U23D,earthquake

Right from the start of 'U23D', I had goosebumps.





Yesterday I went to see U2's latest video production-'U23D'-a blend of live musical action from my favourite musicians, a well filmed and well edited movie, and new 3D technology.


As a big fan of U2, I was extremely excited about seeing a new U2 concert on film-it would probly be the closest I would have got to seeing them live-especially because it was filmed in 3D using brand new technology. The first thing you notice is how immense the show is-the audience located in Buenos Aires is incredibly huge. The credits where actually interesting, too-which was a first. Because it was filmed using new '3ality' cameras it felt like you could just reach out and grab the letters. And then the band entered stage and singer/frontman Bono (Paul Hewson) sings the start of the song 'Vertigo', joining in with the already chanting audience-Unos, Dos, Tres, Catorce! And then the drums, Bass, and guitar kick in with an uplifting and highly energetic beat making me want to get up out of my seat and join in with the passionate crowd, jumping and singing. Hands and phones waving in front of me and the sparkling lights above, shining out from a huge backdrop with images flashing, I felt like a member of the audience.

The setlist U2 played made for a good combination of classics, new songs, and my favourites. Good performances included 'one'-a song from their 1991 album 'achtung baby' where U2 experimenting with new sounds and musical genres-It started with some very eerie and almost haunting singing which I was not familiar with for I had not heard it on the album version. I like how U2 alter and add bits to songs which gives a new texture and feel, plus something fresh and interesting. And there was the fly-a song which documents a conversation between a man on earth and a man in hell. Sumblimaball messages and phrases flashed on the screen along to the harsh sound of the guitar and piercing drumming. Bono sings this song dressed as a train conductor which realtes to a song called 'zoo station' which was often played as an encore during the tour but was not on U23D, which was a shame. I justs hope one day I see this for real at a U2 concert. That would be a whole new, and amazing I'm sure-experiance.

If your a fan of U2 or not, I would strongly reccomend going to see U23D. It is a magnificent blend of fantastic filming, music, action and editing not to mention the novelty of feeling so close to the band members. Technology just gets better and better.

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On Wednesday night there was an Earthquake, with a 5.2 marking on the rictar scale which is pretty big for England! I was dozing well untill I felt shaken and woke up at one o'clock in the morning thinking there was someone under my bed shaking it! Then my sister called my name and I went out into the hall and realised it was an Earthquake. Wow! Everyone was talking about it at School!

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New inspiration-Octavio Alegria from Cirque du soleils show Varekai. He's especially inspirational now that I am about to embark on a juggling adventure with larger juggling balls that I can spin and catch on my feet ETC. Also I have read about Nino Frediani. Sounds like a great juggler, to, though I have found so little info on him.

NAJC

A week until the Nottingham juggling convention! Ooooh how exciting, I best get practicing. Performing is the best part of being juggler but I really haven't practiced enough for this event, My BYJOTY routine has been taking over!

New Video!!!

Yay! 3 months for 3 minutes. In other words, I spent ages and ages to make my new video! I'm really happy with it. Its totally diffrent to the juggling gas but that's what makes it so good-It's fresh and original, I'm trying new things out!

So, there is no trace of U2 in this video (I am a huge fan, as some jugglers will know) so shock and horror is in the air-I can't believe it. I am truelly dumbfounded. But the cure are good, right? haha!

Camera+ady+juggling+balls+clubs+rings+kissing+little people+locations+love+the cure

those are th ethings that make this video what it is. so maybe the whole 'romance' theme is tongue in cheek, but it's about time I put a theme to a video! The whole story line is based upon how passionate I am about juggling. I portrayed this by...well, you better just watch the video and find out.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tAykQ5Ba6dg

holidays, lovie-dovie stuff

Yay, it's the holidays! Time of school meens time to juggle, but of course chill out and have lie ins. By the way, the time that I get up is usually pretty early anyway so it isn't easy but I think we all deserve some rest.

