tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290079662024-03-08T18:16:56.145-08:00DoctorPopular.com, about Doc Popular, by Dr Popular, for fans of Doctor Pop<a href="http://doctorpopular.com"><img src="http://www.doctorpopular.com/banner1.gif" width="600" height="95"></a>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-59953548645199850222008-04-24T12:31:00.000-07:002008-04-24T14:22:06.241-07:00Going to MoYo, Bringing 25 Blue Bolts With MeI'm so stoked about going to <a href="http://www.docpop.org/2008/04/20/so-stoked-about-st-louis.html">MoYo States</a> this weekend in St. Louis! I was hoping to have DoctorPopular.com finished by then, but I'm going to have to wait until after the weekend. I have been getting a lot of emails about Blue Bolts, so I have decided to bring 25 Blue Bolts with me to sell at Missouri States.<br /><br />These limited edition Bolts will be siliconed and bearing-cleaned for non-responsive play. There are less than 100 of them, and sell for $30. The rest of the Blue Bolts will go for sale once the site is finished.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2042/2439568804_aac223a15f_o.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2042/2439568804_aac223a15f_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-41594680302031616082008-04-09T14:26:00.000-07:002008-04-09T14:29:04.824-07:00Are you read-ay to Partay?!<img src="http://www.jonnyspartay.com/wp-content/themes/Cutline%201.2/images/header_1.jpg" alt="" width="400" /><br /><br />Tonight I'll be on Jonny's Partay, a live video chat show staring Jonny Goldstien. I'm really looking forward to this and I hope some of ya'll can catch it.<br /><br />"Join us this Weds, April 9, 9PM EST, as DocPop (AKA Doctor Popular AKA Drown Radio) is drops his new nerdcore album <a href="http://www.drownradio.com/mgpod">Me Geek Pretty One Day</a> on Jonny’s Par-tay. Tracks like “LolCats” and “Gygax” will send you into a spiral of geekgastic ecstasy…<br /><br />So come Par-tay with us! Here’s the details:<br /><br />What: A live online interactive video free for all with <a href="http://www.docpop.org/">Doc Pop</a>, hosted by <a href="http://www.jonnygoldstein.com/">Jonny Goldstein</a>, and served up with flavor by <a href="http://www.scottstead.com/">Scott Stead.</a><br />When: 9-10 PM EST, Weds, April 9<br />Where: <a href="http://www.jonnyspartay.com/">www.jonnyspartay.com</a><br />Why: This is your chance to par-tay with nerdcore star, world third ranked yoyoist, fashion icon, comic book artist DocPop. Need I say more?"Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-28445861435707390552008-03-14T09:32:00.000-07:002008-03-14T09:33:10.103-07:00Blue BoltsI've been waiting to post these special edition Blue Bolts until the shop on my new site is up, but since everyone keeps asking (and I'm not sure when the new site will be finished) I've posted ten Blue Bolts on my Etsy page.<br /><br />You can see them <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10260701">here</a>.<br /><br />They are bind return only. Limit of two per customer. Good times.Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-8039471157323443222008-03-03T13:01:00.000-08:002008-03-03T13:12:38.640-08:00Spotlighted and Whitey Day preperations<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/2307510773_7fbb7cf847_o.png" width="400" /><br /><br />This morning, I discovered that <a href="http://doctorpopular.blogspot.com/search/label/popcast">PopCast</a> is one of the videos featured in YouTube's "Spotlight" section (on the top of most YouTube search pages). I'm getting a lot of video views, comments, and positive ratings which is all very appreciated.<br /><br />Although it does motivate me to want to work on the next PopCast episode, two things are preventing me from doing so at the moment; I'm way <a href="http://www.docpop.org/2008/03/03/my-weekend.html">too busy</a> with other <a href="http://www.drownradio.com/2008/02/20/mgpod-and-waco.html">big projects</a>, my computer is too full to work on anything at the moment.<br /><br />Still, I do hope to have somethings to show you guys soon.<br /><br />BTW, March 10th is Whitey Day (Doc Pop's birfday). Dia do Branquelo. If any local yo-yo clubs are doing something special for this great event, let me know asap! I'm planning on relaunching DoctorPopular.com with a new store and other stuff for Whitey Day.Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-80616926620335030902008-02-26T09:39:00.000-08:002008-02-28T10:01:59.909-08:00XXXXL's "Green Tea Edition" by Werrd<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2291650555_e325c4f732_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2291650555_e325c4f732_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While on a recent trip to the U.S., Stu (from Australia's <a href="http://yoyowiki.org/wiki/Werrd">Werrd Yo-Yos</a>) flew into the Bay Area to hang out with some of the local yo-yoers. He was a real swell guy, who carried a big metal box of yo-yos everywhere he went. I had previously played with the Two Fat Ladies "Groovy Edition", a beefcaked aluminum yo-yo that I really enjoyed, so it was great to see what else Werrd had to offer.