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Howard -

Hello. I am looking for a devil stick that I bought I think from Odd
> Balls in the 90's. It is a fire stick that is metal and thicker in
> the middle and thinner at the ends. I loved that stick, something
> about the shape that made it spin fast. I have been looking around
> for them but I do not know what it is called. Does anyone here
> recognise it? Unfortunately I was at a party and left my whole fire
> juggling bag behind. Instead of being returned it was stolen. So
> kind of my fault. Anyhow, any information about this stick would be
> much appreciated. I don't suppose anyone has one?

The Void - - Parent

Hi Howard,
I used to work there. (Maybe I sold it to you!) “Thicker in the middle and thinner at the ends” sounds like the wrong way round for a devil stick. Could you describe it in a bit more detail, then maybe it would help jog my memory.

Little Paul - - Parent

Wasn’t there a radical fish fire devilstick?

I can’t find a photo online, there may be an advert in The Catch, I haven’t found it (yet!) … not being into devilstick, my memory is a bit foggy

But it seems like a fish stick would be likely to be “unusual” in shape?

The Void - - Parent

IIRC, the RF fire DS had a folded square of wick flat on the end (as opposed to wrapped around the ends, long-axiswise), but was otherwise the usual shape.
I now wonder if it might have been a Fyrefli design, but I can't remember one such as Howard describes.

7b_wizard - - Parent

@ Howard,
was it thicker in the middle by material wrapped around it there or spindle-shaped?

Little Paul - - Parent

Archive.org has the oddballs website going back to 2000 (likely not quite early enough)

Sadly most of the images are missing, but it does list an oddballs fire DS as:

> Aluminium Stick. All metal with wooden plugs. Virtually indestructible.

I wonder if that was it.

I have a vague memory of oddballs scanning a load of old catalogues and putting them online somewhere ~5-10 years ago. Anyone else remember that?

The Void - - Parent

The Oddballs Alu Fire DS was straight, not tapered. So not "thicker in the middle".
The catalogue-scanning seems to ring a faint bell, you might be right. Don't know where they are/were though.

Steven Clipson -

Hello Jugglers,
I help run the Madison Area Jugglers, Madison Circus Space and the annual Madfest jugging festival. I am a club passing enthusiast and regularly attend festivals such as Passout (USA), IJA and Mondo.
-Steve

5balls -

Invitation to the 10th Tübingen juggling convention "Condergeburtstag" / Invitation à la 10e convention de jonglerie de Tübingen "Condergeburtstag"

Traduction française ci-dessous

Dear jugglers, dear acrobats!

I am delighted to invite you to our tenth anniversary juggling
convention juggling convention "Condergeburttag" from 13.-15.9. in
Tübingen!

Tübingen is a pretty little old university town in the south of Germany
of Germany near Stuttgart. A small shallow river
Neckar flows through Tübingen and one of the highlights of our
convention is juggling on and between the characteristic
"Stocherkähnen", flat punting boats, which are maneuvered across the
Neckar with long poles:

https://jonglaria.org/conventions/stocherkahnjonglage.JPG

From Friday at 14:00 we have the spacious grounds of the
Geschwister-Scholl-Schule with plenty of space for juggling and
acrobatics in a three-field sports hall:

https://jonglaria.org/conventions/mexcon_halle.JPG

Before going to bed there is a nice Firespace and when you have
enough / you've played enough, you can spend the night comfortably in
the extra sleeping hall:

https://jonglaria.org/conventions/schlafhalle.JPG

The next morning there is a delicious breakfast with great homemade
spreads. After the poking on Saturday there is a great gala show with
many well-known artists (many world champions and there is even a world
record attempt during the show):

https://jonglaria.org/gala/

But wait, the gala show ticket is already included in the convention
ticket, all current information can be found here

https://jonglaria.org/conventions/condergeburtstag/

Sunday the convention will end with a few juggling games. And as if
that wasn't enough, you can have our great convention motifs by
screen-printing them onto your own clothes you bring along.

