Hi there!
2007-09-10
We did it! I knew it was going to be a great competition, but I had no idea that all of my expectations would be exceeded. Big thanks to Donna, Ron,
and the rest of the staff at the exploratorium! Thanks to all the judges, especially our master scorekeeper Thad Winzenz (on loan from the national
yoyo league). Thanks to Atomic Cow and Bride of Cow for making our music and raffles work seamlessly. Thanks to Laurie Harris and Denise Sullivan,
who manned the merch and registration tables, you guys were great. To Don Watson for bringing his books, his knowledge of yo-yo physics, and his
charming personality. To Rick Cobb and Mark McBride, who ran the trick clinic from 2-4pm. To all the sponsors who helped make our event great and
exciting for all the competitors. To Doc Pop, Bill de Boisblanc and Stu Branoff (our emcee and event co-coordinator) for doing lots of press and
interviews before the event. To Nathan Crissey, who brought me a *cold* *glass* *bottle* of Faygo Rock and Rye. Good lord that was good. To my
family in attendance, who had never been to any kind of yo-yo event before. To Helane Zeiger for making a super special guest appearance, and for
writing the book that seriously got me into yoyoing back in 1989. To Stu Branoff, for doing this thing with me, doing a wonderful job as emcee, and
helping make it all happen. And finally, to all the players (and their families) and all the spectators. Without you, none of this would be
possible.
Pre-competition Media Coverage:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=whatshot&id=5644224
http://cbs5.com/entertainment/local_story_250020640.html
(mis-quoted as world yoyo championships)
http://www.nbc11.com/news/14059041/detail.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/06/BAOURUUUR.DTL
http://www.sfstation.com/2007-california-state-yo-yo-championships-e82071
http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/2007-9-8-scc-yoyo
http://laughingsquid.com/2007-california-state-yo-yo-championships/
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/261343
http://www.winecountrythisweek.com/site/calendar/event-9174.html
http://events.contracostatimes.com/events/show/66656097-2007-California-State-Yo-Yo-Championships (Go Brent!)
http://www.yelp.com/events/san-francisco-california-yo-yo-championships
http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=1170502589&channel=825291844
http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=26392
Exploratorium Webcast:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/webcasts/index.php (Click on "The Science of
Yo-Yo")
Post-comnpetition Media Coverage:
http://www.ktvu.com/video/14074943/index.html
http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_6836596
http://news.com.com/1606-2-6207119.html?tag=nefd.also (This made the front page of CNET News!)
ABC7 2007 Cal States re-cap + the awesome Joseph Harris (This is such an awesome spot!)
Results:
http://www.yoyocontest.com/detail.php?ContestID=88
Pictures:
Pictures from Michelle
Pictures from CNET News
Pictures from St. SkullY the Dazed
Videos:
Videos from "TheOrganzier"
-Cappy
2007-09-05
RECENT PRESS:
San Francisco Chronicle
(includes a great video segment featuring Bill de Boisblanc and Doc Pop)
At 5:30pm, after the contest, we are meeting up for dinner at:
Liverpool Lils
2942 Lyon St
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 921-6664
http://www.liverpoollils.com/
Directions from the exploratorium:
http://tinyurl.com/2kmylc
(these are driving directions, I'm sure you can walk right up Lyon on foot)
We are meeting in the back (heated, don't worry!) patio section, where yo-yoing is allowed. I hear it's going to be a beautiful day. Please do not yo-yo in the restaurant.
At 8pm, our dear friend Kiya Babzani is hosting a "gelato social". Basically, we meet at Self Edge (his store, address and directions below), and then walk over to the gelato place. Mmm gelato! I'm sure people willbe hanging out afterwards.
Self Edge
714 Valencia Street @ 18th
San Francisco, California
(415) 558-0658
http://www.selfedge.com/
Directions from Liverpool Lils:
http://tinyurl.com/2r8225
See you folks at the contest!
--Cappy
2007-08-31
Added Johnny DelValle and Yoshi Mikamoto to the judges lineup. Just a few more days away... I'm quite excited!
NOTE: This site seems to not display the sponsors correctly in IE. Please use another web browser, such as firefox. Sorry for the inconvenience.
--Cappy
2007-08-28
Sponsors have been added to the bottom of every page on this site. We love you, sponsors!
--Cappy
2007-08-21
It just crossed our minds that we neglected to post the date for the contest. Details details details... It will be on Saturday, September 8th, from 10am-4pm. Mark your calendars!
--Cappy
2007-08-15
Registration:
There will be NO registration fee! However, there is a museum entrance fee. Contestants, print this form, fill it out, and bring it to the Exploratorium for half price admission.
--Cappy
2007-08-09
Added Directions, Rules, Schedule and Accommodations. Stay tuned for History, About, Contact and Sponsors.
--Cappy
2007-07-31
Welcome to the website for the 2007 California State Yo-Yo Championships! We are very excited this year to be back in business, and to be at the Exploratorium in San Francisco! Much more will be put up shortly, like rules and directions and hotels and stuff. Just you wait and see!
In the meantime, enjoy this video from 2004, it's Bill de B and Cappy on tv doing press for the 2004 California State Yo-Yo Championships!
--Cappy