# Another Great Community Experience

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/another-great-community-experience/80468
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [May 16, 2016, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/another-great-community-experience/80468 "2016-05-16T01:19:31Z")
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### Author: ![antonizick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/antonizick/32/45948_2.png) [@antonizick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/antonizick)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2016, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/another-great-community-experience/80468/1 "2016-05-16T01:19:31Z")

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Our hobby is so great. I had a fantastic chance-encounter with Augie Fash this weekend at Disneyland.

While waiting for my kids on the various rides at Disneyland I’d find the quietest spot(s) I could near the ride-exits and practice about 7-8 different tricks, just trying to make them faster and smoother. (lots of interested people will stop and talk with you, requests for walk the dog, ect. (LOL))

Anyway, a guy comes up to me and starts to ask what kind of Yoyo I’m using, I recognize him immediately as Augie Fash. His C3yoyodesign SHREDDING video is one of my all time favorites.

Augie is a hell of a nice guy, and was as cool as could be. (He was really down to earth.)  
He was kind enough to show me a series of tricks, and BOY is he awesome. He was tearing it up.

Anyway, what a fantastic experience. It’s entirely consistent with other Yoyo-ers I’ve happened to meet.

Great hobby. GREAT people. GREAT community!

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### Author: ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/another-great-community-experience/80468/2 "2016-05-16T01:50:34Z")

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Augie is an amazing ambassador for yoyo. I met him at NER last year, and, he made my son and I feel like he was excited to meet us! An absolute class act and gentleman.

You are correct, the yoyo community is one of the most amazing and welcoming communities I have ever experienced.

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### Author: ![antonizick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/antonizick/32/45948_2.png) [@antonizick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/antonizick)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/another-great-community-experience/80468/3 "2016-05-16T02:12:39Z")

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Well said French! I agree with you on all points.

Augie asked me if he could get a picture with me. (LOL) I suppressed the obvious question… Umm, why?  
I met Gentry Stein last year, and he did the same thing.

Mind you, I enjoy throwing for what it is regardless. But positive interaction of the community forum, and meeting cool players at contests (and elsewhere) that are so welcoming to a \< 1 year yoyo guy like me really reinvigorates me.

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### Author: ![Old\_Yoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/old_yoer/32/20548_2.png) [@Old\_Yoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Old_Yoer)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/another-great-community-experience/80468/4 "2016-05-16T02:21:43Z")

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Great story.

The yoyo community to me is the definition of a small, but vibrant community.

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### Author: ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/another-great-community-experience/80468/5 "2016-05-16T14:24:12Z")

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Augie is awesome, a great ambassador for our little community.
