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Freehand yo-yo on QVC
BONUS: Here’s a pretty hilarious video of me hawking original Freehand yo-yo on QVC. I think it was 2002 or so?
Philo Farnsworth – Steve Brown
10/18/11
More counterweight!
Song is “A Brain And A Jumper Lead” by Night Terrors. They appear courtesy of whoever gave me a burned copy of their only two albums when I was in Australia.
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Pit Stop – Steve Brown
10/17/11
Here’s a nice transitional counterweight trick…should fit nicely in the middle of most frontside counterweight combos.
Song is “Iron Girl” by Floor. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
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Tweed Snap – Steve Brown
10/16/11
More tweed!
I still love a good snap start. That basic concept never stops being awesome to me.
Song is “Bulldozer Blies” by Cutman. They appear courtesy of their own bad selves.
Yo-yo used is the XXXXX XXXXX by XXXX XXXXXXX.
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Tweed Throw – Steve Brown
10/15/11
Simple, yet infuriating.
Song is “I Am Legend” by Escape Grace. They appear courtesy of their own bad selves.
Yo-yo used is the XXX XXXXX by XXXX XXXXXXX.
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Yo-Yo Drama
10/10/11
Today I was told that I’m old and out of touch. I was told this by a child who still doesn’t know who he is.
I was not offended. I AM old, by his standards. I’m 35, which seemed absolutely wizened by my standards when I was his age, when I was 23.
I wish him well, because I gain nothing by wishing him ill. If I wish bad things upon him, I’m only encouraging him to find more reasons to feel sorry for himself, and blame everyone else for his unhappiness. If I wish him well, then it’s possible he’ll come around and we can be friends someday.
This thinking, this is a mark of age. I am, as he puts it, “out of touch”. I’ve lost touch with my rage, I’ve lost touch with my bitterness. I’ve lost touch with the idea that the world owes me anything. I’m out of touch with the idea that everything is always fair or in my favor, and I’m out of touch with the arrogance and entitlement of youth.
I do not miss these things. I’m glad to be rid of them. It’s possible that this loss prevents me from being edgy or dangerous. It’s equally possible that there’s no reason for me to be either of those things anymore.
Find your way home, kid. I still wish you well.
Song is “Floating Labels” by Wugazi.
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Johnny Chimpo
10/9/11
It’s Afghanistanimation!
Song is “Hard Times” by Century.
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Jet Lag
10/3/11
Got off a plane, came home, made up a trick, filmed it, edited & uploaded, going to bed.
Wiped. Out.
Song is “Wellington, Ohio” by Army of Ponch. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
Yo-yo used is the XXXXX XXXXX by XXXX XXXXXXX.
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Prague
10/1/11
Thanks to whoever at the National Yo-Yo Museum decided today that I should get the “Trick Innovator of the Year” award. I do appreciate it, and definitely wasn’t expecting it.
Song is “Beer Exile” by Grabass Charlestons. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
Yo-yo used is the XXXXX XXXXX by XXXX XXXXXXX.
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Sweep The Leg
9/28/11
Just a little thing I was twiddling around with today.
Song is “These Old Hurts” by Army of Ponch. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
Yo-yo used is the XX by XXXX XXXXXXX.
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