Yo, who da fuck you callin' lazy you two timin' sap sucking lily sympathizer!
So WHere's my game at??? I can't hit anything with consistancy and my dreams of greatness are shattered causing everything else in the rest of my life to officially suck dirty smelly ass.
wonderful
Montreal Footblog
What can I say James, I'll talk to you soon enough. And you rock in freestyle, you are going to get better then me eventually, you are SO on the verge of getting really good. Your constancy has gotten WAY better.. remember even last year 6-10 moves was a big deal? You do that ALL the time now.
In any case, I played a bit at work this morning before it opened, around 7am-8am
I think I hit a move noone has hit before, but I dunno.. Muted Reverse Swirling Symp. Whirling Swirl. The cleanliness is a question (I think it was clean but I could be wrong, its a weird move) , so im putting that on hold. I set and jump pretty high, so I think it passed.
IT WASNT ENOUGH THOUGH I miss freestying, and I could tell that I was rusty, and I can't afford the metro until tommorow to go stylin'
So this is a call to all MontrealerZ I want to freestyle tommorow, in the afternoon. We can hit the CEGEP, and do even a 2 man session. I just want to skool mainly, not shred.
Signing off.
EDIT: The Mos Def cd is incredible. The subject matter is very religious, but he has such a POWERFUL delivery that it doesn't bug me at all.
In any case, I played a bit at work this morning before it opened, around 7am-8am
I think I hit a move noone has hit before, but I dunno.. Muted Reverse Swirling Symp. Whirling Swirl. The cleanliness is a question (I think it was clean but I could be wrong, its a weird move) , so im putting that on hold. I set and jump pretty high, so I think it passed.
IT WASNT ENOUGH THOUGH I miss freestying, and I could tell that I was rusty, and I can't afford the metro until tommorow to go stylin'
So this is a call to all MontrealerZ I want to freestyle tommorow, in the afternoon. We can hit the CEGEP, and do even a 2 man session. I just want to skool mainly, not shred.
Signing off.
EDIT: The Mos Def cd is incredible. The subject matter is very religious, but he has such a POWERFUL delivery that it doesn't bug me at all.
Nicholas Laroche
Finally had a sessssssshion, with mah brodahz Marc and Jamez!!!!
It went well, and im always surprised everytime we shred how hot rock climbing chicks are
They want NOTHING to do with us loser footbaggers though.
In any case, morale was high, and I felt pretty good, though my style was nowhere near top-shape. I felt rusty, and got tired too quickly, which really bugs me. Im going to re-start for the umpteenth time doing my sit-ups and pushups everyday, because I fee like a soft sissy after a couple hours of workout.
I hit some really cool strings, and was zooming like a car commericial. Royale BSOS, I find it way easier then just a regular grifter, though harder to recover from. What else, damn I can't remember, im too tired.
Marc played OK, but he's played better. He's gotta get those clippers and butterflies SOLID!!! His toe game is strong, his style is clean.
James played pretty good, saw some stuff he was working on, and tried a bunch of hopping stuff, and came THIS CLOSE to hopping ss butterfly, which looks FUCKING NICE, btw.
Thats about it, there was alot of good stuff being hit by all parties involved. Im tired now, and want my headache to go away.
It went well, and im always surprised everytime we shred how hot rock climbing chicks are
They want NOTHING to do with us loser footbaggers though.In any case, morale was high, and I felt pretty good, though my style was nowhere near top-shape. I felt rusty, and got tired too quickly, which really bugs me. Im going to re-start for the umpteenth time doing my sit-ups and pushups everyday, because I fee like a soft sissy after a couple hours of workout.
I hit some really cool strings, and was zooming like a car commericial. Royale BSOS, I find it way easier then just a regular grifter, though harder to recover from. What else, damn I can't remember, im too tired.
Marc played OK, but he's played better. He's gotta get those clippers and butterflies SOLID!!! His toe game is strong, his style is clean.
James played pretty good, saw some stuff he was working on, and tried a bunch of hopping stuff, and came THIS CLOSE to hopping ss butterfly, which looks FUCKING NICE, btw.
Thats about it, there was alot of good stuff being hit by all parties involved. Im tired now, and want my headache to go away.
Nicholas Laroche
I played like a heel yesterday, but James was on FFFFFIIIRRRREEEEEE!!
