Does one exist anymore? if not possibly start a new one? Let me know if there’s any interest…
I would try and get in contact with Thomas Keene. He just moved to Portland from Eugene and I heard he was rebooting the Portland yoyo club. If you ever get the chance, you should visit the club in Corvallis as well.
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Thanks for the response… Is Thomas Keene on the forum?
I’m pretty sure he is, but I don’t know his user name. He does have a facebook though. You might want to message him there. And I just realized that I mispelled his last name. It’s actually Keane
Ask this guy…
If you get one started or someone does, let me know, I know alot of yoyoers that can go, but we havent all had a meet up before.
I think Jcpdx530 (I think that’s his name) lives in Portland. I’ve dive some trading with him and he seems like a pretty cool guy.
There have been a number of attempts at a yo-yo club in Portland. What it always comes down to is location. We never seem to find a location that is accessible to all at the time of meet up.
I think that’s the main reason we haven’t had a club in a while
Why not just meet downtown somewhere?
Colin Leyland did a meet-up outside the art museum for a awhile.
The real issue is the non-sustainability of the event. Sure, we could motivate X number of people, at one time or another, but there is always a lack of momentum because the numbers are so low. If one or two people miss a week, it dies. Maybe in a city like S.F; or New York, the sheer numbers would be there to sustain the event from week to week. In Portland, there does not seem to be those numbers.
I have access to what I think will be an awesome venue to host a yoyo event/meetup in Portland. I’m new to these types of events, so please send ideas for an agenda. I’ve listed some of mine below. I’ll also reply back when I secure the space (with the name).
Prior to event:
- Get a sponsor (Otherwise, it’s likely to not be sustainable.)
- One Drop? You in on this?
- One Drop? You in on this?
- Get a venue (Note: It’ll should be a open space that allows a backing track to play.)
- Get a pro to perform. Paul Dang, you in on this? (This’ll be a motivator for people that are not as good – me.)
- Collect performance submissions (submittee picks duration of set and backing music)
- Just in case there are no submissions, there’ll be a single trick performance. Each attendee will know prior to event what this is. This trick will be picked at the end of each meetup.
- Set up an area to trade and sell yoyos
Event/meetup agenda:
- Introduction
- Live performance from a yoyo team member
- Break to talk to and buy warez from the pro (Show some love.)
- Open up the floor to people that sent in submissions.
- Open up the floor to “the trick”. Each attendee can participate and a winner will be chosen by the pro. Based on whatever criteria he/she sees fit.
- Open discussion (Talk about a new yoyo, manufacturer or style of play.)
- Vote on next week’s trick
Please send me more ideas or feedback. I feel confident that I can make this happen.
Uri is gonna be in portland the week before worlds and there’s probably gonna be a meet up.