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BONUS: 2001 THROWBACK
Steve Brown - Madfest 2001 from Steve Brown on Vimeo.
Here’s a video I didn’t even realize I had…a copy of my performance in the public show at the 2001 Madfest Juggling Festival in Madison, Wisconsin.
Nifty!
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Neckbrace
9/13/11
Confession: I filmed this and then totally forgot to edit and upload it. I actually got in to bed and then realized “Oh hell, I totally didn’t finish my trick for the day.”
I’m such a putz sometimes.
Song is “Too Small To Fail” by the Forgetters.
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Rolling Blackout
9/12/11
Boy, that Die Nasty sure does glow pretty bright! You should pick one up, they’re great!
Song is “The Sound Of A Center Trac Bearing That I’ve Never Done Anything To Because I’m Too Old To Worry About Maintenance I’ll Just Put A New Bearing In When This One Dies Assuming I Don’t Kill The Yo-Yo First” by Steve Brown.
Yo-yo used is the Die Nasty by YoYo Factory.
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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.
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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.
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Cufflinks
9/8/11
Responsive!
Song is “Transmetropolitan” by The Pogues.
Yo-yo used is the Velocity by YoYo Factory.
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Double or Double or Double or Nothing
9/7/11
“Hey, I wonder if I can make this trick needlessly difficult?”
“Oh hey, yes I can!”
Song is “A Hit In Sweden” by Say Hi.
Yo-yo used is the WHiP by YoYo Factory.
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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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Onwards To Mayhem #dragoncon
9/5/11
You can have a loop and drop it, and try to catch it. Or, if you’re a sadist like me, you can have a loop on the string with a reverse spin and actually toss it UP, and try and catch it….
This is a really great example of how I can take a trick I already know how to do and make it harder for myself without making it any more appealing to anyone.
I spent two hours today working on this trick, then I realized it looked almost exactly the same as an easier way of doing the trick.
Then I worked on it for another half an hour.
What the hell is wrong with me?
Song is “Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Love Child” by Mojo Nixon + Skid Roper.
Yo-yo used is the Avant Garde by YoYo Factory.
Filmed at Dragon*Con 2011 in Atlanta, GA.
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