- Learn Monroe County. If you don't learn then you're gonna die. Hello everyone and welcome to the second
- episode of Learn Monroe County. This week's gonna be a doozy. I was thinking earlier the world is a
- scary place and folks need to learn how to laugh, be merry, and feel joy a little bit more.
- And what better way to do that than learning how to be funny? That's what we're going to do this week.
- Not just any funny, clown funny. And not just any clown funny, I'm talking about jugglers. Yes, the
- fans of Insane Clown Posse. I've got a very special guest today who's going to teach us all about it.
- Come on, Luke, get over here. Where's your makeup, though? Ethan, I'm sorry. You said you wanted jugglers,
- not juggalos. What the hell's a juggalo? Well, that's a fan of Insane Clown Posse.
- Then what the hell's a juggler? That's what I am. A guy who juggles things. Fuck! So you want to know
- how to juggle, eh? Luke's going to teach us how to juggle or something. I don't know. Go ahead, Luke.
- All right. Here. We got to start with one. So you hold these two. OK. Don't drop them. All right?
- All right. OK. All right, great. So we got to find our home base stance, right? It's very relaxed. You
- want to have your arms out just like this, right? Great.
- Honestly, put those balls on the ground for a second. You got it. Balls are dropped. They had it a long
- time ago. I always start with my right hand. All right, so all we're going to do, we're just going to
- practice going from right to left and then left to right, just like this. Easy. As a matter of fact,
- you put a ball in here. Yeah, you know what? I love that. I love that. All right. Two balls. So up and
- then catch. Hey. All right, one more time. That's right. Hey. One more time. We're learning. That's
- really good. And then try to do it again. And then try to look forward and use your peripherals to catch it.
- Because you want to be able to be relaxed. And then left hand. Great. Okay. Now we're getting it. Now
- we're getting it somewhere. This is way better than any juggling I've done. Great. Now, I'm going to
- pick up the second ball. You do that? And you're going to watch me. Okay. Because now what we're going
- to do, we're going to go left, right, catch, catch. Okay. So we're going to swap the balls. Okay. Right?
- I guess when I say left, right, I guess the hand I'm talking about is the one we're catching with. So
- catch with the left, catch with the right.
- Up, up, catch, catch. So you go like this. OK. Up, up, catch, catch. Bam, bam, bam, bam. Bam, bam, bam,
- bam. And one of the first things I ever did when I was trying to juggle was I thought they were going
- in a circle. That's how you draw them, you know? Sure. You think it's like a... And if they're apples,
- you can take bites. That's right. Exactly. But in reality, you're actually weaving them together. So
- that's what we're doing here. So you throw like this. So they kind of make a cross in the air. OK.
- You go bam, bam, bam, bam.
- You're only doing two motions. Try it again. And this is Learn Monroe County. Learn Monroe County! That's
- really good. Keep that up. Look at that. Now I want you to focus on keeping home base. You're doing
- a really good job looking forward. Keep the hands where the hands are. Keep the hands relaxed.
- Are you right-handed? I am right-handed. You're drawing like you're right-handed, which is great, because
- it means you're consistent. I am. So this time, turn your brain off on your right hand. Still do the
- right hand, but focus on relaxing with your left. That's much better. Yep. That one was just a toss
- over. That's OK. Now it's an overcompensation. Hey, don't ever say that in front of me. All right, one
- more time. There we go. Hey, recovery. He's getting it.
- All right, now do three. I've learned two so easily. Absolutely. Ethan, maybe we'll try something a
- little bit different besides the softballs. Yes, the softballs are harder than you'd think because of
- the name. They are a little bit harder than you think. So actually, I have a few things we can use in
- this play. Please. I have some binder clips. OK. These are a little smaller. Did you go to juggling
- school for this? I did not. I went to YouTube, which is where you can watch this video. Or Channel 7.
- That's right. So you can hold these for now. I have three different flavors of Liquid Death not sponsored.
- These are a little bigger. I'm not juggling those ones in here. That's a good idea. We love the library.
- Well, they are props. So I'll put some to the side. I'll do this on my own when I'm thirsty. There you
- go. Are you going to take drinks of it like the people who eat the apples? Ah, maybe so. And it's not
- just food items or stuff like that. We also have the Hangover Trilogy. OK. What?
- Two and three. Hey, maybe you are a clown, buddy. Maybe I am. You made me laugh. Maybe I am. Can you
- juggle those right now? Let's try it real quick. You're not going to see this on any other show on Channel
- 7. That's right. I didn't practice that at all. You didn't. I've always thought that these things, episode
- two, Attack of the Clones and Geonosis, they have these red and white ships. And I always thought these
- looked like them. If you also think that, call the number below.
