...in front of a live studio audience

In a previous post, I told you about attending the taping of "Rita Rocks", with the exception of one minor incident. I call it an incident, because it was nothing short of brutal. Here is what happened...

Before the taping begins, and during the breaks between scenes, there is a comedian that entertains the live audience. Well, at one point, the comedian asks if there is anyone in the audience that can juggle. No one, in the entire audience, raised their hand. That was, until my wife, Sarah, raised her hand, pointed at me, and hollered "He can juggle!" The problem...I can't juggle. It is probably better stated that I can barely juggle. Nothing more than that at all.

The comedian saw Sarah pointing at me and beckoned me to the front. I assured him that I really couldn't juggle. However, he wouldn't take no for an answer. At some point he had the audience chanting my name. So, to my dismay, there I was, in front of the entire, live studio audience, the "Rocky" theme playing in the background, showing my lack of juggling skills. And, to top it all off, it wasn't just for one break between scenes, but more like four or five times I had to juggle.

Towards the end, I was starting to get into my groove. I was able to keep all three balls going for at least 10-15 seconds at a time. I will have to admit, it was fun and I got a free T-shirt out of the deal. I even had a couple of people in the elevator, after leaving the show, tell me how much they liked my juggling. It was pretty cool.