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19/05/2005: "hmmmm... pistachios"

I walked into a dvd store today and didnt resist. Totally bought Style Wars (graffiti doco, collector's edtion), the Corporation (documentrary), star wars clone wars (cartoon between episode 2 +3) and some cheap ass Aussie coffee barrista doco. But alas, no freestyle: art of rhyme, YET. I think i need a job to support this habit!

Also watched Luke Burrage's small video about squeeze catches (as recommended by Mark at juggle night). It's small but cool.
Click [extended entry] for a transcript that appears in Mental Floss Magazine article:

ranked by Mental Floss as
the #1 under-appreciated spectator sport.

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"The Rodney Dangerfield of competitive sports, juggling rarely gets
respect. It's generally written off as a hobby for uninspired clowns and
out-of-work chainsaw salesmen, but the art form has a surprisingly revered
history. In fact, its earliest depictions come to us from the tomb walls
of an unknown Egyptian prince, which historians have dated to sometime
between 1994 BCE and 1781 BCE. Since then, juggling has developed into an
oft-over-looked spectator sport with a yearly ESPN2-aired championship
that doesn't feature jesters, fire-breathers, or blindfolded unicycle
riding street performers. What it does feature, though, are some of the
best pin-tossers on the planet - hand-picked from hundreds of juggling
clubs worldwide and invited to compete. Presided over by the WJF (World
Juggling Federation), the annual competition is split into seven areas:
Intermediate Clubs, Advanced Balls, Advanced Clubs, Advanced Rings,
Six-Club Passing (a team event), Seven-or-More-Club Passing (also a team
event), and a Women's Division. But being a gold-winner in the WJF
competition requires more than just alittle hand-eye coordination. Most
champions spend more than four hours a day, six or seven days a week,
perfecting their hot-potato-like skills in an effort to finanlly show all
those sand-filled balls whos really boss."

There is also a side bar on V&O:

"The Jordans of Juggling
Russian-born Olga and Vova Galchenko (14 and 17 years old, respectively)
are clearly the reigning superstars of the professional juggling world.
And it's not just because they were the 2004 wiinners of the Six-Club
Passing and Seven-or-More-Club Passing events. They also currently hold
the world records for 10-Club (378 passes caught), 11-Club (152 passes
caught), and 12-Club passing (54 passes caught)."

Mental Floss, May-June 2005, page 56 by Paul Davidson

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