Kilted Snow Juggling

**Cynthia** · 5th February 11, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by robthehiker

You call that rusty?!? He's good!!

I've known him for a long time, so I'm used to what he can do.... he looked a bit off and was a little disappointed himself at what footage he was able to get (plus, he felt bad constantly asking me to help him make snowballs and "can you record this for me?"... he wanted me to have fun wandering around and getting a walk in after being cooped up for so long inside). He was a bit choppy and had moments of hesitation moving from trick to trick. You could tell he was thinking about what he could do next before his hands got too cold. I've always been impressed with his fun style and how many tricks he can do. He was having a hard time getting enough footage of five ball juggling, too. Also (I think he told me, if I remember correctly) one of the segments was of him catching a snowball under his leg. He doesn't flash the camera (and wouldn't have, even if the kilt had lifted... he chose to be "non-traditional" for a few reasons), but he decided to do a very quick edit juuuust in case.

I do think he was also limited with what he could do with the tricks because it was snow (he didn't do behind-the-back catches, etc), but he's gone from juggling constantly to rarely juggling over the years. To be honest, I'm not sure if I've ever bothered juggling snowballs, so I'm not sure how hard it would be. I'm usually the one making the snowballs and recording video or taking photos.

We keep saying we'll get back to it more (well, mostly him... I'm not as good and don't have quite the interest he does), but you know how it can go sometimes.

Thanks for checking the video out, everyone! Not sure if we'll get a chance to go outside to try again before it melts today... it might even be too slushy at this point.

**Cynthia** · 5th February 11, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Slowburn

Yeah it was not really exciting till he got kilted. I have never seen so much snow in Texas it has only been icy when I have seen anything close. Great fun enjoy.

I always love watching him juggle, but I have to admit that the kilt adds an extra bit of flair to it. On some of the tricks especially, it makes the pleats swish back and forth and adds a lot of fun to it.

**Woodsman** · 5th February 11, 10:28 AM

I guess if anyone asks what's under the kilt, he can reply -Snowballs!

Thanks for sharing the fun!

**Christo13** · 5th February 11, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by robthehiker

You call that rusty?!? He's good!!

Thank you, Rob. At my best (when I was younger) I was able to juggle 7 balls.

Last spring, when I had some time off and Cynthia and I were juggling more, I had some decent runs with 6.

I need a heavier kilt and to practice more!

**Jordan** · 5th February 11, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Christo13

Thank you, Rob. At my best (when I was younger) I was able to juggle 7 balls.

Last spring, when I had some time off and Cynthia and I were juggling more, I had some decent runs with 6.

I need a heavier kilt and to practice more!

Your video was good, 6 or 7 is amazing

**Spartan Tartan** · 5th February 11, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Christo13

Thank you, Rob. At my best (when I was younger) I was able to juggle 7 balls.

Last spring, when I had some time off and Cynthia and I were juggling more, I had some decent runs with 6.

I need a heavier kilt and to practice more!

6 or 7!? That would be truly amazing! I can't really get the rhythm of 4...never really got beyond 3. But 7 is all together something different. Wow.

**Macman** · 5th February 11, 12:49 PM

That was fun to watch! Thanks for doing that!

**GDub** · 5th February 11, 01:04 PM

Very cool! (No pun intended. ;-) ) Fun to see a kiltie doing Mill's Mess with snow balls!

I was a pretty good juggler in a past life (actually was a street performer for several years) so I understand how much practice it takes to get good enough to get long runs with five balls. Kudos! And thanks for the show.

**Christo13** · 5th February 11, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by Spartan Tartan

6 or 7!? That would be truly amazing! I can't really get the rhythm of 4...never really got beyond 3.

This past year, I've appreciated 4-ball juggling more than ever. It's weird since it's not a cascade pattern, but it's much more versatile than I thought.

**Christo13** · 5th February 11, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by GDub

Very cool! (No pun intended. ;-) ) Fun to see a kiltie doing Mill's Mess with snow balls!

Thanks, GDub. I used to do some street performing, too. It was a lot of fun.

You've got the juggling thing AND the music thing going, so you get my respect! The music thing always threw me...