Club hopes that juggling will captivate onlookers
By Jonl Palermo Special to the Kansan
If you've been in front of Wescoe Hall on a Friday afternoon, you've seen the performers tossing tennis balls and clubs, which look like stretched-out bowling pins, through the air. They create what looks like a mini circus on the lawn of Strong Hall.
These performers, the 10 members of the Juggling Club, are making an age-old hobby into a performance art. Not only do they juggle six, seven, even eight clubs at a time, but they also entertain with jokes and stories.
"We've made juggling more public," said Brian Moore, Overland Park junior and a founder of the club.
Moore and his friend, Eric Fellows, formed the club in 1991 because juggling for them was a "compelling addiction," said Moore.
"It's what we call 'catching the juggling bug'" said Fellows, Boulder, Colo., senior. "It's like the very first time you catch the balls — it's an ecstatic feeling, and then you can't put them down."
But the tennis balls are only the beginning.
"Now I juggle everything," said Fellows. "I go into the grocery stores and juggle the fruits and vegetables."
Members of the club also have been known to juggle fire torches and a rubber chicken named Camilla.
As if that's not enough, some of their fans want to see more.
"I want to see them juggle bowling balls or toasters of something," said Scott Fryar, Wichita junior.
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Eric Fellows, Boulder, Colo., senior, practices juggling in front of Strong Hall.
As difficult or absurd as it may sound, Moore and Fellows insist that basic juggling is easy. A beginner can usually learn to juggle three or more tennis balls in just a few hours.
"It's as easy as stumbling into the bathroom at night and flipping on the switch," said Moore.
In other words, anyone can do it.
"I'm not at all graceful," Moore said. "I trip over stairs, but I can juggle."
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