The man many consider the greatest juggler the world thinks about a lot more these Jays about his life off stage than on. Anthony Gatto, 22-years-old, holder of several Guinness World Records for juggling, and a regular performer at the Lady Luck Casino in Las Vegas, is primarily concerned now with a landscaping/lawn maintenance  business... 

Despite his tremendous juggling ability, and its significance to those who stand in awe of it, it's clear from talking to Anthony that juggling is just his profession now, and not his calling. He said, "On a good day there's not much difficult for me. If I wanted to practice and go at it hard, I feel I could do 13 rings or 9 clubs. When I caught 12 rings the first time in Germany two years ago it didn't seem too hard, and we started working on 13. But right now I don't feel there's any reason to do it... I don't think I'll be juggling into my 40s or anything." 

He admitted that his attitude toward the: art has changed, "I used to think I would break all the records. There were things I had to get because others were doing it, but now I don't feel that pressure. I'm glad these are people coming up as good technical jugglers, but I'm not pressured to do these astronomical things anymore. I'm not interested in going for the ultimate..."

Instead, Anthony and a friend have incorporated as Green Meadow Lawn Service in Las Vegas, and he enjoys spending many days under the hot sun mowing lawns. He has transformed the yard at his own home into a beautiful desert garden, and sees tremendous potential in doing the same thing for others in that booming city. "Gatto Prepares for a Career Beyond Juggling" (Juggler's World, Fall 1995) 

Two of the IJA's foremost jogglers, Albert Lucas and Barry Goldmeier, tested their skills and staminas in marathons recently. Lucas joggled three balls on hallowed ground as an invited participant in the 100th running of the Athens, Greece, Marathon. Goldmeier "convinced even more people that juggling five balls is by far the best oddball act a marathon could ever have" by competing in a marathon in Washington, D.C. "A Tale of Two Marathons" (Juggler's World, Winter 1996-97).

Dan Menendez was the first Jugglers World cover juggler in October 1981.

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