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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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 [...]
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
I Just Got My 2010 Trading Cards
That’s right! Not only is my new trading card out, but it has a SUPER-AWESOME photo on the front taken by the world famous yo-yo master Raphael Matsunaga, aka: Red. This photo was taken in Takeshi’s living room while Duncan was shooting some new instructional video with Raphael and Takeshi as well as Jack Ringca, [...]
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Tried to Capitalize on Kenny Strasser
I was hoping that all of the recent hubbub with Kenny Strasser might work out well for me by letting me get on TV in my hometown of Madison WI, so I wrote to my favorite local TV station to see if they would be interested in an interview. Hello, With all the attention that Kenny Strasser [...]
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Sunday, April 4th, 2010
HowToYoYo.com Reaunched With Beginner Yo-yo Store
Yes, it’s true. Harper and I have finally done it. You can now buy yo-yos directly on HowToYoYo.com. It has been the most requested feature for a while now, and since we didn’t want to get into sales on a massive scale, we decided to be a one-stop shop for the beginner/intermediate yo-yo player. It [...]
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Friday, April 2nd, 2010
The Kids These Days With Their Yo-yo Mods….
I was doing my new Build-A-Battletop Workshop at the Green Tree PA Library and a kid showed up with a whole case of yo-yos. It was awesome. That hasn’t happened in a long time. I think these rumors of a returning yo-yo craze might just be true. So this kid (Ricky I think) had a [...]
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
Down In Miamisburg Ohio for a Yo-yo Contest
Miamisburg was fun! There’s nothing like getting free drinks at the local bar because you’re hanging out with the Pastor. It was really fun to see Mike Hout in his official capacity, which was surprisingly the same as how he is when we hang out at juggling and yo-yo conventions, only he had on nicer [...]
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
I Found My New Trading Card Out in the World!
For the celebration of 80 years of Duncan Yo-yos a massive set of demonstrator trading cards came out, and one card has been included in each entry-level yo-yo. My Duncan pals and I have been looking for our own cards in the stores, and I just found mine this weekend! It was pretty cool. Here’s [...]
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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 [...]
