If Anyone has a set of used dube knives that they are looking to get rid of or are thinking of buying a new set of dube knives and would be discarding the old set let me know and maybe we can work somthing out.

Anton

Anton
They are up on ebay often, because unless you are a performer there is little use for them.

Remember when doing knives the Michael Davis carrott routine is great for laughs.

Huh never heard of it? Whats the refrence.

Anton

Anton
Youtube doesn't seem to have Michael's appearance on the Dick Cavett show on file. Michael did a hatchet, sickel, and knife routine and he did lots of funny stuff including the carrott jokes. It is such a physical humor routine that I will not try to explain it. When we meet I'll take you to the grocery store for a demo.

HAHAHA wait you live in PA....wow that is close enough to come out for a visit. That should happen somtime this year!

Anton

Perhaps a magic convention between us, or I will be teaching a boomerang rubber band work shop, and performing my original rope magic routine this year at the 20th annual Philadelphia juggling festival on Oct 6, & 7. Go to http://www.phillyjugglers.com for all the important info.

Sounds like a plan. Interesting idea for a workshop. We will need to be in touch.

Anton

The boomerang rubber band trick I first saw some kids doing at a juggling convention, I don't remember when. The rope routine is loosely based on the Dennis Loomis rope DVD, but I have attended rope trick work shops at every IJA convention I have ever been to, and the greatest move of them all is the snap knot. Jugglers like the snap knot because it is pure skill. I first saw it done by Horace Hobbs a great old rope spinning, story teller from Oaklohoma, so I have added some magician rope tricks with the stuff I've learned at IJA conventions to come up with my 6 minute rope routine.

Hey Al,
I love the boomerang rubber band trick. My partner, seasideshowman, does that one.
And from one Al to another, his name was "Forrest" Hobbs, not Horrace Hobbs. He was an old trick roper and vaudevillian. Unfortunately, Forrest just passed away a few years ago. We tried to get him to one more juggling convention, but unfortuately, his health kept him from attending.
AL

Thanks Al
I hate it when people do that, and Forrest Hobbs was such a gentlemen, and a character.
Alfonso

Quite alright, my friend. And yes, you are correct, he was a gentleman and quite the character indeed.

The other
AL