2007 Bay Area Classic - The Expedition - Day 2.
Hey Folks!
I meant to write this post last night, but I unfortunately fell asleep. Sleep? Pat? I know, I know. Read on to find out why:
We started our day at the famous Ferry Building, eating our way through the varied gourmet shops filled with delicious gastronomic delights:
By the time we were done, our bellies were full and we found ourselves in good company: Sonny (Anti-Yo’s other half), Boyd Seth (CLYW Sponsored), Paul Yath (Born Crucial founder, Buzzon/Throw_Yo sponsored, 3 Time US National 3A Champion, and reigning 3A World Champion), Spencer Berry (Duncan Crew), Paul Escolar (Trick Innovator Extrodinaire), Jeff Longoria (Inventor of Spirit Bomb), Sky Kiyabu (former original THP member, and 1998 National 1A Champion), and Seth Peterson (Formerly Duncan Crew) had joined our party.
We then met Mark Montgomery at Self Edge. Coincidentally, it was his 22nd birthday!
After getting some gelato at La Copa Loca, we ate some more, at La Taqueria (perhaps the BEST taqueria in the country, in my most humble non-expert opinion).
We followed up with some good times at Kiya’s place, and learned how to make Wendy’s hamburgers from MC Grill Skillz.
Fortunately, learning how to make hamburgers got us hungry, so we went to Big Lantern for Chinese food!
By the time this meal was over, I could barely move (Amy mentioned something about my pale and overall unpleasant look).
And so we ended the night by going to our hotel rooms (we opted to take the stairs) and passing out.
In summary: We ate, met with some of the best yo-yo players in the country, and ate some more.
Not too shabby for a “Yo-Yo Contest Trip!”
Stay tuned for more updates on The Expedition!
Comments(1)Monsters, Metal
Day 2 of 2007 Bay Area Classic (The Expedition) was filled again with much eating, as well as a lot of hanging out with some very chill yo-yo personalities. More to come on this.
Meanwhile, a retrospective of some great animal/monster figurines we found at Kiya’s place, juxtaposed with some of our favorite things.
(left) Blue cat; Anti-Yo Fluchs. Thanks to Seth Peterson for letting us borrow his yo-yo to fulfill our photographic whims.
(center) Green monster; YoYoFactory G5, Black Edition. The black G5 has already seen this blog this week, but thanks anyway, Weber.
(right) Red cat; YoYoFactory G5, 1st Edition, with counterweight. We grabbed this off a table and aren’t sure who it belongs to, but we’re pretty certain he or she is awesome. Thanks, awesome friend.
2007 Bay Area Classic - The Expedition - Day 1.
Greetings from the left coast!
The YYN crew arrived in sunny San Francisco this afternoon in advance of this weekend’s 2007 Bay Area Classic. Here’s a picture of Pat and Weber (with a YoYoFactory G5, Black Edition) next to today’s San Francisco Chronicle — you know, just to prove that they are, in fact, here.
We note that there are a lot of things to eat in San Francisco. Second only to yo-yoing, food makes us very happy. Consider, for example, In-N-Out burgers, clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls at Fisherman’s Wharf, and Ghirardelli chocolate / ice cream (as demonstrated below by a burger, Amy and Tim, respectively).
Taking a brief pause in our eating adventures, we swung by the Self Edge denim store on Valencia Street to meet up with owner Kiya Babzani (of Anti-Yo and Turf fame, and also an organizer of this year’s BAC!) Self Edge has already been featured in the SF Chronicle and Details magazine, among other major publications, and has generally continued to explode across the fashion scene.
After dinner (which occurred not long afterwards, and was delicious), Kiya introduced us to a bitter, herby liqueur called fernet, which is apparently drunk more per capita in San Francisco than in any area outside of Argentina. All in all, a good day of nutritional preparation for this weekend’s scheduled BAC activities.
Stay tuned for ongoing updates as we approach the competition!
Yay Area Classic Yo-Yo Contest - Daily(?) Coverage
Listen up, Nationites!
As you may or may not know, the YoYoNation crew (Amy, Tim, Weber, and I), will be traveling 3000 miles or so to the Bay Area.
Why? Well, to bring you coverage of the Bay Area Classic Yo-Yo Contest (and our culinary adventures with Kiya) like no others can.
Keep checking this page for some interesting posts…see you at BAC!
(And good luck to those going to and competing at the Northeast Regional Yo-Yo Contest!)