Tag Archives: avant garde
Knuckleduster
9/21/11
This is a weird little false triangle that, if not done smoothly, with completely bash the ever-loving jeebus out of your knuckles.
Have fun!
Song is “Mayday” by Tomahawk.
Yo-yo is the Avant Garde by YoYo Factory.
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Down In The Weeds
9/18/11
This is dedicated to everyone who gets pissy when someone asks them to “Walk The Dog” with their fancy schmancy metal yo-yo.
Song is “O Stella” by PJ Harvey.
Yo-yo is the Avant Garde by YoYo Factory.
www.365yoyotricks.com
stevebrownismyhero.com
www.yoyofactory.com
How Do You Like Them Apples?
9/17/11
Went apple picking today, got an entire bushel of apples. Half bushel of Golden Delicious, and half bushel of Macintosh & Cortland. Peeling a ton of them tonight to make and jar our own applesauce.
I’m either really old, or really awesome.
Song is “Milk And Apples” by Jets To Brazil.
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Suave
9/16/11
Man, I love the dumb stuff like this.
Song is “Farewell To Words” by ENVY.
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Stall Three
9/11/11
It was hard to think of much of anything today…thankfully, this trick came quickly and easily.
Song is “The Night Accelerates” by Forgetters.
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Stall One, Stall Two
9/10/11
I love using both hands to stop or manipulate the yo-yo…and in spite of how long I’ve been doing tricks like this, I still rarely ever see them. I think that might be while I still keep going back to them…because in spite of the massive volume of tricks out there, this still feels like “mine”.
Song is “Kiss Kiss Is Getting Old” by Les Savy Fav.
Yo-yo used is the Avant Garde by YoYo Factory.
www.365yoyotricks.com
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www.yoyofactory.com
Deucebag
9/9/11
People often ask me “How do you make up tricks?” and my answer is usually “Start doing a trick you know, and intentionally screw it up. See what happens, and go from there.”
So many mounts have at least two string segments sitting there and you’re only supposed to hit one. Yet we all hit the double sometimes when we aren’t paying attention. So, I just hit the double, and nothing but the double, and kept going with it.
Song is “New Math” by Drive Like Jehu.
Yo-yo used is the Avant Garde by YoYo Factory.
www.365yoyotricks.com
stevebrownismyhero.com
www.yoyofactory.com
Hipster Cosplay
9/4/11
Man, people dress up like EVERYTHING at these conventions!
Song is “Hips Don’t Lie” by Danzig + Shakira. Sorta.
Yo-yo used is the Avant Garde by YoYo Factory.
Filmed at Dragon*Con 2011 in Atlanta, GA.
www.365yoyotricks.com
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www.yoyofactory.com
www.dragoncon.org
Paul Han Can Buy Beer Now
8/23/11
If you can remember where this joke started…I owe you a beer.
Nothing groundbreaking, but a nice little combo in the new style that all the kids like these days.
*insert comment about how old I am here*
Song is “Ursa Minor” by At The Drive In.
Yo-yo is the Avant Garde by YoYo Factory.
www.365yoyotricks.com
stevebrownismyhero.com
www.yoyofactory.com
Stuttering Laceration
Day 232 – Stuttering Laceration
8/20/11
There are a TON of weird 1A “filler tricks” that follow the “do something simple with the yo-yo and do something big and useless with the string” formula. Now that I’ve filmed and edited it, this trick actually looks really familiar.
So, there’s a decent chance that someone has already done this and today I “made up” a trick that already exists.
But it’s what I made up today. So if this is your trick…sorry, bro. My bad.
Yo-yo used is the Avant Garde by YoYo Factory.
Song is “My Weakness” by A Place To Bury Strangers.
www.365yoyotricks.com
stevebrownismyhero.com
www.yoyofactory.com
(WAYWT: Brooks Brothers shirt (thrifted, $3.50), vintage tie (thrifted, $6.00), vintage pocket square ($10), Lands End belt (clearance, $2.00), Strike Gold Jeans (gift), Johnston & Murphy cordovan oxfords (thrifted, $8.00)