I returned to the Cole Bros Circus again this year. The clowns were better - more interactive on a 1 to 1 level, but I know I could do as well. Their entrees (their bits) were neither here nor there, but still better than last year. For whatever reason, Snickers the pony, and XXXXX didn’t appear the night we went. I rode on Tina, one of the two elephants and discovered that elephant hide is covered with a gazillion nearly invisible short hairs that stand straight up. Feels like a bristle brush. Makes one wonder about those showgirls in the Greatest Show on EArth who ride atop a ‘phant in essentially a G-string.
Had a great border collie opening act - well of course I’m biased. Doggie was a champion frisbee capturer. Pretty kewl in the intimate size of this canvas tent. I know now I could be a good (maybe great) clown. Besides practical dilemmas, I would have issues if the circus was not good to their animals. PETA doesn’t have too many good things to say about Cole, but even more bad things to say about Ringling’s treatment of their elephants. It is horrible to think that they physically punish the elephants afterward if they make a mistake. Horrible.
however, I am having fantasies from time to time about Hovey’s hats and the big top.
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