Getting to perform

All those fancy long sentences I penned are not so willing to be recited aloud

Sidewalk Show 1980

“Try not to applaud when I make a mistake, you’re only reinforcing bad habits.” Jefferson Street 1980 One of the grittiest hand to mouth hustles ever invented in this world of hard knocks is busking. No contracts, no off site gigs— just pure hat and more hat shows. “Hat” is street pidgin for money. Conjuring […]

April 24, ’18 Road Dog Redux

Coast to Coast What a Juggler Sees Physical training while touring can be gigantic pain. If there are long jumps between dates you’re going to miss your workout. The best of the best jugglers train every day. The length of a workout varies. Physical intensity is relative to the mental focus the act brings to […]

March 25, 2018 The Bigger the Dream

Running with the Small Dogs Sunset in the Superstitions not far from Apache Junction, Arizona We rolled out on the road without a wireless telephone or an Automated Teller Machine card. We used such antiquated technologies as American Express cashier checks, wired funds via Western Union, made calls with coins fed into pay phones. Running […]