Saturday, January 12, 2008

That's my boy right there!

Ever wonder about the story behind how Doc Pop became a professional yo-yoer? Ever wonder what the fuck a pro yo-yoer actually does?

All these questions (and so many more) are answered in the following vid.

10 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:19 AM

    Holy shit. Doc Pop is my new god.

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  2. THAT'S nerd cred, yo.

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  3. I am highly interested in that music!

    man, i was never any good with yo-yo's. I remember being pretty bitter about that fad. That shit takes SKILL!

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  4. Yeah, Snake, he's fairly supernatural.

    Doc's got cred to spare, Church. (And thanks for showing me this! I remember seeing the intro a while back, but I totally missed the rest of the interview.)

    Yeah, Ant, I'm remedial at best when it comes ot yo-yoing.

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  5. Anthony, that music is actually by The Atomic Bros and is from the The Atomic Bros/Drown Radio (aka Doc) split album that is available for free here.

    Thanks for posting this video. Meeting Bill (from Lo-Fi STL) and hanging out in the City Museum where great.

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  6. More free music YES! Thanks Doc Pop, downloading the split now, can't wait to hear it!

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  7. Anonymous10:00 AM

    Started at 21? wow, that's a pretty late start. This is making me want to practice my juggling (and devil sticks, object manipulation, etc.) and also buy a yo-yo. It's been years since I've had a decent yo-yo. I think the last one I used was a Duncan Wheel. I will have to buy one of yours.

    Also, a boom is yo-yos every 7 years? Seems like it is more often than that. Every time a pro yo-yoer hit my school, everyone would be playing with yo-yos for months.

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  8. No prob, Doc. I sometimes have to remind myself what a yo-yoin' machine you truly are! ;)

    I've been thinking of investing in a Doc Popular yo-you myself. Though, truthfully, my "skills" are so pathetic that I don't even know if that would help.

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  9. Damn! Tailor AND yo-yo master? I am in love! (Shhhh...don't tell Dennis)

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  10. Oh yeah, Den, Doc is a man of many talents. His hand-made denim hats are simply amazing!

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