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It’s not officially summer yet, but it sure feels like it. I’ve begun writing outside a little, since the temperature is tolerable. There’s tons of people at the Seaport and a whole bunch of performers.
Yesterday I saw the juggler (who’s a regular here) match skills against a basketball spinner guy. The basketball guy spun a ball on his finger. Then he borrowed a sword from the juggler and spun a ball on the end of it. Then he one in each hand and brought each one in a loop under his arms. It was on.
Not to be outdone, the juggler did the same with two of his balls. Then the basketball guy spun one ball on one hand and spun another in his other hand. He placed one ball on top of the other and he had two balls going at once, balanced in one hand.
The juggler spun one of his balls and then put another smaller one on top of it without spinning it. The smaller ball was balanced on the spinning one where it picked up speed and began spinning too.
Then the basketball guy spun a ball on the tip of his nose. The juggler bounced one off of his head like a soccer player. The basketball guy put on a hat with a little peg, spun a ball on top of in, and then spun two more, one in each hand. He looped them both under his arms, keeping all three going.
Then the juggler took one of his balls and balanced it on his head without spinning it. He moved his head to either side, keeping the ball in the same place while his head moved under it. The basketball guy just said “I can’t do that.” and the friendly impromptu competition was over.