Yes, well, I say time to juggle but there is so little height around these days (the days that I'm growing taller) but whenever I do get height I will take it. I got a 6 ring 4 up in synch into a lovely long run at juggling club last monday, and that was on something like my third try. It was crazy that I did so becauase when I tried filming it for the 'I'm ready for the juggling gas' video it took forever.

I have been video editing lately to, but this time for a reason-for my new video. I'm basing it around how much I love juggling, and I think I have a fantastic video on the go. I'll reveal that I have some fantastic connection tricks in there mixed with simple eye catchy 3 ring tricks out in the beutiful countryside. I'm going to see if I can get a 5 ring 3 up in pancakes into a halfshower on camera. It's a shame, really, the way I film...I'll just try totally crazy things I've never done before and just carry on trying untill I get it. That's what I did for another 5 ring trick already somewhere in the depths of the video, which you will have to, unfortunatelly for some, wait for. Wow, I'm making it sound like this is gonna win an oscar or something, sorry! But I'm really so excited, it has been to long since I released a video.

All I need now is to add a few more shots, and jai fini.

Oh, and a name. I think I will call it-something embarresing. I really don't know what at the moment.

Ady in love?

Pointless

Hey everyone-it's going on half three right now-I've been in the house for about 10 minutes, after a whole day of school. I never really have anything interesting to tell my parents when I get back, but today I got to tell them about my dance class. It's not at all my favourite lesson but I was suprised to have got the best grade out of everyone on a routine we've been working on. I was pretty chuffed. Other lessons I had where Geography, English, history and IT. The day was pretty good all together. I'm working on a new routine, and although I don't want to reveal much on it, I can tell you it's going great-and can't wait to perform it. To be honest I don't know what else to say. This has turned out to be a pretty pointless post-but hey, is there anything wrong with them once in a while? Surely not!

Ady

Me, me, me

So, for one reason or another you have found your way to my new blog! First of, I will introduce myself for the 5 percent of people that don't know who I am and just happen to be randomly reading this.

My name is Adrian Pole (Ady)
I am 13 years old (birthday month December)
I am currently in school
my passion is for juggling-which I will broaden on right now.

I have been juggling for around four years now-I began when I was nine years old from being inspired by a juggler called Viktor Kee-I saw this performer not just juggling but creating a world that was totally new to me-a world that was only present when he was-the artist. He wasn't just throwing props in the air but using them as if he was their teacher with such control that he could flick them off his neck or head, propell them from behind his back or under his legs-doing things i didn't think a juggler would do. But now I knew otherwise, and so I went to the library and got myself a teacher-in true words- a book. a book written by a juggler of whom I met three years later through the fate of performing in a show he was helping to organise! And then it just grabbed hold of me, all of this juggling. I remember sitting there with my dad, in a corner of the room learning to do what I love doing the most now, and will love doing up to the day I realise I am not capable of doing it, which most likely will be the day that I meet my dead end. But I am 13 years old, I have many years to progress, many years to reach my dream which I really don't know about, or even what it is. I really don't care, so long as I stay passionate about the unusual art.

In the current year of 2008 I am studying at school. I am in my eighth year and my favourite subject is art-drawing is something I am naturally good at but I never manage to do it-juggling is a pretty big distraction! Art lessons are a good chance to sit down and broaden my skills in drawing. It also leaves room for creativity which I think is a near vital thing in juggling.

I also play keyboard-not very much though. I can play a few songs and it's about time I learnt some more. I am learning to read music which I presume will come in very handy in the course of progression.

Another hobby of mine is video editing-You will rarely catch me on my computer without a video editing screen up-I am almost always experimenting with my video editing software and sometimes I mess around with random footage I have filmed-I enjoy being behind the camera, to. It's unfortunate that I can't be behind the camera and juggling at the same time-I'd like to show the juggling community my filming talents aswell. If time has passed and I feel it is the right moment to begin making a video, I'll work really hard to make something diffrent and interesting as opposed to an average 'look mum I can juggle' type video! However, even I sometimes fall for this.

Well, that's me, thats my thaughts on juggling, my hobbies, that's the start of my juggling journey, the start of my new journal which I hope we will both enjoy reading or in my case, using.

Ady