I received these in the mail with no other identification except Jim Clubbs bears. Does anybody know who the presenter is?
Courtesy of Avery
Friday, October 31, 2008
Jim Clubb bears????
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Wade G. Burck
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John Illig and Amanda sandow.I believe Susan Lacey also did something with bears from Jim Clubb.
In France im meet susan lacey and tigers. she tells me she trains polar bear number for clubb, and teach amanda sandow for present number after. May be other number this number have not just polar bears an man also
Elmar fromGermany
Elmar,
Welcome. Please give us your full name, or email me at wburck3@aol.com with an introduction. We like to know everybody who responds. Come back again, and thank you for the information.
Wade
It's certainly Amanda in the silver costume, but I think the rear view in the blue is of Susan. Indeed the man is John Illig.
John,
That's twice now that you have identified somebody by a shot from behind. Heck of a talent, mate. The vest's look similar, so it may be the same person who ever that is. I guess with Illig in there working the act, it is like a jockey monkey pony drill. Monkey dies, you take his costume off and put it on another monkey. No offense.
Wade Buck
These are two different women in these pictures..Different hair, body type, age..
Margaret,
Different hair maybe. But it may also be wig's or those fall deals.
Wade
The girl in silver is definitely Amanda Sandow. She is presenting a big and little act on a circus in Portugal at the moment.
-Chris
Chris,
Could you email please at wburck3@aol.com I have lost your email. Thank you.
Wade
The first pic is John Illig and Amanda Sandow in Fossets Circus 1992, the second picture is Susan Lacey on the Superdome Circus in 1991, the 3rd and the 5th picture are also Amanda Sandow with the Clubb bears at Fossets and the fourth picture is Susan Lacey at Superdome Circus.
The Jim Clubb bear act included 3 polar bears, 3 himalaya black bears and 3 grizzly bears.
Thomas
Thomas,
That is also John Illig in picture number 2 with Susan Lacey. I think he is in all the pictures, just out of frame. He was the trainer, and the ladies were the props. A private email gives this but they are not sure. Susan did not train the act, and was only in the act for one year, Amanda Sandow was in the act for 3 years, and somebody else, who they are not sure off, was in the act for 4 years, and for a time John Illig presented the act by himself when it was with Altoff circus.
Wade
I know that the act was in 1991 in the superdome circus with Susan and John and in 1992 in Fossets with Amanda and John and in 1994 was it with Busch Roland with John and Estel Smart. In 1995 and 1996 was the act also in Busch Roland but I don't now when the act was in Althoff ?
Regards,
Thomas
Thomas,
I don't know, I just relayed the email message. I wonder though if Estel Smart was short and blond also, or if she had to have a different costume. LOL That is a feat in itself to find people that look the same. It is like they never left. I have never been a fan of two people cage acts, or any animal act for that matter, exception being a women riding on the elephants. If the trainer is not there, the girl will be just sitting and posing because the elephant won't be working.
Wade
Estel Smart worked only in 1994 with the animals because Yasmin was in the Busch Roland also that year. But when was the act in Althoff ?
Thomas
Wade,
I come back on this Susan did the act in 1991, Amanda in 1992, Estel in 1994 and all the other years John was alone with the bears. Amanda was sure just one year with the act and their were no other female's who worked with this act.
Thomas
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