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Don't
shoot the jugglers!
We're
doing shows for multinational forces and observers here in the
Sinai, which is owned by Egypt since the Camp David accords in
1981. Eleven countries are here! Yesterday we helicoptered to
six mountain outposts to perform for isolated soldiers. It's
mind boggling!
Our
shows are going great. I've always been a pacifist, so working
for the military machine has been interesting. These guys
really appreciate our show.
Sandy
Brown Gravity's Last Stand
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Up
from the ashes
Help!
We had a house fire in January. We're OK, but it destroyed most of
my juggling memorabilia. I'd appreciate it if anyone having photos
of me would send me a copy: Ro Lutz-Nagey, Elkridge, MD.
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Kudos
Just
wanted to say that this latest issue of Juggler's World is by
far the greatest I've seen in many years. The stories, the ads,
the overall layout was just great! For me, just about everything
in this issue touched base at one point or another. Amazing!
Jim
Lord West Columbia, S.C.
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Hawaiian
happenings
Please
send me at least 25 brochures. I'm "rendering
assistance" to fellow jugglers everywhere in the state, but
mostly in Honolulu. It may not be long before I begin another
IJA affiliate. How does the Waikiki Juggling Club sound? One
more thing... Myself, Benji Marantz, Jeanne Wall and a few other
jugglers were hired as extras on Magnum PI for a show with a
carnival theme, "I Never Wanted to go to France
Anyway." That's what's up here where the sun shines bright
and the palm trees sway, even in the middle of the winter!
David
Hart
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Cascade
across America?
I
think it would be great for IJA members to be part of
"Hands Across America," a line of people from coast to
coast on a mission of relieving hunger. It's going to be on May
26, Memorial Day. A $35 donation gets a certificate, radio
headset and t-shirt. For more information call. Of course my
dream would be "Jugglers Across America," each passing
to the person next to them!
Frank
Cardamone
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(Ed.
note - another worthy venture for consideration by
jugglers are World Peace Tours, privately run trips to China and
Russia that feature opportunities for play with the local
population. For more information, write La Jolla, CA .)
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First,
let me say "well done" to those who planned, produced
and ran the convention in Atlanta. I enjoyed the camaraderie,
swapping tricks, learning new tricks, trying out new props and
the special events and demonstrations.
Excellent
arrangements were made for publicity. I got more than my share.
It included my act and interview on national television,
pictures in the papers, etc. They thought it was remarkable for
an 81-yearold man to do the things I do.
Though
my performance is unique, I'm below average by convention
standards. That's fine, I'm glad standards are rising so fast.
The applause for me is because I combine juggling with spinning
a lariat and balancing on the rola bola. Sometimes I play the
harmonica and they seem to love it.
So
we need a new category - combining juggling with other things.
There would be plenty of competition and plenty of interest. I
would be sure to attend.
It
may also be of interest that I produce "Floyd's Variety
Show" for Austin, Tex., cable TV about once a month. I
welcome jugglers and any other good talent.
Hamilton
J. Floyd
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On
the road again
Jim
Strinka and I finally got on the road with our "Dynamotion
Jugglers" act in November. We did a TV show in Chile and
then went to Kenya to work at the International Casino in
Nairobi. Now we're in Switzerland until the end of February, and
start with the Big Apple Circus in April.
We
did a show last week with George Sollveno. We also saw Jerome
Thomas from Paris. He incorporates dance into his act and it's
really great stuff!
Barrett
J. Felker
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Looking
back with fiche
I'm
a contemporary history buff and the IJA microfiche is a bit of a
window on a bygone era. Right now, time-machinewise, the club
is quite a friendly, folksy affair, very informal: Harry and
Alice dropped in on Fred and Ethel on their way to engagements
in the southwest, that sort of thing.
Conventions
are arranged primarily by single individuals. Much illness and
many deaths are reported, and military service is noted often.
People rumor about the revival of vaudeville, but one old timer,
who had seen it come, now says it's gone. The Newsletter
consists, as its name implies, primarily of letters from
scattered members reporting on news in their area. The language
is sincere and artless, and full of bad jokes: flies can't see
under water because they leave their specs on the wall.
Throughout there is the constant joy of juggling.
I'm
also struck by how historicallyminded the Newsletter was. They
never cease to talk of juggling at the turn of the century, in
the twenties and so on. Perhaps they were thinking of better
times, or perhaps they were more conscious of their roots than
we are today.
One
of the things I enjoy about history is affirming how little
changes. Now we talk about who juggled on the "Johnny
Carson Show," and then it was who was on the "M&M
Candy Carnival." The big buzz right now is "Jewel of
the Nile" and back then they had the same anticipation for
the juggling sequences in 'The Greatest Show On Earth."
Fascinating stuff.
Wes
Kobylak
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