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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.
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I Like Your Style, Ed Haponik
9/6/11
On a very long drive today (Atlanta to Cleveland) I found myself thinking about my buddy Ed, and how he’s just a classy guy who has a great style…to his play, his way of speaking, his approach to life…all of it. He’s just a classy dude, and I like his style.
So I made a quick little trick that’s exactly in his style…simple, smooth, and enjoyable.
Song is “Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh” by Say Hi.
Yo-yo used is the Velocity by YoYo Factory.
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Snapback
7/8/11
I love snap-starts. Hope I haven’t done this one already.
Song is “Ill Eagle” by Dead Low Tide. They were amazing.
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Snap Loop
5/20/11
What I lack in looping ability, I make up for by inserting snap starts into everything.
Song is “Go Lemming Go” by Army of Ponch. They appear courtesy No Idea Records.
Yo-yo used is the Loop 900 by YoYo Factory.
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Hey Hey
3/17/11
Just a little “hey hey” to brighten your day.
Song is “Disillusionist Recovery Program” by Trapdoor F**king Exit. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
Yo-yo used is the Die-Nasty by YoYo Factory.
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Kickstart My Heart
2/20/11
I made this trick up at the Cleveland Yo-Yo Club meeting today. With special guest cameraman Drew Tetz!
Song is “Twink” by Floor. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
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Single Rainbow ALL THE WAY!
Inspired by Guy Wright. Like, instantaneous inspiration. I watched his newest video and immediately got up out of my chair and did this. Thanks, Guy!
Song is “Everyone’s And Idiot (Except For You And Me)” by Annalise. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
OH SNAP!
I love this trick. Absolutely love it.
When I first started playing yo-yo, back in 1995, the first yo-yo player I met was Dale Oliver. And Dale gave me two pieces of advice that have always stuck in my head.
1. “If you want to be a real yo-yo player, you’re going to have to get good at two-handed looping tricks.”
Ha ha ha ha…..how about I just make up my own style, get real good at that, and you can jam your 2A right up your arse? (I actually said that, exactly, to him much later and he laughed and admitted he hadn’t called that one.)
2. If you want to be a real yo-yo professional, you should learn how to snap-start a yo-yo. It looks cool, which is great, but mostly it’s going to save you a helluva lot of time when you’re teaching a class of 50+ kids how to play for the first time.”
Dale totally called this one right, and I remember the first time I did a big teaching session after I learned how to properly snap start. I’m pretty sure it cut out 3/4 of my winding time and I was able to get a LOT further in teaching the kids actual tricks and maintenance.
So the moral of this story is twofold:
1. Learn how to snap-start a yo-yo.
2. Dale Oliver is full of shit about 50% of the time.
Song is “Open And Shut” by Dillinger Four. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
Yo-yo used is the Die-Nasty by YoYo Factory.
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J.D. Like An M.F. – Steve Brown
(Filmed at Brigade)
1/17/11
In 2003, Johnnie pioneered rubbing the yo-yo off your arm quickly to start it spinning. In 2003, I pioneered making this very same trick unnecessarily difficult for the sake of maintaining my street cred among jugglers. Ha.
Hi, Johnnie.
Today’s trick is brought to you by YoYo Factory and the One yo-yo.
Song is “Saturn In Crosshairs” by Rumbleseat. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
Today’s trick was filmed on location at Brigade, Cleveland’s finest contemporary clothing store!
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