#wild billy's circus story

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[borenspruce]

What songs by Springsteen would you assign/do you feel pair with Will and Mike as characters? And any other ST things characters if you have any already in mind.

im so glad you asked. admittedly I picked from my favorites (of which i have dozens). Please note:

Mike would like Bruce Springsteen a lot but lucas relates best to the lyrics…idk if lucas is into it. We don’t know anything about his music taste 🫠

Max & will I choose based on lyrics it’s not their music either

Dustin likes the ones with weird vibes

Will

Mike

Glory days

Independence Day

Lucas

Thunder road

Incident on 57th st

Human touch

Dancin in the dark

Dustin

Murder incorporated

Wild Billy’s circus story

I’m on fire

Max

Badlands

Jungleland

Waiting on a sunny day

[tweeterwilbury]

hi this is 7 hours after you requested this but here are the bruce springsteen magic rat songs:

jungleland (literally has the lyric "the magic rat drove his slick machine over the jersey state line"), it's hard to be a saint in the city, lost in the flood, wild billys circus story, 4th of july asbury park, incident on 57th street, new york city serenade, tenth avenue freeze out

those are his longest songs with the most "epic poetry" lyrics, he mostly wrote these when he was younger and then as he got older leaned more towards 3-5 minute long ballads and stuff 👍

THANK YOU. love to see that there IS a magic rat song and it wasnt just a joke... anyway i will listen to them later.

[tedhead]

go to wild billy’s gay circus 👆

[furnituregonewrong]

Wild Billy’s Circus Story - Bruce Springsteen

with Nils Lofren & Roy Bittan

[theart2rock]

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Book List: Immortality Through Literature and Why We Don’t Live Forever

The Theme of this book list is inspired by a project I am doing for my Humanities Midterm: Immortality Through Literature and Why We Don’t Live Forever. Immorality may seem like something truly desirable, but through the books I have listed below, you will notice that the meaning of life comes from the very fact that it is finite.

(some spoilers included!)

1. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

This book explores the avoidance of aging by a young man named Dorian Gray. As time passes in the book, Dorian remains young, while a portrait of him ages in his place. However, his pursuit of eternal youth results in dire consequences.

2. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

This anti-war novel follows the unconventional experiences of Billy Pilgrim, unstuck in time, as he grapples with the absurdity of war and the inevitability of death.

3. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

In a dystopian world, three friends discover the unsettling truth about their purpose in life, weaving a poignant narrative that explores the intersection of love, identity, and mortality.

4. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury

In this book, the death of Grandpa Spaulding marks the turning point in the story, transitioning from a carefree summer of youth to acknowledgement and acceptance of mortality.

5. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab

In this fantasy, a Addie Larue is trapped in her 23 year old body for 300 years. However, this “gift” comes with a curse, she is forgotten by everyone she meets.

6. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan

In a future where consciousness can be transferred between bodies, the story explores the implications of immortality and the loss of personal identity through futuristic prose.

7. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

Four siblings confront the implications of knowing the dates of their deaths, leading them on various paths in a compelling exploration of destiny, choices, and the impact of foreknowledge.

8.The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

This enchanting tale follows two magicians engaged in a mystical competition within the confines of a magical circus, blending romance, fantasy, and the eternal dance between life and death.

9. The Epic of Gilgamesh

Among the earliest literary works, this epic poem follows Gilgamesh’s quest for immortality. As he encounters challenges and learns profound lessons, the story highlights the value of a mortal’s legacy and the inevitability of the human experience.

10. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit

While this novel is for younger audiences, it still presents a great example of the dilemmas of eternal life. In this novel, the Tuck family discovers a magical spring that grants immortality, but as Winnie, an ordinary girl, gets entwined in their secret, the consequences of the enchantment unfold.

