Archive for February, 2007
Friday, February 23rd, 2007
I Met a Yo-yo World Record Holder Today
This afternoon I had a really fun gig in downtown Indianapolis. It was for a party at RATIO Architects. Every month they have their 4th Friday at 4 Party, where at four o’clock snacks and drinks appear, and for the first time they decided to hire professional entertainment… that’d be me. Being [...]
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Mark Hayward Custom Freehand Zero Sidecaps
I spent some time this week painting the custom Freehand Zero yo-yo sidecaps that I ordered from Duncan. I got 150 pairs, and they are clear plastic so I can paint the inside of them however I want. This is the second batch.
At the moment the yo-yos and caps are only available through [...]
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Monday, February 12th, 2007
14 Feet of Snow Predicted for Indianapolis
It’s gona snow tonight. A lot. People are FREAKING OUT. The grocery store had every single lane open and there were at least 10 people in every line. They were running out of milk.
Natives tell me that it regularly snows here in the winter, but you sure can’t tell that by the level of panic [...]
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Monday, February 5th, 2007
Lombard, Madison, and an Awesome Theater Tour
I had a gig Friday night in Lombard IL, followed by three shows the next morning for Kids In The Rotunda in Madison WI. The shows all went well and were fun to do. One of the great things about doing the Kids In The Rotunda shows is that since I grew up, [...]
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Thursday, February 1st, 2007
A New Version of Battle Top
I love hanging out with spin-top people. It’s always a ton of fun, and at MadFest this year we had a ridiculously good time.
Eric Wolff with his 11″ diameter top. The largest he’s ever made… so far.
For the average person, the phrase “spin-top people” is not one that is heard very often. Of all [...]
