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James, Evan... NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Why must I suffer from not seeing you guys for so long!!! The last time we shredded was in November... and now it'll be longer. Damn money and it playing such a big role in footbag lifestyle. If there is anything I can do to help let me know, I want to shred with you guys again... and soon!
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Thanks for coming out, everyone who came. I had a lot of fun with all of you, and I hope even more come out next year. Maybe next time Missoula and Eugene will be able to make it. I won't go into shred highlights as they don't do a player justice, but damn! Look out for Nick and Brian from Portland! These guys are nuts. Nick's got awesome form and style and Brian shreds! I hope I can make it out to Oly and shred with you guys.
yea i had a great time. the whole weekend was a total blast. i can't wait for olympia and portland. everybody definately needs to watch their asses for nick and brian those guys are fucking nuts. just a few quick things for those who were there. if any of you find that 122 panel in your bag or something lemme know, i have yet to clean up my house so i don't know if it's here or not, but we couldn't find it earlier. also brian did you catch that ferry??
scott behmer
Hey,
Here's my review of the Folk Life Jam in Seattle. It was a great time, lots of new and worthy talent. First and foremost, a special thanx to Scott for putting up the Sole Purpose posse, and getting everyone to come out. The two days we were there shred was great. For Seattle, Sam Potter was representing. His form is really good, very silky and patient. He is a lot of fun to shred with as well. I was also pleasantly surprised to see Kevin Richey tearing it up. I always enjoyed kicking with Kevin in the past, but much of that time it seemed like he was just f'ing around, playing light. This wasn't the case in Seattle though, it looks like he has been practicing seriously. I saw him hit some some huge long combos, with an amazing amount of control. It reminded me a lot of Brian McKenzie, Kevin has that same powerful style. He said he had been working out and playing a lot of soccer, maybe that was it. Another sick Rain City shredder was Aaron from Olympia, he has stepped his game up as well. We look forward to having him move to Portland in October, he is a damn fine freestyler.
I am proud to say that again the Sole Purpose group was in good form. Noah (No Dice) Jay-Bonn was shredding it up, his variety has opened up greatly in the last couple of months, and now he is equally good at up time and down time moves and combos. Lot's of long strong strings. The stuff from Fourkast does not come close to doing him justice now. Also present was Jake (Ishi) Wren, our new freestyler of only 4 and a half months. Jake has the second nickname of "Mimic", due to his ability to recreate moves he sees others doing without even knowing their names. He's super fast, like Ryan was back in the day, and now just beginning to go tiltless with big moves like paradox torques and all sorts of Motion type moves, plus some of the sharpest ripwalks I have ever seen. The two guys who I think came as a bit of a surprise to the other freestylers at the event were Brian Cooper and Nick Landis. Brian was absent for most of Sat, then showed up at the end and put down his averagely long shuffle combos. He plays like a machine. On the second day, I watched him clean all four dexes of Nemesis, only to miss the stall. Nick and I flipped out. Definitely one of our best in Portland. Then last but certainly not least was Nick Landis, who even surprised me with what he was hitting at the tourney. One combo consisted of paradox barrage, scorpion tail, spinning paradox barrage, and ducking paradox barrage all sealed within a few moves of eachother. I also saw him hit reverse swirling pickup to fairy barrage, and that crazy dragon set fury set again. Turns out, Nick plays even better at tourneys then on the home court (at the Idaho jam, Jim told me he thought Nick was going to get him after they both went 20+ contacts into their rippin' run). Back to the Seattle Jam though, I was also lucky enough the see Nick finally seal his fairy ducking doof. That double jointedness goes a hell of a long way. This kid is going to be a star no doubt.
Representing the Seattle scene of course was Ricky Moran as well, though unfortunately the rumors which were conveyed to me were not exactly true; Ricky isn't playing with any regularity, but when he does shred, it is still great. He did not kick much, but the first day he put down some really creative combos. I hope he stays with it, the northwest needs Moran still.
As for Justin and I, we both were coming off injuries, I sustained a back injury right after Idaho, and he is still recovering from a really bad back injury (I saw the scar) from last year. We had a lot of fun though, Justin has taken his game in a whole new direction; lots of low impact moves and creative links. His steps have been smoothed out as well, his consistancy is up, and he is a lot smoother in general. I did not kick quite as smoothly as in Idaho, but still was happy with the majority of my combos and moves. I think the Jam truly did belong to the new guys though. It was their event. I predict in less than a year, and definitely by next Folk Life Fest, without a doubt they will be the guys laying down the status quo. I am very happy with the state of the northwest freestyle scene. Special thanks again to Rain City Shred, can't wait for you guys to come to our jam!
Well, that's my take on the event. Everyone was very positive, and there was an insane amount of young up and coming talent. Again, I can't wait until next year! It was a great event.