[petervc88]

Cappelle Calling - 11 september 2023

Om de datum van 11 september kon ik niet heen, dus ik draaide een aantal platen die met New York te maken hadden. Ook de LP van de Week, 'The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle' van Bruce Springsteen uit 1973, koos ik met die reden vanwege een nummer op het album over New York.

Terugluisteren kan hier.

Dit was de playlist:

Uur 1:

Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger - IYou Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back (1979) The Rolling Stones - Angry (2023) Moby - Natural Blues (1999) Bruce Springsteen - Kitty's Back (1973) (LP van de Week) The Beatles feat. Billy Preston - Get Back (1969) Pip Blom - Get Back (2023) David Bowie - Friday On My Mind (1973) (DisCovered) Don Henley - New York Minute (1989) Smash Mouth - All Star (1999) (Filmplaat - uit 'Rat Race' ) The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work (1997) Bruce Springsteen - Wild Billy's Circus Story (1973) (LP van de Week)

Uur 2:

Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind (2009) The Gaslight Anthem - Little Fires (2023) Bruce Springsteen - Incident On 57th Street (1973) (LP van de Week) Blackbird - Pink Shades (2023) The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind (1966) (DisCovered) Bertolf feat. Tim Knol - Even The Bads Ends Badly (2023) Bruce Springsteen - Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (1973) (LP van de Week) Bruce Springsteen - New York City Serenade (1973) (LP van de Week) Billy Joel - New York State Of Mind (1976)

Shownotes:

Mijn bijdrage over 'New York City Serende' van Bruce Springsteen is hier te lezen op Ondergewaardeerde Liedjes.

Cappelle Calling is iedere maandagavond van 20:00 t/m 22:00 te horen op Radio 90FM. Iedere woensdagmiddag wordt de uitzending herhaald van 18:00 tot 20:00. Suggesties voor DisCovered of De Filmplaat zijn welkom via de Facebookpagina van het programma of via cappellecalling@gmail.com.

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[yatescountyhistorycenter]

When life is literally a three-ring circus

By Jonathan Monfiletto

In early March, Billy Martin’s Cole All-Star Circus rolled into town. Unfortunately, so did a late winter snowstorm, so the circus’ return to its hometown had to be postponed until late April.

Indeed, despite a heavy rainstorm that night, the Cole All-Star Circus’ performance in the Penn Yan Academy gymnasium took on an old-home-days feel. Billy Martin – who succeeded Penn Yan native James M. “Jimmy” Cole in 1988 as the circus’ leader – paid tribute to the circus’ founder in its 85th season, with Cole’s granddaughters and other relatives on hand to witness the homecoming. Martin stated there would be a local celebration later in the year, but I haven’t heard anything more about it.

I attended the circus with my 5-year-old daughter, and it was a surreal moment for both of us. For me, a local history buff and (I like to think) aficionado, despite my lack of Yates County roots, it was incredible to witness a Cole All-Star Circus performance in the town where the circus began. For my daughter, well, she just loves circuses and marveled at all of the performers and their talents.

Gone were Jimmy Cole’s famous elephants – in an age when society has rightfully decided such acts are cruel despite their mystique – and in fact there were no animals whatsoever. What we saw instead were dazzling displays of feats of strength and agility as well as excitement and comedy. It really and truly was a wonderful experience, and at 85 years old, the Cole All-Star Circus is still a thrill.

Of course, the story of the Cole Circus goes back much farther than its 85 seasons and even farther than Jimmy Cole’s 86 years of life. As an undated and untitled newspaper article in our research files seems to indicate, you could say the circus was literally in Jimmy Cole’s blood. According to this article, Cole was a direct descendant of William Washington Cole, who founded the Famous American Cole Circus in the 1850s.

Long before that Thomas Cooke toured markets and fairs in northern England and Scotland in the 18th century with a small company of tent shows. His son, Thomas Taplin Cooke, known for feats of strength and skills on a tightrope, bought a troupe and chartered a ship to entertain in America. With him were 12 of his 19 children, and by 1846 the troupe had ponies, horses, clowns, and a Russian reindeer. When Cooke returned to Scotland, his daughter Mary Ann remained and married William Cole. Their son, William Washington Cole, established his circus that traveled by trains far into the 20th century.

