Head to Hand
Posted By thecircusblog on September 23, 2010
There were certain tricks in the act that had to have a serious side to them in order to show the true expertise of the chimps. Dad and I knew that if we appeared as props instead of trainers …. that in itself would sell the act and the plus was…. we were having fun to boot. I can not think of one time I did not want to do the act. What an honor it was when other performers would watch the act. Each show was a little different and to be perfectly honest I never knew what Bongie would do. My most embarrassing moment took place in Little Rock, Arkansas on the closing trick of the act. During the head stand perch I would go to one knee to get in a low position for Bongie to ascend the perch. This day Bongie goosed me not once but twice! I almost threw the perch out of the belt. It took me a moment or two to recover from the goosing and from the laughter. On the way out of the arena Dad said……… “KEEP IT IN THE ACT”.
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