🚀 go-pugleaf

Back in September 1991 their was the First Ineternational Juggling Festival to
be held in the (then almost) Soviet block. The festival took place in Tblisi
Georgia and was organized in conjunction with the state circus. All 
participants of the festival (of which I was one) left from Berlin and 
travelled to Moscow, from Moscow we continued on to Tblisi. As you can imagine
the air travel within Russia is slightly less than efficient and with a large
number in one group to travel there were several delays in Moscow. I waited
at the internal airport in Moscow for 8 hours. Very little refreshment and
entertainment was to be had. It was during this delay that the Georgian
shuffle was developed and passed around the group. An ad-hoc show was also put
on for the Russians who had been waiting for their own flights (some for several days).

As far as I can remember the festival was supposed be held annually but due to
the political unrest this idea was disrupted. I think that two/three weeks after
we left the Georgians put large guns in place around the circus building.

Does anybody know if there are more trips planned to Tblisi ?

Regards

David Lockwood.