In spite of, or because of, his ancestry, Cole first took interest in the circus at age 3 when he received for Christmas a box of blocks decorated with pictures of birds and other animals. By age 11, he was handing out programs and assisting backstage at the Sampson Theater; at age 14, the theater manager promoted him to treasurer. During the winter, many circus people performed at the theater and whetted Cole’s appetite for the circus.

During the summer of 1925, Cole spent his school vacation with Floyd King’s Walter L. Main circus. Following his graduation from Penn Yan Academy the next year, he joined the Main show as assistant manager in the office and ticket wagon. He worked for the King’s Gentry Bros. Circus in 1928 and then Sells-Floto in 1929. He served as the time keeper and commissary manager for Sells-Floto in 1930 and then superintendent of the commissary in 1932.

In 1936, at age 30, Cole became the youngest circus owner in America when he opened the James M. Cole Wild Animal Circus. However, the show closed after just four days due to weather and a lack of capital. He then spent two seasons as time keeper and paymaster – with his wife, Dorothy, as “the first woman in circus history ever to be an assistant paymaster,” Cole said in a 1938 newspaper article – for the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus.

It was for the 1939 season that Cole established his famous indoor circus – a format that was designed to bring the circus to schoolchildren who had never seen such a show. Its first performance took place in October 1939 in Cole’s hometown in the Penn Yan Junior High School auditorium. With an adjoining stage and gymnasium, the 15-act show included a variety of acrobats and artists and clowns. That show included the Behees, labeled as the world’s greatest flying trapeze artists.

Later seasons and shows featured Jumbo – an 8,500-pound elephant who joined the Cole circus during the 1940 season and then opened the new season in Penn Yan the following year. The elephant was quartered at the Yates County Fairgrounds Penn Yan and, according to Cole, would have no difficulty entering the Junior High School building. However, at an appearance in Lyons, Jumbo reportedly had to enter through a big window in the school library since all of the school doors were single and thus too small for an elephant. Penn Yan school buildings apparently had double doors.

By 1942, Cole planned to make his indoor circus a year-round show, rather than beginning the season in September with the start of the school year. This time, the circus would host shows starting in May. Uncle Sam came calling in November 1943, though, and Cole packed away his circus equipment and entered the U.S. Army for service during World War II. Sgt. Cole was attached to Transportation Corps at Camp Plauche, Louisiana.

When Cole received his discharge two years later, the circus was ready to reopen, with some of Cole’s fellow war veterans among his returning workers. Together, they began assembling the tent and related pieces and gathering the necessary equipment; shows started again in April 1946. The new tour included the Cole circus’ first performances in schools for the first time in eight years, according to one newspaper article.

Subsequent articles feature the antics of Cole’s elephants, such as getting loose and taking a stroll down Main Street in Penn Yan or around the Canandaigua Golf Club and refusing to enter the Penn Yan school auditorium. They also highlight 9-year-old Jimmy Cole Jr. joining his father’s circus in 1950, its 12th season, billed as the youngest elephant trainer ever.

In May 1957, Cole – then just past 50 years old – opened Circus-Land, a 25-acre circus-themed amusement park three miles east of Penn Yan in the hamlet of Mays Mills, in the town of Milo. The attraction featured a 500,000-piece hand-carved model circus, Cole’s famous performing elephants, wild animals, a fairyland zoo, authentic railroad circus wagons, circus museum pieces, baby animals, a Native American gift shop, clowns, free acts, and more. There were long-range plans to expand the property and items over time. Just two or three years later, though, Cole and his wife sold their Penn Yan property, which apparently included the Circus-Land site, as they moved to the southwest to work with other circuses.

