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Box monster Jeff Daymont was practicing hard at the convention with Ken Zemach at the cutting edge of their specialty. They lifted four each, took one off the line and passed it. They're inventing many new four box tricks, but claim five is beyond hope. Daymont has done boxes, plus up to seven balls, in shows at renaissance fairs for the past two years. "The five day weekends are great for practice," he said. Zemach can be found during non-school hours at Harvard Square in Boston , where he performs to help pay for his college education. Among his tricks are light bulb cigar boxes!

Keith Bogart from the Southwest Florida Juggling Club is thinking about bowling ball juggling. The l7-year-old youngster certainly has the build for it. He's a power lifter who has won a few titles and bench pressed 450 pounds! "I picked up juggling to relieve stress," he said at the Denver convention. "It doesn't hurt when you juggle!"

Cirque, a Swiss circus fans journal, reports the following jugglers performing with European circuses this season: Rolfino, Stella Nova Circus; Andreas Martinez and Sacha Gasser, Royal Circus (Switzerland); Duo Marcellos, Boswell-Wilkie Circus (South Africa); Mr. Anthony, Barelli Circus (Germany); Benno, Olympia Circus (Sweden); Mike Schnelle Trio, Fliegenpilz Circus (Germany); Baccardi Duo, Dannebrog Circus (Denmark); Manuel Alvarez, Roncalli Circus (Germany); Uwe Zachan and Miss Elisabeth, Hercules Circus (Germany); Kris Kremo, Scott Circus (Germany); Miss Nathalie, Carl Althoff Circus (Germany); Edi Laforte, Austrian National Circus.

Four-day juggling workshops are offered by Kit Summers to teach technical skills, stage presence and comedy. His seminar before the convention drew nice reviews from the half-dozen participants who traveled to San Diego for his coaching. Contact Summers for more information.

Street performers are hot commodities in this festival world. Here's a request for names of street performers from someone who says he may be able to give them work. No guarantees, but contact: Frank Jeffreys, Raleigh , NC .

Billy Gillen joggled five balls throughout a 10-kilometer "Food for Nicaragua " race in Central Park recentIy. His entourage include people on bikes behind and one person out front to clear the way. He reports 57 drops during the course of the race, but a good time nonetheless. He has run up to 15 miles with five balls.

Daniel Rosen juggled salad dressing bottles in a recent McDonald's commercial. Following appearances on the Late Show, he has also been juggling in Atlantic City , Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe . He also appeared as a green- haired punk rocker in a pilot for the television show, " Fort Figuero ."

Bob Whitcomb has gained sponsorship from Brunswick Corp. after appearing on the front page of the Columbus Dispatch juggling three 16-pound bowling balls. The bowling industry company provided him with shirts, three top-of-the-line 16-pounders, and plans to use him for

grand openings and special events. Whits the Juggler was also the lead story in the June 17 edition of Ohio Bowler, Ohio 's largest bowling newspaper.

Seattle 's Young Gentlemen Jugglers, now enrolled in college, continue to find steady, lucrative work nine years after getting together as 11-year-old street jugglers. Jon Webster and Robert Stuverude did summer performances in San Francisco, but stay closer to home during the school year. They have rented studio space for winter practice, and it has paid off with solid nine club passing runs.