- You have spoons? I also have spoons, everybody. What's the weirdest thing you've ever juggled, Luke?
- I think the Hangover Trilogy. The Hangover Trilogy? Okay. You saw it here first. You know about spoons,
- right? Sure. I can ham bone. That's great. I'm not going to try the spoons because I don't want to dent
- the floor up or anything. No. But they are there. But Ethan, I brought all those things as a distraction.
- Okay. I love distractions.
- is what I think you should try to use at home. These are very affordable. You can use limes.
- It costs $0.35 at Walmart a piece. That's $1.05. That's not a lot in this economy. I think that's the
- correct math. It is. That is four quarters and one nickel. So I want you to hold. You can give me the
- battery clips. We'll swap real quick. OK, now put two in one hand and one in the other. Just like that.
- Perfect. Home base. Here we are. So the next step. We did the one.
- We did the two. Now we're going to do it. We're going to go right, left, right. OK. OK. So I'll demonstrate
- real quick. OK, please. So it's going to be just like we did earlier, right? It's going to be just like
- this. But we have a third rotation in there. OK. So you're going to end up with two in your left hand
- and one in your right hand, as opposed to how we're starting. Sure. That makes sense. Left, right, left.
- In the hands you catch with. My fault, everybody. Like this. What? The hardest part about this is catching
- Both of them in your left hand. That's why we got you the clementines. Because they're smaller.
- That's right. And I don't have small hands. That's not true at all. So try that now. OK. What are you
- meant to do with this? All right. One more time. This is it. This is the one. You got it. I learned
- how to juggle. Success. Well, not almost.
- because here's the thing. Now we're going to do the opposite. Left, right, left. Or catching right,
- left, right. I'm glad I wore my blazer for this. So now, once you do this, now you've done every single
- thing you need to do in order to juggle. You just have done them in small, different increments, right?
- So just a recap. I love how you're being so thorough. Thank you. I appreciate it. People are really
- going to learn. That's the idea. So we did the right.
- we did the left into the right, then we did the right into the left, and vice versa. Now, we're doing
- right, left, right, and we're gonna do left, right, left. All right. If you can do right, left, right,
- and left, right, left, you can juggle. I've done one half of it. That's right. All right, let me try
- this one. Okay. That was, uh, that was... We got it.
- It was left, right, left. Oh, right in the bag. You guys probably didn't see that, though. Maybe this
- camera did. All right, one more time, and then this is perfect. OK. I think so. That was two.
- That was two. I can't. This is. Wait. OK, I just have to make sure I can throw it. All right,
- one more time. That's getting cut, and then this is the last time. I believe in you. Wait, wait. It's
- all right.
- Wait, wait. Now we'll see, portraiture juggling looks like this, where you're holding three, but you're
- only using two. Oh look, it looks like it's three. You can take it like that. And also, another thing
- to remember, whatever hand you're currently, oh. That's how you learn how to juggle. Monroe County.
- Real quick though, one little tip. Please. Whatever your hand you're holding two in is the one you want
- to start with. So you want to practice something which is juggling from either side, right? And this
- is what you'll end up doing at the very end. And then. Look at this clown. Yeah, this clown right here.
- Other side. OK. Now, I would thought about rehearsing tricks and whatnot, like maybe under the leg.
- Sure. If I could try it. Whoa. We're getting there. That was the spoons, everybody. That was the spoons.
- We're not using any food in the Morgan, or the Monroe County. Monroe County. My bad. We're not in Morgan
- County. We're not cheating on libraries. Anyway, I think we're getting there. We are getting there.
- You know what? I think real quick, I'm going to try it on my own. Go right ahead. I also have had a
- frame. Yes, sounds perfect. That way you get. Wasn't that amazing? Ethan, I'm really proud of you, man.
- You made so much progress in what, seven minutes flat? Yeah.
- I'm pretty incredible at juggling. Maybe being a clown wasn't such a bad idea. Thank you so much for
- tuning in to the second episode of Learn Mero County. Learn Mero County. Once again, we couldn't have
- done this show without the library. It's so fantastic. Make sure you get your library card. It's a cool
- place to go. Luke, thank you so much for coming on and teaching everyone how to juggle today. Anytime.
- All right, good night, everyone. Hey, and shout out to the Roots. Well, I stole that from Story Wars.
- It's never been. Take it back.