In 1977, at age 71, Cole celebrated his 60th year in the circus business – dating back to his work at the Sampson Theater at age 11 – during a show in Geneva, with several dignitaries heaping their thanks and praise upon the performer and businessman. The following year, the Cole All-Star TV Circus celebrated its 40th season – with “balancing wizard” Billy Martin among the acts. On Saturday, March 3, 1984, Penn Yan and Yates County commemorated “Jimmie Cole Day” with a variety of festivities throughout the day at different locations. The slate included a presentation during the intermission of an evening circus performance – the circus’ biannual appearance in its hometown.

In 1988, at age 81, Cole completed his final circus at the helm, handing the show off to Martin, who continues to head the circus today. Cole died in 1992 at age 86, leaving behind his second wife, his son, and a plethora of memories.

[revkilltaker]

Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle - LP - Columbia Records - KC 32432

Pressing Stats

Pressing #: 1973 Santa Maria Press

Color:  Black

Qty Pressed: ???

Additional Info: Other Pressings Available

Track Listing

The E Street Shuffle

4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)

Kitty's Back

Wild Billy's Circus Story

Incident On 57th Street

Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

New York City Serenade

7.0/10

[writer59january13]

The boss aka Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen

born at Monmouth Medical Center

in Long Branch, New Jersey,

on September 23, 1949.

His nationalities include hodgepodge

of Dutch, Irish, and Italian descent.

He grew up Catholic in Freehold, New Jersey.

I dedicate the following poem

to aforementioned musician, whose figurative guitar finger kept on the throbbing pulse resoundingly reverberating

across American heartland.

this cautious man (bobby jean) born in the u.s.a.

grownin’ up in the badlands of atlantic city

bonded with blood brothers

felt born to run along backstreets

in brilliant disguise that did cover me

frequently blinded by the light

of the full moon

casting silhouettes against darkness

on the edge of town

which lunar shafts pierced candy’s room,

while immersed in book of dreams

describing better days on a Cadillac ranch

where devils & dust - visible dancing in the dark

celebrating like calendar showered 4th of july

or other glory days in darlington county

even though I ain’t got you.

livin’ in the future

mine hungry heart hankered

and felt like I’m on fire

for you, this fire in me craved human touch

desire - roaring into the ole factory fire

because I wanna marry you

because the night populated

with girls in their summer clothes

each dazzling like 57 channels (and nothin’ on)

in imagination of my american skin

descended from when adam raised a cain

before last to die forecasting kingdom of days

now dwelling in celestial mansion on the hill.

now rightfully claim status of I’m a rocker/ local hero and I’m goin’ down

meeting across the river

if I should fall behind

on the downbound train as living proof

within light of day magic jungleland

policed by highway patrolman i.e. johnny 99

alias johnny bye bye – held up without a gun

defending this lucky town

established on Matamoras banks

from an incident on 57th street

thus celebrated

as local hero every independence day

when, with murder incorporated

firing point blank out in the street

that staccato new york city serenade

from no surrender outlaw pete

originally from nebraska.

it’s hard to be a saint in the city open all night

within my hometown

once my father’s house, now my city of ruins

where tis moot to ask

does this bus stop at 82nd street?

one step up

into the pink Cadillac

hops the ramrod queen of the supermarket

teasing audio dials sans radio nowhere

a red headed woman

racing in the street toward secret garden

to save my love –

with thee angel rosalita (come out tonight)

offering reason

to believe roll of the dice real world

and to prove it all night

from spare parts – shards of roulette wheel

housing souls of the departed

please save my love and stolen car

for sherry darling – that spirit in the night

she’s the one among souls of the departed

no longer stopped by state trooper

precinct based along streets of philadelphia

some crackling like streets of fire

straight time mandate

for those armed to the teeth

along tenth avenue freeze-out.

requiem per terry’s song – what love can do

accompanied by e street shuffle

performed in somber tones

rumbling down thunder road

for souls of used cars

two hearts crushed

along this hard land

for: the ghost of tom joad

the last carnival homage

to wild billy’s circus story

the price you pay when you’re alone

working on a dream

now wreck on the highway.

we take care of our own from youngstown

when heading of to the promised land

the rising distant mystical eden

where you can look,

(but you’d better not touch)

espying the river of salvation

joining eternally the ties that bind

a tunnel of love

or like the wrestler

pinning opponent tougher than the rest

like laborers working on the highway

chiseled like this hard land!

