Wade
JMH 1972
GGW 1971
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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Anonymous said...
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tanglefoot said...
Guess I got my comment on the wrong photo as I am referring to that locked trunk girl split. Ony talent necessary is for girl to be able to do a split. I imagone the AR people would beef about that "cruelity to animals.tanglefoot -
May 18, 2011 at 10:47 AM
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Anonymous said...
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john and wade going at it again thats what makes it interesting ==ray m==
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May 18, 2011 at 8:07 PM
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Wade G. Burck said...
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Ray,
It was interesting yes, like Howard Cosell and Mohamed Ali, fun between pal's. I love the Col. and could spend hours with him over a cocktail "rehashing" but some folks with a lot of insecurity shut it down.
Regards to you and Nettie,
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May 19, 2011 at 5:25 AM
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john herriott said...
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These elephants were Hoxie Bros. and none ever made it to GGW and the GSOE. Hoever the elephant "TOBY" that I brought from Baraboo at last report is still with tgheGSOE and doing whatever the rest of them do and I believe is a key member of the herd. She originally did a good hind leg walk that GGW never let me show him. Also did an elephant, pony, dog act in her Baraboo days. A fine elephant. johnny
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May 19, 2011 at 7:33 AM
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Wade G. Burck said...
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Col.,
Where are the rest of this group of 5? How would you rate a horse putting it's front feet on a pedestal, compared to a split between two elephants. In my opinion, Tina Gebel was one of the best at it, very very seldom ever used a line for security.
I don't believe Boss ever had a hind leg walk, but I may be wrong. I don't believe he liked them or one foot stands, as they often times crippled the animal. He was quite devastated when Nellie gamed up.
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May 19, 2011 at 8:09 AM
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john herriott said...
Thank you Mr. Manero for you info about the elephants. So the middle one has stiff leg and she is the other Asian in the lock trunk split, which indicates my comment to be true about an older elephant not being able to do other more difficult routines. john herriott
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May 19, 2011 at 9:53 AM
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Wade G. Burck said...
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John Herriott,
????????????? What are you talking about now? "which indicates my comment to be true about an older elephant not being able to do other more difficult routines." You mean more difficult then being the center elephant for a T mount with a bum leg? It makes sense if you want to do a split between two elephants and you have two Asians and an African, that you would use the Asians of equal size. Doesn't it? I don't think your comment indicates any thing more then talking out your ass.
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May 19, 2011 at 10:00 AM
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tanglefoot said...
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In the Garden Tina Gebel fell off and I and someone carried her the first aid when she fell doing that trick. From then on she had a mechanic on to a pulley over head. Obviously the decrpit elephant in that act is standing in an uncomfortable position with legs, so it is even difficult to do that. I hoe in the words of Gary Jacobson that the "poor wrethched" thing is retired.
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May 20, 2011 at 6:29 AM
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tanglefoot said...
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That is the infamous "janet" in the lead. All trunks up.
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May 20, 2011 at 6:32 AM
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Wade G. Burck said...
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Tanglefoot,
Say "thank you, Wade for letting me back pedal." Where are the rest of these elephant's which should be in their mid 30's now a relatively young age for performing?
"I hoe in the words of Gary Jacobson that the "poor wrethched" thing is retired."
I agree with you 100%, which isn't often. Crippled/decrepit animals have hurt the industry immeasurably by not being retired, and instead paraded in the public eye for all to see. As you know, any animal for a multitude of reason's can become lame. Sometimes temporary, and sometimes permanently. All animal industries retire them, but the circus often kept trying to get an extra mile out of them which made us look worse then we were.
What if a sanctuary like TES or PAWS offered to take the "poor wrethched" thing? Would you be open to that for the well being of the animal?
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May 20, 2011 at 9:07 AM
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Whenever I see that no talent elephant trick it turns me off to o end. It is obvious tjhat it can be accomplished with old 60 yr. elephants so those shows that hve one or two old ones can fit that into a routine. Here we seldomn see it but obviously it is popular overseas. One year Gunther did it when I was on the show and it left me cold knowing of the young eleophants in the herd elephants in the herd. What a cop-out. I am sure I will hear about this observation. So be it. Johnny