Amy Schilling Photography Blog

July 20, 2009

circus circus

D and I went to the circus yesterday with his brothers, a sister-in-law, and our niece and nephews. I think we all agreed that it was waaaaayyy better when we were kids. I'm pretty sure I remember lions, a flaming hoop, and yes--a unicorn. We saw none of that yesterday and the two and a half hour performance was filled with lame skits wherein a clown stole the ringmaster's hat and, HOUSTON?! HOW CAN HE GET HIS HAT BACK?! And can I just tell you that it wasn't even a real top hat! Isn't the ringmaster supposed to wear a top hat?! And speaking of the ringmaster, when did he turn the circus into a musical? Because he didn't just speak his dialogue, he sang 90% of it.

I think maybe it's just a part of getting older. Lots of kids in the audience seemed to be having a good time, though I can't say the same for the four with us. I don't want to be completely negative, I really enjoyed the Rebel Riders, elephants...and wow! It's kind of hard to pick a third...oh wait--before it got started a clown took up a cell phone from an unsuspecting circus goer and that was pretty funny. Okay--now for some pictures!



I do want to point out a few things about the photos. That clown is not really smiling, the cotton candy cost $12, I like stilts, and my sweet niece K had the right idea. A nap mid-way through would've been really nice.

3 comments:

  1. Love your story ... glad you posted this because I've been considering getting getting tickets for the circus in SD. Don't think I will now. :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Jules-your sweet boy may enjoy it, but just know that it's veeerrryy expensive and not so fun for the grown-ups! :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. I couldn't agree more. We saw two shows last year on vacation and are going to Saltimbanco on Sunday. I'm definitely looking forward to this Sunday's matinee versus last Sunday!

    ReplyDelete

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...