I disagree, and I think it should be Daniel and I, not because I want
my place of glory in the sun :->, but in principle (see below). Maybe
we did it Kokomo in 1980 or even in Findlay in 1979? I think it may
have been 1980, id daniel was there, but I guess these things can be
checked...
Jack Halpern wrote:
|>
|> >Speaking of history, wouldn't it be great if we could start an archive
|> >recording the stories of the genesis of major unicycling skills
John Foss wrote:
|>
|> Yes, but this raises issues such as:
|> 1. who thought of it first
|> 2. who did it first
|> 3. who did it in front of people first
|> 4. who performed it in a show or competition (widely seen) first
|>
|> Who, of the above people, gets the credit? For the kick-up, I would
|> credit Jack with invention, and Daniel with the first execution, and
|> performance, of the tr-- uh, skill. In my book, Daniel Dumeng gets credit
I think 3 and 4 are irrelevant, 1 and 2 relevant. What does 3 mean, anyway,
one person? 1000? Let's keep things simple.
BTW, I will repeat my challenge for what could truly be considered one
of the ultimate skills: coasting while standing with both feet on the
seat. And, just for the record, I thought of this many years ago....
Stay on top,
Jack Halpern
IUF Vice President
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