From jkalvan@aol.com Wed Dec 20 03:40:54 GMT 1995
Article: 24911 of rec.juggling
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From: jkalvan@aol.com (JKalvan)
Newsgroups: rec.juggling
Subject: Remembering Rastelli
Date: 19 Dec 1995 14:10:37 -0500
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Today would have been Enrico Rastelli's 99th birthday.  Perhaps the
greatest juggler of all time, he toured all over the world.  His abilities
included juggling 10 balls or 8 plates -- as well as performing 6 plates
while spinning a ring on his leg and jumping rope at the same time.  Had
he not died at the age of 34, who knows what more he could have
accomplished.

His constant drive to be the best has been attributed to his fierce
competition with his rival, Magnus Nicholls.  Nicholls is rumored to have
disliked Rastelli so much, that near the end of Rastelli's career, he
sneaked into Rastelli's dressing room before a show, picked up Rastelli's
mouthstick, and wiped his ass with it. 

Let's all take a moment to remember this great juggler today.

Jack