A TRIBUTE TO FRANK J.
BARTHEN
Although
Barthen’s burros have had their brushes with celebrity, he said they are
best-loved in the small towns.
He
said little burgs out West, in the Southland, up in New England and down home
in the Midwest turned out in droves for his braying showmen.
Along
with Honey Pot, the audiences thrilled to donkeys with names such as Thunder Ball, Snuffy and Kilroy
playing against burros called Beetle Bomb, Super Stupid, Rigor Mortis and
Elvis.
Most
of Barthen’s burros have two names -- a stage name and a farm name.
Donkey
ball retirees Dingaling, who’s actually very smart, and Geritol, a very old,
sweet and feeble burro, still welcome curious visitors who stop to pet them and
feed them carrots.
www.donkeyball.com
Miami resident Wright
is an Ohio native who lived most of his adult life within a half-hour drive
from the tranquility of Bittersweet Burro Farm. He is a veteran writer and
Pulitzer Prize nominee.
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