Hat Work

Dreams are a very personal thing. They run to the core of who we are. They follow the lead of our world view. Dreams can guide us. Dreams can also scare us away - if we're not ready to run after them.
This Hat work is part of a much larger - still in the dreaming up stage - routine.

Ode to the Typhoon

My wife, Andi, and I were going for a walk yesterday. It was the first walk we've been able to go on for a few days. Japan has been receiving an abundance of rain thanks to several typhoons in the area. Near our apartment is a river and running along that river, up on a high bank, is a walking path. As we made our way up to that path we walked past an elderly Japanese gentleman standing, facing the river, singing. Although I did not know the words to the song, he was clearly inspired by the water.
When was the last time you were so inspired that you couldn't help but sing?

Shiga Festival

I posted a video from the Shiga Festival in our neighborhood on Aug. 10th.
The footage was shot by a 4th grader, so its a little shaky - good luck.

Sharing Magic and Juggling in Southeast Asia

In December of 2006 my wife, Andi and I went vacationed in Thailand and Cambodia. Of course I packed a few goodies to share with people we'd meet there.

Doing Sponge ball magic with some dancers in Thailand

Juggling rocks with my host brother in Cambodia

Sponge balls with an English class taught at a local temple
Card magic with my host brothers and sisters

Watermeloning

Its harder than it looks. I got that mini watermelon as a gift from a friend and couldn't resist juggling it.
Go on then - go find something to balance on your head.

O-Ring

A montage of some of my not so common Ring Juggling work. I used to work with a yoyo'er who played with various fringe flavors of juggling. He taught me loads of my diabolo and ring tricks.
http://doctorpopular.blogspot.com/
Check out his blog for more fun-ness.

Diabolo is one of my favorite toys to juggle. There are so many variations and moves. Some of it in this video is classic - stick and string work, I also do a small of amount of solid loop and even play with a ring.