In my early years I posted under the name of Seymore Butts.
It was during that time that I performed in the circus and was billed under the name "Seymore, the World's Tallest Midget", along with my horse Toby. He was known as "Toby, the World's Largest Pony".
Sadly our tenure at the big top didn't last long. At just under six feet tall my charactor just wasn't as convincing as the management thought it should be so Toby and I was let go.
Our leaving show business had a profound effect on Toby. Each morning, before our performance, when I would feed him, I'd ask. "Hey, Toby. Would you like some oats?" He'd smile, lift up one of his back legs and say. "A fewwwww."
Now he just stands there, knee-deep in a pile of road apples.
Times have changed though. After Toby Died I began working on pool cues, a craft my Father had taught me as a child. I installed tips, cleaned shafts, and put wraps on cues for pool players.
As the years went by I diligently saved my money, made few shrewd investments, and was able to parlay my wealth into the empire we all know today as Steamer Cue Sports, LTD.
Well, it's been a long while since Toby and I traveled with the Big Top and I've often wondered how different life would have been if instead of going into cue repair I would have gone into films.
I would probably be posting under the name of, "Buck Naked".
