Siegfried & Roy elephant dies of natural causes ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The 4-ton Thai elephant used in the Siegfried & Roy show has died of natural causes, the
performers said Thursday.
Gildah, 57, died Wednesday night at The Mirage hotel-casino's sprawling animal habitat, nearly four months after
celebrating her birthday with fans.
"It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Gildah, our beloved ceremonial Thai elephant," Siegfried
Fischbacher and Roy Horn said in a statement. "Gildah was at the center of our animal family for more than 25 years, and performed
with us in Las Vegas and around the world."
The duo's popular show ended Oct. 3, 2003, after Horn was nearly killed by one of his tigers during a live performance.
From the BUNTE: Wednesday July 27th
Siegfried: Roys fate "lies in God hand"
Siegfried (r.) over its partner Roy: "it has homesickness to America" (photo: AP)
Mystery around Roy horn (60): Why did ex- theMagier break its therapy off in
Germany? Only few weeks, after Roy in the Leonardis hospital in bath Heilbrunn went with Munich in treatment, is it already
again after read Vegas returned. Past Thursday left he with partner Siegfried Fischbacher (66) surprisingly. About
the reasons of its change of mind Roys partner Siegfried spoke with MULTICOLORED ONES. "it has homesickness to America", so
one half of the world-well-known charm Duos Siegfried & Roy. "it needs a change after five weeks. It has longing after
its animals. I hope to continue that he has the lift after a break, the treatment in October in Bavaria."
Views forward: Roy horn and Siegfried Fischbacher (photo: AP)
Roy suffers - above
all psychologically Roy horn, which read Vegas for decades in lives, had come to Germany, in order in its old homeland
the heavy consequences of the nearly deadly tiger bite 18 months ago ago therapieren to leave. But only physical, also mental
the star under the late sequences did not seem to suffer. As MULTICOLORED ONE experienced, Roy was located in the USA obviously
for a long time under strong antidepressives and pain means. For weeks it is to have lain lethargisch in bed. "it was in former
times that, which determined, where it long-went. Now it depends on others. He bears psychologically very bad ", betrayed
a trusted friend.
Siegfried Fischbacher with MULTICOLORED authoress Celia Tremper (photo: MULTICOLORED ONE)
How does it continue to go with Roy? Also first successes in the therapy
could not divert in the long run from Roys psychological problems, like the director of the Loandardis hospital, Dr. Albert
Scheller, confirms: "after the difficult conversion of its medicines and the arduous therapies, which improved its total
condition, Roy wants a ruhepause." How does it continue now with Roy? Does it resume the fight against the illness? In addition
Siegfried ambiguously: "in the real life there are barriers. Whether one overcomes, lies in God hand."
You read the whole article over Roys suffering starting from Thursday in the current MULTICOLORED ONE.
SATURDAY JULY 23, 2005
Roy returns
Roy Horn returned from Europe on Thursday, five weeks after checking into a clinic to undergo stem-cell
treatment.
Siegfried & Roy publicist Dave Kirvin said the treatment "was completed successfully."
Roy entered the Leonardis Clinic in Germany and an Austrian clinic. Horn's doctor at the Austrian clinic
told an Austrian radio station this week that Horn was planning to return for further treatment in two or three months.
Horn was greeted at his Jungle Palace by eight dogs, all adopted from the Lied Animal Shelter, Kirvin said.
In the wheelchair Roy made trips approximately around
the hospital
Munich - it fought so courageously for its
recovery! Did the world-famous Zauberer Roy horn (60) now give itself up?
The Magier, which had been resulted in October 2003 by its favourite tiger Montecore and hurt lethal, should be
operated this week in a Grazer hospital at the knee. There one wanted to implant particularly in the laboratory bred cartilage
cells to it, in order to stabilize its bones.
Magier Siegfried visits with sister Margot the ill Roy in the Bavarian bath Heilbrunn
But Roy let the important OI date burst now surprisingly! How PICTURE experienced, it wants still in this week with
its partner Siegfried (66) into its wahlheimat read Vegas (the USA) to fly.
"we had reserved, say here a whole floor for Roy and its attendants" his Grazer physician Dr. Peter Panzenboeck (51).
"after Roys arrival in Germany six weeks ago ago at the knee 12 million cartilage cells had been taken from it and increased
in the laboratory on 80 million. Everything ran out to use it those now operationally."
Opposite hospital personnel in the Bavarian bath Heilbrunn, where he had been treated last, is to have expressed
Roy: "I can see no more hospitals." Then he spoke full longing of his loved animals in read Vegas. Next possible OI date in
the autumn.
