So , today I dragged my friend with me for a two hour drive to richmond,VA. On our way to my first contest ever… i had no clue what to expect. I wasn’t going to compete, but now that I think back… I wish I would’ve just done something … anything simple just to put my self out there.
A lil history of me throwing (I started in 09 but played for a few months … then same thing in '10 … about two months, then stopped due to work/other events that happen in life… and last year '11 i have been playing since june/july consistently) So never thought about going to a contest before.
But man was I missing out on all the FUN!!!
I got there around 1030ish am … met some guys… ( I am not great with names but I think the first person I met was Gee) and two other guys just hanging out … and i was like … look at what they are doing… I was already like … wow
then I went inside the museum and there was a table setup, where I met the people organizing it … and asked am I competing? I said no, so he said cool enjoy!!! ( Alex Curfman, Samm Scott)
and then i think i saw Eric Kolowski, AJ Kirk, Daniel Dietz, … i was like wow … i think i said hey … but i was so overwhelmed … seeing like 30-40 guys all yo-yoing … i couldn’t stop looking around ( oh later on Ann Connoly, Yuuki Spencer, Joe wilson showed up… didn’t get a chance to say hello to them ) there were bunch of others… not good with names… i am sure someone who was there… might add more names.
I was confused and lost … it was a good thing though hahahha … I ran into a couple of guys from this forum … yoyoavenger, papayoyo, johnny_le1494… and a bunch of others… forgot names lol
but anyways back to the main topic …
As i sat there and watched the sports ladder … and then X division ( combination of 2a,3a,4a,5a) and then 1a … I couldn’t have been any happier … i think … even throwing couldn’t have made me happier ( which i was doing as well, also learning from others… trading and buying … yoyojoe was there selling a lot of stuff for a great price, also TenYoYo was there with demos and selling) … i wish they had this going on more often … it was just amazing put simply … words can’t describe how amazing it was to watch all of this great talent in our community.
I feel lucky to have been there and I wish I could have stayed longer to see the finals!!! ( unfortunately i had to leave early 
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After all of this said and done , I have to say that if there is a contest close to you … you should definitely make the effort to go out there. It will the most fun you will ever have throwing … unless you go to worlds … which I might try to do this year.
Anyways … just wanted to share this with everyone and get more people to go out there and compete ( don’t be like me 
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Wish I would have taken my camera to take pics, but I was having so much fun that I probably wouldn’t have had time to take pics… but A lot of people took pics, hope someone posts something.
Oh and last but not least… Thanks!!! Everyone who organized this event and to all of the throwers who competed and put up an amazing show… Had a blast!!!
