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| Sandra Grant |
1952 - 1960's |
CNE, London |
Side Shows |
| SNAKECHARMER, HAVE MANY PICTURES OF ME, SISTER AND FREAKS. |
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| Sara Gosselin |
4 |
West |
ride operator and concessionaire |
| I first started working for conklin in 2003 thanx to my older brother Alfred who used to travel with the red dragon tattoo parlour. i met alot of great people and made alot of cool friends. The last two years that i worked i was employed by rick and beth at conko's curly fries! every one was great to work with and the boys rom mitch's concessions were good guys to hang out ith. i hope that i could enjoy many more years working with the show. Much Luv always Sara Gosselin |
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| Sarah Eubanks |
1 |
Canada / USA |
Games - Ten Toes |
| It all started when I fell in love with a carnie that came to town. Before I knew it, I had left to go to Columbia, SC to work with him but then he had to go do a show in Puerto Rico and I had to go to school in Miami. We stayed in touch, 2 years later we reconnected at the Stampede. |
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| Scott Barkhouse |
1976-1982 |
Canada and USA |
Coaster |
| I met many people who left me with some great memories and work ethics which I never lost. The travel and zest for life are still with me as I have ventured to the Arctic and the rain forests of Central America. The adventure does stay in your blood. Many friends have passed away and one day the show will go on again. |
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| Scott Pearson |
1 |
West |
Bingo Bourbonnais |
| I loved my summer, I was working with my father. |
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| Scott Pennington |
1981-1984 |
Little Rock only |
West kiddieland (J.Lee) |
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| scott stewart |
90-95 ? |
West |
foremen runaway train |
| well where to starte being out on the road with some of the best people i the pleasure to work and live with for a couple years.you know who you are. its sad day when the hits the big e and theres nobody leftto see anymore i hope has agreat life if you heres my e=mail if you want to drop aline sstewartrecon@yahoo.com miss you guys scott |
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| Sheila Venus |
30 years |
West |
ticket seller 1975 |
| i still work for worlds finest in diffrent spots lots of stories lol, if u like to email me thats fine i do have some pic s as well. sron 1975 kenny and the cook house and a few other ppl from then |
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| Shelley |
5 years |
West |
game agent |
| Eell I have to admit that it was an experience ill never forget. I have worked on several shows for many years I love it.and guess what im still there Year after year you see many old faces and more new than old. hey corbo how are you?Hey freddie remember Windsor that hot spell the vaseline looked good on you. These are the things you never forget the good times and we all have had bad days.Hats of to conklin the cleanest show around.I was proud to work for you. bye Shelley. |
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| Steven McAllister |
2004 |
West / Toronto |
Rides |
| One of the most memorable summers I can think of.I was cycling across Canada and needed some funds so I stopped at the show in Winnipeg, to inquire about working a few days; well it turned out to be a 3 city tour and I found it to be a blast if you don't mind the hard work involved.I met lots of great people and got to see all the sights and sounds, like I said it was awesome and I'm still not done yet as I plan on hopefully doing the Canadian tour in 2005. See ya soon. |
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| Steven Provost |
1998 |
Big E (w.spfld) |
Kiddieland |
| I loved to see kids with smiles as they saw the autobon car ride. |
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| Sue Bonner |
8 |
West |
FinOp & Candyland |
| My years on the road were some of the best. I met some great people, worked for some great people (you know who you are). Did everything from taking tickets on the Double Loop at the Florida State Fair to flipping mini donuts in Springfield and Columbia. I learned how to make candy floss (thanks Corinna) and candy apples. I still keep in touch with many friends here in Winnipeg and elsewhere (Bobby, Cynthia, Kate, Doug & Corrina, Yankee & Roger, Slice, Shawna, Tammy from GR, Tim & Cory Chief, Sandy, Mel Robson when I get to see her and others I can't think of right now. I would love to hear from anyone and I would especially like to know if anyone has seen or heard from Lillian Newton. |
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| Sue Murdock (Spence) |
10 |
West |
BSR Agent |
| I just wanted to update all my friends and aquantices on the show. Fred and I are not together anymore, I've found someone else and so has he. The love we found on the Yonkers Midway of May 98 came to an end on April 19/07. I'm now in love with a city class 1 truck driver (James - luv yah babe) who does take care of me very well. As for Fred, no hard feelings and I wish Fred well in his future endevours. |
