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Sunday, May 15th, 2011
Flatland Jugglefest Shirt
I was just at the Flatland juggling festival this weekend. It was way more fun than I expected, and I had pretty high expectations. One of the highlights was the festival t-shirt. It is cool to begin with, but it has a giant top on it. I thought at first that it was my big [...]
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Monday, May 2nd, 2011
Are Yo-yos Recession Proof?
From my perspective as a professional yo-yo man, it sure seems as if yo-yos are recession proof. As the economy tanked almost everyone suffered, and I am no exception. However, for the last two years I have seen an interesting trend in my business. While it has gotten increasingly difficult to book shows, when I [...]
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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
April Sale at HowToYoYo.com
I launched a sale today at www.howtoyoyo.com. It runs until the end of April and involves a whole new set of yo-yos that haven’t been offered for sale on the site before. They are all priced below retail (kind of the definition of a sale really), but then you ALSO get 1/2 price shipping if [...]
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Judging the U.S. Pizza Team National Pizza Spinning Contest!
Yes, you read it correctly. Not only is there a U.S. Pizza Team, but they have a National Pizza Spinning Contest, AND I was asked to be a judge. I know what you’re thinking. All those years of judging yo-yo and juggling contests turned out not to be a waste of time after all. They [...]
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
I Made Cake Balls for the Superbowl.
Cake Balls are pretty labor intensive, but they look great and are delicious too. I think that this is a desert that is all about the decorating. If you just want something yummy, quick, and easy, you should eat frosting with a spoon. If you want to do some fun decorating, Cake Balls/ Cake Pops [...]
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Thursday, February 10th, 2011
The Last “Juggle This” Festival in NYC!
I just learned that March 5-6 will be the last Juggle This juggling festival to be held at Pratt. The convention is getting the boot. It’s very sad. Come join the fun for the last one. I’ll be there.
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Monday, February 7th, 2011
Trophy for the 2011 Ultimate Battletop Championship: Wisconsin
The Ultimate Battletop Championship is a contest that Alan Gray, Eric Wolff and I designed to see if upper lever top-spinners could break each other’s tops. So far no one has managed it, but we’ve realized that we would need crappier tops. In order to get the best players to participate I decided that we [...]
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Monday, December 20th, 2010
Performing at the Kennedy Center Dec 26 and 27
I have the honor of being asked to be a part of the Holiday Vaudeville Show at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC this month. The show is two nights, Dec 26th and 27th at 6:00pm, and you can watch it live on the web here: http://kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/
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Monday, December 20th, 2010
Crazy Japanese Custom Vans
I posted this on facebook a while ago, but I wanted to be sure I could find it again easily if I needed to. Modified vans that range from the slightly odd to the totally bizarre. I love them. http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/11/07/gallery-gt-gt-japanese-vanning-madness.aspx
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
A Kid Dressed Up As Me for Halloween. Awesome.
I have reached a new plateau in my semi-fame. This is even better than when a kid put my photo on his birthday cake. I got a facebook message and a photo text telling me about it last night. My buddies Takeshi, Jack Ringca, and Drew Tetz are on the road right now with the [...]
