IRC Log

        1995 IJA Festival rec.juggling Party


The following is a log of the live IRC broadcast of the
rec.juggling party at the IJA Festival in Las Vegas, on:

    Tue., July 18, 2 PM PDT
    Tue., July 18, 2100 GMT

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IRC log started Tue Jul 18 14:30
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#juggle    JIS       H@  barry@hal.COM (Barry Bakalor)
<MarkB> 2:47pm, at the party, absolutleynobody logged on :(
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*** #juggle    1      Las Vegas - rec.juggling party, LIVE!
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<MarkB> hi
<Tarim> aha! here u r!
<MarkB> hooray
<MarkB> were all here
<MarkB> hello from las vegas
<Tarim> hello?????
<MarkB> we are here, there is a huge lag
<MarkB> stay here thogh, we'll try to get better connections
<MarkB> hold on, changing servers
<Tarim> thought peeps didnt get so out of it at IJA festivals...
<Tarim> aha! there u r!
<MarkB> i dont know, not real out of it, just a big lag :)
<Tarim> you're all split u know, Tarims been on several servers in the UK
<Tarim> you're not there
<Tarim> tarim was talking 2 a few peeps who disappeared cos they was bored waitin
<Tarim> but Tarim has found u!
<MarkB> Andrew Conway sends his regards to Tarim
<Tarim> perhaps tarim shud move?
<MarkB> NONONONONONO stay there
<MarkB> the lag could get better
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<MarkB> hiya lyle!
<Lyle> so what's up in Vegas?
<MarkB> Lots of things are in the air here
<Tarim> hi lyle, yeah, wots happenin?
<Lyle> anybody home?
<Tarim> who's there?
<Lyle> ah... lag due to the service provider??
<Lyle> how's this?
<Lyle> ah, much different...
<MarkB> much better
<MarkB> tarim split off again
<Lyle> helps to be on the same irc server as you
<MarkB> yes
<MarkB> very much so :)
<MarkB> ~
<MarkB> guess whos getting married in september lyle
<Lyle> erm....
<MarkB> Anthony Gatto :)
<Lyle> wow
<MarkB> yup
<MarkB> guess what his new job is
<Lyle> race car driver?
<Lyle> house painter?
<MarkB> howd you guess?
<MarkB> much closer
<Lyle> jiggler?
<Lyle> er, juggler
<MarkB> nope
<MarkB> hes now a landscaper, as well as juggler
<Lyle> interesting.... as in bulldozers and such, or shrubberies?
<MarkB> yup, as in manual labor
<MarkB> hows life in the bay area?
<Lyle> the forecast was for scattered showers today
<MarkB> ahhh
<Lyle> but I haven't seen any
<MarkB> its very hot here!
<Lyle> it's about 80 and humid here
<MarkB> nathans worried about his roof jow with that forecast!
<MarkB> now even
<Lyle> tell him it's sunny right now
<MarkB> hes here, very relieved
<Lyle> I don't think it'll rain
<MarkB> whered tarim go?
<Lyle> dunno... he's probably still split
<MarkB> did he split off, yah
<Lyle> of course, we could always move to a different server closer to tarim and we might find him again.... if he's waiting
<MarkB> must speak third person with tarm`;)
<MarkB> would you like to do that then?
<MarkB> where do you propose?
<Lyle> he is still waiting
<Lyle> he's on irc-2.mit.edu
<Lyle> try that one
<MarkB> okay, lets go there
<Lyle> ok
<MarkB> meet ya there :)
<Lyle> hello again
*** Signoff: Tarim (Tarim)
<MarkB> he left :(
<Lyle> ah well, just missed
<MarkB> just as we got here
<MarkB> oh well
<MarkB> you gonna come backthursday for competitions?
<Lyle> I'll try
<MarkB> cool
<MarkB> that should be busier
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<Lyle> what time again??
<MarkB> TARIM!
<MarkB> we switched servers
<Tarim> aha, there u r, Tarim lost u
<MarkB> 6:00pm
<Tarim> this looks like less lag
<Tarim> so hows Andrew?
<MarkB> yes Tarim
<Tarim> when's the vote?
<MarkB> the vote is now
<MarkB> counting the votes, ended at 3
<MarkB> he is fine, right here, says hi
<Tarim> oooo, when do we get the result?
