So I woke up this morning and headed out on the road to meet up with Vince Richardson and Drew Martin. On the way, I figured I would call Jackson and see if he wanted to join us since the college wasn't far from his place. He answered and said he'd head straight down.
Jackson arrives, then Drew, then me. I spotted Drew easily, because he would be the only person smoking a cigarette in the parking lot of a Christian college
Met up with him when I saw him, then we had to find Jackson. We looked around and didn't see any sign of him.. However, he wasn't too tough to find because there could only be one person speeding and blaring Pantera from their car stereo at a Christian college. So we all met up and walked toward some tennis courts. Drew gave us candy. Drew you're the fucking MAN.
We found a nice little circle and began to warm up while we waited for Vince and his circle-kicky friend. We warmed up for a while and talked and joked. It was a really good time. Jackson was finally getting some good solid Legovers with Drew's tips. I had some pretty sweet runs that were viscous (like watah), long (like a bong), and dense (like a .. fence.). Drew was hitting some dense runs too, and he also hit some cool Whipping Axles. Lots of fun.
Just about 2 minutes before Vince and his friend show up, Jackson was on the verge of a new trick. Backside Smear. He got so close a few times. Then he gave it one last try, completely fumbled over his feet and landed on his foot the absolute most wrong way you can land on your foot. He dropped in pain and clutched his leg. We feared for the worst. And it was the worst. Drew gave him some icy hot and then he said goodbye and SOMEHOW walked back to his car and managed to drive home. Later he texts me and tells me his ankle is broken
So bummed about that. Jackson has always been a great friend of mine, one of my best. He always hurts himself, but never this bad. However, he seems like he wants to get back on the horse and ride once he recovers. So that's a good sign. Anyway, like I said, Vince got there just before Jackson left. Vince and Jake (the circle kicker) were both super nice guys. Really cool to talk to and Vince knew a LOT about footbag. He knew the name of just about every trick I hit, so that was crazy awesome and surprising. Vince has a lot of his basics down. One thing he has to work on is: Lavers! He was shredding in a pair of modded Adidas or something that wasn't Lavers
I think his game will pick up like madd when he gets a pair. I let him try mine out, and he really seemed to dig them. I saw him hit some stuff like Smear, and some good tiltless links. He's also surprisingly good at Inside stalls. His clippers are lacking though. And I know that this is due to his non-lavers. They have an incline on the clipper that doesn't help him. But he's got potential... Just in need of a pair of 11.5 Lavers. If anyone has an extra old pair lying around that you don't want, you should tell me so I can tell Vince. He's really into footbag and it's cool to see how hooked he was. He travels with his job of transporting laser tag stuff and setting up at colleges in the US, so you might be next to get hit up by him. I recommend kicking with him. He's passionate about the sport, knows a lot of crazy stuff (like a secret thingy in your android phone which makes your little alien dudes get all fucky), and just a good dude to hang out and talk with. Jake seemed nice too, but didn't seem as into footbag as Vince. He could only do inside stall on one side and some basic kicks, then he sat out and watched. I hope he sticks with it. I encouraged him to not give up and hopefully I'd see him at an upcoming jam.
Oh Vince ended up buying 2 bags from me! So that was awesome! I'm glad he liked both of them. I stitched 2 so he would have a choice, but I guess he liked both
Vince invited me to come check out the laser tag at night but I had prior obligations to help my grandmother, so i had to deny the offer, even though it would have been sick. Maybe next time.
After I helped my grandma, I was missing Nadiah, so I filmed a long term goal and dedicated it to her, which I'll post in my highlights section.. All in all, it was a really fun day. I miss Nadiah though, thankfully I'll be seeing her this Friday
Highlights:
As soon as Drew was walking away to leave the session, I said, "wait Drew, this is for you" and hit Bedwetter first try. That was a good feeling, considering I've hit around 5 of them in my life Vince asked me to hit Pig Beater. And I basically said "Fuck no" because I suck at eggs,, but then be encouraged me to try it since I hit Bed. So while he has my shoes, i tried it and hit it both sides barefoot, then both sides in Lavers when he gave them back. Oddly enough, this was my first time hitting Pig Beater on either side, and I'm in love with that trick now. The way it feels. Damn. I really wanna start getting better at Eggbeater tricks now. They're starting to come into play and they're a lot of fun. New trick: Far Swivel!!! (Clipper Far Symposium Reverse Swirling Osis) The set and positioning are so strange for this trick. I love it though. Only one side, but once I get better at Flip ss Swivel, I think Far Swivel will come into play. Some really stylish and dope runs with links like Swerve> Spinning Clipper> Spinning Whirl> run (midstring) and lots of Revup> Fairy trick/Pixie trick bs Rubberman first try, so clean-feeling. Most controlled Rubberman I've ever hit. Barfly> Mobius. cool link BS Blur BSOS and it felt so easy on each side this time. I was happy about this, because I never really do this trick. That will probably change. Did try some Pdx Torques and Toe Torques with the new tip I got from observing Lon's videos. Butter. They felt like I think Torque tricks should feel. Spinning Osis> Spinning Xbd Rake> Far muted Blink (stylish link) Finally, my longterm goal I hit in the basement tonight.. Really happy about this, because my toe shuffle has always sucked:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH_2jV26Qig[/youtube]
I'm snookered out. Time for bed.
