tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post3874200606647843553..comments2024-03-24T11:56:43.208-07:00Comments on Showbiz David: Friday Nite L’Amyx: An Obit Made in Feld Heaven? ... Kelly Miler’s Asphalt-Averse Flyers? ... Cirque’s Insects in Spandex ... By the Byrds Blessed ...Showbiz Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-33953446983486757572009-04-28T17:21:00.000-07:002009-04-28T17:21:00.000-07:00welcome back, david -- we've missed you. and to re...welcome back, david -- we've missed you. and to repeat, no, you aren't the only one who cares about accuracy, though it seems those of us who do are diminishing in numbers. several people wrote buckles, issuing corrections to mr. hall's quote. i well remember the way the first block of iron curtain acts boosted the show. the mecners were one of the all-time best acts ringling has ever featured. <br /><br />this mistake might have been understandable if the times had made the mistake based on a release from ringling. but this was a quote from a well-known circus fan who was an active fan at the time these acts were imported. this is how history becomes fantasy.<br />and it's also how well-known fans lose credibility.<br />just as mr feld left a powerful legacy that didn't need to be "expanded," as it has been, tim left a legacy that gives him a special place in circus history based on his accomplishments and his integrity. his memory needs no embellishments, and i think tim would have been the first to correct the facts in our national "paper of record."henry edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624858486350782393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-52967364283985206082009-04-25T19:40:00.000-07:002009-04-25T19:40:00.000-07:00Cirque maybe claiming publicly that they are doing...Cirque maybe claiming publicly that they are doing well but internal newsletters say other wise.Logan Jacothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563871814966813004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-15538759646356697022009-04-25T12:13:00.000-07:002009-04-25T12:13:00.000-07:00Thanks, Don, and THANKS for keeping me informed on...Thanks, Don, and THANKS for keeping me informed on some many subjects via your generous e-mailing links!Showbiz Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-41698656219840013912009-04-25T11:40:00.000-07:002009-04-25T11:40:00.000-07:00Three cheers for circus history fact checkers! (an...Three cheers for circus history fact checkers! (and for blogs that bring them all together)<br /><br />Don CovingtonDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610939322904340508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-42030885477225869032009-04-25T08:24:00.000-07:002009-04-25T08:24:00.000-07:00No, you aren't the only one who cares about accura...No, you aren't the only one who cares about accuracy.<br /><br />Buckles Woodcock posted the NY Times obit of Tim Holst several days ago.<br /><br />My comment:<br /><br />The quote in the obit from Mr. Hall is a bit misleading.<br /><br />With all due respect to Tim's amazing globe-trotting and the superb acts he discovered, he was not the first Ringling scout to make deals with former Iron Curtain performers.<br /><br />That would be the late Trolle Rhodin.Jack Ryannoreply@blogger.com