Funnymen: Life and Times on the Greatest Show on Earth
- ISBN-10
- 1434944425
- ISBN-13
- 9781434944429
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Dorrance Publishing
Description
Believe me, six hundred shows a year at $12 per show, you were not in it for the money. After Dallas, we headed back into Louisiana. New Orleans was the next big stop on the tour. We had whisked through the smaller venues and now were ...
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- 2010-12-16
- 90 pages
- Paperback
- Dorrance Publishing Company
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