Photo by Jeff Mulfinger

Four-year-old Tom Liebling, otherwise known as Tommy Boy, guards the curtain entrance to the Liebling Brothers Family Circus during a performance Thursday at the Freeborn County Fair in Albert Lea.

Friday, August 03, 2001

Four-year-old Tom Liebling, otherwise known as Tommy Boy, guards the curtain entrance to the Liebling Brothers Family Circus during a performance Thursday at the Freeborn County Fair in Albert Lea. The son of the circus ring master, little Tommy Boy is the curtain boy for the show, responsible for opening and closing the curtains on cue.