LONG ass combos, big moves, and unique links, with great stahl. Its all about James!!!!
I managed to get so upset I threw my lavers at the wall
bad days are soooooo frustrating, I can't believe how much I suck sometimes. I dropped FLIP RIPWALK 6+ times in a row. First of all, FLIP ripwalk, cmon! How can I still have a flip step, after so long?!
I finished decently, after I calmed down and put my shoes back on. Im really working on gyro illusions alot, I think they are an amazing move, but so hard to link out of properly. What else, oh yeah I hit my first flip gyro legover
I dunno, my flip toe feels so awkward. Flip swirls are coming along really nicely, I can feel them getting better. My zoom is impeccible now too, I can zoom out of ANY osis move. The biggest test for that was stuff like pdx torque > spinning whirl. Oh and I did twirl > spinning pdx. blender, which is cool. My game is ALL about gyros and zooms, its fun. Throw in a couple grifters and blenders, and voila, the Laroche Experience has been had.
Man, I had better be able to make it to glass, the government just took TONS o cash out of my bank account for interest payments on a student loan. I have to come up with a scheme to get 60$ somehow, to get the ball rolling. Or someone could actualy bother reading the resumes I give to people/fax/e-mail, instead of feeding it to a hungry paper shredder. First thing is first, im going to bother family to see if I can borrow any. Im getting a pay one day before glass, so I'll have enough money THEN, but I need the money NOW to get my bus ticket early to get the advance reductions.
Im also going to develop my voice more.. I want to rap I love making beats, so I want to add some more impact to my ambient style. Not just bullshit "Im a big man, wit a gun in my hand, let me blow you to reeces pieces", but intelligent stuff. I was always good at poetry so I hope it works out alright.
Looks like there is a session tonight too, with IANEK!!! It's been a while, so I can't wait to kick with him. He's so good, the rest of you are clueless. He did Locomotion > Mullet, and other sick combos, like barroque BSOS at chilly philly, with a fucked up back.. imagine when he is not hurt!
Chill.
LONG ass combos, big moves, and unique links, with great stahl. Its all about James!!!!
I managed to get so upset I threw my lavers at the wall
bad days are soooooo frustrating, I can't believe how much I suck sometimes. I dropped FLIP RIPWALK 6+ times in a row. First of all, FLIP ripwalk, cmon! How can I still have a flip step, after so long?!I finished decently, after I calmed down and put my shoes back on. Im really working on gyro illusions alot, I think they are an amazing move, but so hard to link out of properly. What else, oh yeah I hit my first flip gyro legover
I dunno, my flip toe feels so awkward. Flip swirls are coming along really nicely, I can feel them getting better. My zoom is impeccible now too, I can zoom out of ANY osis move. The biggest test for that was stuff like pdx torque > spinning whirl. Oh and I did twirl > spinning pdx. blender, which is cool. My game is ALL about gyros and zooms, its fun. Throw in a couple grifters and blenders, and voila, the Laroche Experience has been had.Man, I had better be able to make it to glass, the government just took TONS o cash out of my bank account for interest payments on a student loan. I have to come up with a scheme to get 60$ somehow, to get the ball rolling. Or someone could actualy bother reading the resumes I give to people/fax/e-mail, instead of feeding it to a hungry paper shredder. First thing is first, im going to bother family to see if I can borrow any. Im getting a pay one day before glass, so I'll have enough money THEN, but I need the money NOW to get my bus ticket early to get the advance reductions.
Im also going to develop my voice more.. I want to rap
I love making beats, so I want to add some more impact to my ambient style. Not just bullshit "Im a big man, wit a gun in my hand, let me blow you to reeces pieces", but intelligent stuff. I was always good at poetry so I hope it works out alright.Looks like there is a session tonight too, with IANEK!!! It's been a while, so I can't wait to kick with him. He's so good, the rest of you are clueless. He did Locomotion > Mullet, and other sick combos, like barroque BSOS at chilly philly, with a fucked up back.. imagine when he is not hurt!
Chill.
Nicholas Laroche
You know I love you Yax
I dont know where we are shredding tonight though, NDA costs 10$ and there is a hassle with cards and crap like that, and im really poor right now, I can barely afford the metro.