<br /><br />I'm a big fan of Werrd's newest yo-yo, the QuadrupleExtraLarge (or XXXXL... or 4XL). Like the TFL, the XXXXL is an aluminum yo-yo with a <a href="http://yoyowiki.org/wiki/Beefcake">beefcaked</a> bearing set up, but it also has bearings on the sides of the yo-yo for hubstacks (similar to YoYoFactory's set up). The name, XXXXL, comes from the number of bearings it uses (4).<br /><br />I had been waiting a long time for a good hubstacked yo-yo, but never found one that I liked until the XXXXL. Although it played well with it's original hubstacks, I switched mine out with a pair of YoYoFactory Z Stacks (custom painted by John Higby). The wider surface area of the Z-Stacks make the yo-yo much easier to grab, but it does also add a noticeable difference of additional friction to the yo-yos spin. Every time you grab the discs, then let go, it takes energy to get them to start spinning again. I can really feel the difference in spin between my TFL and my XXXXL with Z Stacks. I'm wondering if 888's suffer the same hubstack drag effect as the XXXXL does.<br /><br />Like I said, I had been waiting for a while for a hubstack yo-yo that I liked, and now that I have one, I think it's going to be my carry around yo-yo for a while.<br /><br />One other note, although the XXXXL is available at most online stores, the one pictured here features a special finish called "GreenTea". From Stu;<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"They come in two finishes - Naked (raw billet) and<br />DeLorean (Satin) but the one you received from me is<br />called GreenT or GreenTea. It is a special coating or<br />finish done to the yoyo using little green triangle -<br />I kid you not - little green triangles. The one you<br />have takes about 24hours in the GreenTea machine."</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/2293187856_6407763334_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/2293187856_6407763334_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/2293187248_e62c2e331c_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/2293187248_e62c2e331c_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-35432884551096116032008-02-23T09:45:00.000-08:002008-02-23T10:05:34.456-08:00"Peeeace!"This morning I was surfing some international <a href="http://yoyonews.exblog.jp/8087894/">yo-yo blogs</a> when I stumbled upon <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhrRZeMKFek">this video</a> I made with Alexander Maness from Current TV.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UhrRZeMKFek&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UhrRZeMKFek&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Alex came to Chico last year and followed me around as I told him about our humble hobbie. I hadn't heard anything since the trip, so I just figured the whole documentary got trashed. Needless to say, I'm delighted to see that it did get finished and I think it looks great.<br /><br />Speaking of blogs, my new friend Cate Corbitt recently posted a picture (shown below) from yesterday's photo-shoot on her blog, <a href="http://www.sffaces.com/">SFFaces.com</a>. The shoot was an potpourri mix of music publicity shots (for my band <a href="http://www.drownradio.com/">Drown Radio</a>), product shots (for my new craft line), and a few yo-yo shots for Cate's blog. SFFaces.com documents a portion of the Bay Area's eclectic individuals.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2230/2280149163_e1b2d95423_o.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2230/2280149163_e1b2d95423_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-36317391320362601122008-02-09T21:23:00.000-08:002008-02-09T21:37:35.836-08:00Yo-yo meetup in SF Sunday the 10thSorry for the late posting, but there is a big yo-yo meet up here in the Bay Area tomorrow. So if <a href="http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Anonymous%22_plans_to_protest_Church_of_Scientology_on_February_10">you aren't doing anything else</a>, why not come by and yo-yo with us. Here is the info from Kiya:<br /><br />Looks like the weather is going to be great on Sunday..<br /><br />The next Team COY meeting will be a multiple team meeting at Golden Gate<br />park THIS Sunday February 10th.<br />The meet will take place in the bandshell area next to the De Young Museum.<br />Here's a map of the park for those that haven't been to Golden Gate park<br />before:<br /><a href="http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFLndmrkVws/GGP_Map.html" target="_blank">http://www.inetours.com/Pages<wbr>/SFLndmrkVws/GGP_Map.html</a><br />It's the area labeled as "Music Concourse" next to the De Young.<br /><br />There's also a little contest being run by the guys from the 2YO SF club<br />which<br />starts at 10am.<br />I'll be there at noon.<br />This will only take place if it's NOT raining.<br />So if it's pouring rain out, consider this event cancelled.<br />See ya on the 10th!<br /><br />Golden Gate Park<br />Bandshell Area.<br />Look for flying yoyos.<br />February 10th, Sunday.<br />Noon.<br /><br />Bring drinks, yoyos, beers, foods, and hula hoops.