Thursday, April 24, 2008

MITCH FREDDES: Half-Nude

Photo courtesy of Jonathan "Mitch" Freddes


John Russell (mostly clothed) and Mitch Freddes (mostly not) backstage on the Ringling Red Unit.

I'd imagine that it was taken no later than 1977 from the beautiful Bill Ballantine drum head in the foreground.

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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:54 AM, April 25, 2008

    John Russel!!!
    Great to see that image of him. We worked with John in Holland Village Japan for 6 months. Great stilt walker... he used to make these high quality, aluminum stilts... Russ-Sticks, I think they were called. From what I understand, he taught stilts a Clown College for a while?...
    Thanks for posting that one...
    If you read this blog at all... hey John.
    Steve aka Alfredo Fettucini

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  2. nancy12:46 PM, June 04, 2008

    The 2 months that John was in japan, he was dating me in NYC. Of course then we didnt, when he got back.
    So sorry Mitch, another one for john!
    hey John, nancy in NYC

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