Re: [Harp-L] Harmonica + Juggling

[michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

Juggling almost certainly led me to harmonica playing.  When I was 14
my parents bought me Kultz Press' Juggling for the complete Klutz.  I
learned to juggle very well.  Two years later I bought Klutz'  Country
and Blues Harmonica for the musically hopeless.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:20 PM, Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> David-
> I totally agree. Juggling or throwing harps into the air...not such a good thing. Especially if you drop them on the floor!
>
> What's that old saying? It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop.
> BW
>
>> Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 19:46:10 -0700
>> From: dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Harmonica + Juggling
>> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> I used to supply harps to a famous player who would throw harps like 5 feet or
>> more above his head, catch them behind his back, etc. You would not believe what
>> juggling harps will do to the action of a harmonica. When you get to low harps,
>> juggling them will cause the reeds to offset at ZERO!
>>
>>
>> David
>> www.elkriverharmonicas.com
>> http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Elk-River-Harmonicas/143747822356030
>>
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>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>
>> To: dmf273@xxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Tue, May 10, 2011 9:53:33 AM
>> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Harmonica + Juggling
>>
>>
>> The late Terry McMillon could do it. May he rest in peace.
>>
>> I never saw him do it in public. At my home, just to entertain the kids (and
>> others), he would actully juggle (sometimes harps) during a guitar pull and
>> play. I dont think he ever perfected it but for living room entertainment it was
>> very cool and funny.
>>
>>
>> > Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 01:30:18 +0000
>> > From: dmf273@xxxxxxxxx
>> > To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>> > CC:
>> > Subject: [Harp-L] Harmonica + Juggling
>> >
>> > There are a few YouTube videos of simultaneous harp playing plus juggling.
>> > Some of the juggling is decent but the harmonica playing is not. I was
>> > looking for someone playing a real song in a rack while simultaneously
>> > juggling but came up empty.
>