The circus comes to town

Last Saturday night, Marie and I went to the Circus. Marie heard about it coming to town a few weeks ago and we decided to make a night of it. We both hadn't been the to circus since we were about 7, so I was interested to see how things had changed.

Here are my observations.

- We found it funny that all the people we watched were the folks that actually "ran off and joined the circus".

- The circus is more like a musical now. The ringmaster spent most of evening singing and doing theatrical performances with the other circus cast.


- I seriously thought I was going to witness a fatal crash when 7 motorcyclists were riding around in a small steel cage. They pulled it off without a hitch, which amazed me.

- The animals at the Circus were easily the best part of the show. They first had dogs catching frisbee's, then horses, then tigers followed up with Elephants.


- When I was in Elementary School I would laugh if I saw an elephant poop while on a field trip to the zoo. Things haven't changed much since then... it's still hilarious.


- When I was little I went to the circus and was really excited to get a large light up sword. I was surprised to see that they still sell the exact same sword at the merchandise booths.

- There was no alligator wrestling, which was disappointing.

All in all, the circus was fun and definitely worth the price of admission. Tickets were surprisingly cheap. Concession stand prices were unsurprisingly expensive. I figured as much....