Yo-yos and pixel art, two of my favorite things, come together in Hermippe’s “Dormant Spin” show at Center Edo in Tokyo. I wish I could see it in person. Hermippe’s work is fantastic.
Dormant Spin art show in Tokyo
The SF Yo-Yo Club on Saturday March 14th
The SF Yo-Yo Club is a monthly meetup in the Mission District of San Francisco. We hang out in the back of 826 Valencia from 2-5pm and share yo-yo tricks with each other. It’s open to anyone, but donations for 826 (the non-profit space hosting us) are always appreciated. I hope to see you there!
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San Francisco Yo-Yo Club: Feb 7th, 2026
Howdy y’all, the SF Yo-Yo Club will start having regular meetings once a month at 826 Valencia. This is a non-profit space with a cool back room for us to hang out in.
Our next meeting is on Feb 7th, 2026 from 2-5pm. After that, we’ll switch to meeting on the second Saturday of each month (March 14th, April 11th, etc).
This is a few blocks away from a couple of BART stations, but there are also a few big parking garages close to the venue. This is being held at a non-profit creative writing space that also happens to be pirate themed. Any donations go directly to the space.
San Francisco Yo-Yo Club: October 11th, 2025
Hey y’all, I’m putting together another SF Yo-Yo Club at 826 Valencia on Saturday, October 11th from 2-5pm. If you are in the Bay Area, I hope you can swing by. We had a great time last month and I want to keep that energy going.
This is a few blocks away from a couple of BART stations, but there are also a few big parking garages close to the venue. This is being held at a non-profit creative writing space that also happens to be pirate themed. Any donations go directly to the space.
San Francisco Yo-Yo Club, Sep 13th, 2025
Our next San Francisco Yo-Yo Club will be on September 13th, 2025, at 826 Valencia from 2-5pm. This is open to anyone, but donations are appreciated (these go to the venue, not me). Bring your own yo-yo.
There are a bunch of other meetups in the area this month, so here’s a list:
9/7: Bay Area Yo-Yo Meetup (Alameda) https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bay-area-yoyo-meetup-2-washington-park-september-7/432212
9/13: SF YoYo Club (San Francisco) https://doctorpopular.com/san-francisco-yo-yo-club-sep-13th-2025/
9/21: East Bay Yo-Yo Club (Berkeley) https://www.instagram.com/p/DOJkrNFgVZs/
Spindoctors will probably meetup in Alameda near the end of the month, but no date listed yet. https://www.instagram.com/spindoxyoyo/
The Robot Yo-Yo Trick Tutorial
By popular request, here’s my tutorial for an original yo-yo trick called “The Robot”. I even wrote a new song for it too!
This trick first appeared in The Glasslab’s Experiment 004 video and has been highly requested ever since.
PopCast Yo-Yo Vlog: Comic Books and Yo-Yos
PopCast is a crowdsponsored yo-yo show. Huge thanks to John Anderson, Taka From Spingear, Doc Lucky, and the rest of my sponsors on https://www.patreon.com/docpop In this episode, I get to talk about two of my favorite topics: yo-yos and comic books. I talk about some comics I made, show some of my favorite yo-yo-themed comics, and interview Carl Angel about the artwork he did for “Pedro’s Yo-Yos”.
Book Links:
- “The Little Book of Yo-Yo” by Doc Pop https://doctorpopular.com/shop/the-little-book-of-yo-yo/
- “Pedro’s Yo-Yos” by By Rob Peñas & Carl Angel https://www.leeandlow.com/books/pedros-yo-yos/
- “Freestyle” by Gale Galligan https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/books/freestyle-9781338045802.html
- “Tragic Fantastic” by Rob Armin https://timelessperspective.art/product/tragic-fantastic-comic-book/
- “Let’s Yo-Yo” by Onepersan https://www.onepersan.com/product/let-s-yoyo
Music by Doc Pop
Editing by Clifton B.
3D Printed Yo-Yos: An Interview With Dale Tubat
Dale Tubat is a member of Unparalleled and a yo-yo designer here in the Bay Area. Lately, Dale has been making some really unique 3D printed yo-yos like the Capsule and Superwide. I chatted with Dale about his new yo-yos, the state of 3D printed yo-yos, and more. Watch it here:
These two new yo-yos will be available exclusively on Dale’s site this Saturday, November 16th at 11am pst/2pm est https://www.daletubat.com/
If you are a member of my Patreon, check out this post for an exclusive update about Dale’s upcoming drop.
A fun list of modern responsive yo-yo videos
Over on Patreon.com/docpop, I asked my followers to share their favorite responsive yo-yo videos. There were lots of gems in there, so I decided to put them all in an easy-to-find list. Here are the suggested videos (in no particular order):
“Milk Check”, an interview with Spencer Berry
I was so sad to miss the Faye Webster Yo-Yo Invitational last weekend, especially because I knew so many rad yo-yoers were in town for it. Luckily, I happened to bump into Spencer Berry while he was in town and we shot this short interview about Spencer’s history in SF, his tricks “Rancid Milk” and “Breath”, and his love of copper yo-yos.
And here’s a great video by Josh Yee about Faye Webster’s Yo-Yo Invitational:
