Celebrity Circus

NBC is going forward with plans to film and present "Celebrity Circus" some time this fall. As much as I love circus, this is not something I'm looking forward to.

As with most "with the stars" type reality productions, turning has-been and c-list "stars" into something they are not is nothing new, and not particularly noteworthy nor entertaining. Anyone can sort of learn to do circus tricks. Even I could. But to do them well, and with style, and with all of the sparkle and spangle that is Circus, is beyond what any celebrity/celebutante can accomplish in a mere few weeks of "rehearsals" and practice.

Color me unimpressed. I believe ABC had the same idea a few months back, but their project has been canned.

Circus Flora 2008 Season

Last week in the mail I received my annual request for support flier from Circus Arts Foundation of Missouri, the parent of Circus Flora. I wish I were independently wealthy and could give them a big fat check, but I will have to settle, once again, for going to several shows and buying my tickets at full price.

This year's show has a theme, as all years do. This year's theme is "Escape to Sherwood Forest." The theme is usually loosely held into a storyline wrapped around the various performances, but it's all fun in the end.

I am looking forward to making myself into a pest on the lot for the few weeks leading up to their opening on June 5. I hope that this year I'll actually get to see the tent go up, and to interview a few more performers.

Parental Dilemmas

From the Washington Post comes an article about the parental dilemma of taking children to the circus.

I probably don't have to tell you what I think of the crackpot who won't be taking her child to the zoo because "wild animals should be in the wild." I also probably don't have to tell you she's one of the PETA protesters.