Friday, November 10th, 2006
Good Times in Phoenix
Last weekend I had a great gig with the Smithsonian Institution that took us to Phoenix Arizona. In their ongoing effort to bring the Smithsonain to the people (instead of the people always having to go to Washington DC) they put on a huge event called Culture Fest, in Phoenix and the surrounding area, with [...]
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
Fort Wayne Indiana Jugglefest
I went up to the Fort Wayne juggling festival last weekend. It was fun, and very low key. There were maybe 30 or so people there, so it was much smaller than your average regional jugglefest, but it was a nice little gathering. There were two things about the fest that were awesome. One was [...]
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Saturday, September 30th, 2006
Rocky Ripple Neighborhood Festival
I performed in Rocky Ripple today. It’s the neighborhood that is just a little south of Broadripple… since I’m sure that you all know where Broadripple is. And yes, that’s it’s real name. It was a fun little fair. Very cozy, very comfy, with maybe 15-20 vendors and a small kids area. They had a [...]
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Friday, September 29th, 2006
I Just About Did It All Today
Today I woke up, took a shower and ate breakfast, ordered my new prop case, went to the dog park, had lunch, worked on the Model A Ford, had dinner, and made cookies. That’s almost the full spectrum of my life, and it was all packed into one day. I didn’t realize until I wrote [...]
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Sunday, May 21st, 2006
Toss Up Jugglefest
I LOVE juggling festivals. Love, love, LOVE them. This weekend is the Toss Up Jugglefest at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire IL. Yesterday was also the Illinios State Yo-yo Contest as a part of the festival, and I was a judge. In fact, I found out once I arrived that I was head judge. I [...]
