My friends at Yoyonation made it onto a WSJ feature about yo-yos.
Pat Cuartero, 28, of New York, left a six-figure gig as a technology programmer at Merrill Lynch in 2006 to pursue yo-yoing full time. Before he got out of Wall Street, Mr. Cuartero regularly toted his favorite yo-yos in his suit pockets and in briefcases. He regularly spun two-handed while on conference calls.
Now, he runs a company called YoYoNation that sells yo-yos, organizes competitions and plays host to online discussion forums. Mr. Cuartero, who specializes in two-handed play, boasts palms white with calluses and middle fingers with permanent string indentations. He says that though his wrists ache sometimes, “I’ve never been happier.”
They’ve also got some video coverage of Pat and the Yoyonation crew.
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i’m in there for a few seconds :D
How do I get a fancy yoyonation email address??
You become a fancy yoyonation intern :3
I didn’t know you yoyo either. Got any videos?
No videos, but I’ll be in NYC at the end of August. I’ll be sure to bring my paltry yo-yo collection.
If you own any Anti-Yo then I think your collection would be better than mine. I intern up to the 26?th, so maybe I’ll run into you.