WEBVTT 00:00:00.386 --> 00:00:07.580 - Learn Monroe County. If you don't learn then you're gonna die. Hello everyone and welcome to the second 00:00:07.580 --> 00:00:14.498 - episode of Learn Monroe County. This week's gonna be a doozy. I was thinking earlier the world is a 00:00:14.498 --> 00:00:20.862 - scary place and folks need to learn how to laugh, be merry, and feel joy a little bit more. 00:00:21.378 --> 00:00:27.430 - And what better way to do that than learning how to be funny? That's what we're going to do this week. 00:00:27.430 --> 00:00:33.305 - Not just any funny, clown funny. And not just any clown funny, I'm talking about jugglers. Yes, the 00:00:33.305 --> 00:00:39.298 - fans of Insane Clown Posse. I've got a very special guest today who's going to teach us all about it. 00:00:39.298 --> 00:00:45.585 - Come on, Luke, get over here. Where's your makeup, though? Ethan, I'm sorry. You said you wanted jugglers, 00:00:45.585 --> 00:00:50.462 - not juggalos. What the hell's a juggalo? Well, that's a fan of Insane Clown Posse. 00:00:50.818 --> 00:00:57.423 - Then what the hell's a juggler? That's what I am. A guy who juggles things. Fuck! So you want to know 00:00:57.423 --> 00:01:04.028 - how to juggle, eh? Luke's going to teach us how to juggle or something. I don't know. Go ahead, Luke. 00:01:04.028 --> 00:01:10.373 - All right. Here. We got to start with one. So you hold these two. OK. Don't drop them. All right? 00:01:10.373 --> 00:01:17.043 - All right. OK. All right, great. So we got to find our home base stance, right? It's very relaxed. You 00:01:17.043 --> 00:01:20.734 - want to have your arms out just like this, right? Great. 00:01:20.994 --> 00:01:25.843 - Honestly, put those balls on the ground for a second. You got it. Balls are dropped. They had it a long 00:01:25.843 --> 00:01:30.598 - time ago. I always start with my right hand. All right, so all we're going to do, we're just going to 00:01:30.598 --> 00:01:35.307 - practice going from right to left and then left to right, just like this. Easy. As a matter of fact, 00:01:35.307 --> 00:01:40.110 - you put a ball in here. Yeah, you know what? I love that. I love that. All right. Two balls. So up and 00:01:40.110 --> 00:01:44.772 - then catch. Hey. All right, one more time. That's right. Hey. One more time. We're learning. That's 00:01:44.772 --> 00:01:49.854 - really good. And then try to do it again. And then try to look forward and use your peripherals to catch it. 00:01:50.370 --> 00:01:55.406 - Because you want to be able to be relaxed. And then left hand. Great. Okay. Now we're getting it. Now 00:01:55.406 --> 00:02:00.393 - we're getting it somewhere. This is way better than any juggling I've done. Great. Now, I'm going to 00:02:00.393 --> 00:02:05.478 - pick up the second ball. You do that? And you're going to watch me. Okay. Because now what we're going 00:02:05.478 --> 00:02:10.663 - to do, we're going to go left, right, catch, catch. Okay. So we're going to swap the balls. Okay. Right? 00:02:10.663 --> 00:02:15.699 - I guess when I say left, right, I guess the hand I'm talking about is the one we're catching with. So 00:02:15.699 --> 00:02:17.822 - catch with the left, catch with the right. 00:02:18.082 --> 00:02:23.657 - Up, up, catch, catch. So you go like this. OK. Up, up, catch, catch. Bam, bam, bam, bam. Bam, bam, bam, 00:02:23.657 --> 00:02:29.125 - bam. And one of the first things I ever did when I was trying to juggle was I thought they were going 00:02:29.125 --> 00:02:34.646 - in a circle. That's how you draw them, you know? Sure. You think it's like a... And if they're apples, 00:02:34.646 --> 00:02:40.060 - you can take bites. That's right. Exactly. But in reality, you're actually weaving them together. So 00:02:40.060 --> 00:02:45.367 - that's what we're doing here. So you throw like this. So they kind of make a cross in the air. OK. 00:02:45.367 --> 00:02:46.814 - You go bam, bam, bam, bam. 00:02:48.930 --> 00:02:58.226 - You're only doing two motions. Try it again. And this is Learn Monroe County. Learn Monroe County! That's 00:02:58.226 --> 00:03:06.995 - really good. Keep that up. Look at that. Now I want you to focus on keeping home base. You're doing 00:03:06.995 --> 00:03:15.326 - a really good job looking forward. Keep the hands where the hands are. Keep the hands relaxed. 