We might shred at cegep andre-laurendeau. Its far, (Metro Angringon then bus 113, which lasts 5 minutes) but its worth it, because the surface is PERFECT, the lightning EXCELLENT, and FREE.
I`ll call you once I know whats happening.
I dont know where we are shredding tonight though, NDA costs 10$ and there is a hassle with cards and crap like that, and im really poor right now, I can barely afford the metro.
We might shred at cegep andre-laurendeau. Its far, (Metro Angringon then bus 113, which lasts 5 minutes) but its worth it, because the surface is PERFECT, the lightning EXCELLENT, and FREE.
I`ll call you once I know whats happening.
Nicholas Laroche
Would have been fun to shred with you if you would have showed up, Yax 
In any news, I've learned something important about myself; I will never be in the upper-echelon of footbag. Before someday responds to this post with a "Nick your in BAP, yada yada you are good bla bla", lets cut to the chase: We ALL know what GOOD is. We KNOW who is good, what the bar is at. And it's definetly higher then I can reach, let me assure the non-believers (I sound SO egositic in this post), I suck. I just can't seem to get long strings, and its been like 1 month now I've been DECLINING in skill.. it really sucks. I've always been a firm believer in "if you put the energy into it, and put your mind to it, you can do anything", and this is a harsh reality call for me. There are too many good, young players for me to stand out from, its impossible.
It might sound silly to people or those "play for fun" people, but it's FUN being good, being amongst the best, and its not fun trying so hard and failing miserably.
Anyways, the session was cool, Ianek played OK, but has played better, though I saw some cool stuff. We were both like THIS far from flip ripstein, and he hit some hard-ass moves. Seb as usual with all the flails and massacers and hard symp. moves, as usual, as well as ridiculously long strings, im jjjeeaaalllouussss.
Some new-comer showed up to, he looks keen, so thats fun. New players are always fun to kick with.
Till next time!!!
In any news, I've learned something important about myself; I will never be in the upper-echelon of footbag. Before someday responds to this post with a "Nick your in BAP, yada yada you are good bla bla", lets cut to the chase: We ALL know what GOOD is. We KNOW who is good, what the bar is at. And it's definetly higher then I can reach, let me assure the non-believers (I sound SO egositic in this post), I suck. I just can't seem to get long strings, and its been like 1 month now I've been DECLINING in skill.. it really sucks. I've always been a firm believer in "if you put the energy into it, and put your mind to it, you can do anything", and this is a harsh reality call for me. There are too many good, young players for me to stand out from, its impossible.
It might sound silly to people or those "play for fun" people, but it's FUN being good, being amongst the best, and its not fun trying so hard and failing miserably.
Anyways, the session was cool, Ianek played OK, but has played better, though I saw some cool stuff. We were both like THIS far from flip ripstein, and he hit some hard-ass moves. Seb as usual with all the flails and massacers and hard symp. moves, as usual, as well as ridiculously long strings, im jjjeeaaalllouussss.
Some new-comer showed up to, he looks keen, so thats fun. New players are always fun to kick with.
Till next time!!!
Nicholas Laroche
I knew I could count on you to make me feel better Yax, thanks
Today's session was fun. It was me, Marc Slayah, Krazy Klaudia, and James the Man.
We played at the rock climbing part of the gym (again those rock climbing chicks are like), it feels so good. Marc pulled out his footfighter, and then we went off!
Claudia played OK, but she's played better before. Cmon get back into freestyle! Great style, one of the best.
Marc played pretty shitty, but he had some nice ducking diving stuff coming along.
James is where it's @!!!!! He can bust so much now, a true force to be reckoned with. It's just a matter of time before he gets way better then me. Torque BSOS, close to pixie dbl down > Mobius, and just really frsh combos all night. Proparoo.
I played OK, but my consistancy still sucks. I hit something like Whirling same legover > Pixie double down > ps whirl > ps whirl > whirlwind > scorpions tail > osis(drop). I was happy with that. Mainly I tried concentrating on getting a good flow and being light on my feet, and that went well. I love hitting strings and knowing you are in complete control, and did every move because you WANTED to, not just because it was the only one available when you were that off balance.
Also just had some decent strings with lots of hard 4's and easy 5's, fog and bedwetter were a joke today, so easy, I was hitting stuff like fog > legbeater > bedwetter > Atmoic ss butterfly > blizzard > etc. I love doing that, feels good. I finally find my style is getting better, though everybody hates my dlos. Well a middle finger to all you haters! Im gonna keep doing them that way because they work.
