Havana's Amazing Barrel Guy
650 views · Published 20 September 2008 · 1:21 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Tracey Eaton · 2008 · Entertainment
While hanging out in Havana one night, I came across a man who was spinning barrels in the street. He'd get two barrels spinning at once, barely touching them to keep them going. They'd just spin and spin as the curious gathered to watch this man. The barrels spun perilously close to the ground, but rarely touched the sidewalk. Just when it seemed a barrel was going to crash down, the Barrel Guy would flick his wrist and get it going again. I saw the Barrel Guy only twice. He'd work quietly, seeming to pay only casual attention to his barrels. Sometimes he'd stop to light a cigarette and usually he'd manage to keep the barrels going (there's a rare slip in this clip). Still, he's pretty amazing, especially when he flings the 55-gallon drum out in front of him and it travels in a circle, then returns to him. I never got the man's name. Anyone know it? Ever seen him? Source of video: Along the Malecon Web Site: http://alongthemalecon.blogspot.com/2008/09/havanas-barrel-guy.html