<Lyle> what are we voting for?
<MarkB> he is too busy partying to see if he won!
<MarkB> for the board of directors
* Tarim laughs
<Lyle> ah
<MarkB> :)
<MarkB> McD says hi to Tarim
<Tarim> hope they had the sense to vote him in
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<Tarim> hi McD
<MarkB> Andrew ssmiles
<MarkB> hi Olga
<Tarim> hello Olga
<Olga> hi...
<MarkB> Tarim: Andrew syays you are always welcome to come and visit San Francisco
<MarkB> And San Jose as well:)
<Olga> i was actually looking for some particular people, and i don't think this is it.  *sigh*
<Tarim> Tarim just wonderin if he can use 2 servers at once, cos u arent gettin thro 2 any UK ones
<Lyle> not unless you're a juggler, olga
<MarkB> I think its one server at a time
<MarkB> only a 1 second lag Tarim
<MarkB> not bad
<Tarim> oo, thanks Andrew, Tarim mite jus take u up on that one day :-)
<MarkB> Andrew, ":Thats good"
<Olga> i'm not.  some friends of mine are.  they're in vegas now, and another friend told me they were gonna be here for a while.
<Tarim> Claire (her of the gert accent) is here 2
<Lyle> if you can pop up multiple terminals or terminal windows, you can have a client on each server
<Lyle> JIS is in vegas, olga
<MarkB> we are here in vegas at the hotel
<Lyle> they're having a rec.juggling party right now
<Lyle> so it's a buncha folks in a room with a terminal on irc...
<MarkB> yup
<MarkB> :)
<Tarim> nope Tarim cant get 2 IRCs up at once
<Olga> well, i don't think i know him, so...  :)
<Olga> *sigh*  i guess i'm gonna go now.  bye...
<Lyle> wait olga
<MarkB> see ya
<Lyle> why don't you ask for your friends
<Tarim> o, short & sweet, c u Olga
<Lyle> they might be there
<MarkB> yah
<Tarim> so is Martin around?
<MarkB> we can see if they are around
<MarkB> lotsa people are here
<MarkB> Martin didnt show up
<Tarim> as in Mr Frost that is
<MarkB> still has his name tag here
<MarkB> hes at the convention thoguh
<Tarim> party popping eh?
<Olga> Lyle:  ?
<MarkB> hahaha
<Olga> Lyle:  are there a lot of people around?
<Lyle> what are your friends names olga?
<Lyle> I'm not there, but JIS is...
<MarkB> Olga: he is not there, I am in LasVegas
<Lyle> he can yell out some names if you want...
<Olga> JIS:  oh.  :)  they're from chicago.
<Lyle> JIS is barry, he's sitting in a room with lots of net folks
<Tarim> wot about Donald grant? he get there ok?
<Tarim> look under a few tables 4 him
<Tarim> actchully Donald probaly gettin drunk somewhere else, he not really a net type
<MarkB> Donald Grant is A W E S O M E !!!!!
<MarkB> hes not here, but is in vegas
<Olga> JIS:  Judith
<MarkB> i dont know, not sure
<Olga> JIS:  not sure what?
<MarkB> not sure who that is
<Tarim> AWESOME and very sweet :-)
<Tarim> well say hi 2 him from Tarim and Claire when u c him
<Tarim> tell him not to go into any juggling shops, pick up a diabolo and say "whats this?"
<MarkB> hahahaha, okay i will tell him
<MarkB> :) very funny tarim :)
<Olga> JIS:  can you just ask if there are people from the U of C there?
<Olga> JIS:  university of chicago that is...
<Tarim> tis wot he did in Freaks here (mind u they did tell him 2)
<Tarim> Claire says Donald owes her a drink
<MarkB> not here at the moment but possibly before
<MarkB> :)
<Olga> well, i'm gonna go...  nice talking to you guys...  and i might come back if i ever learn to juggle more than 2 balls...  i'm kind of stuck on this 3 thing...  
<Tarim> but then being Scottish, she's probably lost that one :-)
<Olga> it's not that i'm trying too hard.  :)
<Olga> bye
<Tarim> tell Andrew he welcome in Bristol 2
<Lyle> practice...