<br /><br />If you show up and can't find us call me: (650) 245-2859<br /><br />-kiyaDoc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-62302501149201509882008-01-29T15:01:00.000-08:002008-01-29T15:06:38.460-08:00BSP yo-yo bags for Anti-YoYesterday I made my mock up holster for the BSP, a new yo-yo by <a href="http://anti-yo.com/">Anti-yo</a>. The denim is raw selvage denim. Now I have to make 74 more.<br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/2229632912_5ecd447d72_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/2229632912_5ecd447d72_b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2118/2228839251_236356c17e_o.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2118/2228839251_236356c17e_o.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2177/2228838381_06101a565e_o.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2177/2228838381_06101a565e_o.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2047/2229633264_7444ab03af_o.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2047/2229633264_7444ab03af_o.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px" border="0" /></a>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-64960002402318211892008-01-25T21:42:00.000-08:002008-01-25T21:49:40.226-08:00Plug-in to y'r museThe folks at <a href="http://www.brokenyoyos.com/">Broken Yo-yos</a> sent me one of their newest products, the Plug-in III.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2338/2219438551_db7c85a267_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2338/2219438551_db7c85a267_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Plug-in III is smooth as hell on the string, and probably the shiniest yo-yo I've ever seen. But what I really like about it is how inspired I feel every time I pick it up. I've been trying out a bunch of new whip moves with mine, but it also motivated me to create a little tribute to MC Escher's self portrait in a metallic sphere.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2069/2219438239_4da850cb30_o.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2069/2219438239_4da850cb30_o.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I call it Hand With Reflecting Halves.Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-52169841731763893872008-01-20T11:57:00.000-08:002008-01-20T14:50:06.104-08:00POPCAST E07 w/ Simon Welch<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2007111701"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=617402&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=398&player_height=291"></script> <div id="blip_movie_content_617402"> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE07WSimonWelch428.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_617402(); return false;"><img alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE07WSimonWelch428.flv.jpg" title="Click to play" border="0" height="291" width="398" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE07WSimonWelch428.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_617402(); return false;">Click To Play</a> </div> </center><br />This episode of the PopCast video blog features <a href="http://yoyowiki.org/wiki/Simon_Welch">Simon Welch</a>, the UK National Champion.<p>Simon talks about the B.S.P. from Anti-Yo and shows his new trick "Wedding Nails".</p><p>Doc teaches "La Parqour". Fun is had by all. </p>Also available on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZVR2XdzEQE">YouTube</a>.Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-45748621374930932712008-01-15T02:18:00.000-08:002008-01-15T09:15:01.183-08:00POPCAST E06 "Yo-Yo Core"<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2007111701"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=606174&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script> <div id="blip_movie_content_606174"> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE06YoYoCore588.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_606174(); return false;"><img style="width: 397px; height: 290px;" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE06YoYoCore588.flv.jpg" title="Click to play" border="0" /></a> <br /> <a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE06YoYoCore588.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_606174(); return false;">Click To Play</a> </div> </center><br />In this episode of <a href="http://doctorpopular.blogspot.com/search/label/popcast">PopCast</a>, I talk to my old friend Kyle Machulis about his newest project at <a href="http://www.nonpolynomial.com/">Nonpolynomial Labs</a>. Inspired by <a href="http://www.cs.cmu.edu/%7Ejohnny/projects/wii/">Johnny Lee</a>'s fantastic Wii-hacks, Kyle has created a yo-yo controlled musical interface using Max/MSP and a modified Torch circuit board. In the video, Kyle talks about the project and let's me make some yo-yo core.<br /><br />You can check out Kyle's "WiiYo" post on <a href="http://www.nonpolynomial.com/archives/2008/01/wiiyo-ir-led-yoyo-wiimote.php">www.nonpolynomial.com</a>. Skin The Gerbil never sounded so good.Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-28256246367660936572007-12-22T13:34:00.001-08:002007-12-22T13:38:47.631-08:00POPCAST E05, Stalls pt. II<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2007111701"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=561986&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_561986"><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE05StallsPtII321.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_561986(); return false;"><img style="width: 399px; height: 292px;" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE05StallsPtII321.flv.jpg" title="Click to play" border="0" /></a><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE05StallsPtII321.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_561986(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center><p>In <a href="http://doctorpopular.blogspot.com/2007/11/popcast-e04-stalls-pt-i_25.html">Episode 3 "Stalls pt. I"</a> I met up with two handed yo-yo guru <a href="http://yoyowiki.org/wiki/Joseph_Harris">Joseph Harris</a> and challenged him to create a few two handed tricks based on the old "Lunar Landing" trick.</p><p>Due to several conflicts, Joseph and I were unable to record the results right away, but I hope you find the results worth the wait.</p><p>Also on this episode is Joseph's tips for picking up chicks and Doc shows just about every one handed version of stall you (by "you" I mean "me") can imagine. </p>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-69663409017448244682007-12-15T09:21:00.001-08:002007-12-17T09:32:37.815-08:00POPCAST E04<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2007111701"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=548666&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_548666"><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE04872.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_548666(); return false;"><img style="width: 397px; height: 291px;" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE04872.flv.jpg" title="Click to play" border="0" /></a><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE04872.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_548666(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center><p>Inbetween yo-yo gigs and shipping orders from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=78702">www.DocPopCrafts.com</a> I managed make this week's PopCast.<br /><br />This episode's tricks include The Brent and Branding </p>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-60068051097207475402007-12-03T14:47:00.001-08:002007-12-17T09:35:32.836-08:00PopCast E03.5<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2007111701"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=522814&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_522814"><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-PopCastE035510.mp4" onclick="play_blip_movie_522814(); return false;"><img style="width: 399px; height: 299px;" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-PopCastE035510.mp4.jpg" title="Click to play" border="0" /></a><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-PopCastE035510.mp4" onclick="play_blip_movie_522814(); return false;">Click to Play</a></div> </center><div class="blip_description"><p>Stalls Part 1 and a half.</p><p>Staring <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=8789805">Drew Tetz</a>.</p><p>Doc Pop is at the <a href="http://youarethewinner.org/">Winnies</a> in L.A. this week and will return next week. </p></div>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-63543056575513237642007-11-25T02:49:00.001-08:002007-11-25T15:07:01.919-08:00POPCAST E03, Stalls pt. I<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2007111701"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=507532&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_507532"><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE03StallsPtI664.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_507532(); return false;"><img style="width: 400px; height: 293px;" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE03StallsPtI664.flv.jpg" title="Click to play" border="0" /></a><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE03StallsPtI664.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_507532(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center><p>On this fantastic PopCast, I disscuss the art of stalling. Stalls are one of yo-yoing's newer moves and involves stalling the yo-yo as it returns back to your hand.</p><p>In this episode I give the talented <a href="http://yoyowiki.org/wiki/Joseph_Harris">Josheph Harris</a> a two handed stall challenge and one week to see what he can come up with it.</p><p>My special co-host this week is the infamous <a href="http://sfsu.facebook.com/profile.php?id=42411140">Boxthor</a>. Unfortunately, this episode had to be slightly edited due to the length of Joseph's segment. </p>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-13731800374547154192007-11-23T02:22:00.000-08:002007-11-23T02:23:13.751-08:00DocPopCrafts.com SALEHappy holidays, kids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.docpopcrafts.com/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2243/2057061918_dac8963021_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, and if you are anything like me you'll be avoiding the stores for the rest of the year and doing your shopping online instead.