mega church who spent NINETY FIVE MILLION dollars to rennovate that (so much for charity) - then bought the entire kaboodle from the city for 7.5 million. I'd say the taxpayers got screwed). what else is new? ;~) |
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On 1/16/2017 3:01 PM, Dave in SoTex wrote:
"Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message ... Hard to believe, I can remember when the Summit was being built. About 1975 ish IIRC. It was a great concert venue. I can't remember seeing a concert at the Summit [what does THAT say?], saw many in the old Sam Houston Coliseum back in the 70s, Springsteen at the adjoining Music Hall in the mid-70s and Clapton and Cream my senior year in HS [67-68]. And a couple at Hofheinz Pavilion on the UH campus. Seems like there was one in the Dome [Who? Rolling Stones?]. The Eagles at Jeppesen Stadium [UH campus, 1975]. Actually the Beatles played at the Astrodome too. Along with hundreds of Rodeo performances Last night my SYB and I attended the opening musical concert at the brand spanking new Smart Financial Center in Sugarland, Don Henley. My references are fuzzy anymore but I would say it's a superior venue [ http://smartfinancial.centresugarlan...FYWVfgodQaoKfQ ]. And Henley was, well, Henley was Henley. At 69, he's grown a little portly and it appeared as though he was straining his voice at times. All in all, a good mix of old and new with a country tune or two thrown in. Good band, too. Three or four guitars, five piece horn section, three female backup singers who also shared some duets with Henley, multiple keyboards [one also played fiddle]. "Not very profitable, but a lot more fun," said Don. A little over two hours after two two-song encores. Dave in SoTex I am relatively close to the Smart center and anxious to try it out. I think the last big concert that I went to was about 8~10 years ago when Simon and Garfunkel played at the Arena? Where the Rockets now play. |
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Dave in SoTex wrote:
"Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message ... Hard to believe, I can remember when the Summit was being built. About 1975 ish IIRC. It was a great concert venue. I can't remember seeing a concert at the Summit [what does THAT say?], saw many in the old Sam Houston Coliseum back in the 70s, Springsteen at the adjoining Music Hall in the mid-70s and Clapton and Cream my senior year in HS [67-68]. And a couple at Hofheinz Pavilion on the UH campus. Seems like there was one in the Dome [Who? Rolling Stones?]. The Eagles at Jeppesen Stadium [UH campus, 1975]. Last night my SYB and I attended the opening musical concert at the Snip Showing my age, but the SYB reference threw me. My first thought was Senior YearBook, then Second Youngest Brother. Maybe Silly Young Bride? ;) -- GW Ross |
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"G. Ross" wrote:
Dave in SoTex wrote: "Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message ... Hard to believe, I can remember when the Summit was being built. About 1975 ish IIRC. It was a great concert venue. I can't remember seeing a concert at the Summit [what does THAT say?], saw many in the old Sam Houston Coliseum back in the 70s, Springsteen at the adjoining Music Hall in the mid-70s and Clapton and Cream my senior year in HS [67-68]. And a couple at Hofheinz Pavilion on the UH campus. Seems like there was one in the Dome [Who? Rolling Stones?]. The Eagles at Jeppesen Stadium [UH campus, 1975]. Last night my SYB and I attended the opening musical concert at the Snip Showing my age, but the SYB reference threw me. My first thought was Senior YearBook, then Second Youngest Brother. Maybe Silly Young Bride? ;) Or maybe Significantly Younger Bride ? http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Syb |
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G. Ross wrote:
Dave in SoTex wrote: "Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message ... Hard to believe, I can remember when the Summit was being built. About 1975 ish IIRC. It was a great concert venue. I can't remember seeing a concert at the Summit [what does THAT say?], saw many in the old Sam Houston Coliseum back in the 70s, Springsteen at the adjoining Music Hall in the mid-70s and Clapton and Cream my senior year in HS [67-68]. And a couple at Hofheinz Pavilion on the UH campus. Seems like there was one in the Dome [Who? Rolling Stones?]. The Eagles at Jeppesen Stadium [UH campus, 1975]. Last night my SYB and I attended the opening musical concert at the Snip Showing my age, but the SYB reference threw me. My first thought was Senior YearBook, then Second Youngest Brother. Maybe Silly Young Bride? ;) Oops. I meant to say Sweet Young Bride. -- GW Ross |
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"G. Ross" wrote in message ... G. Ross wrote: Dave in SoTex wrote: "Leon" lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote in message ... Hard to believe, I can remember when the Summit was being built. About 1975 ish IIRC. It was a great concert venue. I can't remember seeing a concert at the Summit [what does THAT say?], saw many in the old Sam Houston Coliseum back in the 70s, Springsteen at the adjoining Music Hall in the mid-70s and Clapton and Cream my senior year in HS [67-68]. And a couple at Hofheinz Pavilion on the UH campus. Seems like there was one in the Dome [Who? Rolling Stones?]. The Eagles at Jeppesen Stadium [UH campus, 1975]. Last night my SYB and I attended the opening musical concert at the Snip Showing my age, but the SYB reference threw me. My first thought was Senior YearBook, then Second Youngest Brother. Maybe Silly Young Bride? ;) Oops. I meant to say Sweet Young Bride. Bingo. |
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On 1/17/2017 7:59 AM, G. Ross wrote:
Dave in SoTex wrote: HS [67-68]. And a couple at Hofheinz Pavilion on the UH campus. Seems like there was one in the Dome [Who? Rolling Stones?]. The Eagles at Jeppesen Stadium [UH campus, 1975]. Last night my SYB and I attended the opening musical concert at the Snip Showing my age, but the SYB reference threw me. My first thought was Senior YearBook, then Second Youngest Brother. Maybe Silly Young Bride? ;) He took a Short Yugoslavian Babe. |
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