If you are already convinced, you can book your ticket directly here
here ;) :

https://pretix.conventiontickets.de/jonglaria/condergeburtstag/

Best regards,
Florian

Traduction française à venir

Chers jongleurs, chers acrobates !

J'ai le plaisir de vous inviter à la convention de jonglerie pour notre
dixième anniversaire. convention de jonglerie "Condergeburttag" du 13
au 15 septembre à Tübingen. vous invite à la rejoindre !

Tübingen est une jolie petite ville universitaire au sud de Stuttgart.
d'Allemagne, près de Stuttgart. Un petit fleuve peu profond
Neckar traverse Tübingen et l'un des points forts de notre convention
est le jonglage. le jonglage sur et entre les "Stocherkähnen" (barques)
caractéristiques, barques plates qui traversent le Neckar à l'aide de
longues perches. sont utilisées :

https://jonglaria.org/conventions/stocherkahnjonglage.JPG

A partir du vendredi à 14:00, nous avons utilisé le vaste terrain de la
Geschwister-Scholl-Schule avec beaucoup d'espace pour jongler et
acrobaties dans un gymnase à trois terrains :

https://jonglaria.org/conventions/mexcon_halle.JPG

Avant d'aller se coucher, il y a un beau firespace et quand on a
on peut s'installer confortablement dans la salle de sport.
passer la nuit dans un dortoir supplémentaire :

https://jonglaria.org/conventions/schlafhalle.JPG

Le lendemain matin, le petit-déjeuner est délicieux, avec entre autres
des pâtes à tartiner faites maison. Le samedi, après la pêche à la
ligne, il y aura un un super spectacle de gala avec de nombreux
artistes connus (beaucoup de champions du monde et pendant le
spectacle, il y aura même une tentative de record du monde !)

https://jonglaria.org/gala/

Mais attention, le billet pour le gala est déjà inclus dans le billet
pour la convention, toutes les informations actuelles se trouvent ici

https://jonglaria.org/conventions/condergeburtstag/

Dimanche, la convention se termine tranquillement par quelques jeux de
jonglage se terminera par des jeux. Et comme si cela ne suffisait pas,
il est possible d'imprimer nos superbes sérigraphie sur les vêtements
que vous aurez apportés. sur les vêtements.

Si vous êtes déjà convaincus, vous pouvez acheter votre billet
directement ici. réserver ;) :

https://pretix.conventiontickets.de/jonglaria/condergeburtstag/

Avec tout mon amour,
Florian

Traduit avec DeepL.com (version gratuite) - there are some small
mistake I think, sorry, my french is very rusty so I trusted AI on that
one, but there is probably no fishing on the Neckar ;)

Orinoco -

Congratulations Sandra for purchasing the 10000th ticket through the ERS!

Mïark - - Parent

That's really impressive, thank you to everyone who has created, maintained, and kept the ERS going for the past 6? years.

Do you think it would be useful for there to be a link from the events listing to the ERS? (obviously just for events using the ERS)

Uğurcan -

Hello dear friends
I m from Turkey, Im a sculptor andd a juggler :)

7b_wizard - - Parent

How do you do & welcome!

The Void - - Parent

Hello, and welcome. Given your interests, you mght find these links interesting:
https://www.juggle.org/juggling-statues-and-sculptures-around-the-world/
https://www.juggle.org/more-juggling-statues-and-sculptures/
Cheers!
Void

mangelo -

Hello Juggling Edge Universe!

We are on our 3rd year of our "North Beach Circus Saturdays" event in Washington Square Park San Francisco, hosted by all volunteers through our Facebook and Instagram @CircusArtsFlow. Our weekly hours are 2-5pm Springtime, 3-6pm Summer and Fall, then we go on Winter break starting Thanksgiving weekend.

