Chicago Yo-Yo Meeting!

Alright gang the whole reason I started this mess is because I wanted to keep everyone posted about a yo-yo meet i'm planning. This seemed a good way to do it.

About 3 years ago, at 27, I stared yoing. And never really have these things as a kid, I didn't know trick the first. My god father knew more tricks then me, and he has not yoed in 30 years! So I practiced mostly while waiting for the bus, then ANYTIME I was waiting for ANYTHING, and finally ANYTIME I could find my hands free. Inclueding during meetings at the office.

The problem was I did'nt have anybody to yo with in Chicago. NO clubs, meetings, street preformers outside of Borders on Michigan Ave. And I know for a fact that I can learn a lot FASTER if someone can SHOW me a trick, rather then tring to sus a trick out all by myself. I found out that little tid-bit when a co-worker at my job took an intrest in yoing and I started to teach him. He learned every trick I knew in a few weeks that took me from a 2 years of practice to learn myself.

So what to do? Well I saw a video that Takeshi did in his home town called "mas y mas" that was filmed in someone's home for a meet. Awesome! Lots yoers, a few spintop guys, but a good time for all! I wanted to go to one. But again none in Chicago. So I said nuts to this, I'll plan a meet!

Now I live in the city itself. But I know MANY yoers do not. SO I picked the Chicago Public Libary Harold Washington Center, in down town chicago as the most likely location. I'm going there myself today to check on the room.