<br />If you are looking for unique handmade gifts this year, check out my online shop <a href="http://docpopcrafts.com/">DocPopCrafts.com</a><br /><br />I make <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=78702&section_id=5229045">iPhone cases</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=78702&section_id=5229040">wallets & wallet chains</a>, and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=78702&section_id=5229041">coffee cozies</a> out of re-cycled materials. I'm especially fond of using durable upholstery and scraps from awesome selvage jeans like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Samurai</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Imperial</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nudie</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Evisu</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sugarcane</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Iron Heart</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Skull</span>, and some of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Levi</span>'s better stuff.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Now for the SALE!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">This weekend I'm adding some special new items to my shop, including wallets and wallet chains made from vintage neckties and selvage denim. I'm also including free shipping (within the US) from now until Monday evening (11/26 @11pm pacific time).</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7jGcvArR_8w&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7jGcvArR_8w&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-86818738205451944072007-11-18T13:42:00.001-08:002007-11-25T15:07:01.920-08:00POPCAST E02<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2007100301"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=496428&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_496428"><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE02677.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_496428(); return false;"><img style="width: 399px; height: 292px;" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE02677.flv.jpg" title="Click to play" border="0" /></a><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTE02677.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_496428(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/popcastvlog" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" alt="" style="border: 0pt none ; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/popcastvlog" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></p><div style="text-align: left;">In this episode, Doc waxes on <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/05-20-2004/0002178445&EDATE">Pringle's Prints</a>, the <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PzRHlpEmr0w">writer's strike</a>, <a href="http://yoyowiki.org/wiki/Houdini_Drop_Mount">Houdini Drops</a>, and the Gondola.</div><p style="text-align: left;">Filmed 11/13/07</p><p><br /></p>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-76334215827511250992007-11-11T10:09:00.001-08:002007-11-25T15:06:08.692-08:00POPCAST, episode 1.<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2007100301"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=482148&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_482148"><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTEpisode1317.mov" onclick="play_blip_movie_482148(); return false;"><img style="width: 400px; height: 292px;" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTEpisode1317.mov.jpg" title="Click to play" border="0" /></a><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-POPCASTEpisode1317.mov" onclick="play_blip_movie_482148(); return false;">Click to Play</a></div> </center><div class="blip_description"><p>Welcome to the first episode of Doctor Popular's yo-yo video blog.</p><p>This episode runs a bit long, but that's because Doc is used to doing 45 minute audiocasts, so six minutes really isn't <em>that</em> bad. </p><p>Topics include <a href="http://johnhigby.com/">John Higby's</a> painted yo-yos, back of the hand stalls, <a href="http://yoyonation.com/blog/">YoYoNation's</a> vlog, and a new freehand flourish called "loom". </p></div>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-37933426139415475282007-11-10T10:36:00.000-08:002007-11-10T17:15:56.745-08:00Master of Self Promotions<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2007100301"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=476775&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_476775"><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-YoYoSegmentOfMasterOfChampions761.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_476775(); return false;"><img style="width: 397px; height: 290px;" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-YoYoSegmentOfMasterOfChampions761.flv.jpg" title="Click to play" border="0" /></a><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/DoctorPopular-YoYoSegmentOfMasterOfChampions761.