So I had to come to San Francisco for a very rushed, very vaguely defined business trip.

So knowing that I had to be here on Monday AM, I arranged to fly in on Sunday earlier so that I could go to the juggling club at... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (slammin) http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1772 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:26:40 GMT http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1771/t/Thursday-November-12th-2009.html The grip of mindless bureaucracy continues to strangle the life out of the juggling club in Manhattan. This week's abuse came in the form of the requirement to show a lock PLUS the demand that all coats be put in a locker. I think most people that came in got hassled about sticking their coat in a locker with a lock. I think Matt was actually told that... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (slammin) http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1771 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:03:19 GMT http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1768/t/Tuesday-November-10th-2009-PRATT.html
So Pratt juggling was pretty busy; a lot of people showed up. At peak we were maybe at...18-20 people? It was mostly kids who showed up.
A young kid named Malcom saw me doing diabolo and became really enthusiastic. His younger friend took my chinese yo-yo and tried to spin it up and throw it; the chinese yo-yo ended up hitting Malcom in the head! It actually scared me, because Malcom went on the ground and had tears in his... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (robinhu) http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1768 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:35:44 GMT http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1763/t/Thursday-November-5th-2009.html A slightly better night at Tony D, at least in terms of attendance. I think that there were about 13 people all totaled by the end of the night. Now, that is actually fairly pathetic, but given the fact that people are traveling, the economy is preventing some people from joining the gym and other people have jobs on Thursday night at some people are lazy and people just don't really care about juggling, the turnout wasn't that bad. Let's see if I can name the 13: Me, Josh,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (slammin) http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1763 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:01:04 GMT http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1760/t/Thursday-October-29-2009.html
Here's what's happening here: Today was a banner day. Productive morning of guerrilla tech--running on stage any time there was a gap--afternoon of practice with a Cuban juggler who snuck in with a teeterboard troupe he's not normally in but his friends are. He wanted to go to China. They gave him one trick in the show. Kind of like me and Matt.

My highlight was his reaction to... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (F1ve) http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1760 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:48:42 GMT http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1758/t/Thursday-Oct-22nd-2009.html I didn't practice much this past week because a) I had to get to work at 6AM on Monday, b) I was still too tired on Tuesday from having worked 75 hours the previous week c) I was still to tired on Wed and d) on Thursday, my dog got me up for an hour at 2 am to hunt skunks so I didn't get a good night's sleep.

As a result, I was like a zombie riding the train... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (slammin) http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1758 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:17:09 GMT http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1757/t/Thursday-Oct-15th-2009.html So, I'll write more later, but I just have to say this: New New Chinese (a.k.a Grand Sichuan) kicks ass. Wow. That was great food. I probably could have eaten until I puked, and then gone back for more. Spicy small shrimp where, well super hot but super good. Eel in garlic sauce? Possibly the best eel I have ever had. Shaved potatoes in vinegar? Bizarre but tasty.

-Slammin'

A really crowded meeting at Grant's Tomb yesterday. I think there were probably about 30-40 riders who showed up. The weather was insanely beautiful which probably helped. I rode for about an hour, then I skated for a bit and then jugged for about 1/2 an hour (yes I juggle outside. Deal with it).... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (slammin) http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1752 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:57:56 GMT http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1750/t/Thursday-October-1-2009.html What happened?

Miss you guys! I'm in Chicago for my (gulp) 25th high school reunion. So far I went to the homecoming Morning Ex. (like an assembly), at which I was pleased to see one freshman girl will be picking up the long, proud tradition of Parker swimming (I was the only swimmer on the team one year; long, funny story; we don't have a pool).

Then I went to a Spanish 3 class at which I burst into tears telling my teacher how much she'd... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (F1ve) http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1750 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:56:20 GMT http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1747/t/Thursday-September-24-2009.html
I love seven-club left-right patterns and was pleased Matt was game for some three-count and ultimates, but the evening's highlight was definitely the pep-chovy crack pie. Damn that's some good pizza.

That's really all I can think of.

Oh, and a huge, tall, climate-controlled space that's conveniently subway accessible in midtown east would... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (F1ve) http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1747 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:54:05 GMT http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1745/t/Tuesday-September-22-2008-PRATT.html feeds@yuku.com (F1ve) http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1745 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:36:31 GMT http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1744/t/Thursday-September-17th-2009.html These are the few weeks of the year when the Tony-D rec center gym is really great temperature-wise. There was a light breeze coming in through the pad locked windows and the killer humidity of summer had worked its way out of the gym's atmosphere. Although there were a bunch of people playing basketball when I arrived, they cleared out when asked with out the usual rancor. In fact, one of the guys was actually curious about what a juggling club was.

Anyway, I worked with a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (slammin) http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1744 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:44:41 GMT http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1740/t/Thursday-September-10-2009.html
My juggling sucks, and I didn't get enough of it. Matt and I passed then we passed a little with Paul. We tried one pattern neither of them could get, and they both blamed me for... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (F1ve) http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1740 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:57:46 GMT http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1737/t/Tuesday-September-8-2008-PRATT.html
The big changes: President Sam is taking a leave, President Kim graduated, Pablo came back from Columbia, WT came last week, and we had a rare appearance from Stephanie this week!

The good news: President Mel has a new (younger) roommate who is starting to juggle.

The familiar: Tyler and Michael... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (F1ve) http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1737 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:43:42 GMT http://nycjuggling.yuku.com/topic/1730/t/Thursday-August-13th-2009.html I was buried by a tidal wave of work and crisis at the Rock this week. I couldn't make it to juggling.

This is what it is going to be like for me until sometime next year!

Yeah!

-Slammin'