00:03:18.242 --> 00:03:24.297 - Are you right-handed? I am right-handed. You're drawing like you're right-handed, which is great, because 00:03:24.297 --> 00:03:30.067 - it means you're consistent. I am. So this time, turn your brain off on your right hand. Still do the 00:03:30.067 --> 00:03:35.779 - right hand, but focus on relaxing with your left. That's much better. Yep. That one was just a toss 00:03:35.779 --> 00:03:41.663 - over. That's OK. Now it's an overcompensation. Hey, don't ever say that in front of me. All right, one 00:03:41.663 --> 00:03:44.862 - more time. There we go. Hey, recovery. He's getting it. 00:03:50.274 --> 00:03:55.763 - All right, now do three. I've learned two so easily. Absolutely. Ethan, maybe we'll try something a 00:03:55.763 --> 00:04:01.361 - little bit different besides the softballs. Yes, the softballs are harder than you'd think because of 00:04:01.361 --> 00:04:06.959 - the name. They are a little bit harder than you think. So actually, I have a few things we can use in 00:04:06.959 --> 00:04:12.448 - this play. Please. I have some binder clips. OK. These are a little smaller. Did you go to juggling 00:04:12.448 --> 00:04:18.046 - school for this? I did not. I went to YouTube, which is where you can watch this video. Or Channel 7. 00:04:18.402 --> 00:04:24.672 - That's right. So you can hold these for now. I have three different flavors of Liquid Death not sponsored. 00:04:24.672 --> 00:04:30.824 - These are a little bigger. I'm not juggling those ones in here. That's a good idea. We love the library. 00:04:30.824 --> 00:04:36.859 - 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 00:04:36.859 --> 00:04:42.836 - go. Are you going to take drinks of it like the people who eat the apples? Ah, maybe so. And it's not 00:04:42.836 --> 00:04:47.582 - just food items or stuff like that. We also have the Hangover Trilogy. OK. What? 00:04:47.682 --> 00:04:53.811 - Two and three. Hey, maybe you are a clown, buddy. Maybe I am. You made me laugh. Maybe I am. Can you 00:04:53.811 --> 00:05:00.305 - juggle those right now? Let's try it real quick. You're not going to see this on any other show on Channel 00:05:00.305 --> 00:05:06.798 - 7. That's right. I didn't practice that at all. You didn't. I've always thought that these things, episode 00:05:06.798 --> 00:05:13.109 - two, Attack of the Clones and Geonosis, they have these red and white ships. And I always thought these 00:05:13.109 --> 00:05:17.054 - looked like them. If you also think that, call the number below. 00:05:19.234 --> 00:05:24.820 - You have spoons? I also have spoons, everybody. What's the weirdest thing you've ever juggled, Luke? 00:05:24.820 --> 00:05:30.571 - I think the Hangover Trilogy. The Hangover Trilogy? Okay. You saw it here first. You know about spoons, 00:05:30.571 --> 00:05:36.323 - right? Sure. I can ham bone. That's great. I'm not going to try the spoons because I don't want to dent 00:05:36.323 --> 00:05:42.185 - the floor up or anything. No. But they are there. But Ethan, I brought all those things as a distraction. 00:05:42.185 --> 00:05:43.678 - Okay. I love distractions. 00:05:43.778 --> 00:05:49.290 - is what I think you should try to use at home. These are very affordable. You can use limes. 00:05:49.290 --> 00:05:55.336 - 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 00:05:55.336 --> 00:06:01.382 - correct math. It is. That is four quarters and one nickel. So I want you to hold. You can give me the 00:06:01.382 --> 00:06:07.547 - battery clips. We'll swap real quick. OK, now put two in one hand and one in the other. Just like that. 00:06:07.547 --> 00:06:11.518 - Perfect. Home base. Here we are. So the next step. We did the one. 00:06:11.650 --> 00:06:17.319 - 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 00:06:17.319 --> 00:06:22.779 - real quick. OK, please. So it's going to be just like we did earlier, right? It's going to be just like 00:06:22.779 --> 00:06:28.133 - this. But we have a third rotation in there. OK. So you're going to end up with two in your left hand 00:06:28.133 --> 00:06:33.645 - and one in your right hand, as opposed to how we're starting. Sure. That makes sense. Left, right, left. 00:06:33.645 --> 00:06:39.262 - In the hands you catch with. My fault, everybody. Like this. What? The hardest part about this is catching 00:06:39.458 --> 00:06:47.525 - Both of them in your left hand. That's why we got you the clementines. Because they're smaller. 