When we're not boating...

... We have a real day job. We do publicity and public relations for a number of  companies, municipalities and non-profits. One of our oldest clients is Ringling Bros.(yes, the circus) in Hartford, Bridgeport, Springfield and recently, Worcester.  Feld Entertainment, the company that owns the circus, also produces the Disney on Ice shows and a series of Monster Truck events and we're fortunate enough to do the publicity for them as well.

Over the last few weeks, we've promoted the circus in Worcester and Springfield.  Next week it will be in Bridgeport.

On Thursday, we prepared an "elephant lunch" at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. The press loves events like this and their coverage helps promote ticket sales.

Here's "lunch" for three 8,000 lb Asian elephants.

That's lettuce, bananas, apples, carrots and 12 loaves of Italian bread. Elephants love bread and they eat that first. For dessert, we provided three big watermelons, although we have to hide them until the very end because the elephants will head for them immediately.

 The elephants make short work of the watermelons.  They simply step on them and then eat them in pieces.

An event like this is a natural for TV coverage and it's that coverage that really helps sell tickets. The little kids just love it.

We should mention that the elephant lunch is a special treat. The circus elephants don't eat these types of food every day but are fed a special diet under the care of a full-time Veterinarian. The circus staff members who take care of these animals know each one as an individual and really care about their welfare.

We've done so many circus events over the years that we probably should have considered naming our boat "Three Rings" rather than "Act Three."