WhiteTigerLover ~A journey of a thousand
miles must begin with a single step.~
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Date Posted: 07/21/2005 6:13
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Magier Roy shifts knee operation
homesickness The Magier Roy horn obstructed after a tiger attack shifted its knee operation and flies still in this week back
to its homeland to read Vegas. Roy wants to see "loved animals again" after fuenfwoechigem stay in the Leonardis hospital
in the Upper Bavarian bath Heilbrunn its, was communicated. The operation is retrieved in the autumn with a recent stay in
the hospital. In a report the hospital line speaks of "for the time being a successfully locked treatment". The put therapy
goal was reached. Among other things Roy had been taken from cartilage main cells out of the knee, in order to replace it
weeks later particularly prepared and increased. That should have taken place in this week in a special hospital. The Magier
born in Nordenham with Bremen was accompanied during the entire rehablitation by its partner of many years Siegfried. Since
the bite of the tiger "Montecore" with a show in Vegas read Roy in October 2003 sits in the wheelchair.
WEDNESDAY JULY 20TH:
Park to honor Siegfried and Roy
A new Las Vegas park will soon bear the names of Siegfried and Roy.
The Clark County Commission on Tuesday approved naming the 22-acre park for famed illusionists Siegfried Fischbacher and
Roy Horn, whose popular tiger-themed show ran at the Mirage from 1990 to 2003 and made the pair household names.
The neighborhood park, situated at the corner of Russell Road and Maryland Parkway, is expected to break ground next year
and will open to the public in 2007, officials said. It will feature two large covered play features, one large swing set
and jogging paths
Siegfried and Roy Park is part of an effort to reconfigure Russell as a primary entrance to McCarran International Airport,
county officials said
Friday July 1st 2005
Study fails to find why tiger attacked Horn
Steve
Friess, PlanetOut Network Thursday, June 30, 2005 / 05:33 PM
LAS VEGAS -- Investigators looking into what prompted a tiger to attack Las Vegas illusionist Roy Horn in 2003 considered
the prospect that the incident was an anti-gay hate crime, according to documents made public this week on the probe.
Horn, half of the famed Siegfried & Roy duo, narrowly survived being bitten and dragged off stage by one of his signature 380-pound white tigers during the show in October 2003. The show, which ran for 13 years
at the Mirage hotel-casino, was permanently canceled after the incident.
Amid 223 pages of documents obtained and posted online this week by the Associated Press is an e-mail from a fan of the
show that suggested the incident might have been motivated by someone wishing to sabotage the duo for their sexual orientation.
That theory -- as well as ones that the attack was caused by members of a radical animal-rights group or even a terrorist
organization bent on harming the Vegas economy -- was examined and dismissed, the documents show.
"If there is audio and video of the tiger attack it should be analyzed for far-UV and or high ultra sonics as well as other
triggers that might be the work of a terrorist aiming at a high profile GAY target," the message said. The author's name is
unknown because it was redacted before the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- which oversaw the multi-jurisdictional investigation
into the incident -- released the documents.
In response to such theories, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police's homeland security division checked out the backgrounds
of several patrons seated near the front of the showroom, but ultimately concluded: "None of the patrons interviewed could
be identified as belonging to any extremist or terrorist-type groups."
Horn, 60, and his performance partner of 44 years, Siegfried Fischbacher, have never publicly acknowledged that they are
gay, skirting the question in many interviews. Yet Alan Feldman, spokesman for the MGM Mirage, which owns the Mirage, said
on the night of the tiger attack, "It's well-known that they were lovers at one time. I don't think anybody is hiding that."
Similarly, a 1999 Vanity Fair article headlined, "Married, with Tigers," included a quote from the duo's pal Shirley MacLaine
that acknowledged their past romantic involvement.
Feldman acknowledged Thursday that he and others considered a litany of far-fetched theories to explain how the tiger,
Montecore, which had performed flawlessly more than 2,000 times with Roy, became unhinged and attacked his master. A frequently
cited theory in the documents, which investigators largely dismissed, was that someone in the audience deliberately released
an odor designed to distract or anger the tiger.
"What was looked into was the possibility that someone set out to cause this to happen," Feldman said. "We were not looking
at motives, but we were absolutely looking at the possibility that this was someone with some nefarious impact. There was
a moment there where we even looked at each other and said, 'Now, wait a minute -- have we all been watching too many episodes
of "CSI"?' But we wanted to be sure every possibility was considered."
