http://www.yoyonation.com/blog Keeping you in the Loop with the yo-yo community. YoYoNation.com is your one-stop yoyo store! Shop for yoyos, string and yoyo parts! Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:52:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On August 8-9, 2008, world-class yo-yo talent takes the stage deep in the heart of the Big Apple! The 2nd Annual International Yo-Yo Open and New York State Yo-Yo Contest brings the world's best yo-yo players to the Big Apple for a day of entertainment, education, and eye-popping yo-yo ability. ... http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/04/10/international-yo-yo-open-new-york-state-yo-yo-contest/ ...sweet. You had us at theremin. Video: PopCast shows a modded Wiimote instrument, controlled via yo-yo [PopCast via CrunchGear]Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/02/13/popcast-interview-of-wiimote-yo-yo-man-hits-crunchgear/ Daniel Dietz has been named a Distinguished Finalist for Massachusetts in the 2008 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, recognized for "perform[ing] as a 'yo-yo trick master' to raise more than $15,000 so that 60 poor children around the world could get free life-changing surgery to correct their cleft lips ... http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/02/13/using-yo-yos-for-good/ Aaron Goold, long-time yo-yo player and former Team ProYo member, finished in 3th 3rd place in the open division. Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/02/06/aaron-goold-2a-at-va-states-2008/ Joey Fleshman finished in 6th place with this 1A performance. Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/02/03/joey-fleshman-1a-at-va-states-2008/ Jake Bullock finished in 4th place with this 5A performance. Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/31/jake-bullock-5a-at-va-states-2008/ In addition to the NPR videos in our previous post, they've also just put up a newradio interview with Pat, sampling the Mountain Dew commercial featuring Paul Yath and Patrick Mitchell, as well as shouting out JonRob's stepped-up game. We love National Hobby Month! Check out NPR Radio's interview with Pat ... http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/24/npr-radio-interview-with-pat-cuartero/ YoYoNation thanks the Bryant Park Project at NPR News for visiting us at HQ recently and learning the yo-yo basics. Check out Pat, Weber, and Kentaro impressively "bending the space-time continuum" on our rooftop (1st video), as well as Pat's leisurely explorations of the contents of a yo-yo case while ... http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/24/npr-news-features-pat-weber-and-kentaro/ Sebastian Brock placed 1st (4A) with this freestyle. Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/20/sebastian-brock-4a-at-ecc-2008/ Here's part of Pat's performance from last week's contest. He's using some Neon Raider Yo-Yos (Limited Edge Glow Red) by Yomega, of course! Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/18/pat-cuartero-at-ecc-2008/ Ladies and gentlemen... Samm Scott. Samm finished in 3rd place with this killer 5A performance using an all-green Bapzilla yo-yo from Anti-Yo. Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/16/samm-scott-5a-at-ecc-2008/ Check out Kentaro's 2nd place (1A) performance in this video. He's using a brand new yo-yo that will be available in the coming months. Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/16/kentaro-kimura-1a-at-ecc-2008/ Jon Robinson shows us what nasty is with this 1st place (5A) freestyle. He's using one-half Bapezilla and one-half Eetsit, an Anti-Yo man all the way! Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/15/jon-robinson-at-ecc-2008/ Here's Jake's 2nd place freestyle (5A). He's using one-half Bapezilla and one-half Eetsit, a powerful Anti-Yo combination. Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/14/jake-bullock-at-ecc-2008/ This guy mashes up a Night Moves 2 with the infrared camera from a Nintendo WiiMote, enabling him to track the movement of a yo-yo on his computer screen. A+ for effort. Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/14/yo-yo-technological-feat-of-the-day/ Ky placed 4th (1A) with this freestyle. He's using The Project yo-yo by One Drop Yo-Yos. We'll be restocking these fine pieces in the next few weeks. Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/13/ky-zizan-at-ecc-2008/ Randy rode to a 6th place finish (1A) with the Two Fat Ladies 88 yo-yo by Werd. Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/13/randy-shreeves-at-ecc-2008/ 1A Freestyles 1st - Sebastian Brock 2nd - Kentaro Kimura 3rd - Adam Brewster 2A Freestyles 1st - Pat Cuartero 2nd - Henry Dineen 3A Freestyles Last Place (and only) - Kentaro Kimura 4A Freestles 1st - Sebastian Brock 2nd - Andrew Bergen 3rd - Daniel Dietz 5A Freestyles 1st - Jon Robinson 2nd - Jake Bullock 3rd - Samm ScottShare This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/12/results-from-ecc-2008/ Check out Joe's 7th place freestyle (1A) featuring the Bear vs Man yo-yo from Caribou Lodge Yo-Yo Works. Share This http://www.yoyonation.com/blog/2008/01/12/joey-fleishman-at-ecc-2008/ Adam brings down the house wit this 3rd place (1A) performance. He's playing with the 888 Shadow Edition yo-yo by YoYoFactory. 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