The Jovers
The Tom Mullica card trick and the acrobatic sisters below reminded me of a comedy acrobatic act from the 1980s. Took me a long time to find because I didn't know what I was looking for. Once I found it a quick GC check shows it was posted by PCMechanic way back in 2012, which must have been when I first saw it.
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Varmint, Tue 13 Oct 2015, 19:44,
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Omg, they're one of my top 5 spesh acts of all time
It's probably quite sad that I've got a top 5 really, but my god! Her laugh!
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LP, Tue 13 Oct 2015, 19:50,
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I'd agree entirely. There's really very little to the trick, but she carries the act beautifully.
She is also sassy and very entertaining. The innuendo is just the right level too.
Edit: I'm not belittling their skill which is tremendous, but the actual hand stand and balance is only a small part of their act.
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Varmint, Tue 13 Oct 2015, 20:04,
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Indeed
It's not about the trick, it's all about the presentation :)
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LP, Tue 13 Oct 2015, 20:08,
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Don't remind me.
I'm in a band, we're not bad, but after doing a party for some Yorkshire farmers one of them came up to me and said "Aye, that were grand, I liked the music. But you're not much of an act."
He hit the nail on the head.
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Varmint, Tue 13 Oct 2015, 20:14,
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From 1991 but worth a read:
articles.philly.com/1991-08-14/news/25804707_1_irish-club-acrobatics-casino
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Varmint, Tue 13 Oct 2015, 20:45,
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Remembered this from last time, wondered where LP would be?
And here you are.
This is an object lesson in the difference between a skill and its presentation, lovely, lovely stuff, irresistible.
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Stabbing them all to fuck hopefully
Gone but not forgotten.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 13 Oct 2015, 20:33,
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She's a randy mare, isn't she?
Quite a handful for her gentleman friend to manage here here. Am I right to assume he is the husband?
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Jeffrey44 (User was banned for this post), Tue 13 Oct 2015, 20:41,
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Was, now widowed.
She is now in her nineties I think, which may lose some of her previous attraction.
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Varmint, Tue 13 Oct 2015, 21:05,
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I do hope her laugh is still present
And that she has cause to laugh often
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LP, Tue 13 Oct 2015, 21:48,
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If her YouTube comments are anything to go by, she a lot to laugh about.
e.g. "My husband passed away 6 months ago.We always had tremedous fun working together.LOL Fe" - Fe Jover Halliwell
Unless... she is one of these old dears who thinks LOL is Lots Of Love.
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Jeffrey44 (User was banned for this post), Tue 13 Oct 2015, 22:01,
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