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.