In 1988 my last year on Ringling with the White Tigers a company came out with this paper doll. In an effort to depict a Circus Star it is obvious who defined that term, and they chose Gunnar as a "name" and stayed away from any reference to Ringling Bros. so as not to have a copyright beef. The two lions depicted rode on Tom and Jerry two beautiful half Belgium brothers for opening. More times then I can recall I have had people hotly tell me I was a "Gunther Gebel Wanna be" and they get twice as angry when I respond, "who won't want to be Gunther?" I have had the honor of having my name listed with he and Charley Baumann on a video tape box, and for the record that is my body below and the tigers name is Rajah. Not the blonde haired guy on the right in his skivvies, that's Boss. But the headless arms and legs on the left. And I'll take "wanna be" over "never was" any day.
In 1988 my last year on Ringling with the White Tigers a company came out with this paper doll. In an effort to depict a Circus Star it is obvious who defined that term, and they chose Gunnar as a "name" and stayed away from any reference to Ringling Bros. so as not to have a copyright beef. The two lions depicted rode on Tom and Jerry two beautiful half Belgium brothers for opening. More times then I can recall I have had people hotly tell me I was a "Gunther Gebel Wanna be" and they get twice as angry when I respond, "who won't want to be Gunther?" I have had the honor of having my name listed with he and Charley Baumann on a video tape box, and for the record that is my body below and the tigers name is Rajah. Not the blonde haired guy on the right in his skivvies, that's Boss. But the headless arms and legs on the left. And I'll take "wanna be" over "never was" any day.
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