Hi there!
2008-09-03
The competition was a huge success. We had 32 1A freestyles! New divisions added this year are the fixed-axle freestyle division and the diabolo
freestyle division, both went great, and I even competed in the fixed-axle division, taking 4th :D
I first want to thank the staff at the exploratorium for all the hard work they put into this event: Donna Wong, Julie Suh, Alex Smith, Ron
Hipschman, Leslie Patterson, Richard Truong and Tom Bethauser. I would also like to thank our lovely ladies working the registration and merch
tables, Denise Sullivan and Laurie Harris. Our soundguy Atomic Cow did a great job rocking the tunes for our event, and the Bride of Cow helped out
with that as well, as well as helping with the raffle. A special thank you to Don
Watson for attending and selling his yoyo physics books, bringing with him his charm and knowledge of yo-yo physics. Big thanks to our judges,
who worked hard all day: Spencer Berry, Nathan Crissey, Thad Winzenz (master score keeper), Paul Escolar, Yoshi Mikamoto, Johnnie DelValle, Hironori
Mii & Peder Fash (diabolo), and our head judge Bill de Boisblanc. Many thanks to Doc Pop, Bill de Boisblanc, Stu Branoff, and Joseph Harris (contest
posterboy) for all the hard work they did for us by talking to the press before and during the event. Thanks to Rick Cobb and Gary Longoria for
running the trick clinic. Thanks to my friend and contest co-organizer Stu Branoff for being the emcee and co-organizer of the event. Finally,
thanks to all the players (and their families), and all the spectators. Without you, none of this would be possible.
Pictures:
Pictures taken by The Exploratorium
Pictures taken by David Baldridge
Results:
http://www.yoyocontest.com/detail.php?ContestID=88
Video:
1A 1st place: Augie Fash
1A 2nd place: Paul Yath
1A 3rd place: John Chow
1A 4th place: Paul Han
-Cappy & Stu
2008-09-03
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)
Please do not yo-yo in the restaurant.
-Cappy
2008-08-27
We've been getting lots of pre-competition press! Here is some of it:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080905/ENTERTAINMENT/809050313/-1/news08&title=King_of_yo_yo__83__shows_his_stuff
(News article featuring Don Watson)
http://pop.pressdemocrat.com/default.asp?item=2258576&mode=
(Video featuring Don Watson, great job!)
http://www.sfstation.com/2008-california-state-yo-yo-championships-e378931
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/04/NSHS12L6G6.DTL&hw=exploratorium&sn=001&sc=1000
(News article featuring Joseph Harris)
http://www.asianweek.com/2008/09/05/its-yo-time/
(Another news article featuring Joseph Harris)
http://www.calstateyoyo.com/images/csyyc2008_oaktrib_08_23_2008_p1.jpg
http://www.calstateyoyo.com/images/csyyc2008_oaktrib_08_23_2008_p2.jpg
(This is from the 08/23/2008 edition of the Oakland Tribune, Metro section. Good Job, Bill!)
http://www.calstateyoyo.com/images/SW_Airlines_SPIRIT_Article_-_CA_State_Yo-Yo_Championships.pdf
(SW Airlines Magazine, big thanks to Ben McPhee for scanning that for us!)
http://www.calstateyoyo.com/images/csyyc2008_via_magazine-sm.jpg
(Via Magazine, September/October 2008)
--Cappy ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2008-07-29
Welcome to the website for the 2008 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