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| Sue (Fowler) Cording |
since I was a wee girl |
West / East |
Office |
| Started when I was too young to do anything else, now I'm too old to do anything else (I hope) |
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| Sue Staffl |
1978-1979 |
East, west |
Booths |
| Hi, everyone, I joined Conklin Shows in a era when we were young and having fun. Meeting people at Conklin and working with them was a great experience. I have memories that put a smile on my face and people in my heart. |
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| Susan Deweese |
4 years |
West |
Carnie - Birthday game and other midway games |
| I worked mostly midway games and helped with set-up and tear down of the concessions. It was around 1969/70 until 1973/74. I was a teenager and it was one of the greatest things I ever did. My daughter who is now grown always teases me and tells her friends that I was a 'carnie" when I was younger. Don't have any pics to send you but I have lots of stories. |
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| Tammy |
1997 |
West |
Games/Coke Cups |
| I started off in Wpg where I worked in games . In Calgary I started to work for Mitch instead. I went all the way to toronto.I met Ed along the way and ended up having a daughter. I made lots of good friends along the way. Would love to hear from any old friends out there. |
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| Tammy Arsenault |
12 |
West |
customer service |
| Well were to start.....I was 13 and needed a summer job. My sister Cheryl had been travelling with Conklin for a few years before she got my first job working for Calvin in the fruit shakes stand. I am sure their is a few people remember those shorts we wore...... I was with them untill i was 15(2 summers). I remember i left because Calvin moved us girls from his motor home in to a truck he renovated...i didnt wait to see what it looked like, i just was not going to live in a truck! I went to work for Mitch as the original coke cup girl...I stayed there until i was 19...what a blast let me tell ya...PARTY!!! Florida soon became home! I now know if i hadn't worked for Mitch i would have never new what HARD work was... Bottom line it was hard at times, but the good times over road the bad ones...Thanks Mitch for every thing!!! My mouth got the best of me, so i soon left the Mitchel Family and moved on to Super dogs....My sister was
in Florida working for Frank and Jodie. Things didnt work out the way Cheryl was promised they would, so together we went to work for Terry and Rusty. What a wonderful experience, what a family to work for, the very best ever.....Those guys walked me through some tough lessons in life, i know they didnt always agree in fact i know they didnt, but they always stood behind me. I do love them and will always hold them close, thank you for all of it and every thing.....I have met some amazing people out there, i believe my experience travelling has made me who i am!!! To all that remembers me, it was a honor to met you and a blast to party with you..... Funny how things change eh? I have always believed life is what you make it, so make it good and have very little regrets. I can still close my eyes time to time and hear the laughter and music coming from the rides and smell those home made corn dogs....... |
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| Tammy Doerle |
um, 3 I think? 1991 to 1993 |
West |
Guest Relations in Canada/ USA and Ice Cream Scooper in Dade |
| I started off working for Conklin Shows by applying for a ticket seller job in Toronto, I was 18.. I was offered a position in the Guest Relations Booth with John Gallant and fell in love with the carnival from there... learned how to live life.... how to love... and what it felt like to be part of a "family". I guess I had to grow up at one point and went on to University eventually, and I am now a Registered Nurse. I keep the lessons learned during my time with Conkin Shows more dear than any lesson learned in a class. I kept a scrap book of my last year on the road with pictures of lots of people and places... and I get to re-live it all when ever my kids bring out and ask me about it. :) Greeeeeeat time! |
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| Tank |
10 years |
East, west |
Games |
| It was a young man's game and I grew old quick. |
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| Teresa |
1988,92,99/00 |
West |
operator/supervisor/owner operator-Kiddieland |
| What can I say... I worked my butt off!! but we all did. The best year for me was 92, never forget it. This was the last year that the Flyer stood in Toronto. A bunch of us from the major's walked it one night as a good bye to a dying ride. Those of you that read this will remember, you know who you are. Missed most of all by me is Miss Pat Rice. The most amazing lady I have ever met! Would like to get in touch with old friends again, it's been too long. Miss you all! |
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| Teresa (Terry) Durow |
70's |
West |
southern comfort unit |
