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Brant Matthews Other acts include Flame Oz. featuring on King Street and the uptown square last transformed intoa not-for-profit event. learned how to juggle for a play, but U.S., U.l(. and Australia fire performers; summer in anticipation of light rail transit Warren works with a board of governors e self-professed “failed actor” never Pogo Fred, who owns multiple Guinâ€" construction. made up of more than a dozen volunteers achieved much success on the stage. ness World Records for extreme pogo . .. 'l’ve never had a from across the region, and another 50 to 75 Fortunately, he transferred that skill into stick stunts; Chalkmaster Dave, who ‘ ‘v ., ’ bad show in Water- volunteers help on the day of the event to a career as a street performer by combin~ creates lifelike images on the pave~ s, loo," he said. ensure it goes smoothly. ing his new skill of juggling with a love for merit using chalk; and the Mental ‘ Randy Warren, chair of He said one of the things that bring him skateboarding and transformed himself Floss Sideshow, a throwback to mysteri- the event, said organizers back every year is that the show is never the into Fireguy, ous and curious oddities were wary same from one of the that accompanied circus of the switch year to year. featured per- shows at the turn ofthe last ' last year and "l’m a big formers at century, \ had concerns lover and the upcom~ ” fier ' ' An estimated 60,000 moving the " ’ ’ supporter of ing Sun Life A juggling on Fhe Street], people attend the four-day , street camival off I m a blg lover and supporter live enter» Fin 8 n c i a I soon realized that if you put it festival every year. the street would of hue entertainment, and this ta i n m e n l. 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Perhaps theeventinl990. one.’ said with a one of the most 'We had tons of it’s free to laugh. underappreciat» positive feedâ€" attend and But why the combination of fire juggling ed aspects is the number of acts back from audiences that the buskers are paid at the end of every and skateboarding? booked by organizers. the space show by passing around their hat to the Believe it or not. juggling fire is a pretty “They don't over-book busk- ‘ felt more crowd and earning every dollar they receive. ~ standard act in the world of buskers. so to ers. When you have too many on o p e n "You get paid by the people who watch avoid having his application for carnivals the street passing the hat. there's and you and there's no more honest way to placed in the ever-growing pile of “fire per» not enough crowds and busk» a t t e n » make a living than that,” said Matthews. formers,’ Matthews decided to make his ers can become like seagulls â€" ’ V d a n c e Visit waterloobuskerscom. own pile â€" a fire juggler who also performs they turn on each other.” he said. 1. skateboarding tricks. "They think they're helping busk- ‘ i ' g .. _ . ‘ , , Brant Matthews. aka Flreguy, is one of about a dozen kAirstooriidazll t(Sid that‘.3my whole career erst (_by over booking) but they re ' 1: that the upcoming Sun Life Financial Waterloo Brisket '°° .° ' s‘. ° 3“ ' "°' . 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