Dallas Indy Whip Demo
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:14 pm
Hello all you whippersnappers,
I just got back from a weekend gig at a private party in Dallas, Texas. I had been asked to do 2 hours of whipcracking demonstrations. I knew it wasn't a western theme party which is how I usually dress for events, and so asked the host what he'd recommend that I wear. I mentioned I also do Zorro and Indy. He said Indy would be great.
So, a lot of people were a bit surprised to see the "bullwhip guy" in an Indiana Jones get-up in full gear - fedora, wested, holster, Mk VI bag and of course an 8 ft Indy bullwhip carried on a whipholder.
I was asked to start the evening off with some firewhipping which I was happy to do, even though it was my first time. Its cool for the first couple of pops, with usually one big fireball at the first, then it just diminishes to a swinging fire torch so to speak.
Later I did routines with several size bullwhips. I did some wraps on a lady with my 14' bullwhip, cut spaghetti with the assistance of a couple of volunteers. I finally did some 2 whip Aussie routines with my 5' 6" 8 plait kangaroo matched pair of stockwhips. They were all stoked.
So, proud to say that I got my first paying gig as Indy. Kewl beans!!
Cheers,
Robert Duke
http://www.DukeWhips.com
I just got back from a weekend gig at a private party in Dallas, Texas. I had been asked to do 2 hours of whipcracking demonstrations. I knew it wasn't a western theme party which is how I usually dress for events, and so asked the host what he'd recommend that I wear. I mentioned I also do Zorro and Indy. He said Indy would be great.
So, a lot of people were a bit surprised to see the "bullwhip guy" in an Indiana Jones get-up in full gear - fedora, wested, holster, Mk VI bag and of course an 8 ft Indy bullwhip carried on a whipholder.
I was asked to start the evening off with some firewhipping which I was happy to do, even though it was my first time. Its cool for the first couple of pops, with usually one big fireball at the first, then it just diminishes to a swinging fire torch so to speak.
Later I did routines with several size bullwhips. I did some wraps on a lady with my 14' bullwhip, cut spaghetti with the assistance of a couple of volunteers. I finally did some 2 whip Aussie routines with my 5' 6" 8 plait kangaroo matched pair of stockwhips. They were all stoked.
So, proud to say that I got my first paying gig as Indy. Kewl beans!!
Cheers,
Robert Duke
http://www.DukeWhips.com
