Monthly Archives: August 2011

Hanging in There (Meet the Cast 6)

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Unusually cool in Oak Ridge TN at the moment, but still shirtless season. And ‘Irene’ didn’t touch this far west, thank goodness. News from our Welsh farmboy Neil, caretaking our little UK investment. The world record for bog snorkelling was … Continue reading →

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Time for Reflection

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

With the pressure on me to review final proofs of the first part of the ‘epic’, it seems right to share a bit more of my ‘history’. In fact, the last 48 hours have been a time for reflection in … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Irene

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

So we thought we’de have a few quiet days on the beach on Long Island? Came here complaining about the weather in Wales UK? First of all there’s an earthquake centred on Washington DC – we didn’t notice it here, … Continue reading →

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Boys Having Fun

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Another hasty post to keep things flowing whilst we get our breath back. Six shows in four days – now, the girls, Jamie and Leo have flown back to Oak Ridge TN because the kids already missed a week of school. … Continue reading →

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Upside Down

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

Everything’s a bit topsy-turvy right now – left the UK weather behind for Long Island – first show last night, outdoors in the dying sun – rather spectacular feel to the site, but we felt a bit under-rehearsed, being away … Continue reading →

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Back on the Bed of Nails

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

We had some musings earlier on those ‘fakir’-type things we have in our shows alongside the acrobatics – Fakirs or Fake? So I thought I would catch up on how one should, or should not, present the nails, with some examples from … Continue reading →

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Tanned Boys

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

Another diversion. I noticed that several people arrived at this site having searched for ‘suntanned boys’ or something similar. OK, if that’s what you’re interested in, we had an earlier post on April 26th To UV or not to UV … … Continue reading →

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Enlightenment of Man

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

NOTE ADDED 16th DECEMBER – delighted to announce that Soloce is alive and well and has contacted me. I think that he just decided to stop blogging, but he certainly hasn’t lost his interest in yoga and performance.  NOTE ADDED 20th … Continue reading →

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Meet the Cast (5) – Artistic Gymnast Richard

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

I haven’t done much of this – rings (the ‘Iron Cross’ demonstrated here), high bar – since leaving my school in Oxford ahead of moving to Oak Ridge TN. As you have probably figured from previous posts, what we are … Continue reading →

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Shirtless Camaraderie

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Thought for the day: “The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love heterosexuals. It’s just that they need more supervision.” – Lynn Lavner 48 days to publication of the … Continue reading →

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