tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post2149373992833803063..comments2024-03-21T16:53:12.499-04:00Comments on Pat Cashin's CLOWNALLEY: JOE (VANI) SHERMAN: 6/12/13 - 3/21/08Pat Cashinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581680714974752006noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-52415378657413556952008-04-02T18:56:00.000-04:002008-04-02T18:56:00.000-04:00Pat,Like Verne said Joey was a very dear friend.Jo...Pat,<BR/>Like Verne said Joey was a very dear friend.<BR/>Joey was truly the boy who ran away to the circus. <BR/>He was always happy to hear from folks, and was so kind. Joey would answer my many questions about his circus days with Chester with great fondness for the show and his stories about the folks he worked with and shows he was on were true history revisited. <BR/>Attending the wake and the funeral I heard many wonderful stories about Joey and it was a pleasure to have met his friends and family.<BR/>It was an honor to have been one of his 1000's of friends. <BR/>Tom HolbrookAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-32954703140530582132008-03-30T14:17:00.000-04:002008-03-30T14:17:00.000-04:00I am another of Joe's nieces and I too remember fo...I am another of Joe's nieces and I too remember fondly those annual trips to Medinah Temple in Chicago when the Shrine circus came to town. Was quite a thrill to go backstage and see the behind the scenes action. I moved out west in the late 70's and Joe and his young protege Josh visited us once when traveling through Wyoming. I remember Lucky (#7?) was getting quite old and frail and Joe treated him with loving care. After spending many years on the road with his circus family it wasn't until the 80's that we saw more of him thanks to the efforts of my sister Marleen Lorenz. Her husband and all 3 of her children were just great to Uncle Joe and I know those relationships made his final years very special.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-76672861111931664902008-03-29T23:50:00.000-04:002008-03-29T23:50:00.000-04:00Joe was my uncle and I will always remember the ex...Joe was my uncle and I will always remember the excitement we felt when the circus came to Chicago and we were treated royally while attending it. Uncle Joe made sure we had treats, got great seats and most importantly got to go behind the scenes when the show was over and see actual elephants walking around with their trainers! I knew no one who had a relative who was a real clown and our whole family will forever have bragging rights about our Uncle Joe and his amazing career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-35599437988109325572008-03-25T12:45:00.000-04:002008-03-25T12:45:00.000-04:00I feel so lucky to have had an uncle like Joe. He ...I feel so lucky to have had an uncle like Joe. He was our family celebrity, and always had the best stories to tell about his adventures on the road. My children got to know him and love him, and always enjoyed sitting and talking with him when he came to town, because he was so entertaining! He wasn't just some boring old guy that you had to pay your respects to. I have to thank my sister Marleen for keeping him in our lives by bringing him to Twin Lakes at least once a year for a week or two. She and Bob and their children were devoted to Joe and went to great pains to make sure he stayed connected to our extended family. I know Joe was profoundly touched by these gestures and truly delighted in seeing all his nieces and nephews (great and great-great!) When I saw him last summer, he was still at the top of his game, telling stories about the old days, always with that deadpan humor. It's the way I always want to remember him. Thanks for the memories Joe.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550528926174731908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-79856501523205096442008-03-24T10:14:00.000-04:002008-03-24T10:14:00.000-04:00Joe was my great uncle and one of the funniest guy...Joe was my great uncle and one of the funniest guys you'd ever meet... always cracking jokes. He used to tell me to just say the words and he would get me a job designing costumes for Vegas showgirls, cause he knew everyone down there! He definitely made his mark on this world, we'll all miss you Uncle Joe!DemandaRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07806684946657131097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-81852864900651379032008-03-23T14:07:00.000-04:002008-03-23T14:07:00.000-04:00So sad to hear of this and can remember being a ch...So sad to hear of this and can remember being a child and my grandma (Frieda Conley Schmidt) and I playing bingo at their apartments and him always being the parking attendant at the Clermont County Fair front gate. You had to be one special person to park in his lot. I feel priviledged to have known him and will miss him greatly.<BR/>Brandy(Schmidt)AugugliaroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-75072686515715625282008-03-22T17:35:00.000-04:002008-03-22T17:35:00.000-04:00Mr. Cashin,Thank you for the fine tribute to our d...Mr. Cashin,Thank you for the fine tribute to our dear friend Joe.<BR/>we met him and Chester in 1958 in Baltimore on the Polack Bros. We moved to Rochester,NY in 1960 and they appeared for many years on the Damascus Shrine Circus for M&M Circus Internationale.During these years I worked for Grace and Chuck and we became fast friends. We kept in touch with him by phone over the years.The last time we were with him was at the Balloon Peddelars in 2006. We miss him already.Bev & Bill GallowayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28879641.post-63549902460999705562008-03-21T13:07:00.000-04:002008-03-21T13:07:00.000-04:00Pat - Thank You for running Joe's Obituary that I ...Pat - Thank You for running Joe's Obituary that I wrote on your fine website. Joe was a dear, lifelong friend, as was his partner Chester. They were true pioneers! Thank you also for running the photos of Joe & Co. in which I appear. Best of luck to you. <BR/><BR/>- Verne LangdonVerne Langdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879525603610741889noreply@blogger.com