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Photo-funnies
contest attracts many yuck-yucks
The
artist responsible for the Spring 1985 "Walter
Wainwright's Photo Funnies" contest has chosen the winning
entries. Walter Wainwright, a graphic designer from Norfolk,
Virginia, said he received more than 75 suggestions from about 20
different people. "I certainly appreciate this excellent
response, and was amazed at the contestants' originality," he
said. He promises to create another image soon.
Grand
prize winner of an IJA all-purpose juggling shirt is Steven Taylor
of Monroe, Connecticut. The winning quip: · "Hey! Find
yourself a submarine and we can do some passing!"
Honorable
mention prizes of an IJA patch go to the following people for these
entries:
· C.J. Myland, Lutz, Florida - "Captain, there seem to be five torpedoes missing. . . '
·
Phil Lawrence, Kansas City, Missouri - "Who said college
fraternity initiations were tough. This IJA is unreal!" Also,
"I'm beginning to think my nuclear powered unicycle just isn't
feasible."
·
Larry Locke, Beaverton, Oregon "What do you mean, 'Up
periscope'?!"
·
Jim Neff, Grand Island, New York "Water, water everywhere,
and not a drop in
the drink!"
·
John Foss, Wantagh, New York "James Bond, Agent 007 (licensed
to juggle) in 'Torpedoes of Desire.' Coming soon to
a theatre near you!"
Juggling students say the darndest things by
Tommy Gabriel
There
are artist programs in many states which could provide jugglers with
excellent opportunities to use their art form. I teach juggling in
fifth through twelfth grades in North Carolina and reach 150 or more
students each week.
Teaching
can be tiring and repetitious, but this is offset by the students'
enthusiasm for juggling and the juggler.
Here
are some interesting letters I've received from students:
·
"Thank you for your time with us and for teaching us how to
juggle and letting us have a good time. Why one of these days you
may be able to juggle a hundred balls! "
·
"I thank you for coming and teaching us how to juggle. I hope
you come back next year. And I hope you don't get hurt on your
things."
·
"I will behave very very good. I will not be bad and I will not
throw the bags at everyone. "
·
"I enjoyed you teaching us to juggle. I've been practicing at
home with a sock, rubber balls and plastic balls. I've got a 14-year-old
brother. He's a pain in the neck. I tried to show him to juggle but
he was a flop." (Tommy
Gabriel is a philosophy and religion student at Appalachian State
University.)
Polar
bear juggler A
wind chill of -9 degrees and water temperature of 32 degrees did not
stop Bruce Cleveland of Neenah, Wise., from testing his juggling
skills on New Year's Day. Following his six-year long tradition of
joining the Sheboygan Polar Bear Club for a New Year's Day dip,
Cleveland went swimming in Lake Michigan. After doing the
traditional Polar Bear chants of "It's not cold enough!"
with 250 fellow Bears, he had a good swim. .
Next
year he plans to actually juggle in the water. The question is, will
his feet freeze before the clubs float away? Call
for help in film project Dr.
Annabelle Henkin Melzer of Rutgers University is looking for video
and film on juggling. Funded by a grant from the National Endowment
for the Humanities, she is compiling an annotated international
filmography and resource guide of film and video materials on
theatre in the United States, Canada and western Europe. Contact
her c/o SCILS, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Obituaries JOE
BOYLE Joseph
F. Boyle, 78, of Allentown, Penn., died February 18. He was an early
member of the IJA, a former secretarytreasurer of the organization
and the last of the Boyle family jugglers of Allentown.
He
was the nephew of Frank and Connie Boyle, who were well known for
their comedy juggling routines with the Sun Brothers, AI. G. Fields
Minstrels and throughout Vaudeville. TONY
BOND Tony
Bond of Denver died April 29, 1986. Born May 31, 1960, he never
juggled for the roar of the crowd or the size of the hat. He juggled
for the pleasure it gave him and those around him. Perhaps if he
knew how much we loved his talent, generosity and friendship he
would still be practicing with us in the park. (From Tricia Allen, Rocky Mountain Jugglers) |