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_476775(); return false;">Click To Play</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I've finally gotten around to uploading the entire yo-yo segment from Master Of Champions. It was a huge file and took some work, but I've uploaded it to blip.tv and a few other online video places.<br /></div></div> </center><br />I've also taken the liberty of uploading the entire Master Of Champions show and just the edited Doc Pop interview. You can download them here.<br /><br />Quicktime<br /><a href="http://www.drownradio.com/media/Master%20of%20Champions/Master%20of%20Champions%20full.mov">Full Master of Champions </a> 784 megs (the best quality I have)<br /><a href="http://www.drownradio.com/media/Master%20of%20Champions/MOC%20yo-yo.mov">Yo-yo Segment</a> 24 megs<br /><a href="http://www.drownradio.com/media/Master%20of%20Champions/moc%20doc%20pop.mov">Doc Pop Interview</a> 13 megs<br /><br />iPhone ready<br /><a href="http://www.drownradio.com/media/Master%20of%20Champions/Master%20of%20Champions.m4v">Full Master of Champions </a> 308 megs<br /><a href="http://www.drownradio.com/media/Master%20of%20Champions/MOC%20yo-yo.m4v">Yo-yo Segment</a> 86 megs<br /><br />Divx<br /><a href="http://www.drownradio.com/media/Master%20of%20Champions/Master%20of%20Champions%20full.divx">Full Master of Champions </a> 353 megs<br /><a href="http://www.drownradio.com/media/Master%20of%20Champions/MOC%20yo-yo.divx">Yo-yo Segment</a> 99 megs<br /><br />If anyone feels like creating a torrent of the Full quicktime file, let me know and I'll host the link here.Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-65135527787743447912007-11-06T09:14:00.000-08:002007-11-06T09:55:06.161-08:00Aloha<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmahalodaily%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F472886&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf" allowfullscreen="true" id="showplayer" height="333" width="410"><param name="movie" value="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmahalodaily%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F472886&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf"><param name="quality" value="best"></object><br /><br />Today I'm featured on Veronica Belmont's cool Mahalo Daily video-cast, so I wanted to say hi to any new readers that may be surfing this site.<br /><br />I was going to link to a couple videos or whatever, but it looks like Mahalo.com already has a good list of my yo-yo related article on their "<a href="http://www.mahalo.com/Doc_popular">Doc Popular</a>" entry. For those who would like links to my <a href="http://docpopcrafts.com/">craft site</a>, <a href="http://docpop.org/blog/">personal blog</a>, or even <a href="http://twitter.com/docpop">Twitter info</a>, you can find all that stuff on www.DocPop.org.<br /><br />I've found it interesting that even though I refer to myself as Doctor Popular or Doc Pop, I often get referred to as Doctor Pop or Doc Popular in the media. It first started happening on that ABC show I was on last year and it really drove me nuts. Hearing Oksana Baiul repeatedly butcher your name would give you nightmares.<br /><br />Oh, and speaking of Master Of Champions, I'm currently encoding the entire episode we were on and some of the individual segments for the web. Check back in the next few days to see those.Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-39927203982889780202007-10-08T10:59:00.000-07:002007-10-08T12:03:17.288-07:00Back from Nats<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2281/1508898257_4767a2f80d_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2281/1508898257_4767a2f80d_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This year's National Yo-Yo Contest was one of my favorites. Congratulations to Jake Bullock and JonRob on being the first joint recipients of the Trick Innovator of the year award. On another note, I thought this year was easily the best year for Freehand at Nats. Historically, freehand was one of the most anticipated divisions and often turned out to be one of the most disappointing.<br /><br />I mentioned previously that I would be live blogging the event from my iPhone and updating it to my flickr as well as twittering the event. The twitter thing was pretty iffy, but you can see all my Nationals flickr set <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/docpopular/sets/72157602272102295/">here</a>.<br /><br />I also recommend JD_WMWMW's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80505967@N00/sets/72157602305043904/">photo set</a>, where the above photo was culled from, and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahakabmg/sets/72157602306702833/">Sarah</a> and <a href="http://yoyoing.com/news/viewpost.php?post=286046">Michelle</a>'s sets too.Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-59586475864695565282007-10-05T14:44:00.000-07:002007-10-05T14:46:04.084-07:00For those about to flock...