"S" AT
THE END MEANS "SECURE."
>> Mark: WE HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THIS, THE GREATEST SHOW ON
EARTH, RINGLING BROTHERS CIRCUS
IS IN TOWN.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST TO TELL
US WHAT IT IS ABOUT.
>> Eden: I FEEL LIKE A LITTLE
KID.
THE MINUTE SHE WALKED IN I
STARTED TO GET THE CIRCUS
FEELING.
I REALLY DIDN'T.
I WASN'T EXPECTING IT AT ALL.
PLEASE COME IN, KRISTIN.
KRISTIN IS THE FIRST AND ONLY
RING LEADER OF THIS CIRCUS.
HI.
>>THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M SO THRILLED TO BE HERE WITH
YOU ALL.
I'M THE FIRST FEMALE RING MASTER
IN 146 YEARS OF THE CIRCUS AND
NOW THAT THE DECISION HAS BEEN
MADE IT MAKES ME THE ONLY FEMALE
RING MASTER AND THE LAST RING
MAESER FOR RINGLING.
I'M SO HONORED TO REPRESENT FOR
ALL THE YOUNG GIRLS AND YOUNG
BOYS.
I WANT THESE KIDS TO KNOW THAT
THE CIRCUS IS ALIVE AND WELL AND
IF YOU DREAM BIG AND YOU WORK
HARD YOU CAN DO ANYTHING.
SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY IN
JACKSONVILLE, COME ON OUT, SEE
THE SHOW AND GET INSPIRED FOR A
WHOLE OTHER GENERATION OF CIRCUS
FUN.
>> Mark: THE SHOW STARTS
TOMORROW AND GOES THROUGH
SUNDAY, CORRECT?
>> YES, THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
WE ARE GOING TO BE AT
JACKSONVILLE'S VETERAN'S
MEMORIAL ARENA.
THIS IS THE LAST TIME THE
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH WILL BE
PERFORMING HERE IN JACKSONVILLE.
>> Eden: YOU ARE SO ENGAGING.
WHEN YOU WALKED IN ONE OF THE
QUESTIONS ON MY LIST WAS HOW
WERE YOU SPECIFICALLY CHOSEN,
BUT I REALLY CAN SEE IT RIGHT
AWAY.
I MEAN, YOU LIGHT THE ROOM UP
WHEN YOU WALK IN.
DO YOU JUST LOVE THIS?
>> THIS IS THE BIGGEST DREAM OF
MY LIFE.
I'M FROM RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD IN
JACKSONVILLE.
I'M BORN AND RAISED IN
TALLAHASSEE AND WENT TO FLORIDA
STATE UNIVERSITY.
I STUDIED INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
WHICH MAKES ME SO HAPPY BECAUSE
WE HAVE 13 DIFFERE COUNTRIES
REPRESENTED IN THE CIRCUS.
IT IS THE BIGGEST HONOR OF MY
LIFE TO COMBINE ALL MY PASSIONS
INTO THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.
>> Rance: YOU SOUND LIKE A RING
MASTER.
YOU HAVE A COMMANDING VOICE AND
-- BUT IT IS SO SOOTHING.
I MEAN, ANYBODY GOING TO THE
CIRCUS I'M SURE IS LIKE, I WANT
TO GO ON A RIDE WITH HER.
>> I GET TO SING SEVERAL SONGS
IN THE SHOW AND INTRODUCE ALL
THE PHENOMENAL ACTS FROM ALL
AROUND THE WORLD.
WE TAKE AUDIENCES ON THIS EPIC
QUEST AND WE HAVE SO MANY
SPECTACULAR THINGS TO SHOW YOU.
>> Mark: THIS TIME AROUND WHEN
YOU GUYS COME TO TOWN, WHAT IS
DIFFERENT?
YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB OF
SWITCHING THINGS UP YEAR AFTER
YEAR.
>> THAT IS WHAT IS SO SPECIAL
ABOUT RINGLING BROTHERS.
EVERY YEAR YOU SEE A DIFFERENT
SHOW.
WE HAVE A HUMAN CANNON BALL,
HIGH WIRE, BUT BUT MIX IT
TOGETHER WITH THE BEST OF TODAY.
WE HAVE WALL RUNNERS, PARKOUR,
BMX RIDERS.
IT IS FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT AUDIENCES
WOULD LOVE TO SEE.
>> Eden: I HOPE EVERYONE WILL
GO OUT AND MAKE A MEMORY.
I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME
BRINGING MY SON, NOAH, AND HIM
LOOKING UP AT THE HIGH WIRE ACT
AND YELLING, "BE CAREFUL."
I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.
IT IS A MEMORY YOU CAN'T FORGET.
>> IT IS ABOUT MAKING MEMORIES.
IT IS SO SPECIAL TO BE ABLE TO
DO THAT WITH MULTIPLE
GENERATIONS.
WE SAY IT IS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL
AGES AN WE MEAN IT.
BRING YOUR GRAND KIDS AND
GRANDPARENTS BECAUSE EVERYONE
LOVES THE GREATEST SHOW ON
EARTH.
>> Eden: GIVE US ONE OF YOUR
INTRODUCTIONS.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, WE ARE SO
PROUD TO PRESENT TO YOU RINGLING
BROTHERS AND BARNUN AND BAILEY,
WELCOME TO THE GREATEST SHOW ON
EARTH.
>> Eden: THIS IS SO EXCITING.
>> Rance: DID YOU ALWAYS ASPIRE
TO BE IN THIS KIND OF INDUSTRY?
>> I ALWAYS LOVED PERFORMING
AND ENTERTAINING.
THAT'S BEEN MY PASSION SINCE I
WAS A CHILD.
I WAS A DANCER, A LEAD SINGER OF
A BAND, A TELEVISION NEWS
REPORTER.
I HAVE DONE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
JOBS IN MY LIFE AND THIS WAS
SOMETHING THAT BLENDS IT ALL
TOGETHER BECAUSE I GET TO SING,
ACT AND BE MYSELF.
>> Eden: WHAT DO YOU THINK IS
NEXT?
>> WE JUST FOUND OUT THIS
INFORMATION ON SATURDAY, BUT ALL
OF US -- EVEN THOUGH WE ARE
SURPRISED AND SAD, WE ARE SO
EXCITED TO PRESENT THE GREATEST
SHOW ON EARTH FOR FOUR MORE
MONTHS.
THIS WEEK IS OUR LAST WEEK HERE
IN JACKSONVILLE SO EVERYBODY
SHOULD COME OUT AND TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE LAST TIME TO
SEE THE SHOW.
>> Mark: ALL THE INFORMATION ON
THE CIRCUS WE'LL HAVE ON
RiverCityLiveTV.com.
GO THERE AND GET YOUR TICKETS.
YOU GUYS ARE IN TOWN UNTIL
SUNDAY.
>> Eden: YOU KNOW WHO DOESN'T
NEED TO GO ONLINE AND GET HER
TICKETS.
SHANNA QUINN, CONGRATULATIONS,
YOU ARE OUR WINNER ON FACEBOOK.
YOU WILL BE SEEING THE GREATEST
SHOW ON EARTH.
IT IS HISTORIC ONE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR TICKETS
YET BE SURE TO GET THEM OR YOU
WON'T BE ABLE TO HAVE THE GREAT
MEMORY THAT I'LL ALWAYS CHERISH
IN MY HEART.
>> THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL
ABOUT.
WE WANT TO PRESES -- PRESERVE
THE LEGACY AND MAGIC FOR THE