Many people who interact with me on a daily basis and are people whom I consider very close comrades have no idea that at one point in my life I made a living traveling around and playing with a yo-yo. This is no joke! Before all of my efforts and energy were channelled into turning the cranks over, I got paid to perform yo-yo shows for all ages. It was a lucrative gig and I can truly say I lived the dream. I think the only thing that can top it would be getting paid to roll around on two-wheels day in and day out.
Recently, American Cycle and Fitness decided to exploit my random talents and put together some entertainment for Travis Ott and the rest of the gang from Fisher Bikes/Trek.
Below are some of the highlights of the shenanigans that ensued…enjoy. Special props goes out to anyone who can guess the origin of the soundtrack.
That is easy! RAD!!
I’ll claim those props:
“Break The Ice” by John Farnham from the seminal paperboy-to-superstar film, “Rad.” We should all be lucky enough to live by the words bestowed upon us by John…
John Farnham- Only You Can Break The Ice
from the RAD soundtrack
But I only know that because I web-searched the lyrics