Iron Chef
05-07-2007, 09:08 AM
I get these free tickets to go to the local Shrine Circus here in the Atlanta area, so I pack up the kids and head off with a couple we know and their kids for a fun filled day.
The day started out well. We walked the midway for a little bit before we head off to the show. We get there about ½ hour early to get the “good” seats. The show starts off just as I expect, Bruno Blaszak the faggy tiger trainer dances around a bunch of indifferent tigers for about 10 mins as my friend and I heckle him to ourselves. The Espana Extreme Swing Performers do a few flips. My daughter loved that act.
Now the fun starts, its time for the Ojeda Flying Trapeze & High Wire Act. The high wire act start out pretty much the same you would see at any Circus, they do some jump ropes, walk backwards, sit on some chairs at one point the guy almost takes a dive. Then they go for the Leapfrog. I guess they haven’t practiced this one to much, because as soon and little Jimmy lands the jump his foot slips and down he goes 30 ft onto the floor.
Ya know I’ve never heard anyone yell out “IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE!!!” and actually mean it before. As they are working on poor Jimmy they decide it’s a good time to bring out. Motorcycle Platform Performed by Jenny & Visan, I didn’t watch this act too closely as the EMS guys were still working on the poor fella. Then I guess they decided that the clown would distract us from the goings on, but their skit maybe should have been scrapped as well as it involved a fake bicycle accident with clown paramedics carting off the bike while the real EMS was carting off Jimmy. They did finish the show minus the Trapeze act. I guess Jimmy wasn’t able to make a go of it. They did announce he seemed to be doing fine with movement in all his various body parts and such, just soreness and bruising. You know the normal injuries from a 30 ft fall. I bet the kids will have this one etched in their heads for some time to come.
p.s. sorry I didn’t have a camera available to no pics.
The day started out well. We walked the midway for a little bit before we head off to the show. We get there about ½ hour early to get the “good” seats. The show starts off just as I expect, Bruno Blaszak the faggy tiger trainer dances around a bunch of indifferent tigers for about 10 mins as my friend and I heckle him to ourselves. The Espana Extreme Swing Performers do a few flips. My daughter loved that act.
Now the fun starts, its time for the Ojeda Flying Trapeze & High Wire Act. The high wire act start out pretty much the same you would see at any Circus, they do some jump ropes, walk backwards, sit on some chairs at one point the guy almost takes a dive. Then they go for the Leapfrog. I guess they haven’t practiced this one to much, because as soon and little Jimmy lands the jump his foot slips and down he goes 30 ft onto the floor.
Ya know I’ve never heard anyone yell out “IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE!!!” and actually mean it before. As they are working on poor Jimmy they decide it’s a good time to bring out. Motorcycle Platform Performed by Jenny & Visan, I didn’t watch this act too closely as the EMS guys were still working on the poor fella. Then I guess they decided that the clown would distract us from the goings on, but their skit maybe should have been scrapped as well as it involved a fake bicycle accident with clown paramedics carting off the bike while the real EMS was carting off Jimmy. They did finish the show minus the Trapeze act. I guess Jimmy wasn’t able to make a go of it. They did announce he seemed to be doing fine with movement in all his various body parts and such, just soreness and bruising. You know the normal injuries from a 30 ft fall. I bet the kids will have this one etched in their heads for some time to come.
p.s. sorry I didn’t have a camera available to no pics.