i haven't been to the circus since i was a kid. my best memory of it was getting two snowcones (i dropped my first one). i remember elephants, big cats but not much else. i don't even remember there being a side show. i guess it was fun.
anyway, for good or for bad, a piece of Americana just shuttered it's doors (or tent?) this past weekend.
more here: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rin...D=ansmsnnews11UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — With laughter, hugs and tears — and the requisite death-defying stunts — the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus received its final standing ovation Sunday night as it performed its last show.
"We are, forevermore, the Greatest Show on Earth," boomed Johnathan Lee Iverson, who has been the ringmaster since 1999. His son, who also performed, stood by his side. The show was held at the Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of New York City.
It was an emotional 2 1/2 hours for those who worked on the circus. Many of Ringling's employees are second, third and even fourth-generation circus performers, while others met their spouses while touring. All spent months on the road, traveling from city to city in Ringling's train cars and describing themselves as a giant family, albeit one with many clowns.
what do u think of the circus?
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