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Keb · Joined: 11 Oct 2024 Posts: 13 Location: Virginia

Hi, all. I'm Keb and I'm a renny. Like a lot of you guys, apparently, I first encountered contact juggling at a faire I was in. Our resident juggler then was called Bagel, and he was a pretty amazing entertainer (though we always winced when he did things that we were sure would set the faire on fire).

Our final show that year traveled to another county, far from home, and we slept in the camp nearby. At night, we had a huge campfire, and I brought my glowing ball with me for light (and because it was fun). He played with it and started contact juggling it, which looked so cool that I pestered him to show me how it was done. He gave me my first lesson there in the firelight, and told me how he'd met the man who'd done it in Labyrinth (which I thought was totally cool though I didn't know his name at the time).

Bagel died in a traffic accident. I still have my little glowing bauble, made that much more valuable to me in his memory. I had practiced some with it, but I haven't really mastered anything yet.

The other day I had my interest rekindled though, at another faire. Yesterday I bought an acrylic and a wooden ball to learn with, and I've been practicing enough with my bauble since then that I almost have the first move down.

I've found this community very useful already. It's a pleasure to meet you all.

daisylou · Joined: 24 Sep 2024 Posts: 569 Location: north wales

thats a lovely, but sad story Smile

welcome to our community *hugs*
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Illumilatte · Joined: 13 Apr 2024 Posts: 508 Location: San Marcos, Texas

Welcome

This is the right place to be for all your CJ needs...just ask someone else besides me. I know nothing Razz

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Ryan · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2024 5:41 pm Post subject:

Welcome
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Kitsune_Whisper · Joined: 10 Sep 2024 Posts: 102 Location: Hickory, NC

Welcome! Welcome!
Where abouts in Virginia are you?
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ThatBallGuy · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2024 6:13 am Post subject:

Welcome. Cool story, though sad.
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Keb · Joined: 11 Oct 2024 Posts: 13 Location: Virginia

Springfield. IE, the endless suburb of DC.

Any other questions?

Kitsune_Whisper · Joined: 10 Sep 2024 Posts: 102 Location: Hickory, NC

Aah ok you are in the 5 hours from me range LOL

I pass fairly close when I take my kids to there mom's. She lives in Philly
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Keb · Joined: 11 Oct 2024 Posts: 13 Location: Virginia

*hyperhyperhyper* Just got my acrylic and my wooden ball from Neon Husky...I went for the discount acrylics he's got, since I've got a lot of learning to do anyhow, and it's just...so...so...so shiny pretty.

He marked mine A+/B+ but to be honest it looks perfect to my untrained eyes. Shiny!!!

Illumilatte · Joined: 13 Apr 2024 Posts: 508 Location: San Marcos, Texas

Yay! What are you doing posting here? Wink

Go PLAY!
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Cannonballjames · Joined: 08 Nov 2024 Posts: 101 Location: Branson MO

A fellow rennie! Huzzah! Yep, that's pretty much where I started too, saw them a few weeks into the show, got completely hooked, practiced night and day, and by the end of the show I was helping out giving lessons. Oh, word of advice for a new player... try to find out tricks that friends who have been sphereplaying for years and still haven't got are.. and don't show them how you can do it after 3 weeks. They make mean faces at you...
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munkie · Joined: 31 Oct 2024 Posts: 57 Location: SE England

Helloo Keb... wave

can i ask whats a renny? im confused, is it an american thing *feels stoopid*

Saulie · Joined: 24 Aug 2024 Posts: 191 Location: Norfolk, VA

A Very many welcomes... I live in Norfolk VA, though make frequent trips to williamsburg...

Saulie
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Cannonballjames · Joined: 08 Nov 2024 Posts: 101 Location: Branson MO

rennie = person who frequents/works at renaissance festivals. Kinda like what a Carnie is to Carnivals... except we're not as scary Razz

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munkie · Joined: 31 Oct 2024 Posts: 57 Location: SE England

ooooh, yes, american thing, dont feel so silly now. sound cool, wish we had those. or if we did i knew about them