how did you get into unicycling?

john_childs wrote:
My first and only exposure to unicycling as a kid was watching the
closing credits for "'Welcome Back Kotter'
(http://tinyurl.com/6andyl)".


That was a big part of it for me, too, and I think you know that I met
the guy, right? His name's Tom Pennell.

And I was also lucky enough to be growing up in Manhattan, where I had
an annual dose of the circus (sometimes two circuses) and got to see
the King Charles Troupe and occ'ly other uni'ists.

After my bro and I learned, we'd ride our unis across town to the
Metropolitan Museum, where street performers used to be allowed to earn
a living. There was a regular named Chuckster who inspired us to learn a
few tricks, tho we quickly surpassed him (tho not in juggling, his
forte).


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David_Stone wrote:
That was a big part of it for me, too, and I think you know that I met
the guy, right? His name's Tom Pennell.


Yup. It's amazing that a little exposure like that in the credits to a
sit-com can inspire so many people to learn to ride. It's just seeing
someone normal riding rather than a professional performer. Makes it
look so much more accessible.

Now the kids have Youtube clips to discover and get inspired by. Lots
of unicycling clips on Youtube. Strangely I cannot find the closing
credits to Welcome Back Kotter on Youtube. Just the opening credits.


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