Tiger Attacks Vegas Magician Roy Horn During 'Siegfried & Roy' Show

Fox News ^ | October 4, 2003

[Mon]

LAS VEGAS

[Rudder]

...the performance was canceled

So much for "the-show-must-go-on" tradition of show business.

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[Hank Rearden]

the tiger lunged at Horn, who tried beating the tiger off with a microphone

Too many rude possibilities here to comtemplate.

However, if you're going to beat off a tiger . . . . . nah.

[shadowman99]

this thread is a dupe

[Lib-Lickers 2]

there has been a running thread on this for over an hour,,,

[Mon]

I didn't see the full story, that's why I posted it for people to read :) Sorry if it is a duplicate

[kingu]

*cough, choke, cough* Momma told me if I didn't have anything nice to say, don't say it. So instead, I'll hope that the tiger isn't murdered.

[Bonaparte]

Prayers for Roy's recovery.

[ETERNAL WARMING]

Local TV said that he's "beyond critical." Not good. Please pray for him.

[dandelion]

Prayers for Roy - I know, I know. But God made him, and the tiger too. God treasures each one of us, and we are precious to Him.

[Destro]

I don't think God made tigers so they can prance on stage for middle aged audiences in Las Vegas.

[Djarum]

Inside one of the showrooms, Gunter and Ernst demonstrate their talented albino tiger riding a unicycle. "A round of applause, please, for Anastasia. She loves show-business. So much nicer than the savagery of the jungle, ja?" In a flashback, we see Anastasia sleeping peacefully in Africa. Behind her two men approach in a jeep. "Hey, tiger!" one of them calls out, "Wake up!" He shoots a tranquilizer dart into her, and she slumps over. The memory angers her sufficiently to attack her owners and tear them to shreds.
-The Simpsons, Springfield

[dandelion]

I know. Watching tigers with people, one gets the sense that maybe this is not quite in the plan. They are beautiful, but they are big kitties. Even my little kitties, one gets the sense that they might just look at me more like a meal and less like a mom if I were prey - sized.

The tiger was just being a tiger. And Roy was just being a human, doing dangerous stunts and tricks because that's what humans do...

[ET(end tyranny)]

Link to the original thread

Post #39 gave much of the info in your article and more info is within the thread. fwiw

[Squantos]

LMAO.....Musta been something he saw Siegfried do before ........Never a howdah pistol around when ya need it..........damn .....just damn !

Stay Safe !

[Finalapproach29er]

Fans paid 90 bucks. They got a real show. Roy earned the money.

[OldFriend]

Thanks for your post.......a little reminder to some FREEPERS......prayers on the way.

[Wondervixen]

I'm telling you, tigers think all the Cincinnati Bengals jokes people go around telling ain't that damn funny...It was just a matter of time.

[RichInOC]

Never try to beat off a tiger. You get dirty and the tiger enjoys it.