What else... Fog > Symp eggbeater, some other stuff. Pdx torque good side is just terrible right now, I really gotta get crackin on those. Oh yeah, Fairy Eggbeater > Pixie Whirl > Blurry Whirl, was happy with that, it was midstring.
I got a couple strings of like 30+ moves, 2 of them I think, which really made me happy! I wanna bust 30+ ALL THE TIME!!! Its all about timing.
So my mood went up a bit with that session, it felt good to move around. Im starting to feel muscles react the way I want them to, which is a good thing. This is the 3rd day in a row I play, and I'd like to play tommorow and thursday too, if possible. I want to be in top shape and on FIRE for summer!!
Also got a job interview tommorow, and if that goes well, then its a 13$ an hour job, which is great for me! I need the money so badly right now.
Music is feeling REALLY good right now. It seems like it takes me SECONDS to come up with some dope beats and and amazing rhythms, its really encouraging. I have to get off my ass and make my demo soon!! Rapping is alot of fun, my next rap battle is going to be AMAZING I got the BEST beat ever, and Im going to do it when noone is at home, so you can actually hear my voice instead of just "whisper rapping".
SIGNING OFF
Today's session was fun. It was me, Marc Slayah, Krazy Klaudia, and James the Man.
We played at the rock climbing part of the gym (again those rock climbing chicks are like
), it feels so good. Marc pulled out his footfighter, and then we went off!Claudia played OK, but she's played better before. Cmon get back into freestyle! Great style, one of the best.
Marc played pretty shitty, but he had some nice ducking diving stuff coming along.
James is where it's @!!!!! He can bust so much now, a true force to be reckoned with. It's just a matter of time before he gets way better then me. Torque BSOS, close to pixie dbl down > Mobius, and just really frsh combos all night. Proparoo.
I played OK, but my consistancy still sucks. I hit something like Whirling same legover > Pixie double down > ps whirl > ps whirl > whirlwind > scorpions tail > osis(drop). I was happy with that. Mainly I tried concentrating on getting a good flow and being light on my feet, and that went well. I love hitting strings and knowing you are in complete control, and did every move because you WANTED to, not just because it was the only one available when you were that off balance.
Also just had some decent strings with lots of hard 4's and easy 5's, fog and bedwetter were a joke today, so easy, I was hitting stuff like fog > legbeater > bedwetter > Atmoic ss butterfly > blizzard > etc. I love doing that, feels good. I finally find my style is getting better, though everybody hates my dlos. Well a middle finger to all you haters!
Im gonna keep doing them that way because they work.What else... Fog > Symp eggbeater, some other stuff. Pdx torque good side is just terrible right now, I really gotta get crackin on those. Oh yeah, Fairy Eggbeater > Pixie Whirl > Blurry Whirl, was happy with that, it was midstring.
I got a couple strings of like 30+ moves, 2 of them I think, which really made me happy! I wanna bust 30+ ALL THE TIME!!! Its all about timing.
So my mood went up a bit with that session, it felt good to move around. Im starting to feel muscles react the way I want them to, which is a good thing. This is the 3rd day in a row I play, and I'd like to play tommorow and thursday too, if possible. I want to be in top shape and on FIRE for summer!!
Also got a job interview tommorow, and if that goes well, then its a 13$ an hour job, which is great for me! I need the money so badly right now.
Music is feeling REALLY good right now. It seems like it takes me SECONDS to come up with some dope beats and and amazing rhythms, its really encouraging. I have to get off my ass and make my demo soon!! Rapping is alot of fun, my next rap battle is going to be AMAZING I got the BEST beat ever, and Im going to do it when noone is at home, so you can actually hear my voice instead of just "whisper rapping".
SIGNING OFF
Nicholas Laroche
This should be called the "Laroche Blog" since im the only one who posts in it, really
EN FIN
ON EST ARRIVÉ!!!!
The FUCKING metro was 2 hours late because of suicides, yet again. God damn it pisses me off.
I went to the NDA with james expecting to meet some shredders and guess what? Only me and James were freestyling there! WTF? I thought that's where everyone went?!
