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In article <1glahlINNqcj@aludra.usc.edu> rmurphy@usc.edu (Bob Murphy) writes:
>After reading Richard Moll's recent posting about passersby who
>were seemingly unimpressed by 7-8 balls as well as his best 5 
>ball tricks, I was reminded of something that happened to me
>shortly after I learned to juggle 5.
>
>I was juggling rocks for coworkers and proceeded to do a decent run
>of 5 rocks.  Nobody said a word!  I then juggled 3 and did an
>under-the-leg throw.  I got lots of oohs and ahs for this!
>Everyone was most impressed by probably one of the first 3 ball
>tricks that I had learned.
>
>So what is it that most impresses a crowd?

 Fire.
 I am a wimpy to average juggler - average repetoire 
 of 3-ball tricks, my only club tricks are an occasional under the leg
 and some doubles or triples, an occasional flourish,
 but when I juggled my torches for some friends even though I only
 did an under the leg and a double they were all excited.
 I had apologized about how I didn't do anything exiciting - no
 nice tricks or anything, and they said it didn't matter -
 I juggled fire.  Go figure.

 I've heard stories from some other friends of mine who
 during a performance would do an amazing amount of 3 club
 tricks, juggle 3, 4, and 5 with lots of tricks, do
 all sorts of other stuff, but then people would ask
 "But can you juggle flaming torches?"

>I'm starting to believe that only jugglers are impressed by numbers
>juggling and difficult tricks.  
>

 I think this is true too...

>                       Bob Murphy (rmurphy@aludra.usc.edu)
>


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