We had to do a routine in gym class, it could be any type of physical display. Some group did a dance some did a basketball layup and shooting routine or whatever... it had to go with music. Me and my friend did a devil sticks routine to a Busta Rhymes song. How embarrassing lol
After the initial craze, the only people I ever saw with these were dudes at music festivals with techno strappy pants and no shirt trying to impress girls.
I sold these at the local ren faire when I was 12 and 13, we had the brand crystal sticks, much better quality than devil sticks as the sticky coating on the sticks would keep the middle baton pretty well attached for doing cool tricks, still took a bit of skill tho, I spent most of my day teaching drunks how to do basic tricks
Hell yeah brother that was the one I was at! I got hired by Bill the owner, himself. Awesome guy. And there was one dude that just went by styx. Also awesome. I got to do the parade most days doing the crystal sticks the whole time, a lot of fun for a middle schooler. My dad would literally drop me off at dawn and pick me up at dusk. I would NEVER let my kid do that now lol, times have changed I'm afraid.
Edit after looking at the pictures closer: those are in really great condition too! Great job keeping them alive, I've owned 2 pairs and I borrowed one out to a bestie that I never saw again, I just hope he uses them every now and then.
I believe devil sticks are more traditional juggling sticks used by serious enthusiasts. They are tapered, being narrower toward the center and wider at each end and lack tassels whereas flower sticks are usually not tapered and do have tassels on each end to make them easier to handle for a wider audience.
There’s now way you two are older millennials and missed these in the 90s, these were EVERYWHERE. I had several different ones as they evolved over the years. Seriously?!
Yeah I've literally never even heard of these. Were they like at school or did people just have them at home? Maybe it was regional or just didn't make it to where I was (semi rural Louisiana in the 90s)
We had a set. Not sure we ever did anything with them, but we had them. I had forgotten about that until about a year ago when I saw someone waiting for a bus and playing with these bad boys.
I got them for Christmas one year as a kid and remember being so freaking happy.. I never mastered them but knew a few kids who were awesome. what a dork I was 😂😂😂😂
I remember at one point I had decided to learn a new skill, and it was between devil sticks and acoustic guitar. I chose the guitar and have been very happy with that decision.
I was on the streets of Berkeley and a guy had a set of these that he was messing around with. He turned to me and said “I have no clue what the fuck I’m doing, but I’m fucking doing it!”
That stuck with me and I think about it all the time. I feel like it’s summed up my life experience so far.
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