Page 6 Fall 1989
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THE
RECORDS VAULT by
Steven M. Salberg, Director
IJA
HALL OF JUGGLING RECORDS Baltimore
was a kick, and gave rise to a couple of big questions: Is it true
that after having to stand out in the sun for 2 hours, the event has
been renamed "The Big Throw-up"; What is an "IJA Open
Stage"; What the heck is "Plunger flipping"; Will
Russian Immigration allow Sergei to keep his Peoples Choice award?
On
Saturday afternoon at Field Day, we succeeded in setting a new
Guinness World Record for the Big-Toss Up (most objects juggled
simultaneously). The old record was set at the Purchase convention
in 1983 with 476 Jugglers - 1,867 Objects.
We
almost didn't make it this year.
With
about 15 minutes to go, we were some 100 jugglers short of the
record. While everyone sat -juggled-sweated-cursed on the field, we
sent runners into every comer of the building looking for wayward
jugglers. It took a while, but after all is said and done we ended
up with 524 people juggling 1,997 objects. That's the new record,
Hon! Congratulations and thanks to everyone who participated.
Special thanks to the judges who gave their time to qualify every
single juggler.
On
Saturday evening, we had the debut of the IJA Hall of Juggling
Records event. Records were set in many categories, some traditional
-- some decidedly un-traditional. A lot of people got into the act
and made it a big success. My personal thanks to everyone for their
participation and patience. Following is a listing of the new
records that were set at the convention and some that have been
submitted since the last issue. Remember... you can submit your own
new records, or challenge existing ones. I can be contacted at the
address given at the end for further information.
As
you probably know, Anthony Gatto was a special guest at this year's
convention. Between practice sessions, he decided to break a few
numbers records: (Minutes:
Seconds) 7 balls - 03:56.00 (Old Record - 2:03.48) 8
rings - 01:17.20 7 rings - 05:32.40 (Old Record - 3:23.05) 7
clubs - 01: 13.00 5
clubs - 45:02.00 (Old Record -
37:10.(0) Here
are the rest of the new records. All
were set at this year's convention on .July
22 unless otherwise indicated. For information, contact: IJA Hall of
Juggling Records, c/o Dr. Steven M. Salberg, Dover NJ.
Joggling: (Hr:Min :Sec Hundredths) 5 ball marathon (26 miles/385 yards) Billy Gillen (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 07:07: 16.00 on 11/06/88 New York City Marathon, NY
"4-Basketball
Continuous Dribble" (One bounce per ball between hits) Bob
Nickerson (Gallitzin, PA) Professional Division 00:01:22.00
"Rolla-Basketball
Cascade" (3-ball cascade standing on board balancing on a
basketball. Minimum inflation: drop from forehead, bounce above
waistline) Jay Breckenridge
(Pittsburgh, PA) Professional Division 00:0
1:32.80
"Diabolo
Toss" (Hang time from launch to successful catch) Joe Baker
(Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada) Blue-Nose Juggling Club 00:00:04.05
"Continuous
Back Crosses Single Spin" Geoffrey
Feldman 00:00:14.00
"1/2 Spin Club Balance" (Balance club on club, 1/2 spin flip to balance catch, continuous) Ralph Tippins (Redondo Beach, CA) 98 flips
"Cowboy
Juggle" (Spin a rope while juggling two balls in the other
hand) Risa
Davis (Glen Bumie, MD) Greater Baltimore Juggling Assoc 00:00:38.50
"Fry
Pan Spin & Juggle" (Spin a 12" frying pan on one
finger, juggle two balls in the other hand) Mark Fuller
(Roanoke, V A) 00:01:06.40
"Plunger Flipping" (Tossing and slapping a 'plumbers helper.' For more specifics, contact: Elliot Cutler,Northbrook IL
"7
Club Passing" - Front to Back" (One member does
drop-backs, other member does drop-forwards) Martin Frost (Palo Alto, CA) and Mike DeSombre (Stanford, CA) 00:00: 11.50 "7
Club Ultimates - Single Spin" (Juggled in a 'one-count'
pattern) Martin Frost (Palo Alto, CA) and Mike DeSombre (Stanford,
CA) 00:00:27.00
"One
Foot Kick-Ups" (Continuously drop a club down to foot and
immediately kick-up) Mike Stillwell (Gainesville, FL) Professional
Division 39 Kick-ups
"Consecutive
Kicks Behind the Back" (Kick ball up behind back repeatedly
with sole of shoe, like Hacky-Sack) Larry Vee (Philadelphia, PA)
Professional Division 6 consecutive kicks
"Longest
Ball Spinning" (Timed from throw until loss of contact with
finger tip) Dan Holzman (Sherman Oaks, CA) and Tuey Wilson (Laskerville,
MN) Professional Division Tied at 00:00:29.20
"Palming
LaCrosse Balls" (Held palm down for cumulative total of 1
second per ball: 7 balls=7 seconds) Jon Stadler (Springfield, OH) 7
balls
"4
Club Columns, Double Rights, Single Lefts" (4 club columns
pattern, right hand all double spins, left hand all singles) David
Cain (Middletown, OH) Professional Division 00:00:24.70
"Satellites"
(2 balls and 2 rings, on every throw a ball passes through center of
a ring) David Cain (Middletown, OH) Professional Division 17
successful throws.
"3
Club Scissor Catches" (Catch a club in 'scissors catch'
flip back up to catch again- continue) Scott Cain (Middletown, OH)
Professional Division 47 catches.
"3
Club Pirouettes" (Consecutive '3-up' pirouettes with
maximum of 1 self throw between) David Cain (Middletown, OH)
Professional Division 7 pirouettes.
"3
Club Behind the Back Cascade" (With one arm wrapped behind
the back, juggle next to the hip) David Cain (Middletown, OH)
Professional Division 00:00:25.40
"Neck
Catches" (Continuous neck catches with a firm,
non-compressing ball) Bruce Manners (Bedford, OH) Non-Professional
Division 13 catches.
"Most
Conventions in One Year" Professional Division Mark W.K.
Richardson (A.K.A. Markus Markoni) (Pinole, CA) Six as of 07/22/89
(will be updated throughout 1989) - Isla Vista, CA; Verona.
Italy; Berlin, Germany; Frieburg,
W. Germany;
"Club-Head
Bounces" (Out of 3 club cascade, bounce every right hand
throw off head) Mark W.K. Richardson (Markus Markoni) (Pinole, CA)
Professional Division 11 successful bounces with catches
"3
Clubs in One Hand" (3 in one hand, any pattern) Bill?
(didn't give his name) 00:00: 14.80. |