Thanks to a recent post on YoYoFactory’s bloghole I learned about Beth and Tony Johnson, a Florida couple who recently attempted to break the World Record for largest functioning yo-yo. The Johnson’s spent 18 months creating this beautiful monster, which weighed 7,000 pounds and was 12 feet tall. Unfortunately, the giant yo-yo got stuck in [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2011’
Drinks at Benders tonight
Hey all, I’m getting a group of friends together for drinks and delicious sushi at Benders tonight. If anyone reading this happens to live in the neighborhood, please come by and say hi. We usually take over the tables near the sushi chef. Bender’s Bar and Grill, 806 South Van Ness, San Francisco, CA. 6:30 [...]
8bit bEtty’s Mostly Dead Music
8bit bEtty, one of my all-time favorite chiptune artists, has recently added an E.P. of “unreleased” songs on bandcamp. Mostly Dead Music is a great listen, and I hope it’s just a “between albums” release and not a last release from 8bb. Also, if you haven’t heard it yet, go download Too Bleep to Bloop, [...]
Yo-yo meetup in the Mission this Sunday
Just got word that there will be a yo-yo meet-up in Dolores Park this Sunday. I’m not really sure about all the details (and can’t figure out the site at all) but the flier says: yoyosu (wtf?) Dolores Park San Francisco January 30th 1pm Jonrob, Tyler, Sandwiches, Juice I guess this is one of Boxthor’s [...]
Destroy All Robots
Possibly one of the coolest movie clips I’ve ever seen ever! As usual, Reddit has the answers. See also:
