A "Professional"

Juggling isn't paying the bills by any stretch of the imagination, but I was lucky enough to supplement my lifestyle with my very first "professional" juggling job. I was hired as ambiance for a Michael Franti/Spearhead show up in Vancouver for NYE. Myself, my partner and a couple of our aerialist friends drove up from the 'ham and worked along side a great group of performance artists native to Vancouver and it was incredible. The pay was decent for only two hours of actual work, especially considering that that work consisted of juggling in a crowd of of happy people and clowning with them. There was a funny moment with the money when it finally dawned on us that we were really making a little bit less because they were paying us in Canadian dollars, but still... there was free beer and fancy snacks in the green room, fun and talented new people to meet, and a great show that (were I more financially secure) probably would have paid to see. All in all, a great time.
This photo was taken by an incredibly talented, Vancouver based artist named Basil whose work can be seen at undertheweather and at Inkspoon .
And the other artists we worked with in the show are involved with a group called The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret. They have a show coming up in February I'm hoping I'll get to see and you should be too.