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UNICYCLE APPEAL
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3 October 2005
Newsquest Media Group Newspapers
English
© Copyright 2005 Newsquest Digital Media.

Calling all unicyclists -- and there are about 100 in Oxfordshire -- a
newly formed club wants to hear from you.

Enthusiastic unicyclist Bryan Regan from Cholsey has organised a club
which meets on Thursdays at the Castle Leisure Centre in St George's
Road, Wallingford.

He said: "We know there are about 100 unicyclists in the county -- we
got the information from bike shops -- but they don't know each other
and don't know of the club."

Mr Regan, who has been riding for two years, said: "It is great
exercise to ride these machines."

He is asking unicyclists to contact him on 01491 651702 or on his
mobile 0780 3978927.


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anounce of the Berkeley (CA) unicycling & juggling festival:
http://tinyurl.com/e43vq


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leo Wrote:
anounce of the Berkeley (CA) unicycling & juggling festival:
http://tinyurl.com/e43vq


And that article:

10/6-10/8

Artful Juggler


Unicycling and juggling are harder than they look; precise skills of
balance and timing -- which means practice, and lots of it -- are
required. If you want to learn slick unicycle techniques, or juggle
like a pro, follow the bouncing balls or do a one-wheel wheelie over to
King Middle School for the First Annual Berkeley Unicycle & Juggling
Festival this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. There will be
exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops, and tutorials for first-timers
and experienced show-offs alike, including endurance juggling and a
burly off-road unicycle course, plus a variety showcase Friday evening
in the school auditorium. The showcase is $12; the workshops are free.
For more information, visit www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~juggle/festival --
Eric K. Arnold


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same state, juggling/unicycle club looking for members
http://www.californiaaggie.com/article/?id=10466


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leo wrote:
same state, juggling/unicycle club looking for members
http://www.californiaaggie.com/article/?id=10466



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Coordinated efforts

Juggling club looks for interested students

By MARK MILES / Aggie Features Writer

Posted 10/07/2005


Joanna Tung/Aggie



Damento juggling group member Brianne Crabtree concentrates on her
pins. Joining the club requires no payment of dues.





Around 6 p.m. in Sacramento’s McKinley Park, Brianne Crabtree and
Mike McCorkle arrive with their juggling equipment and unicycles.

The park is being transformed into a scene reminiscent of a circus
sideshow as UC Davis’ juggling club, Damento, begins one of its
informal biweekly practices.

McCorkle, a junior majoring in chemical engineering, gathers a small
group of admiring children as he practices the Diabola — a Chinese
children’s toy that balances a cone-shaped object on a string. McCorkle
shows them the basics of the toy and then insists that the children try
themselves.

“No one is competitive or secretive,” McCorkle said. “We are all
very willing to share with one another.”

McCorkle and Crabtree, a fifth-year wildlife conservation and fish
biology major and president of Damento, are the only UC Davis students
in the group. However, the group, which gets its name by combining its
home cities of Davis and Sacramento, is looking for new members.

According to Crabtree, last year the club had between five and six
regular jugglers from UC Davis. Now with only two members in town,
Damento is encouraging anyone who is interested to come out to a
juggling session.

“There are no dues and we don’t take minutes,” Crabtree said. “We
just meet and juggle.”

Crabtree and McCorkle both began juggling in high school, but insist
that interested students do not need any experience because everyone in
Damento is willing to teach beginners.

Although the club’s focus is on juggling, it is not exclusive to it.
For McCorkle, his preference is Poi, two chains that attach to each
hand and have wicks at the ends that dipped in gasoline and lit on
fire.

He demonstrates how he dances with the unlit Poi, moving and
spinning them in sync while bringing the wicks within inches of his
face and body.

McCorkle downplays the danger involved in Poi and said that if the
wick hits him it will typically bounce off and he will be unharmed. He
does admit though, that if his hands get caught in the chains he could
get badly burned.

Although Damento is an official club at UC Davis, it is not
exclusive to students.

Chris Linstrum, who is in his early 50s, was introduced to Damento
by a friend nearly three years ago. Linstrum joined without any prior
juggling experience and is now hooked.

“I juggle every week [with Damento] and at home two to three times a
week for a couple of hours,” Linstrum said.

Linstrum is not the only non-UC Davis member. There is a handful of
jugglers and unicyclists in McKinley Park who were drawn to the
friendly, laidback atmosphere of Damento.

The club is so informal that if people are passing through town or
had previously lived in Davis, Crabtree said they are more than welcome
to come by and join.

According to Crabtree, the importance of practicing, aside from
learning new moves, is passing. Passing involves at least two people
juggling in sync while they catch and throw clubs across to one
another.

Despite all their techniques and tricks, the members insist that
Damento is just for fun since the group does not do private shows or
participate in competitions. Instead, the club hosted the sixth annual
Damento Juggling Festival in February. The festival focused on learning
new tricks, buying new props and making new friends.

The group hopes that it will have enough members this year to put
together another festival.

Damento meets Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Davis’ Central
Park and Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Sacramento’s McKinley
Park.

For more information on Damento visit damento.org.



MARK MILES can be reached at .


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EINSTEIN AND UNICYCLING

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13 October 2005
North Devon Journal
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(c) 2005 North Devon Journal

Einstein fever is taking over Grenville College, Bideford, next week
for one day only.

Marking the centenary of Einstein's first publications, the college is
hosting a day of science next Thursday.

During the day pupils will be taking part in science lessons while the
Physics of Juggling show begins at 7.30pm with Dr Colin Wright.

Dr Wright is a unicyclist, juggler, fire breather and doctor of
mathematics and will be encouraging lateral thinking during his lecture
at the college.

There will also be a performance of the short play Uncle Albert -
Relativity for Beginners by sixth form pupils.

Tickets are free.


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