tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post2848477481383311807..comments2024-03-24T11:56:43.208-07:00Comments on Showbiz David: Ringling-Barnum's "Over The Top!" is Another Ringless Grab BagShowbiz Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-15179940659803828802008-09-10T12:29:00.000-07:002008-09-10T12:29:00.000-07:00glad you liked the show, Amy, and thanks for passi...glad you liked the show, Amy, and thanks for passing along your thoughts. See how different the same show can look to two people? maybe the horses were off when you saw it. We both agree on the daredevil who walked upside down. he was an old fashioned marvel.Showbiz Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-47617801525928934052008-09-10T09:33:00.000-07:002008-09-10T09:33:00.000-07:00Just saw Over The Top this last Saturday, and I ha...Just saw Over The Top this last Saturday, and I have a few disagreements with your review. Maybe it was just our show, but for the most part all the white horses did was run in a circle. Finally after about 2 minutes she had them spin around 2 time and brought out 6 more horses and they ran in the opposite direction. I thought it fell short. I didn't feel the chinese act was the best in the show, the night before an aerlist from this act fell and broke his wrist. They continued to do the same things over and over again. It was amusing at first, but mostly a one trick pony, (like the white minature horses). I will have to admit, I loved the goat riding the other goats. It made me giggle inside as well as the pig who unrolled Tom's carpet. Not to mention the two bellhops who had my family in a fit of laughter because they decided to mimic me in the middle of the national Anthem. I loved the story line, I felt it brought everything together, rather than just act after act with no transition. I could have done without the bubble act, and Tom was pretty much the only performer who didn't play to our side of the audience, which bothered me a little. Where we were sitting, (front row on the end) after the penguin act they didn't remove the cushion so we missed the tigers laying down, which I felt was a technical issue they could work on. The act that made my heart skip a beat was the man walking upside down. Silva, I think his name was. I don't know where you were sitting, but he was right above us, so we saw the straps where his feet went. It was that feeling, that I can't look, but I can't stop looking. I loved the show, and I thought all the animals looked happy, including the head bopping elephant. The costuming was brilliant, the way the woman's dresses turned into the elephants blankets. The last scene, Cirque esq. but beautiful none the less, created a beautiful scene with the costumes. I espcecially loved the clowns bouncing around, one dressed like a dart frog. This show, unlike the last one I saw 8 years ago wil be remembered in my mind and "Over the Top's" chorus plays over and over again in my brain. <BR/>Thanks for your insight,<BR/>Amy<BR/>P.S. There was a Napolean Dynamite look a like scooping poop, I ABOUT DIED with laughter.Amy Shmamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057890681561875319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-12567486586646790702008-08-30T22:35:00.000-07:002008-08-30T22:35:00.000-07:00Last week I saw Bellobration, which had old-school...Last week I saw Bellobration, which had old-school thrills like Bello and Erendira's sway pole swap, a nice wheel of death, and a killer dual human cannonball. There were some amazing acrobats as well. Three rings. Ringling's sucked a bit over the past few years, but with this show they're back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-77818009702214127942008-08-20T15:47:00.000-07:002008-08-20T15:47:00.000-07:00Thanks, Don. I knew I had something wrong after r...Thanks, Don. I knew I had something wrong after reading Winn's review. Not sure who the creeply character was, the guy who started out on piano. The program magazine, more like a high gloss coloring book, is of little help. I've gotta sware off these kiddie shows!Showbiz Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-87264915301868537292008-08-20T14:45:00.000-07:002008-08-20T14:45:00.000-07:00David,For the record, the featured clown in this e...David,<BR/><BR/>For the record, the featured clown in this edition is Tom Dougherty. Pepe is one of the diminutive fellows in the bellhop outfits that are the minions of the ringmaster.<BR/><BR/>Don CovingtonDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610939322904340508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-44247615168844107792008-08-18T20:55:00.000-07:002008-08-18T20:55:00.000-07:00not all is lost, Wade. Mine is only one voice. Wh...not all is lost, Wade. Mine is only one voice. When next we meet in the tea tent, more on this ongoing saga. Believe in that red hat, if you must ...Showbiz Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-86945892346533320382008-08-18T16:21:00.000-07:002008-08-18T16:21:00.000-07:00Show Biz, What the hell, are you insane!!! Th...Show Biz,<BR/> What the hell, are you insane!!! This revue sucks, not like the brilliant one's you did on Vargas and Solei, and others. LOL Just kidding, Pal. You know for a fact, I am rooting for the Greatest Show on Earth to make a comeback, with GGW coming through the curtain, standing on the back of Congo straddling Prince, and Charly Baumann organizing it so he and Axel can move their animals into the building as soon as the show is over and GGW has it all loaded on the train.<BR/> I can see what you mean though about indecision on the show. The young lady in the photo looks like she can't decide if she wants to be Jeanette Williams and work the harnessed checked up liberty act from horseback, or be Sylvia Zerbini and work them free.<BR/>Regards,<BR/>WadeWade G. Burckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10571436947092846458noreply@blogger.com