Yes, he recognized the picture from the video. No, he did not realize he entered the contest. He reached into his pocket and located the video pretty quickly. He showed it to me and I was quite impressed. He is thankful for the interest in his image and the award.
The Cincinnati Circus worked hard to put on a nice juggling show last night......with a great looking stage and a beautiful curtain and good sound. Sadly, not all the chairs were full for the event. The crowd that was there was very enthusiastic, though. Mark did his killer noodle routine with his yoyo. He is so funny. The surprise of the evening was when the MC (the previously mentioned Joe Showers) brought out a top in between acts and proceeded to do a few tricks ending with a solid corkscrew.
On the way out I made some good connections with flow art people in Dayton and a juggler from Bethel, Ohio who has an adult child and friends in Miamisburg who want to juggle. I sure hope some of these contacts work out.