Trunk Stories

With Presidents Day tommorow I just wanted to share a story. Working come in for Circus Sarasota yesterday Chuck and I noticed a man by hims...

This photo is courtesy of Jim Howle Frankie was a clown from the early days on Ringling. Supposedly he was discovered by John Ringling Nort...

When we were on the Ringling Show in the 70's there were many colorful characters on the show from the tent days. One of these was our e...

This story about Frosty Little comes From Angel Ocasio  CC '84 ............. Here is my Frosty story from Clown College.   When I went ...

 Frosty Little was my Boss for six years. When I think of Frosty I think of a man who kept things running smoothly in the alley.  Think abo...

 It was my third year with the show, when a rookie clown named Chuck Sidlow came on the show.  He was a young kid of 17 and pretty crazy!  I...

Coming home to Venice was something special for us. We would save our money all year long so we could stay at one of the motels just to get ...

One year ago a legend in our business went on to the great circus in the sky. For many of us on Ringling Tim Holst was always there. From th...

Mike Padilla was one of the six little people we had on the show one year.  He had been a clown for 30+ years and worked with Lou as the cig...

Dougie Ashton was a true to life clown.  He was "on" all the time.  He would come in on Saturday mornings and go up and down the d...

Tito Montoya is the nephew of Jesus Segrera, catcher for the Flying Segreras.  The first time he flew he was quite shy, but soon he got over...

John McHugh was a clown way ahead of his time. He had scientific approach to his clowning and used modern technology as much as possible.   ...

It was 1977 and it was time to present the new season’s gags to Mr. Feld.    I was set to go; I had everything except a walkaround.    I ha...

Back in 2000, when I returned to the show after 20 years, I expected some changes.    Tim Holst had told me things had changed quite a bit, ...

I had help in editing this story by my dear friend Gigi Paul. She was around then and knew both of us quite well. Thanks for the help. One y...