Did you know that there’s a Pogopalooza? Did you know that we’re already up to Pogopalooza 6? Well, now you do. The pogo madness continued in, what I assume is the Pogo capital of the world, Pittsburgh. They both start with a “P” so it makes sense. Losers across the world have gathered to celebrate a method of transportation lamer than Razor scooters.
The Post-Gazette writer (who is awesomely named Karamagi Rujumba) bases his/her coverage of the pogo party around participant “Biff Hutchinson.” I think the kid may have made up a name so his wouldn’t appear in the paper. In any case, “Biff” explains the concept of “going huge” which is, predictably, getting air. “Biff” is so skilled and creative that he comes up with his own moves such as the Reverse Canadian. “Biff” goes on to say that the Reverse Canadian is “just something I made up one day.” And no, he doesn’t explain what a conventional Canadian is.
The writer notes that around 300 spectators gathered to watch 50 “skilled pogoers” — which is not a very good ratio. The crowd is obviously loaded with parents of the pogo pals. This includes Dennis Hughes, whose son is a 16 year-old pogoer. Hughes says, “I think Mike is very confident when he’s on the pogo stick. He knows what he’s doing.” He’s right. The pogo lets Mikey jump away from the crushing loneliness of reality of being a pogo-pumping poontang.
For Biff Hutchison, nothing in the world compares to the sensation of pulling off a well-done Reverse Canadian.
A sideways back flip while soaring at about 6 feet in the air is quite simply “the coolest thing you can do,” said the 15-year-old from Burley, Idaho, who won the Big Air Professional stunt competition during yesterday’s Pogopalooza 6 — the sixth annual competition for extreme pogo athletes– at Schenley Plaza in Oakland.
“[The Reverse Canadian] is just something I made up one day,” said the lanky blond teenager, who was one of about 50 skilled pogoers from the United States, Canada and England who wowed a crowd of about 300 with seemingly death-defying stunts in which they sometimes landed back on their sticks after soaring through the air, sometimes on the ground.
Among Biff’s stunts were a couple of stick flips where he twisted his body around and over the pogo stick while soaring through the air and doing a 180-degree back flip.
wow your being such a hater. you can't even do any of the stuff they do. your probably lucky if you can even jump on a pogo stick. so if you try the stuff they do you'll learn how difficult if really is
I agree with Shawn so if you dont like pogo sticking well none of us like you either so just stop posting hate stuff and go outside and ride your wooden plank with wheels I think there called skateboards or something lets see you do something cool on it without a silly old ramp =P
ur a fucking faggot if you think pogoers are lame. i bet you can't even do one bounce on a pogo stick you fat piece of shit. why don't you just go back to jacking off to pictures of guys instead of making fun of talented athletes
You are awesome
whoa…did this thing get picked up on a pogosticking enthusiast message board?
also, guys….c'mon…pogo sticks. whats next? hula hoop contests? competitive Yo-Yo-ing?
"ur a fucking faggot if you think pogoers are lame." this is one of my new all time favorite quotes.
Regardless of grammatical errors, you shouldn't hate based on personal opinion. I think what these kids are doing is pretty rad, personally. I don't particularly like football or baseball or many other sports, but that doesn't mean I have the right to publicly rail against them.
Honestly, my point in all of this is "shut the fuck up." But that's not productive. Just bear in mind that the human body is capable of a lot of things. Hula hooping and yoyoing are pretty impressive when you see them done well, and there wasn't a talentless kid present at Pogopalooza. Don't knock it just because it's not your cup of tea.
Well, the original Pogopalooza article had no actual information. So I had to make it funnier with presentation. I actually care very little about pogoing. But these comments are enough to make me bash pogo on a regular basis. You pogo punks should be working on your Reverse Canadians instead of harassing me. Unfortunately for you, I can edit the grammatical errors on my site… but pogoing will always be lame.
little homos on pogo sticks are not athletes lets just get that straight guys. lets see the worlds best pogo stick guy hit a 95 mph fastball. jesus christ
Wow Dom you can just compare one sport to another like that its pretty unfair I mean most pro football or basket ball players cant hit 95 mph fastballs but you not hating on them? And lets look at skateboarders I mean If pogo sticking is stupid then skateboarding is just the same but not as many people are hating on them?
zac, youre really harping on this whole skateboard thing. if it makes you feel any better, ill say skateboarding is fucking lame too.