REd
Here's my review of the Folk Life Jam in Seattle. It was a great time, lots of new and worthy talent. First and foremost, a special thanx to Scott for putting up the Sole Purpose posse, and getting everyone to come out. The two days we were there shred was great. For Seattle, Sam Potter was representing. His form is really good, very silky and patient. He is a lot of fun to shred with as well. I was also pleasantly surprised to see Kevin Richey tearing it up. I always enjoyed kicking with Kevin in the past, but much of that time it seemed like he was just f'ing around, playing light. This wasn't the case in Seattle though, it looks like he has been practicing seriously. I saw him hit some some huge long combos, with an amazing amount of control. It reminded me a lot of Brian McKenzie, Kevin has that same powerful style. He said he had been working out and playing a lot of soccer, maybe that was it. Another sick Rain City shredder was Aaron from Olympia, he has stepped his game up as well. We look forward to having him move to Portland in October, he is a damn fine freestyler.
I am proud to say that again the Sole Purpose group was in good form. Noah (No Dice) Jay-Bonn was shredding it up, his variety has opened up greatly in the last couple of months, and now he is equally good at up time and down time moves and combos. Lot's of long strong strings. The stuff from Fourkast does not come close to doing him justice now. Also present was Jake (Ishi) Wren, our new freestyler of only 4 and a half months. Jake has the second nickname of "Mimic", due to his ability to recreate moves he sees others doing without even knowing their names. He's super fast, like Ryan was back in the day, and now just beginning to go tiltless with big moves like paradox torques and all sorts of Motion type moves, plus some of the sharpest ripwalks I have ever seen. The two guys who I think came as a bit of a surprise to the other freestylers at the event were Brian Cooper and Nick Landis. Brian was absent for most of Sat, then showed up at the end and put down his averagely long shuffle combos. He plays like a machine. On the second day, I watched him clean all four dexes of Nemesis, only to miss the stall. Nick and I flipped out. Definitely one of our best in Portland. Then last but certainly not least was Nick Landis, who even surprised me with what he was hitting at the tourney. One combo consisted of paradox barrage, scorpion tail, spinning paradox barrage, and ducking paradox barrage all sealed within a few moves of eachother. I also saw him hit reverse swirling pickup to fairy barrage, and that crazy dragon set fury set again. Turns out, Nick plays even better at tourneys then on the home court (at the Idaho jam, Jim told me he thought Nick was going to get him after they both went 20+ contacts into their rippin' run). Back to the Seattle Jam though, I was also lucky enough the see Nick finally seal his fairy ducking doof. That double jointedness goes a hell of a long way. This kid is going to be a star no doubt.
Representing the Seattle scene of course was Ricky Moran as well, though unfortunately the rumors which were conveyed to me were not exactly true; Ricky isn't playing with any regularity, but when he does shred, it is still great. He did not kick much, but the first day he put down some really creative combos. I hope he stays with it, the northwest needs Moran still.
As for Justin and I, we both were coming off injuries, I sustained a back injury right after Idaho, and he is still recovering from a really bad back injury (I saw the scar) from last year. We had a lot of fun though, Justin has taken his game in a whole new direction; lots of low impact moves and creative links. His steps have been smoothed out as well, his consistancy is up, and he is a lot smoother in general. I did not kick quite as smoothly as in Idaho, but still was happy with the majority of my combos and moves. I think the Jam truly did belong to the new guys though. It was their event. I predict in less than a year, and definitely by next Folk Life Fest, without a doubt they will be the guys laying down the status quo. I am very happy with the state of the northwest freestyle scene. Special thanks again to Rain City Shred, can't wait for you guys to come to our jam!
Well, that's my take on the event. Everyone was very positive, and there was an insane amount of young up and coming talent. Again, I can't wait until next year! It was a great event.
REd
A great Jam! Really enjoyed shreding with Scott and Sam. Ricky is always impresive and entertaining with or without being 100%. Much thanks to Justin for all the advice and schooling tips! Folklife itself is a very interesting event worth seeing at least once. Scott - Thanks for the crash space and great deal on the clubs! Yes, I did just make the ferry.
Brian Cooper
Yes, thanks to scott who provided a good amount of florr space. Everyone was kick ass, I had blast, hope to see you all in Oly!
Nick Landes
Proudly Representing Fourkast Footbag Co.
http://www.fourkast.com
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All the ladies love Matt Cross because Johnny Depp + Footbag = Matt Cross
Mastery is the combination of knowledge and practical experience
Proudly Representing Fourkast Footbag Co.
http://www.fourkast.com
Portland Blog
All the ladies love Matt Cross because Johnny Depp + Footbag = Matt Cross
Mastery is the combination of knowledge and practical experience
