John Cuneo Jr. handling the lines of the Hawthorn Mellody coach and four at the Chicago Sun Times horse show in 1950
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Famous Hawthorn Mellody Hitch's
Famous Hawthorn Mellody Hitch's
The back of the Dairy Barn above in 1950 and the front below in 1948. This barn later burned down(does anyone know the date) along with, as I was told, a carriage barn with the loss of many historic carriages. The "manure track" from this barn was later installed in the elephant barn in Richmond in 1977.
Friday, May 20, 2011
The explanation of life as I understand it.
On the first day, God created the dog and said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years…"
The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"
So God agreed......
On the second day, God created the monkey and said, "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh.
The monkey said," That's a long time to entertain and do tricks for people. " And God agreed......
On the third day, God created the cow and said, "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years."
The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"
And God agreed again......
On the fourth day, God created humans and said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years."
But the human said, "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"
"Okay," said God. "You asked for it."
So that is why for our first twenty years, we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.
Life has now been explained to you.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I'm doing it as a public service.
Mr. John McConnell-- One of the finest men in showbusiness
John McConnell(on the right), and Bob Connor presenting a Circus Royale Certificate of Appreciation to David Orr(hat boy on the left, but don't let it's color fool you). October 8, 2005 - Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, NY. picture credit Rebekah Monroe-Querry
Sign the Guest Book
John McConnell, Author of "A Ring and a Clown" an Eight Generation History of the Hannefords and many other circus history books passed away at his Morristown, NJ home on May 17, 2011. Services are scheduled for today May 20th, with viewing at 3-6pm, and services 6:00pm, Doyle Funeral Home, 106 Maple Ave., Morristown, NJ. John promoted many different theatrical productions and circuses including The Royal Hanneford Circus, The Big Apple Circus and numerous other road shows. He was president and owner of Circus Royale and at time of his death was working on another circus history book. John is survived by his loving wife Dolores, three sons and grandchildren. John will be deeply missed by his family and the many people in the world of circus and friends and fans of the circus.
Cincinnati Zoo--African Veldt
The Bongo calf above was the result of the first transcontinental embryo transfer, which resulted in a Bongo being born to a common eland. I have and 8 X 10 copy of this photo(as well as the Eland to Eland embryo transfer cow and calf prior) personally autographed in 1985 by Dr. Betsy Dresser hanging proudly in my zoo collection. I understand Dr. Dresser who has been at the Audubon Institute in New Orleans since 2001 is leaving or has left this year. 
African Veldt up and running.
The African Veldt being constructed.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Breaking news from the Kelly-Miller Circus and JRN Duece.
John the two has announced today, that he is going to produce a limited edition poster, see above, to commemorate Radar's 3rd year in the circus. Casey is also talking about having a new costume made for him as well, see below, should he by some miracle make it to a third year.
Should he not make the 3, he will probably return to Lincolnshire or Romania and go on the dole.
Now un-rubbish yourself and stop making a wanker of yourself by texting girls about your wanker on the clock!
Vintage Cincinnati Zoo
Year Unknown
1980
Radar has posted "new" pictures of the Cincinnati Zoo on ShowmeElephants
Revisit
http://circusnospin.blogspot.com/2011/05/hot-shots-cattle-prods-electrical.html
pachydermatous
Adjective:
1. Of, like or related to thick-skinned animals like elephants, rhinoceroses, and hippopotamuses
2. Thick skinned, insensitive.
Notes:
Well, we all have known that a pachyderm is an elephant since childhood; it should come as no surprise that this word has an adjective. That suffix -at before the -ous is redundant, so you may omit it if you wish: pachydermous is just as good as today's word—and shorter, if you're in a hurry. The state of having (abnormally) thick skin? Pachydermia
In Play:
Sometimes thick skin is a good defense mechanism: "I don't think your referring to him as a burnt-out has-been will offend that pachydermatous old goat!" However, it can also be an indicator of insensitivity: "Donny Brooke is too pachydermatous to enjoy the subtleties of poetry; he wouldn't enjoy the reading."
Word History:
Today's Good Word comes to us, via Latin and French, from Greek pakhydermos "thick-skinned", a compound made up of pakhys "thick" + derma "skin". Pachys does not show up in many Greek borrowings in English; pachysandra was named for its thick stamens while pachycephalosaurs were named for their thick skulls. Derma, however, appears in many borrowings, including dermal "pertaining to skin", epidermis "outer layer of skin", and the study of skin, dermatology.
Today's word courtesy of Mark Rosenthal
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