Photo courtesy of Michael Johnson
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| Glenn "Frosty" Little and Duane "Uncle Soapy" Thorpe at the Chicago Ampitheater |
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Showing posts with label Photo. Show all posts
Saturday, October 15, 2011
FROSTY AND SOAPY Mid 1980s
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
CLOWN ALLEY: Four Kings and Some Joker (Circa 1940s)
Charlie Bell, Emmett Kelly, Felix Adler, Frankie Saluto (in Chaplin makeup) and what appears to be someone else in Paul Jung's makeup and costume. Does anyone have any background on this?
Sunday, May 22, 2011
JOHN MCCONNELL MEMORIAL SERVICE: May 20, 2011
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| After a few deeply heartfelt words from John's son Eric McConnell, John's family and friends held a good thought or memory of John and released a multitude of balloons heavenward. |
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Friday, April 08, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
SHANE CASHIN: POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
Shane Cashin, age 8, at 2:00 PM on 3/11/11 fighting the power, sticking it to the man and raging against the machine by walking out of his elementary school in solidarity with the students in Wisconsin.
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| This Backpack Kills Fascists! |
Monday, February 21, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
MICHAEL "COCO" POLAKOVS: Sailor Circus and Pat Valdo
Newspaper clipping from the personal collection of Levoi Hipps
Michael and Hazel Polakovs had told me the story of how, after leaving the Mills Bros. Circus, Coco had come back to America in the late fifties and was working at the Circus Hall of Fame in Sarasota.
His son Graham was a student at the Sailor Circus and Coco had taught Graham and some of his friends an entree that his father, Nicolai, had performed at the Bertram Mills Circus. After much rehearsal over at the Circus Hall of Fame they presented their gag in the show. The act was a sensation.
No less than the legendary Pat Valdo attended the performance, seated in the very first row, and when he heard the audience's reaction he stood and turned to watch the audience's laughter. They were in hysterics. He hired Michael "Coco" Polakovs on the spot.
This newspaper photo proves Mike's story to be true. Upon offering Mike the job Pat Valdo asked the photographer from the local newspaper to get a photo of him shaking hands with his newest clown.
Graham is there in the photo (next to Mr. Valdo) as well as Mr. Levoi Hipps, graduate of the very first class of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College and first Boss Clown of the Blue Unit.
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
HORACE WEBB
Some of you might know Mr. Horace Webb. Some of you may even have sat for his wife, Aerial.
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