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StreetMage
Joined: 12 Dec 2024 Posts: 23 Location: Staunton, VA
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2024 9:09 pm Post subject: A devastating realization |
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This is probably common knowledge around here, but I just found out last night, and it greatly upset me.
Growing up, one of my favorite movies was always Labyrinth. You know, the Jim Hensen movie where David Bowie plays the evil goblin king? I liked it as a kid for the puppets and the story, and later on I appreciated it as an actor because I thought it was really cool that Bowie learned to handle the crystal orbs as effectively as he did for that movie...or so it seemed. Now, my girlfriend didn't know what contact juggling was and hadn't seen Labyrinth, so I decided we'd rent it and watch it both because it's a good movie and so she'd know what I was talking about when I said I was learning contact juggling. Well, we rented the dvd, watched it, and then decided to watch the "Making Of" documentary in the special features. Sure enough, there was a segment of the documentary about contact juggling...and it turns out that David Bowie doesn't actually know how to contact juggle...the juggling in that film was done by none other than Michael Moschen, who was working totally blind by sticking his arms up through Bowie's costume in such a way that it looked like Bowie was doing all the sphereplay.
Now, this speaks very well of Michael Moschen for being able to juggle blind in such awkward positions, but it upset me tremendously because I've been suffering under the false belief that David Bowie knows how to contact juggle...it's almost like finding out Santa's not real all over again _________________ Anybody else here because of David Bowie? |
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FireMage
Joined: 01 Jul 2024 Posts: 160 Location: College Station, TX
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2024 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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haha, i am so sad to hear that you have been so jaded. Many of have known for many years, and we try to inform as people ask. In fact when I give lessons to people who comment on Labyrinth I try to make a point of informing them how you can even accomplish this art blind because it is more feel than sight(for the artist, not audience). Hope you still love the performance, and it's still a good movie
Dan _________________ much Love,
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Drew
Joined: 29 Jun 2024 Posts: 1024 Location: Bristol UK
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StreetMage
Joined: 12 Dec 2024 Posts: 23 Location: Staunton, VA
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 1:03 am Post subject: |
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My biggest question about the whole thing is why they didn't just teach David Bowie to contact juggle? They spent ages writing that script, building sets, creating puppets, etc., and they had Moschen himself working on the project...so why not just get Moschen to teach Bowie the art? He wouldn't have had to learn that much, really. The movie included a butterfly, a circle, and some multiball. All in all he probably could have learned it well enough to do it for the movie in a month or two, tops. _________________ Anybody else here because of David Bowie? |
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PorcuBrine Chitter-chattering, wee magical heather bear
Joined: 19 Jul 2024 Posts: 883 Location: Edinburrr
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 6:09 am Post subject: |
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The thing was Moschen had years and years of experience, and it was at a time when there was only really his act out there. It would also be quite a lot to demand from Bowie who I can imagine was a little bit busy in the 80s, writing and performing material that wasn't quite as good as his 70s stuff... _________________ Now all gatherymost to amuse it and have a tilty elbow or a nice cuffle-oteedee - Oh Yes!
CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBE |
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mcp
Joined: 04 Nov 2024 Posts: 29 Location: The Voice of Contact Staff
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 7:21 am Post subject: |
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Hey, Dance, Magic Dance is a CLASSIC! |
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Look!_This_Chånges! Messing with Heads
Joined: 29 Sep 2024 Posts: 833 Location: Underneath my ball
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 8:49 am Post subject: |
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It's more than a classic... _________________ With practice, You too could be like Ryan Mellors...
My posts are written with a sense of humour. Please read them with one. |
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splinter
Joined: 23 Dec 2024 Posts: 78 Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 8:58 am Post subject: |
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its a way of life...
"you remind me of the babe.." _________________ "If you roll a pencil is it still stationary?" |
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Saulie
Joined: 23 Aug 2024 Posts: 198 Location: Norfolk, VA
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 9:11 am Post subject: |
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"What babe?" _________________ Contact juggling is a disease, to which there is no cure. It is a poem of which each movement is a word. If you CJ with your heart, your body will follow.
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PorcuBrine Chitter-chattering, wee magical heather bear
Joined: 19 Jul 2024 Posts: 883 Location: Edinburrr
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 9:11 am Post subject: |
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slap that baby make him free _________________ Now all gatherymost to amuse it and have a tilty elbow or a nice cuffle-oteedee - Oh Yes!
CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBE |
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mot admin
Joined: 20 Sep 2024 Posts: 777 Location: utreg, holland
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 11:13 am Post subject: |
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_________________ "... come forth and thy shall win eternal happiness, but he came fifth so he won an electric toaster." |
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GreenMonk
Joined: 13 Dec 2024 Posts: 455 Location: Texas
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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The babe with the power. _________________ James, F.E. - Overworked and underplayed |
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cant_think_of_a_name
Joined: 25 Jul 2024 Posts: 139 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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(Oh go on then)
"What power?" |
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Caver
Joined: 04 Jan 2024 Posts: 108 Location: Lbk Texas
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2024 8:40 pm Post subject: roflmao |
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Ok, I just peed myself,
(a little).
ok, not really, but man,...m rofl. arf arf arf. _________________ No kittens were injured in the making of this avatar.
Effin Meta-crawlers have found me |
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su-nami
Joined: 22 Oct 2024 Posts: 223 Location: ireland
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2024 3:59 am Post subject: |
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is that a real poster drew? thats savage haha _________________ skyhooks |
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