Its like, there IS no Montreal scene, its so split up into little groups. Its too bad, but im sure we'll all be re-united in summer time! I CANT WAIT for summer, ive had enough cold and snow for a year.
In any case, i played GREAT, even though I didnt even get one string above 20. Sounds weird, doesnt it? I had SO MANY 15-19's though, James was counting. Did I mention, ALL genuine? I felt really comfortable and in control of my game, it just went so well. No new moves, but swirling sets up to my armpit, my ducking suddenly arrived, and apparently looks badass! Diving/Ducking is definetly not a big part of my game, though thats going to change since they look nice now. Thank you Ricky Moran for inspiring me! You RULE! Get Well Soon!
Hit blurry grifter, torque > blurry blender, aaaand thats about it in terms of "big combos". Most of the combos were like: Stepping Clipper > Dyno > Gyro Osis > Pdx Whirl > Pdx Dlo > Fairy Osis > Grifter > Far Swirl > etc. Flip pixies and steps were on well today, as well as flip swirls pretty easy. I did Symple Swirl > Osis rpt a bit, was fun. My flip reverse-swirls BLOW harder then a hooker, so I gotta work on those.
I felt ON FIRE! Its too bad James the Asshole wasn't playing as top-notch as he has in the past couple days, but he still had some nice stuff going on. His style is really good, SO straight, its very impressive. Hes too skinny though, looks too much like a stick-man.
I'll let him blab on the moves he hit because I dont really remember much, except him working on flip-quantum alot. He will be a force to reckoned with soon!! Watch out freestyle world!!
EN FIN
ON EST ARRIVÉ!!!!
The FUCKING metro was 2 hours late because of suicides, yet again. God damn it pisses me off.
I went to the NDA with james expecting to meet some shredders and guess what? Only me and James were freestyling there! WTF? I thought that's where everyone went?!
Its like, there IS no Montreal scene, its so split up into little groups. Its too bad, but im sure we'll all be re-united in summer time! I CANT WAIT for summer, ive had enough cold and snow for a year.
In any case, i played GREAT, even though I didnt even get one string above 20. Sounds weird, doesnt it? I had SO MANY 15-19's though, James was counting. Did I mention, ALL genuine? I felt really comfortable and in control of my game, it just went so well. No new moves, but swirling sets up to my armpit, my ducking suddenly arrived, and apparently looks badass! Diving/Ducking is definetly not a big part of my game, though thats going to change since they look nice now. Thank you Ricky Moran for inspiring me! You RULE! Get Well Soon!
Hit blurry grifter, torque > blurry blender, aaaand thats about it in terms of "big combos". Most of the combos were like: Stepping Clipper > Dyno > Gyro Osis > Pdx Whirl > Pdx Dlo > Fairy Osis > Grifter > Far Swirl > etc. Flip pixies and steps were on well today, as well as flip swirls pretty easy. I did Symple Swirl > Osis rpt a bit, was fun. My flip reverse-swirls BLOW harder then a hooker, so I gotta work on those.
I felt ON FIRE! Its too bad James the Asshole wasn't playing as top-notch as he has in the past couple days, but he still had some nice stuff going on. His style is really good, SO straight, its very impressive. Hes too skinny though, looks too much like a stick-man.
I'll let him blab on the moves he hit because I dont really remember much, except him working on flip-quantum alot. He will be a force to reckoned with soon!! Watch out freestyle world!!
Nicholas Laroche
Split up!
Yo!
I live in Hochelaga close to Eli and Caro's. Nic lives downtown. James lives in the west Island. Marc lives in Laval. Seb lives in St-Leonard. Ianek and Kolo live in Verdun. No wonder the Montreal scene's split up.
What we need is someone calling everybody else to pump them up and tell them to be on time, keep track of everybody's phone number and organize random shred sessions on top of the ones at NDA.
I've done it for 3 years. I've done my share. Why don't you do it Nic? If you call me all the time to schedule shred sessions, chances are I'll show up and kick with you all the time. Otherwise it's easier for me to kick by myself whenever I can/feel like it
-Yax
I live in Hochelaga close to Eli and Caro's. Nic lives downtown. James lives in the west Island. Marc lives in Laval. Seb lives in St-Leonard. Ianek and Kolo live in Verdun. No wonder the Montreal scene's split up.