[momagirl-cosmicstatic]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Bruce Springsteen The Wild The Innocent The E Street Shuffle Album Vinyl 1973.

[adamwatchesmovies]

The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997)

It should go without saying but it apparently wasn’t obvious to Dee McLachlan: if you don’t have the means to make a Jungle Book movie, don’t make one. This film, not based on Rudyard Kipling’s The Second Jungle Book as the title suggests, is cheap and filled with irritating characters that have no business being there. It’s hard to imagine anyone enjoying this cash grab.

In India, 1890, Mowgli (Jamie Williams), the man-cub raised by wolves meets a trained monkey named Timo. Escaping with the animal towards the jungle, he is pursued by an American circus scout named Harrison (Billy Campbell), a snake-charmer named Karait (Dyrk Ashton), Timo’s rightful owner, Chuchundra (David Paul Francis) and Mowgli’s scheming uncle, Buldeo (Gulshan Grover).

Notice how few animals I mentioned in my brief synopsis. This is because of the razor-thin budget. It rarely allows for both animals and the young actor on-screen simultaneously. There are just enough scenes of Jamie Williams close to his friend and mentor, Baloo the bear, for him to have a spot on the title card. Otherwise, the animals in this picture do very little. Instead, make way for a bunch of human characters, none of whom you’ll care for. Before we dig into them, I want you to know that none of the animals in The Second Jungle Book talk. Instead, voice-over narration explains how they relate to Mowgli, who also has no real dialogue and therefore, no personality. This film depends entirely on you being familiar with Rudyard Kipling’s work, which explains the misnomer of a title. I’d bet my hat this film was only released to capitalize on the 1994 version of The Jungle Book, or perhaps rushed out to beat 1998’s The Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Story to the home video market.

Part of what makes the film's humans insufferable are their lack of personalities. Harrison is a plank of wood; a generic, competent good guy. Karait is a bit more interesting but only because visually, he looks like one of Lord Voldemort’s followers with his missing eyebrows, yellow pupils and tendency to stretch out any “ssss” sounds. By bringing him in, the picture manages to squeeze in a snake called Kaa. It’s The Jungle Book, and not a repurposed Tarzan script… we swear! As for Chuchundra, he's nothing but a bumbling would-be source of comic relief you wish would get swallowed by a tiger as soon as he enters the screen. We’ve saved the best for last. It’s the villain, Buldeo. Firstly, what are the odds the one person Harrison approaches about going into the jungle and finding a wild boy happens to be said boy’s uncle? He joins the search in order to kill Mowgli because if the boy returns to civilization, he’ll rob Buldeo of the fortune he inherited from his brother… except no one but him ever mentions his nephew Mowgli. If he hadn’t said anything, he could’ve saved himself a trip in the trees. And yes, in case you’re wondering, the boy was named “Mowgli” before wolves raised him. What a coincidence the animals who don’t speak human just happened to pick a human name for him!

Soon after the film begins, you’ll already be checking your watch, hoping this cheap production will be over. I was going to say the film was doomed from the start, that there was no way to make a live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book without the use of CGI… until I remembered the 1942 version featuring Indian-American actor Sabu, which is great! There are no excuses for this shoddy a film and no reason for anyone to watch The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli and Baloo. (Full-screen version on DVD, December 2, 2018)

[clacclo]

The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen (1973)

[tedhead]

that part of wild billy’s circus story that’s like the elephants dance real funky ✨tUbA nOIS E✨ Yeah