00:06:47.525 --> 00:06:56.097 - That's right. And I don't have small hands. That's not true at all. So try that now. OK. What are you 00:06:56.097 --> 00:07:04.501 - meant to do with this? All right. One more time. This is it. This is the one. You got it. I learned 00:07:04.501 --> 00:07:08.030 - how to juggle. Success. Well, not almost. 00:07:08.386 --> 00:07:14.487 - because here's the thing. Now we're going to do the opposite. Left, right, left. Or catching right, 00:07:14.487 --> 00:07:20.833 - left, right. I'm glad I wore my blazer for this. So now, once you do this, now you've done every single 00:07:20.833 --> 00:07:27.178 - thing you need to do in order to juggle. You just have done them in small, different increments, right? 00:07:27.178 --> 00:07:33.279 - So just a recap. I love how you're being so thorough. Thank you. I appreciate it. People are really 00:07:33.279 --> 00:07:36.574 - going to learn. That's the idea. So we did the right. 00:07:37.122 --> 00:07:45.431 - we did the left into the right, then we did the right into the left, and vice versa. Now, we're doing 00:07:45.431 --> 00:07:53.821 - right, left, right, and we're gonna do left, right, left. All right. If you can do right, left, right, 00:07:53.821 --> 00:08:02.049 - and left, right, left, you can juggle. I've done one half of it. That's right. All right, let me try 00:08:02.049 --> 00:08:06.366 - this one. Okay. That was, uh, that was... We got it. 00:08:06.818 --> 00:08:14.365 - It was left, right, left. Oh, right in the bag. You guys probably didn't see that, though. Maybe this 00:08:14.365 --> 00:08:21.321 - camera did. All right, one more time, and then this is perfect. OK. I think so. That was two. 00:08:21.321 --> 00:08:28.277 - That was two. I can't. This is. Wait. OK, I just have to make sure I can throw it. All right, 00:08:28.277 --> 00:08:35.824 - one more time. That's getting cut, and then this is the last time. I believe in you. Wait, wait. It's 00:08:35.824 --> 00:08:36.638 - all right. 00:08:36.962 --> 00:08:44.487 - Wait, wait. Now we'll see, portraiture juggling looks like this, where you're holding three, but you're 00:08:44.487 --> 00:08:51.867 - only using two. Oh look, it looks like it's three. You can take it like that. And also, another thing 00:08:51.867 --> 00:08:59.102 - to remember, whatever hand you're currently, oh. That's how you learn how to juggle. Monroe County. 00:09:00.194 --> 00:09:06.137 - Real quick though, one little tip. Please. Whatever your hand you're holding two in is the one you want 00:09:06.137 --> 00:09:11.909 - to start with. So you want to practice something which is juggling from either side, right? And this 00:09:11.909 --> 00:09:17.851 - is what you'll end up doing at the very end. And then. Look at this clown. Yeah, this clown right here. 00:09:17.851 --> 00:09:23.566 - Other side. OK. Now, I would thought about rehearsing tricks and whatnot, like maybe under the leg. 00:09:23.566 --> 00:09:29.566 - Sure. If I could try it. Whoa. We're getting there. That was the spoons, everybody. That was the spoons. 00:09:30.242 --> 00:09:36.890 - We're not using any food in the Morgan, or the Monroe County. Monroe County. My bad. We're not in Morgan 00:09:36.890 --> 00:09:43.221 - County. We're not cheating on libraries. Anyway, I think we're getting there. We are getting there. 00:09:43.221 --> 00:09:49.552 - You know what? I think real quick, I'm going to try it on my own. Go right ahead. I also have had a 00:09:49.552 --> 00:09:56.136 - frame. Yes, sounds perfect. That way you get. Wasn't that amazing? Ethan, I'm really proud of you, man. 00:09:56.136 --> 00:09:59.998 - You made so much progress in what, seven minutes flat? Yeah. 00:10:00.130 --> 00:10:05.528 - I'm pretty incredible at juggling. Maybe being a clown wasn't such a bad idea. Thank you so much for 00:10:05.528 --> 00:10:10.979 - tuning in to the second episode of Learn Mero County. Learn Mero County. Once again, we couldn't have 00:10:10.979 --> 00:10:16.537 - done this show without the library. It's so fantastic. Make sure you get your library card. It's a cool 00:10:16.537 --> 00:10:22.042 - place to go. Luke, thank you so much for coming on and teaching everyone how to juggle today. Anytime. 00:10:22.042 --> 00:10:27.493 - All right, good night, everyone. Hey, and shout out to the Roots. Well, I stole that from Story Wars. 00:10:27.493 --> 00:10:29.150 - It's never been. Take it back.