<Tarim> actaully, tell anyone they welcome in Bristol come 2 that :-)
<Lyle> bye olga
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<MarkB> Andrew says, "Some day"
<MarkB> We'll be there on Sunday Tarim :)
<Tarim> ok, tarim will b in trowbridge
<MarkB> hahaha
<Tarim> dont spose Donald Grant has his trampoline with him does he?
<MarkB> no he didnt bring it
<Tarim> if u can find one, get him 2 shoe u some stuff, it's as good as his diabolo...
<MarkB> yah? okay
<Tarim> what other Brits are around then?
<Tarim> did Sam make it?
<MarkB> sam who? devil stick guy?
<Tarim> yeah him
<MarkB> havent seen him
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<MarkB> RAM!!!
<RamPrasad> hi!
<MarkB> bouncing floor sucks
<MarkB>  :)
<MarkB> we all are here, we all say, "Hi Ram!" :)
<RamPrasad> oh
<MarkB> Barry Bakalor says hi
<MarkB> want a beer Ram?
<RamPrasad> hi to you all
* JIS passes Ram a virtual beer
<RamPrasad> cybeer?
<MarkB> hahahahahahahaha
<MarkB> very funny
<MarkB> the whole rooom laughed out loud!
<MarkB> gonna make the competitions Ram?
<RamPrasad> how many in the whole room?
<RamPrasad> you bet
<Tarim> sam, ummm, thingy
<MarkB> right now? people are leaving slowly
<Tarim> hi Ram
<Tarim> umm, Sam Veale?? perhaps
* Tarim groans
<MarkB> 20 maybe
<RamPrasad> hi Tarim
<MarkB> 50 altoether today
<RamPrasad> wow!
<Tarim> they leaving slowly cos Tarim turned up?
<MarkB> no!!!
<MarkB> we all were very excited when Tarim showed up
<Tarim> ooer!
<RamPrasad> is Mark Baklor JIS?
<MarkB> nobody was on and then all of the sudden Tarim shows!
<MarkB> the whole room ws extatic!!!
<Tarim> thats cos u not makin it to the UK
<MarkB> yes
<Tarim> we were havin a separate party!
<MarkB> yah? cool
<Tarim> well actvchully it woz a bit dull cos all 3 of us were wonderin where everyone woz
<MarkB> i see
<Tarim> so doesn't anyone know if Andrew is elected to the IJA board?
<Lyle> 50 rec.jugglers?  wow, that's quite a few...
<Tarim> Tarim thinks u shud form a new organisation (the AJA perhaps?)
<RamPrasad> so what else has happened at the fest thus far?
<Tarim> he added contentiously :-)
<MarkB> The Atlanta Jugglers Assoc. might be annoyed by that!!!
<Tarim> yeah, give us the gossip (Claire calls it dirt!)
<MarkB> read Andrewspost
<MarkB> Anthony Gatto gets married in September!!!
<RamPrasad> hi lyle...
<Tarim> Calire wants to know if anyone there can do 3 spinning balls
<Tarim> hmm, whom's he marrying?
<Tarim> actchully, dont tell us, we can probably have more fun guessing...
<RamPrasad> is she a juggler?
<MarkB> McD says absolutley but only fulle erect
<MarkB> she is not a juggler no
<Tarim> she sure is
<Tarim> brilliant juggler (and heckler)
<Tarim> oh, u ment whoever Antony is maryying, Tarim thort u ment Claire
<Tarim> hmm, unless he IS marrying Claire
<Tarim> she says she didnt like 2 tell anyone
<MarkB> no I meant Anthony is marrying someone
<MarkB> so what else is new?
<Tarim> well if he is gettin married, Tarim assumed it wud b 2 someone!
<MarkB> it is to someone but nobody who is "known" to others, i saw her before, very attractive! :)
<RamPrasad> got it
<MarkB> okay
<Tarim> "I now pronounce you man and club" just doesn't sound right
<Tarim> Claire wants to know how many rings he does
<Tarim> probably so she can make some pun about getting married and rings
<RamPrasad> so what did all you r.jers do today?
<Tarim> yeah, wots bin going on there?
<MarkB> he has flashed 12 and does 9 in performance
<MarkB> the board vote was today
<MarkB> im gonna see anthony tonight
<MarkB> saw dick franco last night at circus circus
<Lyle> cool
<RamPrasad> ;)
<RamPrasad> upload a pic onto the JIS?
