Comments on: World's fastest and most totally amazing piano juggler

By: David G

David G — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:41:00 +0000

Hey, it’s fun. Isn’t that enough?

By: donovan acree

donovan acree — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:10:00 +0000

Anyone screaming fake can go out and just do it themselves. It’s easy right?

Seriously, Dan is an entertainer. Where you not entertained? Since the first time I saw him on Carson back in the late 80′s, I’ve been entertained by his show. It’s a good solid act. Don’t worry about the how of a live act. That’s the least important part.

By: LinkMan

LinkMan — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:20:00 +0000

He’s also pretty good at faking it well enough that you have to look REALLY closely to realize that he’s not actually playing the notes.

By: kallikanzaros

kallikanzaros — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:18:00 +0000

Definitely this would benefit from some cowbell

By: Snig

Snig — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:54:00 +0000

I thought this site was all about copyright.

By: Ian Wood

Ian Wood — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:37:00 +0000

My master has the Slayer’s sister hostage at the Bronze because she summoned him and at midnight he’s going to take her to the underworld to be his queen.

By: thatbob

thatbob — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:10:00 +0000

Seriously? You’re roping us into a jugglers’ pissing match?

By: etim

etim — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:02:00 +0000

So what’s with the dummy?
“He’s not a dummy, he’s a mannequin!”
I was talking to the mannequin.
(insert uproarious laughter here)

By: Jim Saul

Jim Saul — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Perhaps that’s the legendary 12 inch pianist. As an aspiring vaudvillian, I bet he named the dummy “Milton Berle.”

By: Gavin Smith

Gavin Smith — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:00:00 +0000

What is wrong with all of you nit pickers. You took the time to imagine that you were counting notes, but you didn’t go to pianojuggler.com. This guy is amazing!

By: OtherMichael

OtherMichael — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:32:00 +0000

Amazing!

At least, I enjoyed it. Mask, Mini-mask, and all.

this was a wonderful thing, no matter if it was done in aftereffects or by forcing everyone who watches it to imbibe absinthe an hour ahead of time.

By: timquinn

timquinn — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:22:00 +0000

only thing missing is people saying “amazing.”

By: Phillip Ginder

Phillip Ginder — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:03:00 +0000

Definitely the same trick as Eastwood, but I think the mask guy had better timing.

By: Kenmrph

Kenmrph — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:02:00 +0000

Shawn perhaps you have a nice Perl script that can help you parse the above joke.

By: Snig

Snig — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:56:00 +0000

Citation? Quick google suggested the guy featured, Dan Menendez, did it first.

Also, Chris Bliss doesn’t do it for me. I kind of agree with Jason Garfield http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYUXaYCkv-A

By: Snig

Snig — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:40:00 +0000

That’s to keep tigers from eating him. They only attack the piano jugglers who don’t think they’re watching them. This is why you never see piano jugglers without masks on their heads, as tigers have et all the unmasked ones.

By: hinges

hinges — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:28:00 +0000

Sadly, this is not only a trick, but actually a clone of someone else’s trick – Wally Eastwood (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDB5o9kBPJw ).

For a more satisfying “juggling to music” experience, try Chris Bliss’ Abbey Road routine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8f8drk5Urw

By: The Lizardman

The Lizardman — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:22:00 +0000

I have worked with Dan & I’ve watched him setup, troubleshoot, & rehearse – yes it isn’t a true keyboard rather a painted surface but there are multiple trigger zones. Timing, location, & number of balls striking (within a somewhat forgiving window) are all important. If you want to know more pay him for schematics, he has built an incredible device & created an amazing act around it and his juggling skills. There is good reason why he has ruled this act for decades and those who have tried to imitate him fail

By: capnmarrrrk

capnmarrrrk — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:02:00 +0000

I came here wondering exactly how the piano juggler was going to get a piano off the ground, let alone 3. This was not what I was expecting. Seriously…I just sadtromboned myself.

By: Itsumishi

Itsumishi — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:49:00 +0000

Who is they? Virtually every comment before yours points out that its set up or faked.

By: Warren_Terra

Warren_Terra — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:34:00 +0000

Where to draw the line between an outraged cry of “faked!” and an appreciation of a clever illusion?

By: Ethan Taliesin Houser

Ethan Taliesin Houser — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:28:00 +0000

I think that ventriloquist dummy in the chair is helping him out somehow.

By: Jesse Nikolic

Jesse Nikolic — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:26:00 +0000

http://bbsimg.ngfiles.com/1/24281000/ngbbs507f51e8d325b.jpg

By: imag

imag — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:23:00 +0000

Whoosh.

By: Dennis Smith

Dennis Smith — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:18:00 +0000

If bill Bailey can do it…

By: Shawn H Corey

Shawn H Corey — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:02:00 +0000

He’s looking at the keyboard all the time. The mask in on top of his head; he’s bending over for the whole performance.

By: mccrum

mccrum — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:40:00 +0000

You also have a lot of notes holding, which requires either the use of the pedal or holding the key down…

By: Xploder

Xploder — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:39:00 +0000

Yeah, they’re just midi triggers – every time a ball hits, it signals a note to be played so while he has excellent rhythm, he isn’t actually playing anything like you would on say, a piano. Also, if you watch closely, you’ll see one ball sometimes triggering a chord rather than a single note. Had a friend who used to program midi triggers for a band.

By: Arnaud Clermonte

Arnaud Clermonte — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:34:00 +0000

People are usually so good at crying “shopped”, even when something is not shopped, and now they call “amazing” this clearly fake performance?

Listen to it: sometimes 1 ball plays a chord!

By: Baldhead

Baldhead — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:07:00 +0000

timing is always relevant in juggling.