For this installation of Interact!, we dive into the dusty archives of the the IJA’s historic archives.
You find below a photo of world-famous antipodist, Jean Claude, which appeared in the March, 1982 issue of Juggler’s World (click here for full article.)
…did you notice what this photo is missing?
A snappy caption, of course!
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:: Write your best caption for this photograph of Jean Claude, his dolls, enraptured crowd, and dapper assistant! Absurdity, wordplay, and references to the original article are all strongly encouraged.
Leave your caption in the comments below. There is no limit for entries per person.
As usual, the best entries win a prize! How many winners will there be this time? Depends on how many of you make Scott and Thom, your humble Interact! editors, roll on the floor in a fit of hysterics. Winners will be announced around June 13th, 2012.
Good luck!
–Scott and Thom
Your humble Interact! editors.
Thom Wall
Thom is a professional variety performer, currently touring Europe with Cirque du Soleil's "TOTEM." Thom holds a BA in Germanic Languages and Literatures from Washington University in St Louis and an MS in Nonprofit Arts Administration from Drexel University's Westphal College of Media Arts and Design. When he's not performing, he coaches juggling online and writes about his travels at www.thomwall.com/blog .
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Despite unveiling their new defensive alignment, the Washington Generals lost to the Harlem Globetrotters again last night.
Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of juggling!
The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat!
The human drama of athletic competition.
This is the IJA’s ezine.
Early on in his juggling career, Young Jean quickly grew tired of people making jokes about him “juggling his children with his career” while working with his dolls. So, he began doing equilibristics with them instead. He figures that by the time the jokes about “balancing his children with his career” start to get old, he’ll probably just take up poi.
Prior to becoming a real boy, Pinocchio and his brother led a much more exciting life than what many people would have otherwise thought.
Though he grew weary of living in Jean Claude’s shadow, Mr. Gambi still took his role as safety spotter very seriously.
Jacques Gambi steadily balances an invisible spoon on his nose while assistant Jean Claude attempts to distract him with some toys.
“Do I smell any sweat?”
“No sir, this is still allowed in our child-labour agreement!”
“I adopted two Chineses, and look; they came with proper body tension!”
“Dad, can you take a picture of me standing on the crazy statue with this helmet that looks like my twin brother?”
If this were 2012, this would sooooo be a meme!
BREAKING NEWS: Siamese twins finally found a balanced career!
Thisone is fixed, can you hand me the other stilt now?
“Looks good, but can you do it with 3?”
FRENCHMAN BREAKS WORLDRECORD LIFTING WEIGHT WITH FEET!
‘Because I can not afford weights I had to train with my kids..’
Go go gadget extendo-leg!
Where’s waldo?