Remember the Jesse White Tumblers?

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Yep, the SoS who's been a thorn in Roland Burris' side over the past weeks . . . neat.




In 1959, Jesse White founded the internationally known Jesse White Tumbling Team to serve as a positive alternative for the children residing in Chicago's Cabrini-Green and Henry Horner public housing communities. Since the team's inception, over 8,500 young men and women have performed with the team. White has worked for over 45 years as a volunteer with the team to help kids stay away from gangs, drugs, alcohol and smoking, and to help set at-risk youth on the path to success.
http://www.jessewhitetumblingteam.com/about_jessewhite.php


The internationally known Jesse White Tumbling Team has been thrilling audiences since 1959. Their acrobatic performances can frequently be seen during half-time shows for the National Basketball Association, the National Football League and Major League Baseball games. The team entertains at business and sporting events year-round, including colleges and universities nation-wide.
http://www.jessewhitetumblingteam.com/

[YOY]

1. Tumbers are better than pumpers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO7ZxPDFzyw&feature=related

[KamaAina]

2. Indeed I do.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3677829&mesg_id=3678904

I saw them years ago in Chi-town. Maybe this explains why he's saying he's the "fall guy"! :-)

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3. ha!

I saw them on one of the late-nite variety shows.

[dysfunctional press]

4. when an sro hotel burned down on chicago's northside a decade or so ago...

one of the jesse white tumblers saved his and his baby's life by jumping out a third floor window with the baby. being a tumbler, he knew how to land safely and without injuring himself or the baby.

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6. you know

I think I remember that! Wow.

[TahitiNut]

5. I did that in high school in the late 50s. It's ridiculously fun.

I'm hardly athletic ... with congenital scoliosis, I've never been good except at swimming (breaststroke). But I got involved in tumbling in high school -- trampolines and mat work and leaping over human pyramids -- and loved it. When executed properly, it's spectacular and really quite safe and fun. Poor execution, however, can be dangerous. (Broken necks don't heal well.)

[Dennis Donovan]

7. Are you sure you don't mean:

:D