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dustin wrote: *it depends what you do with it. * where have i heard that line before? as to the yukky raffying, it was two hours of me playing with one of my toys that paid me half of what i paid for the raffie in the first place call me a capitalist, but that was a LOT of fun -- GILD - Waffle-tosser The only difference between me and a madman is that i'm not mad. Pablo Picasso 'this will only take a minute...(fixed)' (http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/actions/un.htm) JUST SAY 'KNOW'! Namaste! Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GILD's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/657 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27369 |
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dustin wrote: * People often ask me which unicycle is the hardest one to ride (I use 8 different uni's when performing), to which I say "Your first one." * "Your first one." Nice line Dustin! --chirokid-- -- chirokid "Unicycling can make you proud then humble in very quick succession." Mikefule ------------------------------------------------------------------------ chirokid's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4140 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27369 |
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chirokid wrote: * This sounds awesome MM. Any pictures? Where did you get the gun? --chirokid-- * Sorry no pix of the bubble shooting guns. Like a pistol and the little bottle of soapy stuff screws on up in front of the triggerguard. Kind of like a goofy non-threatening disney version of an old German Machine Pistol. Walmart on sale at the time: $4 for two. Kind of cheap. Only one still works well after only one gig. Takes a couple of AA bateries. You pull the trigger and whiiiiirrrrrrrrrr...tiny stream of bubbles. Spring for a "good" one if such a thing exists. tom. -- Memphis Mud - Student of GrandMaster 2T Mantra: Avoid Hitting Tailbone...Avoid Hitting Tailbone... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Memphis Mud's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1987 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27369 |
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evilewan wrote: *its much more funn to do tricks on a real unicycle.* So what's a real unicycle? Any with pedals on the wheel axle, or is it limited to certain wheel sizes, etc.? In walkaround-type entertainment, the giraffe rules. *some promoters realy like the girrafe though. and the public are all dumb enough to think its harder than a real unicycle.* Walkaround, as opposed to a focused show, is all about being visible. In a walkaround situation, such as what Gild was hired for, promoters usually aren't interested in tricks on a "small" unicycle. The guy on the giraffe sticks well up above the crowd and provides a large "decoration" or "backdrop" to the event. Anything to make the performer even larger, such as twirling a big ribbon (the bigger the better) or juggling fire, will make an even larger impression, and will generally be favored by the sponsors. For a focused show, that's where you want to rivet and amaze your audience. Especially a busking show, where you have to grab them and keep them until hat time. Then you need to impress them with either skill, comedy, or personality and tricks on the small uni pay off much better. *i was busking at the edinburgh festival not long ago and i was the only one to do a single unicycle trick. out of dozens of performers, * But who brought home the biggest hat? The true test of the most successful performance Of course you can be an artist, and be more concerned about the show than the hat, but to truly follow that philosophy, you should forego the hat completely, especially when there are other buskers around. -- johnfoss - Now riding to work John Foss the Uni-Cyclone www.unicycling.com ________________ "Where's my kids?" -- Amy Drummond "Where's my unicycle?" -- Andy Cotter spoken one right after the other, mostly to themselves, at NAUCC 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ johnfoss's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/832 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/27369 |
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