I'm old enough to remember the guys who used to come on The Ed Sullivan Show to spin plates. It was an amazing act. The fast music would start and the guy would get about five plates spinning on top ...

When I was a child, my family regularly watched “The Ed Sullivan Show.” In addition to having guests such as the Beatles, the Byrds, Buddy Holly and Bo Didley, Sullivan had other noteworthy acts, ...

Plate spinning, in some of its kinder definitions, is described as a “circus manipulation art.” The idea is to keep as many plates spinning or in the air without stopping and without any breaking.