..from Barnum of the equipment used backstage to support Neil as he did his tightrope act across one side of the stage to the other. Looks pretty heavy duty tackle that. … more →
Music ManDual Tree wrote 3 weeks ago: Recently put together a story about firefighter clowns training with the Ringling Brothers Barnum … more →
Debbie Pallai wrote 1 month ago: From Alameda to 6th Avenues, Federal Boulevard to Shreridan Boulevard This west side neighborhoo … more →
robertemmet wrote 2 months ago: By John Aloysius Farrell There are two possibilities I see, as I contemplate the loathsome media cov … more →
tookshire wrote 6 months ago: “Nothing but death.” - Jane Austin, writer, answering her sister’s, Cassandra, que … more →
Music Man wrote 7 months ago: ..from Barnum of the equipment used backstage to support Neil as he did his tightrope act across one … more →
Music Man wrote 7 months ago: Clashing with the Barnum production this week has been two football matches at the KC stadium and I … more →
19thcentury wrote 7 months ago: The Fejee mermaid came into Barnum’s possession via his Boston counterpart Moses Kimball, who … more →
Music Man wrote 7 months ago: I always hate it when you read a blog that hasn’t posted for a while and some lame excuse come … more →
Music Man wrote 9 months ago: Monday and the last rehearsal of the year for the Hessle Theatre Company. We did a sing through of t … more →
Music Man wrote 9 months ago: Last year I went hell for leather in mentioning Hessle Theatre Company’s Titanic production. T … more →
Music Man wrote 12 months ago: I knew my ‘Big Top in a Bag’ would be useful. I took it along to the rehearsal for Barnu … more →
Music Man wrote 1 year ago: Martin declined my offer of him being the target in my axe throwing act for part of the Barnum audit … more →
Music Man wrote 1 year ago: After weeks of practising my juggling, stilt walking, plate spinning and unicycling skills I submitt … more →
Music Man wrote 1 year ago: Martin gave us some ideas last week of the sort of circus activities and skills he will be looking f … more →
Music Man wrote 1 year ago: In an earlier post I said that members of Hessle Theatre Company could now fill in their audition fo … more →
Music Man wrote 1 year ago: I am a sucker for any kind of performance that I see going on. It just draws me to it. Cycling throu … more →
Music Man wrote 1 year ago: Having made my stilts I spent time this weekend practising walking. These pictures show me in the ea … more →
Music Man wrote 1 year ago: Looking back over the last year on the Music Man blog I can see a pattern emerging for this time of … more →
Music Man wrote 1 year ago: Last weekend I made myself a pair of stilts. All part of honing my circus skills for the Barnum musi … more →