What we need is someone calling everybody else to pump them up and tell them to be on time, keep track of everybody's phone number and organize random shred sessions on top of the ones at NDA.
I've done it for 3 years. I've done my share. Why don't you do it Nic? If you call me all the time to schedule shred sessions, chances are I'll show up and kick with you all the time. Otherwise it's easier for me to kick by myself whenever I can/feel like it
-Yax
I can do that in Summer, but I don`t understand why people don`t bother showing up to the NDA anymore.
Why do we have to babysit people to get them to shred? Personally, if people aren`t interested enough to bother going to shreds that are always available for us at the same time each week, I`m not going to bother calling them for random shred sessions that they probably will not go to.
In any case, im not going to shred tonight because I dont have enough $$$ for the metro/NDA but thursday I`ll be there for sure, and every session thereafter.
In summer we can just shred at place-des-arts mondays-thursdays, plus the tam-tams.. and i`ll try and host a small jam, VERY informal.
Why do we have to babysit people to get them to shred? Personally, if people aren`t interested enough to bother going to shreds that are always available for us at the same time each week, I`m not going to bother calling them for random shred sessions that they probably will not go to.
In any case, im not going to shred tonight because I dont have enough $$$ for the metro/NDA
but thursday I`ll be there for sure, and every session thereafter.In summer we can just shred at place-des-arts mondays-thursdays, plus the tam-tams.. and i`ll try and host a small jam, VERY informal.
Nicholas Laroche
.Well, if you two are helping me, then my job is alot easier. All we need is James and then we have a PERFECT team! Haha I can't even imagine James folding socks let alone running a jam
OK, so hm, we should talk sometime. That obliges you and Marc to come to NDA so we can shred then talk about how to organize things.
I remember Bob Reifer writing a FANTASTIC guide to running a tourney, so I shall czech that out.
Im sure its gonna rock!
EDIT: Oh and I REALLY want to try a judged shred 30 like I mentioned in a post a while back. Im going to try and work out the kinks with the Master of Disaster Mccoullugh.
OK, so hm, we should talk sometime. That obliges you and Marc to come to NDA so we can shred then talk about how to organize things.
I remember Bob Reifer writing a FANTASTIC guide to running a tourney, so I shall czech that out.
Im sure its gonna rock!
EDIT: Oh and I REALLY want to try a judged shred 30 like I mentioned in a post a while back. Im going to try and work out the kinks with the Master of Disaster Mccoullugh.
Nicholas Laroche
Yo!
I'll tell you why people don't show up at NDA - or rather why I don't show up.
1- Nobody shows up!!!
2- The floor really sucks.
A normal human being NEEDS to be baby-sitted through anything that demands a little effort (ie: going to NDA or another session). For 3 years, I called every single footbagger in Montreal - even the ones who never played - at least once a week. Someone needs to do that. It ends up being over 2 hours of calls every week. A few calls everyday, all the time, leaving messages, checking messages, calling again, etc.
The Olympic Stadium is such a beautiful shred spot (on the running track next to the pool). The surface is perfect. The lighting is perfect. The temperature is perfect. So I'll just kick by myself if no one babysits me.
I'll say this: if someone calls me for a shred session 10 times, I'll show up at least 9 times. I'm in school and do not work. What else am I going to do? So why don't I just call everybody every week??? I'm just tired of doing it. I'm lazy.
-Yax
I'll tell you why people don't show up at NDA - or rather why I don't show up.
1- Nobody shows up!!!
2- The floor really sucks.
A normal human being NEEDS to be baby-sitted through anything that demands a little effort (ie: going to NDA or another session). For 3 years, I called every single footbagger in Montreal - even the ones who never played - at least once a week. Someone needs to do that. It ends up being over 2 hours of calls every week. A few calls everyday, all the time, leaving messages, checking messages, calling again, etc.
The Olympic Stadium is such a beautiful shred spot (on the running track next to the pool). The surface is perfect. The lighting is perfect. The temperature is perfect. So I'll just kick by myself if no one babysits me.
I'll say this: if someone calls me for a shred session 10 times, I'll show up at least 9 times. I'm in school and do not work. What else am I going to do? So why don't I just call everybody every week??? I'm just tired of doing it. I'm lazy.
-Yax
I was thinking of Marc Giard - I'm so old-school!cclaudia wrote:marc lives in Dorval, not Laval