Friday, February 21, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
FELIX ADLER: Weegee (1958)
More of Weegee's experimental photos of some of the iconic clowns of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus taken at Madison Square Garden can be found HERE.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
GREAT ADVENTURE: Television Commercials (1975)
Look in these commercials for Michael "Coco" Polakovs, his son David as "Coconut", his other sons Bruce and Byron and former Boss Clown Levoi Hipps (then fresh from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Blue Unit) piloting the hot air balloon in this commercial for Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ prior to its purchase by Six Flags...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Friday, January 17, 2014
Thursday, January 16, 2014
CLOWN ALLEY: MDA Party (1954)
Look for TV's Magic Clown as well as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey clowns Albert White and Frankie Saluto, meaning this must be from the spring of 1954 when Ringling was in New York to play Madison Square Garden.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
MICHAEL & SACHA COCO: Billy Smart's Circus Hospital Show (1955)
HOSPITAL CIRCUS
Many thanks to Hazel and Michelle Polakovs for confirmation!
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Monday, January 13, 2014
CESLEE CONKLING (December 6, 1965 - January 13, 1994)
Who are we, if not measured by our impact on others? That’s who we are! We’re not who we say we are, we’re not who we want to be — we are the sum of the influence and impact that we have, in our lives, on others.
- Neil deGrasse Tyson on Carl Sagan
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Friday, January 10, 2014
Thursday, January 09, 2014
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
Monday, January 06, 2014
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