| hey, y'all- it all began in seaside heights new jersey on funtown pier where i met my x husband michael jack park aka hippie who was working for danny hall at the time running the brakes on a jet model coaster- at the end of summer we hit the road and hooked up with Dixie (RIP) and did a couple few spots in ontario and then a couple few in the states- we parted ways with Dixie in the carolinas somewhere and hit the road again hitch-hiking south to jacksonville then west on i-10 to phoenix to join conklin shows where hippie got hired to run his one and only true love, doh!, the enterprise- i worked in the haunted house with bobby (RIP) and we all stayed in this great hotel with a pool and partied our asses off which is something we all were in the habit of doing on that unit(aside from working ...) i think it would be fair to say that frank spoilt us rotten in a lot of ways- we were a pretty tight unit, all personality conflicts as
ide- hippie and i got married (why?!*#@) on the midway on the big wheel in little rock arkansas and everyone threw pot seeds instead of rice- but perhaps most of y'all would remember the wet t-shirt contest a whole lot better? how it came down to jamie and kim until kim took off her shirt? remember neil's skateboard getting run over by the fire truck? how it poured in san antonio and flooded the streets? the southern comfort unit was a group of such awsome people: ed dillon (RIP), brian james (RIP) and jamie, michael saint, igor, lurch, bobby, jon, celina, pete, russell, kid, ellen, carmie, chuck, neil, linda, ronnie, chuck g the office dude, that guy from hazlet nj, sam from the motordrome and the other riders, dano and his brother, dirt, burt, dewayne, bonnie, charlie and wade walker!, darnell, sherry, crazy vicky, john the shop guy and his woman from corpus cristi, the danny guy and his french girlfriend, frenchy john, and so many more- we winter quartered in west palm beach and in fort lauderdale were i worked along side michael saint and burnt my bum by accidently sitting in laquer thinner ... we traveled all over the US, Canada and Puerto Rico pretty much getting paid to have the time of our lives- thank-you, frank- and if anyone bumps into hippie from time to time, you can tell him that he is a grandfather- |
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| Teri |
1981-1997 |
West |
Cookhouse / games |
| Definitely a life time experience, and I would do it again if I was single....hoping to send my boy on the road when he's old enough so he can experience what it's like. |
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| Terry Hunter |
15 years |
West |
Stock manager |
| Not enough time for good and bad stories to tell. |
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| Tim Phelps |
1979 |
Puerto Rico |
Independent Ride |
| I worked for my Uncle, Mike Neighbors, running the Bavarian Slide that sat along the back wall of Roberto Clemente Stadium in Puerto Rico in 1979. Working in PR was quite an experience, certainly one I will never forget. The people on the show were all great and hard working individuals. After PR, we went on to Venezuela and lost everything there after several riots and chaos. I had worked with other shows such as Harper Amusement, Johnnies United Shows, and a couple of independents before we joined up with Conklin Shows. I had grown up in a show family but decided to become a mark when I became an adult. I currently teach Business courses in two different universities. I often use my experiences from my show days to teach economic theory, business strategies, etc... |
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| Tina Krantz |
1987-1995 |
Canada / USA |
Ticket Seller |
| Well I must say that I had a great time. I`really enjoyed meeting the people that I did. Will never forget them. It was the best thing that I have ever done. |
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| Tom Gallant |
23 and counting! |
West |
E-Tickets |
| I have worked in the big show for many years now. I have enjoyed all the HIGH and low times I had the pleasure of doing with alot of close friends especially the ones I have worked within my own office! |
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| tommy b A.K.A. tommy bahama A.K.A. wacky wired Tom |
too many most i've blacked out |
West |
prematomma |
| who would thought so many carnies would know how too use a computer. you guys still surprise me. been out forever gonna miss all of ya. conklin shows mainly Steve(Dit)Dobson save my ass when i was 15 gave me a home when i had none, taught me how to survive, how to trade em' up and how to have fun. thank God for conklin shows for right now i'm sitting in my living room with my best friend and soon to be wife (Rachel N. a one time lifer all the cool kids knew) Who is playing with are son (Justin Tyme who yesterday Turned two.) sorry to hear about Lerch going to miss big stupid. your like a drunk uncle to me. D.F.A remember the bahamas. NUF SAID gotta go now anybody who thinks they might know me and might have something to say to me e-mail me. |
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| trent& marcia, emma kroll |
5 |
West |
giant wheel/swings formen/candyland/jones bingo |
