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Serge Percelly got a two minute standing ovation for three, four and five tennis rackets with Circus Carre in Amsterdam...

Congratulations to the editors of Kaskade, the European juggling magazine. Gabi & Paul Keast are proud parents of their second child, a daughter named Linda, born on Feb. 8.

Pete Geist, a visual comedian, will take to the streets of Europe this summer along with acoustic artist Duane Slaymaker to provide entertainment for pedestrian masses. The duo presents a show including magic, mime, masks, juggling of Bob the Hamster and visual comedy.. Geist has been working as a fulltime entertainer since 1983, including appearances at the International Children's Festival and National Theatre in Washington.

Honorary Life Member Roger Dollarhide reports that Garbo put on a knockout show earlier this year in Connecticut in collaboration with dancer Daiehua Santos. Garbo presented an array of inflatables ranging from large juggling cubes to his "airdale" inflatble mutt (with the protagonist inside). He also juggled cigar boxes, clubs, diabolos, torches, balls and rings, while Santos performed numerous ballet and modern dance routines between Garbo's bits. The highlight for that particular audience, and most that Garbo faces, was "Fred Zepplin," the inflatable man who performs comic acrobatics all over the stage to the Beatles tune, "Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance?)" Sensing a good thing, Garbo is trying to market his success with introduction of The Inflatable Man video, t-shirt and autographed poster.

The Toronto Jugglers Club was featured in a segment on the CBC and YTV (Youth Televison Network) in a program called "Wonderstruck." It featured Greg Tarlin and other members talking about the art and science of juggling.

We offer belated apologies to Alexander Loh of Hannover, Germany, for a mistake in the Winter edition. Loh was misidentified in a page 18 photo that showed him doing devil sticks in the European convention public show.

Longtime IJA member Thomas Mulvey died on March 8 at age 68. According to his friend Scott McEneaney, Mulvey taught juggling and clown skills to many children in the state of Rhode Island. He directed a childrens' circus every year which included jugglers, clowns, unicyclists, stilt walkers and acrobats. He also worked many volunteer hours at local hospitals, day care centers and churches, where he often taught tap and ballroom dancing. His career as a clown began with the Shriners Circus. When the circus was appearing in Rhode Island, he suffered an asthma attack and was admitted to the hospital with his makeup still on. The circus left him behind and Mulvey decided to settle in the state, having no known relatives elsewhere. He continued to work as Goody Goody Goomy the clown for several years, and performed as a scarecrow during the Halloween season and Santa's helper during the Christmas season. He will be remembered and missed by many.