Category Archives: 5A
Smirking Solo
8/22/11
One-handed tricks: a must for the repertoire of any yo-yo player who enjoys a beverage while playing.
Song is “Straightjacket Weather” by Cadillac Blindside. I miss that band.
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Freebind
8/15/11
Ben McPhee says the kids like fancy binds.
Hi, Ben!
Song is “The Stretch” by Strikeforce Diablo. The appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
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Old Man Shuffle
8/12/11
Went to a fancy bar with my lady tonight. Hence the fancy outfit.
The trick is a new idea…the “out” for the trick is the simplest version…I’m working on some weird chopstick/thumb mount stuff out of the initial mount but none of it felt right yet. But thought you would all dig the initial mount and can’t wait to see what you come up with for it!
Song is “When I Get Old” by Descendants. They are the greatest band ever.
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Save Ferris
8/10/11
Reference is to the excellent movie, not the terrible band.
Song is “Furi” by Boris.
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Hurdles
8/10/11
Hooray for repeaters!
Song is “Do You Wanna Touch?” by Joan Jett.
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Flip Flop (Refined)
8/6/11
With every single trick I’ve created for this, I usually spend the next few days smoothing it out until I really feel comfortable with it. With yesterday’s trick I managed to cut an entire step out of the process and smooth it out SO much more. I really feel like it’s a far better trick, so I went ahead and filmed it for today.
Song is “Soul Man” by Scouts Honor. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
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Flip Flop
8/5/11
I wish I was better at making tricks that are left/right symmetrical like this….they feel so nice!
Song is “Tearing Me Apart” by Gunmoll. They appear courtesy of No Idea Records.
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Staccato
8/4/11
Just a little something I’m twiddling with. I really like “placement” tricks. The first bit I got from Yuuki in ’97, the rest is mine.
Song is “Learo, You’re A Hole” by Archers of Loaf.
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I’m a Flamingo, Baby
8/3/11
…standing on one leg.
Song is “Got That Feeling” by Faith No More.
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Contort
7/31/11
I spent 3 hours working on something else that never panned out, and came up with this in about 2 minutes.
Creativity is a weird thing.
Song is “Saturday Morning” by The Eels. I’ll be opening for them this Wednesday in Cleveland. Tickets are still available, check out Beachland Ballroom site for info!
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