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Sun Aug-22-10 11:51 AM
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The "Wall of Death Lion" - Think mass entertainment is strange today? Try this from 1925 |
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Sun Aug-22-10 11:54 AM
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1. Don't forget the diving horses. |
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Sun Aug-22-10 11:56 AM
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2. Here's another shot of the racing car lady and her kitty |
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Sun Aug-22-10 11:58 AM
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3. That outweirds the diving horses. |
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I never even heard of sidecar lions.
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Sun Aug-22-10 12:06 PM
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5. Found a wonderful photographer's site with a whole mess of weirdness |
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Check it out along with all the links (hot rod critters and NYC bikers and NY in decay in the 1970s): http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/the-wall-of-death-daredevils-lions-riders-fairs-oh-my/
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Sun Aug-22-10 01:27 PM
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7. Outstanding! Bookmarked. |
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I got stuck in the language of legs but I still need to check out the NYC 70s links, my old stomping grouds. Thanks!
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Sun Aug-22-10 12:01 PM
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4. And "Fearless Egbert" and his faithful sidecar lion. (Who's really being brave here?) |
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Sun Aug-22-10 12:43 PM
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6. Remember watching a movie about diving horses about |
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20-25 years ago
Can not remember the name
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Sun Aug-22-10 01:40 PM
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8. now if the lion was driving........ |
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Sun Aug-22-10 01:43 PM
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Kind of puts "Bear vs. Shark" to shame.
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Sun Aug-22-10 01:47 PM
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10. "lions have no historians" |
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"lions have no historians, and therefore wall of death lions are thrilling and satisfactory human reading..."
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Sun Aug-22-10 02:02 PM
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11. I had no idea. This just made my entire WEEK! That 1st photo of the lion |
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Do you think on some level that lion enjoyed the speed and noise?
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Sun Aug-22-10 02:58 PM
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12. Just think of Leo as a really big yellow Lab. Of course, he loves speed , noise and wind in his |
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Mon Aug-23-10 11:35 AM
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13. kick for Sidecar Lions |
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Mon Aug-23-10 12:59 PM
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15. I believe the Lion enjoyed his stunt much more than the High Diving horse on post # 1 n/t |
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Mon Aug-23-10 12:46 PM
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14. I wonder who was there to comment on that strange entertainment? |
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Professor Daniel Tosh's Fantastic Good Ol' Foodmagorium & Entertainment Programme Shoppe? :shrug:
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Mon Aug-23-10 01:02 PM
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16. I can imagine the conversation. |
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"And sine you're already riding sideways on a wall...why not take a lion with you in the side car?"
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Mon Aug-23-10 01:10 PM
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17. A lion is riding in a sidecar... |
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...rendering all my arguments invalid.
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