We have deep connections to professional performers like The 7 Fingers via the "Dear San Francisco" show at Club Fugazi, but our focus is not performative circus, but rather how circus and creative body movement can calm your nervous system (see the neuroscience of flow adocumentree.com/circusartsflow).

We've found that focusing on what circus/flow like juggling feels like vs what it looks like, this creates maximum enjoyment for beginners, easier learning, often helping us detox from digital screen time. Circus arts flow skill share events also help to build community and unity. People come to learn, regardless of politics or other identity differences, a core value at our event. To get a vibe for "North Beach Circus Saturdays", check out our weekly RECAP videos on our socials @circusartsflow.

We are looking forward to learning about YOUR events. People are always asking about OTHER events around the world, so this is a fantastic resource, much gratitude to you all!

"North Beach Circus Saturdays" Squad
CircusArtsFlow.com

The Void - - Parent

Hi Mangelo, welcme to The Edge.
Here's the link to the club's Edge page, for anyone reading this who might be interested:
https://jugglingedge.com/club.php?ClubID=1917

mangelo - - Parent

Thanks so much!

The Void -

Our boy Augusto Akio just a won bronze medal for Brazil, representing Team Jugglers at the Olympics. Between his runs he busted out a mini 3-club juggling routine for the cameras. Oh, it was in the skateboarding, btw. :-)
https://moth.social/@TheVoidTLMB/112921646228207259

Little Paul -

Juggletween is 20 years old today

It was an early experiment in collaborative juggling video creation, a year before youtube existed. Jugglers from around the world were given secret instructions on how to start/end their clips without knowing who else was involved or what they were filming. I then collected the clips and assembled them into the final video.

The rec.juggling post announcing the video:
https://groups.google.com/g/rec.juggling/c/l_PBGsVfWKM/m/bY7EEd-yxbsJ

The video is still available on juggling.tv (I can't put it on youtube due to copyright music):
https://juggling.tv/1836


It's interesting to watch it now, partly to see how far the standard of internet juggling has risen, but also to see how much the technology has changed. 20 years ago, people were still shooting interlaced pal/ntsc video on camcorders.

I had a real struggle deinterlacing the clips 20 years ago, and I think I'd make a better job of it today... but I've been through my archives and unfortunately I can't find the original clips.

So it is what it is... happy birthday juggletween!

The Void - - Parent

Funny, I've just been de-interlacing an almost 20-year old video for a pal.

That was a fun rewatch/reread. (I seem to have been surprisingly quiet at the time.) I remember JTween II(*) being lots of fun too. These videos later inspired me to make a kendamatween (Ooh, was that 9 years ago now? Coo.), albeit with only 3 people...
https://jugglingedge.com/forum.php?ThreadID=2240#Small16144 (Hey, Marvin, fix the embed, would you, please?) (*)
...so thanks again.

Anyway, happy birthday.

* Or see the "Related videos" on the JTween JTV page

Marvin - - Parent

I'm fine thanks for asking

Orinoco - - Parent

I actually remember most of that!

I enjoyed the WJVF around the same era too. I think because it was so much more of an effort for creators back then I appreciated them more.

Thanks for your efforts back then, I consider you a giant upon which the yoof of today stand.

Out of interest though: what type of biscuit went into the process?

Little Paul - - Parent

Hard to say for sure, but they were most likely own brand plain chocolate digestives paired with a strong cheddar

Kelhoon - - Parent

I read something recently about youtube and an AI to remove copyrighted music. I can't recall if it was ready yet or not, but when it is that might help

sorry, I wish I could remember more details and even a link to paste for you

I remember liking the idea and the video though and thought some of the transitions were quite clever.

Little Paul - - Parent

I can replace the audio easily, but then it’s not the same video…

Kelhoon - - Parent

True

Little Paul - - Parent

And of course… if I changed the music MK ringing the doorbell wouldn’t line up quite so perfectly 😀

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