Chubbo
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I remember "thumbing" our way to town, in Columbus, Oh, watching the
Ringling brothers, barnum & Bailey, big top tent being erected using elephants to pull them up with ropes, and five roustabouts driving each truck axle, being used for large tent pegs, into the ground. Each sledge hammer hitting the peg just as the last hammer was withdrawn. it looked like the peg just entered the ground by it's self, in one steady motion. It took only took five hammer blows, to drive the peg into place. We earned admission to the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey's Circus, shows, such as "The Frank Buck" Wild animal show, by gathering pop bottles, under the bleachers, in the big top tent, and on the circus grounds, where the "Side show" tents were set up, and the unfortunate "Freaks"were shown, and made their living. Lot's of good memories, and "water over the Dam" since then. Pardon the long winded story, Many old memories flooded back, I got started, and couldn't quit.
Chubbo
Ringling brothers, barnum & Bailey, big top tent being erected using elephants to pull them up with ropes, and five roustabouts driving each truck axle, being used for large tent pegs, into the ground. Each sledge hammer hitting the peg just as the last hammer was withdrawn. it looked like the peg just entered the ground by it's self, in one steady motion. It took only took five hammer blows, to drive the peg into place. We earned admission to the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey's Circus, shows, such as "The Frank Buck" Wild animal show, by gathering pop bottles, under the bleachers, in the big top tent, and on the circus grounds, where the "Side show" tents were set up, and the unfortunate "Freaks"were shown, and made their living. Lot's of good memories, and "water over the Dam" since then. Pardon the long winded story, Many old memories flooded back, I got started, and couldn't quit.
Chubbo