Fischbacher and others claimed that the tiger was trying to protect Horn from a perceived threat in the audience, but a
sheaf of testimonials from patrons and fellow cast members in the documents released this week indicate that the tiger meant
to harm Horn.
Feldman said anti-gay sentiment was minimal toward Siegfried & Roy in the 13 years they performed at the Mirage.
"I do not remember any homophobic hate mail that came to us that sticks out," Feldman said. "I do remember we were doing
some filming very late after a show once a few years ago, and there was a young girl in her 20s who was almost in tears, she
was so happy to be around Roy. He never asked her to leave; he was very kind about the whole thing. And the girl was never
put off by it. She left feeling a certain level of unrequited love, but that was all."
'Siegfried and Roy' Tiger Probe Yields No Surprises
Morning Edition, June 30, 2005 · Government investigators spent nearly a year trying to determine why
a 380-pound white tiger mauled entertainer Roy Horn, ending Siegfried and Roy's long-running Las Vegas act. Officials concluded
that the tiger acted alone -- and very much as one might expect a wild animal to act. Jim Rogers of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture fills Steve Inskeep in on the details.
SPECIAL THANKS TO MAGIC TIGER First positive articel in German Magazine! BUNTE, german taboild
magazine has the first article that sound positive... based on an interview Siegfrieds Brother Marinus gave to the magazine.
Siegfried & Roy visit him (Marinus) and his wife Herta last Friday, June 17 in Rosenheim, one day after Magicians
arrived in Bad Heilbrunn. they also made a little stroll through Munic...
WEDNESDAY JUNE 22ND 2005: LINK TO LEONARDIS CLINIC
(sorry cant be ran thru online translator service...anyone who can translate...please let us know ASAP!)
WEDNESDAY JUNE 22ND 2005: S&R WEBSITE UPDATED
Roy Continues Rehabilitation at Germany's Leonardis Clinic
BAD HELLIBRUN, GERMANY – On Thursday,
June 16, Roy Horn entered the Leonardis Clinic in Bad Hellibrun, Germany to continue his remarkable ongoing rehabilitation
and therapy.
"Siegfried & I are thrilled to return to our home country and excited with the programs set forth
by the great doctors and staff at the world-class Leonardis Clinic," said Roy. "The support we have received from our fans
in Germany has been overwhelming and continues to inspire me daily."
Per patient confidentiality procedures, no details
of treatment will be released. Siegfried & Roy ask that the media be respectful of their privacy at this time, as well
as that of the doctors, staff and patients of the Leonardis Clinic.
POSTED: 11:08 am PDT June 17, 2005 Illusionist Roy Horn Enters Clinic In Germany
LOS ANGELES -- The syndicated
television show "Entertainment Tonight" is reporting that illusionist Roy Horn, who survived a near-fatal tiger mauling in
2003, has entered the Leonardis Clinic in Bad Hellibrun, Germany, to continue his rehabilitation.
Horn is one-half
of the Siegfried and Roy team with partner Siegfried Fischbacher. He was attacked by a 380-lb. tiger named Montecore during
a live performance on Oct. 3, 2003, at The Mirage hotel-casino in Las Vegas. The 7-year-old tiger bit into the performer's
neck and dragged him off stage.
In a statement, Roy said he and his partner are "thrilled" to return to their home
country and "excited" at the medical program.
Copyright 2005 by NBC4.tv. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Las Vegas star Roy Horn – of Siegfried & Roy – has checked into a German rehabilitation facility,
18 months after his near-fatal tiger mauling that left him partially paralyzed.
"Siegfried and I are thrilled to return
to our home country and excited with the programs set forth by the great doctors and staff at the world-class Leonardis Clinic,"
Horn said in a statement, according to the Associated Press. "The support we have received from our fans in Germany has been
overwhelming and continues to inspire me daily."
No details of the 60-year-old Horn's condition or treatment at the
Bad Hellibrun facility have been released.
Horn was onstage at The Mirage resort with his partner Siegfried Fischbacher
when a 380-pound tiger named Montecore bit into Horn's neck and dragged him off the stage during an Oct. 3, 2003, performance.
The illusionist sustained four deep wounds and suffered a stroke. The tiger's teeth damaged an artery that carries
oxygen to the brain, and crushed Horn's trachea.
Horn has said he fainted during the performance and the tiger was
trying to help him. Animal experts have disputed that theory, AP reports.
JUNE 17th 2005
*NOTE: KEEP IN MIND THE BILD IS A TABLOID TYPE AND THIS 'SOUNDS' LIKE A NOT-SO GOOD" ARTICLE:
