So. I'm running off to join the circus

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:46 pm

Good luck dude, Cirque's da bomb.

Anyone here pass clubs? (obviously our 9 ball man does) Paul? Club passing is where the real fun in juggling is!

Loren

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:12 am

No passing for me-- I've never had partners! Love to give it a try sometime if I met some locals who were willing to indulge a newbie. My club juggling is not strong, so I'd have to start out with ball passing.

Chiffed · Post by **Chiffed** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:42 am

Seems that every one of the Quebecois kids who pick apples in the Okanagan was an expert club-passer. There were also several who were pretty good on slack-wire, which is, I hear, blinkin' difficult.

They were crumby djembe players, though.

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:24 pm

brewerpaul wrote:No passing for me-- I've never had partners! Love to give it a try sometime if I met some locals who were willing to indulge a newbie. My club juggling is not strong, so I'd have to start out with ball passing.

Uhn uh, passing with balls is way harder, really. Trust me on that one.

Loren

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:19 pm

Loren wrote:
brewerpaul wrote:No passing for me-- I've never had partners! Love to give it a try sometime if I met some locals who were willing to indulge a newbie. My club juggling is not strong, so I'd have to start out with ball passing.
Uhn uh, passing with balls is way harder, really. Trust me on that one.

Loren

Almost an hour with no repartee...

it's jus' not right

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:36 pm

Good luck! Impressive shows!

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:38 am

Loren wrote:
brewerpaul wrote:No passing for me-- I've never had partners! Love to give it a try sometime if I met some locals who were willing to indulge a newbie. My club juggling is not strong, so I'd have to start out with ball passing.
Uhn uh, passing with balls is way harder, really. Trust me on that one.

Loren

I used to pass balls with a guy in high school..never could juggle a club though. We never practiced much, though, so 3 or 4 passes was all we could really get away with before we were out of rhythm from each other.

geoffrey taucer · Post by **geoffrey taucer** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:35 am

It's true: clubs are much easier. Once you get the hang of them, they naturally flip right into and out of your hand without effort. You don't even have to try to catch them. Balls, however, are another story.

fearfaoin · Post by **fearfaoin** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:46 am

geoffrey taucer wrote:Hey! Another Raleighite!

Heck yeah! Do you juggle around here? Or go to sessions?
Maybe we've met without even knowing...

geoffrey taucer · Post by **geoffrey taucer** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:20 pm

fearfaoin wrote:
geoffrey taucer wrote:Hey! Another Raleighite!
Heck yeah! Do you juggle around here? Or go to sessions?
Maybe we've met without even knowing...

I used to juggle at the NC Rennaissance Faire -- that's where I got the name Geoffrey Taucer (not my real name).

I also used to show up (and, once in a blue moon, still do) at the NC State juggling club, which has since become the Method Rd juggling club.

Do you know Frank Jeffreys, by chance?

Anyway, I actually rarely juggle these days; I've been focusing far more on gymnastics.

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:55 am

We'll all be anxious to hear how it turns out.

geoffrey taucer · Post by **geoffrey taucer** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:30 pm

Didn't make the cut. Basically, they said my acrobatic abilities were more than enough, but that I don't have enough control or good enough form. My coach should get a kick out of that, since it's exactly what he's been telling me for three years.

They did, however, encourage me to keep training and send in another demo so I could come in for another audition. I definitely plan to do so.

Rod Sprague · Post by **Rod Sprague** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:14 am

All this talk of juggling and other circus skills reminds me of my friend Brad Byers. We were in the same class at Moscow (ID) High School. He took up juggling in high school and got very good at juggling and could ride the unicycle while doing so. But he kept adding skills, over the years; http://www.bradbyers.com/

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:16 am

geoffrey taucer wrote:Didn't make the cut. Basically, they said my acrobatic abilities were more than enough, but that I don't have enough control or good enough form. My coach should get a kick out of that, since it's exactly what he's been telling me for three years.

They did, however, encourage me to keep training and send in another demo so I could come in for another audition. I definitely plan to do so.

Did they give any suggestions? For example in what ways your form and control was lacking or was it in general?

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:59 am

Rod Sprague wrote:All this talk of juggling and other circus skills reminds me of my friend Brad Byers. We were in the same class at Moscow (ID) High School. He took up juggling in high school and got very good at juggling and could ride the unicycle while doing so. But he kept adding skills, over the years; http://www.bradbyers.com/

Geeze, Fire Eating is one thing, but I draw the line at sword swallowing: "No Sir, not gonna do it!"

Loren