Thardy: She was also enthusiastic, and positively fearless. She kept coming back to Victor (the guy helping her in the photo), begging him to let her try it one more time. (She told me she got three tries, but I seem to remember four.)
Another interesting factoid: the boys who tried it seemed to give it their best, but the girls seemed to have the greatest gusto, for lack of a better word. This was the vibe that got me started on this thread. We had come out just as the circus was ending, so I didn't get to see or shoot any of the "main event" stuff, but this was perhaps even better, unscheduled and under-the-radar, and kids just being kids.
- Barrett