| I sarted working for conklin in calgary,for trevor ,grumpy and cowboy aka john on the giant wheel Itraveled the canada circut till toroto, and came back the next season in edmonton, and traveled the full cicut for 3 years.I met marcia one year in yonkers ny.She stayed in the us to work for jones bingo, we met up again in columbia and the rest is history. We now have a little girl named Emma Michelle,named after michelle from gr.We are now living in oshawa ont. I work for General motors and marcia works in a local grocery store.We met to many people over the years to mention all of them.But a few need to be aknowledged. First and foremost Trevor and Jil Klemick with out you i would not have met Marcia.And for being a good friend, but mostly for you guidence,. Mike Bangle for your patience with me, and for teaching me the way of the wheel.Papa Bird were ever the hell you are.Last but not least the god of the midway Roger Thomson, w
ho I aggrivated to no end.I would like to here from any and all friends. |
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| Trever D Southall |
1994-1999 |
Supershow |
Rides, games, food |
| No story really... |
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| Trevor Collins |
2001-2005 |
West |
wildcat operator |
| well it all started from edmonton when i became a coaster goon with the wildcat then the wackey worm and the flume (niegra falls) and the doople loop, even the mark1. over the years i've done the gaint wheel, gravitron, the wave swinger, bumper cars big and small, the g force aka grease force lol, the zipper, the orbiter, the crazy flip. well i gotta run but i'll be back |
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| trevor |
10 or more |
West |
games |
| i started out working for barry sproule in the bushell baskets in my hometown of toronto at the cne and travelled the united states with my buddies danny diaz,and gearge larosa...we brough our guitars with us and went to la to try and make it big as rock stars after we finnished the mobile alabama fair..we took the greyhound from alabama to los angeles..worked for dobco in the wacky wire for a few years..im right now in the procces of recording my first cd...still working on it and do have some demo songs of me on myspace.com/trevorthediehard..not sure ifannyones interested or not,but...trevor! |
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| Trevor & Jill Klemick |
12 |
West |
Various Rides & Office |
| Trevor and I are now living in Prince Edward Island. Life in the Maritimes is great. Travis is now 5 1/2, and Jasper turns 3 in August. Jasper has done remarkably well, and is like any normal 3 year old, a handful. Life was great on the road, but with all the changes with NAME we decided it was time to shift gears. A decision that was difficult but that ended up beign right. We miss everyone and hope to hear from lots of you. |
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| Tyler Lutes |
7 |
West |
lots |
| hey how u guys doing |
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| Vanessa ( Big M Shows ) |
A few |
West |
Independent show |
| Big M Shows used to go to Calgary, Red Deer, and Edmonton with Conklin. We met alot of interesting people. Had alot of great times. Our show was small compared to them but they always made us feel like we were #1. Thanks to all the Conklin family for all the years you shared with us. By the way "John John". Vanessa is lookin for you too. Could this be the the beginning of another story?? |
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| Wade Walker |
6 years |
Southern Comfort |
Ride jock and gofer |
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| Wanda Steeves |
1978-1984 |
Canada / USA |
Office / Concessions |
| I worked for Conklins office, orignally as a ticket seller, then moved up to supervisor. I worked 78 to 81 only in the summers. I met the man that I am married to in 1981. His name is Karl "RED" Priesemann. We had a blast while with the show and still now today are very happy. We acredit our work ethic to the carnival and the people who ran it. I have many pictures and "evidence" of a great time had by all.. I still say hi to Scooter, whom hasn't aged a bit.I look forward to hearing from any old friends. You can e-mail me at wickedwanda@shaw.ca.I have many pictures and stories, how ever I don't remember all the people
It was one of the best times of my life! Thanks!!!! |
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| Wayne R Harder |
2 |
West,Springfield,Mobile |
Superfilm 3d Cinema,foreman |
| My supervisor was the late John Negus, he gave me my first opportunity in the business and that was almost 25 years ago.I now own my own concessions and travel mainly in New York. I had a lot of fun while with Conklin and am indebted to John for the faith he showed in my abilities. Also thanks to his brother Dale whom I worked with for almost 10 years. |
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| Wayne Zloty |
Approx. 9 |
West |
Game Operator |
