HalfBaked are off to the European Juggling Convention in Finland! Yay!

It is going to be so cool.  The EJC is always an excellent event and this time we don’t even have to camp.  Can’t wait to catch up with all our European friends and learn lotsa new stuff.

Our absence does mean that we won’t be able to send out any orders until we get back.  So, you can still order but delivery will be on hold until after August 20. 

See you when we get back!

Here is a photo from last time we were at the EJC, which was in 2006.  I can’t believe it was so long ago!

Everyone knows that Halfbaked enjoy a bit of a pass.

We have been holding our collective breaths in anticipation of Aidan Burn’s collection of passing patterns,  it is available at his website:

http://geocities.ws/aidanjburns/passing.html

Download the passing patterns pdf for exciting excitement. 

See……

We find that we are going to be in Brisbane over the weekend.  Anyone else going to be around there?  It’s going to be World Juggling Day.  Maybe we should meet up and have a pass?

Hey, did everyone see Cody Harrington on TV?  He won the sponsorship to go to the WJF! Very cool.  We love the WJF. 

I have two pieces of advice:

1: Don’t move your feet.

2: Really don’t move your feet when you have to stand on the ricketty chair for the backcross comp.

Check out www.thewjf.com for more WJF thrills!

Went and saw the Circusoc/SURCAS production of R&J this week.  A circus interpretation of Romeo and Juliet.  It was really cool.  It was great to see such a big cast doing so many different circus skills.  I liked the juggling the best (big surprise).  I also liked the group adagio.

Just a reminder that the SJC 2010 DVD is available for purchase.  We had a couple of problems with the shop not accepting payments for awhile but it should be good to go now. If you encounter any problems send us an email and we will get it fixed.

Yay! The DVD for the Sydney Juggling Convention 2010 is finally finished.  Pre-orders have been sent and orders made from the HalfBaked store will be sent out as they come in.

Relive the excitment of the convention and see if you have a starring role along with our guests.  The DVD includes the Sirkus Circus show featuring Wes Peden and Tempei Arakawa, the Renegade, Games and Gym Highlights.

By the way, remember to check out Bob Carr’s article about the SJC in Kaskade Magazine.  Nice pictures by Julian as well. Thanks guys!

This last weekend has been very exciting.

First, HalfBaked purchased ourselves a new video camera.  It’s way cool and comes in a case that is bigger than my loungeroom.  I see more DVD productions in our future…

Talking of DVDs, the SJC DVD is coming together and should be out some time in April.  I know it seems like forever but there is a lot of really good footage to be sifted through.

Also, a review of SJC2010 will be in an upcoming edition of Kascade magazine.  Thanks Bob!

Oh, and did I mention that Jay Gilligan was in town?  He performed some new material and taught a workshop.  I told you it was exciting!  He will be in Brisbane doing more stuff this weekend. Yes, I did say Jay Gilligan…

A whole lot of new tshirts are now available in our online store!  Also a few old favourites are available in new colours.  Yay!

It has been a while since the SJC but I hope it’s not too late to say thanks to everyone who came.  We had a great time and it was really exciting to see so many good jugglers. 

There will be a DVD for the convention which we will be producing over the next few months.  There will be a pre-order  product in the store soon.

Talking of new products, there are several new t-shirt designs we are adding to the store over the next week or so.  Time to update your wardrobe?

CircusStuff (www.circusstuff.com.au) is also stocking a range of our shirts and badges so pick one up if you are visiting them in Tuggerah.

One of the reasons we have been so long in adding any news is that we went to the New Zealand Juggling Festival.  We have been wanting to go for years and were very excited to finally make it.  We lived in luxury in a campervan, played late night poker in the gym, mastered Shamrock and did not have to organise a thing.  It was quite good.

Well, the SJC2010 is on tomorrow.  We’re all very excited.  Tour guide Shane has been taking our guests to beaches and things, so they are getting the Australian experience.  No surfing koalas yet, though!

It’s good to see that they’re all working for their pay as they became part of the HalfBaked sweatshop, pretty much as I write this.

Also, the SJC is in the MX today.  Nice picture boys!