"You're still have to jump through the ring of fire!" Monkey wilts before the empty cage and flaming hoop, the failed ringmaster.
At the end of the act, five flaming Olympic rings floated into view, sparks falling from the sky against the night – providing the first big photo opportunity.
Maybe it was the spine-tingling moment when five flaming Olympic rings floated into the sky, shedding sparks, that I lost the last vestiges of my Olympic cynicism and thought: this is astounding.
Although the charismatic Mr. Gebel-Williams never cast the cats as his enemies, he was the epitome of the dominant male in the center ring, encouraging tigers to jump through flaming hoops and ascend elaborate pedestals.
From a seat in the first row, an American woman in a black mini-dress with flaming orange tights and lipstick to match, a ring in her left nostril and long, curly hair streaked ruby red cheered him on and filled gaps in the conversation.
Elsewhere on the beach, for those brave enough or drunk enough, there were burning ropes to jump over, rings of fire to dive through, and flaming bars to limbo under.
Elsewhere on the beach, for those brave enough or drunk enough, there were burning ropes to jump over, rings of fire to dive through and flaming bars to limbo under.
And, if someone rings your doorbell and leaves five thousand bags of flaming excrement on your porch, don't worry.
Experiments were carried out at room temperature and the platinum ring cleaned between readings by rinsing with UHQ water and flaming to remove residual deposits.
A flaming brandy, perhaps?