<img src="http://assets2.twitter.com/images/twitter.png?1191614056" height="49" width="210" /><br /><br />to Nationals, sign up for a Twitter account, and let's keep each other notified on the happenings in Chico via text messaging on your cell phone, IM, or PDA.<br /><br />Twitter is a web based web site that makes it easy to communicate with your friends. The basic idea is you have 140 characters to be able to tell everybody what your doing or thinking at any time. Ordinarily it's not the strongest branch of the new web2.o, but it is perfect for events like this, especially since it works so well with cell phones and most of us get free weekends (right?).<br /><br />The first step is to go to <a href="http://twitter.com/">Twitter.com</a> and register your account, then go to <a href="http://twitter.com/devices">http://twitter.com/devices</a> to add your device (cell phone, IM, PDA, whatever). Once your device is registered text "track NYYC" to 40404 and you will be automatically notified whenever someone posts a Twitter containing NYYC (which stands for National yo-yo Contest... "NYYC" does not have to appear in all caps btw). This process is also described on <a href="http://twitter.com/blog/2007/09/tracking-twitter.html">http://twitter.com/blog/2007/09/tracking-twitter.html</a><br /><br />Again; login to twitter, set up your mobile device, then send "track nyyc" to Twitter's text number (40404). Afterwards, feel free to find friends to follow or send a test NYYC message.<br /><br />This is a big event, at times we are all at the park, other times we are scattered around, but if we use Twitter to communicate what's going on, we can make sure we don't miss a thing.<br /><br />For example, "NYYC triple A throwdown going down now in the parking lot at H.I." or "OMG, @DocPop is the new NYYC champion in every single division!!!1!".<br /><br />To send a message or reply to a specific Twitterer, just type the "@" in front of their name. Mine would be @DocPop or you can also check out my Twitter page <a href="http://twitter.com/DocPop">http://twitter.com/DocPop</a><br /><br />If you are Twittering any National Yo-Yo stuff, be sure to type NYYC in the message somewhere, otherwise it won't go out to everyone's Twitter Tracker.<br /><br />BTW, in combination with my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/docpopular">flickr updating</a>, this might be a good way to keep track of what's happening in Chico this weekend.Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-85177722108767451392007-09-21T23:55:00.000-07:002007-09-22T00:14:26.312-07:00Big Bad Popular Doctor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1379/1420342208_2634820f78_b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1379/1420342208_2634820f78_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I'm on the verge of the next busy season for a yo-yo pro, but I've already been getting some bigger gigs lately. Today I opened for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bad_Voodoo_Daddy">Big Bad Voodoo Daddy</a> at a huge corporate gig in Santa Clara. I snapped a quick pic of BBVD right before I took off.<br /><br />My goal is to make this the best holiday season I've ever had. It's already been the most productive, most creatively successful year I've ever had, so I have high hopes for the next 3 months.Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-17835282412187215342007-09-16T22:35:00.000-07:002007-09-16T22:45:05.547-07:00The Rosgana Challenge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.skilltoys.net/board/uploads/142632-boltquiz2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.skilltoys.net/board/uploads/142632-boltquiz2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />My buddy <a href="http://yoyowiki.org/index.php/Oke_Rosgana">Rosgana</a>, from Indonesia, recently posted this cool picture challenge on <a href="http://yoyoing.com/news/viewpost.php?post=283873">yoyoing.com/news</a>.<br /><br />How many differences can you spot between the two pictures?<br /><br />I found 8. Oh wait, 9.Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007966.post-47483069068712530952007-09-13T09:34:00.000-07:002007-09-13T09:50:24.352-07:00So cute!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.skilltoys.net/gallery/data/500/medium/hasyaBolt.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.skilltoys.net/gallery/data/500/medium/hasyaBolt.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Here is a picture from an Indonesian yo-yo player named Rosgana of his daughter Hasya playing with a Doctor Popular Bolt yo-yo. Isn't it cute?<br /><br />And the daughter is cute too.<br /><br />Seriously, Rosgana is an awesome dude and an incredible artist. I sent him some Bolts a few months ago and they've started turning up in all of the Indonesian yo-yo players hands. Check out pics from a yo-yo contest in <a href="http://yoyoing.com/news/viewpost.php?post=281450">Jakarta</a> (and more <a href=http://yoyoing.com/news/viewpost.php?post=281453>here</a>).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.skilltoys.net/gallery/data/500/medium/I0167.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.skilltoys.net/gallery/data/500/medium/I0167.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.com0