“I actually ended up working most weekends for the first couple of seasons. Greeny decided that Circus of the Stars would be good exposure for me, but Bunky was adamant that I not do anything ridiculous: “Linda isn’t doing any stinking poodle act. It has to be something really exciting or forget it.” The producers called to let us know that there was a leopard act in the Midwest that sounded perfect. The next weekend, Bunky and I flew out to the middle of nowhere to meet Sheba, a two-hundred-pou...nd leopard, and her trainer. Bunky and I agreed that the leopard was very impressive. So I worked with Sheba that evening, taking her through her routine, which went very smoothly. Later, when we were flying home, even though we were exhausted, Bunky was really thrilled that I wasn’t doing something lame or tame. She said, “Now this is an act you can sink your teeth into.” Sheba landed the job, so Circus of the Stars brought her to Los Angeles to work with me. She arrived during a brutal heat wave, which turned the San Fernando Valley into a 113-degree oven.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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