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MAILBOX
After
ten years of teaching in the Chicago public schools, I think
I'm beginning to see progress! Juggling has come to the aid of
"teacher stress" and "student aggression."
Next
year we are hoping to expand our group and participate in the
school gym show and mini-circus for primary students. 'Till then,
I promise to keep everyone "throwing up," which is much
more beneficial than passing out!
Mary
Ellen Ziegler- Orland Park, IL
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The
beautiful article on Bobby May in
the January issue brought back many pleasant memories of this
superb performer and human being. I had the pleasure of having met
him in at least six different cities (back in my days of
traveling in the business) and of having spent two delightful
days with him in Cleveland in 1969.
Among
his many attributes, I think that perhaps the one that impressed
me most was that Bobby May never said an unkind word about any
other performer, no matter how inept or inexperienced the
performer might be. If the name of so-and-so' s act came up, Bobby
would say, "I've never met him," or "I've never
seen him perform. "
That
was the end of that! How many jugs do we all know who would blurt
right out, "Oh, so-and-so does a terrible act; he really
stinks!"
Jack
Parker - Plantation, FL
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I
would like to clear up the mystery concerning the height
of Ignatov's 11 ring cascade. Whenever you observe or
photograph an object, you must realize that you are representing a
3-D scene on a flat plane (the photo in this case).
By
a graphical method which takes into account this perspective
problem, I come up with an estimate of 23-foot high throws for
Ignatov. This calculation assumes that the camera is 30 feet from
the subject, and that Ignatov is standing at 5' 11" (knees
slightly bent).
Ignatov
would probably be very amused if he knew people are making such a
fuss over him.
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Paul
DeMoulin - Decatur, IL
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I
have an idea for the magazine brought on by the Kit
Summers article in May. I am sure that there are other IJA
members who are in some sort of need, and the general membership
has no way of knowing about it.
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If
a less famous juggler had a similar tragedy, would he or she get
magazine space or a response similar to Kit's? This is a valid
question.
I
think a column devoted to those who need help could provide an
important service to the membership, and would be another way of
bringing the members of the IJA closer together.
Dave
Saadeh Wilmington, DE
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Enclosed
is a photo of myself with my recently acquired
"JUGGLE" license tag for Virginia. I'd like to explain
that the T-shirt I'm wearing was a retirement gift from my
daughter and her husband. I'm really no superstar, but the shirt
does wonders for my juggling confidence!
Vic
Nash - Falls Church, VA
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I've
drawn a diagram of the juggling shadow screen which I have
introduced to my act. A canvas screen placed head-high is lit from
behind with two lamps. I stand behind the screen and juggle
various objects to give different patterns in time to music,
starting with a slow piece and building to a grand finale.
To
finish, I appear in front of the screen juggling with different
colored smoke powder tins. The screen then provides an ideal
backdrop!
Don
Ballett Birmingham, England
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