Ian Clotworthy shows off his diabolo skills on BalconyTV<br />Subscribe to us right now at http://bit.ly/15yj4oc <br /><br />'Like' us on Facebook - http://Facebook.com/balconytv<br />Follow us on Twitter - http://Twitter.com/balconytv<br /><br />http://BalconyTV.com 30/08/2007<br /><br />IAN CLOTWORTHY - THE DIABOLOGEIST<br />MUSIC BY ALANALDA<br /><br />Ian Clotworthy, the "Diabologeist" was born in Dublin around 21 years ago. He<br />continues to live there. Already and expert artist and archaeologist, he<br />studies Sculpture at Ireland's National College of Art and Design.<br />Diabolos evolved from the Chinese yo-yo, which was originally standardized in the 12th century. Chinese yo-yos have a long thin axle, with disc-shaped wheels, while the western diabolo is more cone-shaped.<br />The term devil comes from the Greek word "διαβάλλω" (later "διάβολος"), meaning to throw across. A secondary meaning of "διαβάλλω" is to slander or to traduce, to talk ill about somebody. Hence the name diabolo has a connection with the Greek name for the devil. The name is the only thing that has a connection to the devil and the diabolo is quite unrelated to any supernatural phenomenon. The name diabolo comes from two separate Greek words- dia and Bolo meaning "object to throw". The word diablo has a latin rather than Greek derivation.<br /><br />http://www.myspace.com/iannarath<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabolo<br /><br />Tune in again tomorrow!!!
