Archive for November, 2009

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Nice Write-Up in a Local Paper

I did two library shows in rapid succession here in the Pittsburgh area and got a nice article written about me in the Signal-Item Newspaper. You can read it here.

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Monday, November 30th, 2009

Spinning a Giant Top at the Greentree Library

Last week I had a gig at the Greentree Library here in the Pittsburgh area, and they filmed a little web extra for their patrons. You can see other virtual events posted by the Greentree Library here.

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Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Mark Hayward on the CBS Early Show with the Duncan Crew

I managed to get myself on National TV once again! Check it out: It was great fun hanging out with Bob Rule and getting the stories from the old days of yo-yo demonstrations. Of course it’s fun hanging with the other guys in the tour van, but they’re no Bob Rule. You can see Bob’s [...]

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Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Dick Stohr’s House

Today was another Toys R Us demo with the Duncan Tour, but this one was back down in Virginia. Afterwards we got to stop in at good ol’ Dick Stohr’s house and see his yo-yo collection. It’s always fun to see a yo-yo collection, and it’s nice to spend time with a yo-yo pal when [...]

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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Big Day On Tour Today: Clacker Balls and The Wall of Fame

Today started with a news spot at the very reasonable hour of 8am. That beats previous spots we’ve had that involved getting to the station at 5:30am. Seth Peterson and I were on CBS 3 in Philly with a really great and enthusiastic anchor who just happened to be named Yuuki. He was jazzed to [...]

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Monday, November 16th, 2009

Duncan Tour 2009, Nothing But Giggles and Sunshine

It’s day 3 of my East Coast leg of the Duncan Tour. This morning Brandon Jackson, Seth Peterson and I are sitting in the parking lot of Toy R Us in Baltimore, waiting for our 3rd early morning TV spot. We got here at 5:30am and will be rolling out at about 8:15 to go [...]

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