# Why NOT Higby? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [September 1, 2021, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044 "2021-09-01T11:04:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bobafret](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobafret/32/260814_2.png) [@bobafret](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bobafret)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/21 "2021-09-01T21:10:48Z")
Ooh this one! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/b/e/0beb3e87426245ea2bf130c9e39a0c4fd7ffd35a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AlvahD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/alvahd/32/137337_2.png) [@AlvahD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AlvahD)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/22 "2021-09-01T21:45:25Z")
I hadn’t seen his art until just now. I gotta say I’m a fan. Those colors are awesome ---
**Author:** ![Chriscatastrophe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chriscatastrophe/32/111769_2.png) [@Chriscatastrophe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chriscatastrophe)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/23 "2021-09-02T03:57:44Z")
I also want to know how people could like the color blue. I mean blue is everywhere it’s so boring. ---
**Author:** ![yyfben2.deactivated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ccd318/32.png) [@yyfben2.deactivated](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yyfben2.deactivated)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/24 "2021-09-02T11:11:58Z")
First time I met John he had just taken a 15 mile ride on a unicycle to a contest about 23 years ago. I was lucky enough to travel with him on more than one occasion and always left with a glow of positive energy. I guess his art is a way of getting some of that positivity when you aren’t lucky enough to be around him. ---
**Author:** ![yoyo-man92](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo-man92/32/141682_2.png) [@yoyo-man92](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo-man92)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/25 "2021-09-02T11:40:11Z")
Ok IF I seen stuff like THIS my opinion would’ve DEFINITELY been different, i based my assessment on the throws with “Weird faces” and the little dudes that look like “Canadians” from South Park “😅 I most DEFINITELY could’ve went about wording it better 😅I was just SO salty that someone was charging 40-50$ more than the retail value of a throw just to have a “weird face dude “ on it But this is EXACTLY why I started the thread so that I could be educated by the community Mr.Higby clearly put so much into , and NOW that I’ve had the time to read all the wonderful things this man has done for COUNTLESS individuals in the community I’m MORE THAN HAPPY to ALSO support Mr.Higby by purchasing stuff with his art on it , As I said in my first reply WAY up there 👆🏾 lol I’ll have to find something of his that isn’t the little “face dudes” , I seen an overthrow that had a geometric pattern and I really liked that 🤷🏾‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![yoyo-man92](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo-man92/32/141682_2.png) [@yoyo-man92](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo-man92)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/26 "2021-09-02T11:53:52Z")
After looking through a “catalogue” of Mr.Higby’s different art I could DEFINITELY appreciate the somewhat “psychedelic” feel to some of his pieces , and as someone who regularly partakes in psilocybin induced “vision quests” 🤣 I would LOVE to have one of THOSE paintings on my wall 🤣:joy:🤣 My initial assessment was for throws with faces that looked like THIS ! Lol ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/3/d/a3d3830147741d82d0d8658573be189921c4196e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![yoyo-man92](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo-man92/32/141682_2.png) [@yoyo-man92](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo-man92)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/27 "2021-09-02T12:03:24Z")
Thank you for linking this ! I’m STILL trying to learn to read/type with “my foot in my mouth” 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![edhaponik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/edhaponik/32/150896_2.png) [@edhaponik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/edhaponik)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/28 "2021-09-02T12:42:11Z")
I think it’s alright. John has always said that he knows his art is not for everybody. You kinda walked into a buzz saw because there are few people as esteemed and yo-yoing as him, but it takes time to know who is who and how tiny the yoyo world is. This thread had me scanning my place/collection for some of my Higby stuff. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/2/e/82e25874ad557d7acaccdea063848ae908e23dd3.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/6/5/e652366e925da64254727257b10f0548b9105fef.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/8/f/08f557eb90eb8b01d0549c143cff60015887559f.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/c/9/fc9342eeca038a66e7a4cb23cfd1a8e5203734fd.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/4/7/f475f810683921b30fdd8400c614b7ea5aa16ce6.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/e/8/5e822b61bf9d551cc693889e5f3fd8e0a49e209f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![yoyo-man92](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo-man92/32/141682_2.png) [@yoyo-man92](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo-man92)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/29 "2021-09-02T12:57:11Z")
Wow 😯 well , the community can watch for the first YoYoer who performs 1legged WITH the other foot in his mouth 😅 Because that sure is a BEAUTIFUL collection of stuff you linked there 😁 Thank you for helping educate me on “who” this man is and NOW can definitely see myself purchasing something with his art on it ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/30 "2021-09-02T13:34:20Z")
I think it’s kinda awesome that this turned into a Higby appreciation thread! ![20210902_093456](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/3/c/13cba7e2b89d191efb50a4db2b67272bf8d73078.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/31 "2021-09-02T14:02:17Z")
> [@Myk\_Myk](#): > > Higby appreciation thread > [@The amazing John Higby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-amazing-john-higby/76729): > > Higgs ---
**Author:** ![edhaponik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/edhaponik/32/150896_2.png) [@edhaponik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/edhaponik)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/32 "2021-09-02T14:09:38Z")
Brings me back to the time at Worlds one year I joked to Alex Berenguel about how the trick “Brent Stole” was criminally overhyped and later complained about how “Ladder Escape” was ugly to Andre Boulay (the inventors of those respective tricks). Fortunately after Higby, those are the two nicest dudes out there and they were totally kind about it. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/33 "2021-09-02T14:26:18Z")
I knew about that one, but there’s room for two! ---
**Author:** ![yoyo-man92](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo-man92/32/141682_2.png) [@yoyo-man92](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo-man92)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/34 "2021-09-02T14:27:27Z")
I have a personal gripe with Brent Stole !!! It has all but halted the progression I was making with Hooks 🤣 NOW o only can land Brent stoles (so far lol) I kinda “figured out” the “mechanics” of BS last night and have kinda been able to separate the 2 better than I could a few days ago :joy: ---
**Author:** ![bobafret](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobafret/32/260814_2.png) [@bobafret](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bobafret)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/35 "2021-09-02T15:13:05Z")
oh my god this top is glorious! ---
**Author:** ![Pinktweetybird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Pinktweetybird](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pinktweetybird)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/36 "2021-09-02T15:39:20Z")
absolute YEET ---
**Author:** ![YotoyImages](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yotoyimages/32/61972_2.png) [@YotoyImages](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YotoyImages)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/37 "2021-09-02T17:13:21Z")
![HigbyColors](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/3/1/931e79ba0d166d80634c620599210d6d9b3e62c3.jpeg) John Higby is THE Man! The community just loves him, plain and simple. ---
**Author:** ![Astroyama](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/astroyama/32/75983_2.png) [@Astroyama](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Astroyama)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/38 "2021-09-02T18:04:13Z")
EVER…GOAT!!! I appreciate you Mr. Hopnik, nice array of Yodel swag. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyodoc/32/48820_2.png) [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/39 "2021-09-03T07:05:59Z")
Yes indeed…… and yet another monstrous shout out to the one and only ‘Mr. Hopnik’. ---
**Author:** ![Chaman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chaman/32/601454_2.png) [@Chaman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chaman)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044/40 "2021-09-03T08:38:41Z")
It is easy to criticize the artistic manifestations of another person. It is difficult to express yourself and create artistic works with your own recognizable style. There is no style or art that everyone likes. The art of Higby it has a “naïf” touch that I like;) [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-not-higby/344044.md?page=3)