Do you yo?

ejgorman

Been a rough couple of weeks at the office. Lost one staff member. Made a bad hire and had to fire another. Computer issues and all the other everyday hassles inherent to healthcare delivery these days. Too cold to enjoy a cigar so I yoyo to unwind. Nothin like some mindless, pointless play. Anyone else yoyo?

danielzreyes

No, I have a few friends that still do though.

... but I do play Kendama to kill some time. I wouldn't necessarily say that these skill toys are mindless and pointless. They help you a great deal with hand eye coordination.

ejgorman

Poor word choice on my part. Just meant it's something I do to relax as opposed to most of the other things that occupy my day. I've tinkered with Kendama a little here and there. Hoping my 3yo daughter picks it up for the aforementioned hand eye coordination.

Crousefer

Im not any good, but it always brings a smile to my face. Have a green duncan I carry around in my backpack.. Can do a bad walk the dog and i hope my plane doesn't crash around the world. Lol still love em tho. Im just a big kid at heart. Otherwise I always carry a deck of cards around and a few 50 cent peices to play with.

danielzreyes

ejgorman:

Poor word choice on my part. Just meant it's something I do to relax as opposed to most of the other things that occupy my day. I've tinkered with Kendama a little here and there. Hoping my 3yo daughter picks it up for the aforementioned hand eye coordination.

Post a vid

youngryan216

Do you even lube your bearings bro?

The3Stogies

Used to when I was a kid, broke a few things learning around the world, smacked myself a few times too. Walking the dog I never could really master.

Hays

I've always had a passing fascination with yoyo (I distinctly remember this school event when I was just a little kid and they brought this "yoyo master" to do a demonstration..was totally badass), but never picked up very many tricks. I can do around the world, and walk the dog if I have the right yoyo for it, but that's about it.

My pocket distraction of choice is my harmonica. I had this cheapo little Blues Band that I carried with me everywhere I went for the longest time, was fun just to wail away on it sometimes. I lost it somewhere unfortunately, but my wife surprised me with this awesome Marine Band 1896 for my birthday. Before anybody asks, I really suck at playing the harmonica, so no I'm not sharing any videos lol

youngryan216

Hays:

I've always had a passing fascination with yoyo (I distinctly remember this school event when I was just a little kid and they brought this "yoyo master" to do a demonstration..was totally badass), but never picked up very many tricks. I can do around the world, and walk the dog if I have the right yoyo for it, but that's about it.

My pocket distraction of choice is my harmonica. I had this cheapo little Blues Band that I carried with me everywhere I went for the longest time, was fun just to wail away on it sometimes. I lost it somewhere unfortunately, but my wife surprised me with this awesome Marine Band 1896 for my birthday. Before anybody asks, I really suck at playing the harmonica, so no I'm not sharing any videos lol

Harmonica is so much harder than ppl think! Learning to "bend" is tough. Watching youtube videos has helped me a little. Maybe when you get better you can teach me?

Hays

youngryan216:

Hays:

I've always had a passing fascination with yoyo (I distinctly remember this school event when I was just a little kid and they brought this "yoyo master" to do a demonstration..was totally badass), but never picked up very many tricks. I can do around the world, and walk the dog if I have the right yoyo for it, but that's about it.

My pocket distraction of choice is my harmonica. I had this cheapo little Blues Band that I carried with me everywhere I went for the longest time, was fun just to wail away on it sometimes. I lost it somewhere unfortunately, but my wife surprised me with this awesome Marine Band 1896 for my birthday. Before anybody asks, I really suck at playing the harmonica, so no I'm not sharing any videos lol

Harmonica is so much harder than ppl think! Learning to "bend" is tough. Watching youtube videos has helped me a little. Maybe when you get better you can teach me?

Lol man, I'm not teaching anybody. Youtube is awesome though; if you're not already, look up Adam Gussow. He's the king of harmonica instruction on Youtube, and has so many videos that'll give you more information on the harmonica than you ever realized possible. My problem with bending has actually been reverse than most - I just picked up a harp and played, and it took me forever to realize that I was drawing in on a bend as opposed to a clean note, so I've been having to practice my notes normally and THEN wail on the bend. I think it comes from being a whistler (if I could play the harmonica, or hell ANY instrument, as well as I whistle then I'd be freakin unstoppable). ANYway, sorry to ejgorman for the thread-jack, no more of that for me.

YankeeMan

I did when I was younger. I stopped immediately after I hit myself in the nuts trying to do around the world with the yoyo!

Martel

In December, someone gave my kid a cheap yo and I picked it up and walked the dog right away. Called him right back and kept going strong. My daughter couldn't even get it to return once. Time for fatherly instruction. I pick it up again and was about to try around the world or a cradle and it fell apart in my hands. Stupid cheap TMNT yo you.