I hope that this "Surreptitious Seaside Circus" will not be swept aside by the avalanche of affluence that is moving into Venice, taking over power from the people, forcing a socio-economic chain reaction, and leaving our crumbling casbah completely out of the loop. Until then, both the amused and amusement will prevail.

  This orignal composition is permanently on exhibition at The Venice Abbott Kinney Memorial Branch Library.

   I tender these celluloid souvenirs as a sacrament to it's longevity.