| First, I would like to thank Mr Thurston for giving me this opportunity to to share some the very fond memories that I have of the years that I spent working on a Conklin midway. I started working for Mr. Bob Cassata, (the owner of Bob's Space Racers) in 1973. I spent several years working for the Cassata family. They were some the best, as well as some of the hardest times of my life. I can remember how Bob and I would have a blow out one night.(Wayne is fired) And then how I would get woken up with a pail of ice water the next morning. Bob would be standing there (with that little smile on his face) yelling at me, get your ass back to work and get your f****ing joint open. Your going to miss lot call. He would throw my key ring back at me(oh how proud I was to carry even that small partial key ring) and off to work I would go. Just another day on the lot. I'm not sure that Bob knows how big of an impact that he had on my young l
ife. Mr. Bob Cassata (and several other lot bosses) taught me life lessons that I still very much use in my day to day life today. I will always be grateful to you Bob. You took the time to teach a lost young man, and to help him find his way in life. Thanks for not giving up on me Bob, I will never forget it. I remember with great fondness, Bob's wife Joyce and both of their terrific daughters, the youngest Karen,(The little wild one. Hehehe) and of course their first born Glenda. Glenda and her now husband, Fred (or as we all knew him, Punky) were already very much involved in the business by the time I first met them. I miss them all very much. I like to think of my early year's with the show, as the good old day's. The day's before there were so many rules and regulations from outside sources that had to be considered. When I started on the lot, the general rule of thought was let's work hard and make a lot of money, so that we could play just as hard when we were off du
ty. And play hard we did. Hehehe. They were great times. We worked and played pretty well around the clock. Yet, no one seemed to really run out of gas. Oh, there were some pretty hard lot calls to get open for some mornings. But, the show had to go on. And that's the way everyone seemed to look at things. We did what we had to do, to make sure the that all the joint's and rides were open. Everyday, no matter what. If someone needed help, then help he or she got help. Usually, by mid afternoon everyone was back on their game. We were all ready to get a tip built in front of the joint. It would be dark soon. It was time to have some fun with the marks while they threw their money at us. It was great. I loved being a mike man, and I think I was a pretty good one. Back in my day. (Hey my friend Richie from the Bronx N.Y. do you remember me?) It was a time when we were continually trying new things out on the midway. I remember the first night that I decided to turn off the brit
e white fluorescent lights in my joint.(At that time I was still running Bob's old, slow, horse race game) I tried using the black-lights only. I still remember Bob running over and frantically wanting to know what went wrong with the lights. He was so mad at me.(again hehe) But you know what? It was the still the the early 70's and black-lights were in. By the next night several of the joints on the midway were running black-lights only. (Even Bob in his brand new water game) It was a gimmick that had a short life span, but it still made us a few bucks for a little while. That was the great thing about the lot. It was something new every day. It's funny. When one starts to remember all the great times I had on the lot I feel like I could go on and on. I'll give you all a break though, and I wont. I finished up my last couple of years on the midway working for Don & Mary Larson who ran several six arrows & pea games for Conklin. I also consider Don as a mentor in my
life. As I said, there were several lot bosses that had a great influence in my life, and Don is another man that I have a great respect for. Don taught me many other life lessons. I remember that both Don and I shared a passion for gambling at the time.(Don is a great pro gambler) It used to get both of us in some trouble with Jimmy Conklin from time to time. LOL. I remember one year in Edmonton. Jimmy had banned us from leaving the lot to gamble, and of course we weren't allowed to gamble on the midway. We had to buy two way radios and set up the lawn chairs behind the scenery on the roof of a joint that was facing the horse racing track. Don would sit up there on the roof of that joint with his binoculars and radio me his bets over to the track. I would bet the same horses as Don, and we would both be making money. Hehehehe. That was until Jimmy caught us and fined both of us.(Don's was a lot more than mine) Hehehe. Good Times. I will always hold Don & Mary and their
two daughters near and dear to my heart. It would be impossible to mention all the wonderful people that I can remember from the numerous shows that I worked for Conklin midways. I would just like to say that I miss you all. If anyone out there remembers me and would like to get in touch. My e-mail address is zhawk101@shaw.ca. I would love to hear from any of the old gang. In closing, I would just like to say to all of the Alumni members of the Conklin family. WALK IN...WALK IN TO WIN..... I love and miss you all. Wayne Zloty |
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