<MarkB> vegas legislation prohibits that ;)
<MarkB> sorry
<Tarim> that's quite a few
<Tarim> Tarim did 9 clubs for a very short while the other day
<Tarim> but he did have Mandy to help
<Tarim> but wot was the result of the board vote?
<RamPrasad> Mark, tell us about hte party
<MarkB> dont know, havent checked
<MarkB> cant call to find out, phone line is taken up ;)
<RamPrasad> vote on?
<MarkB> someones going to check it out
<Tarim> yeah, tell us somethin, how much have u drunk 2night?
<MarkB> vite onthe board of directors
<MarkB> its this afternoon, only 4 o clock
<MarkB> people are really nothere like befroe, theyve left and back juggling
<RamPrasad> humbling or inspiring?
<Tarim> ah, corse, how much have u drunk this afternoon then?
<Tarim> or is Tarim expectin IJA fests 2 b like european ones :-)
<MarkB> im only 18 :)
<Tarim> is Tarim missin half this conversation?
<MarkB> only the rec.juggling continjent is injesting :)
<MarkB> hahaha
<Tarim> 18 is plenty old enough isn't it?
<MarkB> not in the states, gotta be 21 legally
<MarkB> then?
<MarkB> then?
<MarkB> then?
<Tarim> is Chuck (CJJUggler@aol.com) and familly there?
<Tarim> who cares about lagally???
<MarkB> no chuck isnt
<MarkB> only 5 or 6 people here
<Tarim> awww, guess u can't say hi to them then
<RamPrasad> we will knw tomorrow, i guess
<MarkB> nope
<RamPrasad> okay
<RamPrasad> and what is the attendence at hte fest, do you know?
<MarkB> 550 aprox, will peak at about 600
<MarkB> Andrew comments, "That sucks"
<MarkB> :)
<Tarim> wot in particular sucks?
<Tarim> Claire rekons there's more than 600 at our local workshop this evening
<MarkB> the figure, that its so small, we should beaiming foir 2000
<MarkB> we are all lauing
<MarkB> is Claire on drugs?
<MarkB> the United States says, "Bite Us"
<Tarim> tarim thinks there wasn't (quite)
<MarkB> i would think so as well
<MarkB> :)
<Tarim> mind u, UK festival was down to about 800 or 900 paying peeps this year
<Tarim> she says no, cos she only 18 (Tarim certainly doesn't believe that!)
<RamPrasad> when is the broadcast tomorrow?
<MarkB> well guys . . . it's late and people are leaving now, gonna hea dout
<Tarim> b interesting 2 c how many peeps get 2 Sweden for the European this year
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<RamPrasad> hi james
<MarkB> the champuionships start at 6 pacic time
<Tarim> it's been going down since Verona (about 2500)
<jamse> mills mess to you pall
<RamPrasad> ok will be there
<MarkB> I will startr broadcast at about 5:30
<MarkB> very cool
<MarkB> i will be there
<Tarim> hi Jamse
<MarkB> Ram and all:
<MarkB> if i am not here at 5:30 stay here
<Tarim> what time is it there now?
<MarkB> i will get on SAP
<MarkB> it is now 4:20pm
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<MarkB> ASAP
<MarkB> we had some tech problems earlier today
<MarkB> and we will be in a bg theatre tomorow so that will be exciting
<Tarim> (so Tarim can work out what time 6 will be tomorrow)
<Tarim> ta
<Tarim> any suggestions for a good server?
<MarkB> 8 hur time difference?
<Tarim> well if u c Martin (Frost) tell him Hoveys nightmare broke Tarim's passing theories
<RamPrasad> ok Mark, will be there sometime then
<RamPrasad> see ya
<Tarim> yep 8 hours between PDT and BST
<RamPrasad> will do
<MarkB> 2:00 am for you Tarim
<RamPrasad> okey
<MarkB> okay see y all tomorow :)
<MarkB> havea reat day
<MarkB> great even
<MarkB> read Andrews post
<MarkB> it has all the gossip for so far
<MarkB> and were postong the daily rag that giduz is doing
<MarkB> okay im going :)
<MarkB> see ya
<MarkB> ~
IRC log ended Tue Jul 18 16:20