Toe loop jump A pre-rotated toe loop, where the skater has turned to jump forward off the toe pick instead of backward, is nicknamed a "toe Axel" because it is essentially an Axel jump. There are two half-rotation jumps in figure skating which use a toe loop takeoff: Another toe loop variant is the "one-and-a-half toe loop". As the name implies, this is a 1.5 rotation jump that lands forward, like the ballet jump. Up until the 1970s it was quite commonly used as an element of jump sequences, but is almost never performed today because of the emphasis on triple and quadruple
The Blue Humans The Blue Humans The Blue Humans is the name used by experimental guitarist Rudolph Grey for the improvised performances he leads with a variety of other musicians. Grey first came to notice in the late-1970s New York City post punk and art scene which also produced Sonic Youth and Swans, and played in the influential no wave band Mars. Since then, he has released solo material as well as several Blue Humans records, the latter mostly live recordings. Blue Humans members and collaborators have included Tom Surgal, Arthur Doyle, Beaver Harris, Alan Licht, Charles Gayle, and Thurston Moore. Blue Humans