So you just hate all extreme sports… well I'm sorry you consider anyone who does anything but play on a team sport "fucking lame"
So you just hate all extreme sports… well I'm sorry you consider anyone who does anything but play on a team sport "fucking lame"
I was just saying what I thought you wanted to hear. I actually love skateboarding. Skateboarding is the bomb. I used to play Tony Hawk every day. I'll readily admit that I could never do THAT in real life. I don't claim to be a regular Biff Hutchinson or anything, but I will say that I got rid of my last pogostick around the same time I outgrew my big wheel.
Word outta Pogopalooza 6 is that "Biff Hutchinson" was using performance enhancing drugs. As a result, all of his Reverse Canadians have been nullified.
And just for the record, Pogosticking is not an extreme sport. Please. I would classify it under "novelty sport/hobby".
so what you are saying is that skateboarding is just a sport/hobby even though they do tricks. and BMX is just bicycling
Why isn't it an extreme sport nd the reason you threw away your pogo stick when you where younger is cause it was a simple boring one most people in it now are riding "big air sticks" that can get over 8 feet (8 and a half set by dan mahoney) and thats why its extreme and its fun
Also Biff doesnt use performance enhancing drugs no people in pogo do cause most all of them are friends not like skateboarding where some people are trying to be better guys in pogo just have fun to see what they can pull off and have a fun time (not saying its easy)
still with the skateboarding? do you get beat up by a group of bully skateboarders? A pogo stick is the same principle as a moon bounce or a trampoline. That's why its not extreme.
Its totally not and I simple dont like skateboarders cause all the ones ive met are stuck up brats who think there cool but im done with this arguement simply because I now realize you are just going to hate on anything thats new like pogo sticking Im sorry your not open minded like other people in the world and that you just dont like to have fun only like to bring down other people
Alright alright, we don't like to be too mean spirited at BLS. We'll let you enjoy your pogo fun. If I see you guys in the Olympics or the X games within the next 5 years I'll eat my words. If that does happen, direct all the hate mail to the author of this piece, theOCD.
People have tried to get it in X games but the people that prepare it never think there serious I guess =O
Okay OCD, e-mail me your address so I can personally come and kick your ass. I mean look how much of a bitch you look in your picture. I would love to come and literally beat the shit out of you. And I don't see you getting to travel the world and making a ton of money pogoing like some of my friends and I do. So you might wanna look into the sport before you dis it and also, I'm so down to meet you in person to fight you bitch.
You'd probably just use your pogo stick to flee the beatdown that I'd give you.
okay to all of you douche bags of the day, i was just at Pogopalooza 6 and i competed in mostly all of the events. Breckon(biff) Hutchison is one of my very very good friends. He's considered one of the best pogo stickers in the world.. and who gives a fuck if our parents were there? at least they support us in what we love to do. so before you talk shit, why dont you hop on and see if you can control bounces and flips close to 7 ft in the air while a crowd of 300+ people is watching you.
My dad can beat up your weak, pogo-loving dad.
so u still live with ur parents ur fuckin pathetic a fuckin 40 yr old living with there parents. whens ur bedtime does mommy tuck u in an read you bedtime stories.
I wasn't kidding man, post your e-mail up here and I will e-mail you so I can have your address and beat the shit out of you. I'm serious man. Own up you little pussy and take the beating you deserve.
You can direct threatening emails to theOCD@bigleaguescrew.com. Are you really sure you wanna spend all your hard-earned pogo money getting yourself to New York?
You can direct threatening emails to theOCD@bigleaguescrew.com. Are you sure you wanna spend all your hard-earned pogo money getting yourself to New York?
surf around the website and see if your monkey brain can find a way to contact us
i can't believe this ridiculous article has actually gotten this many replies. Anthony shut the fuck up and off yourself already do Earth a favor.
i'll be looking for an Anthony who pogo's on Forbes list of top earning athletes and i'll never see it. Regardless of the hundreds of dollars i'm sure you make on a pogo stick its not like you're an athlete anyway so fuck off. while you're at it kick my ass too thats gonna be almost as awesome as a jerkoff on a pogo stick
first of all, pogo sticking is not a sport……i'm Biff Hutchinson
i don't care one way or the other on the arguement, but how would you go about finding where someone is located by asking for there email? just an observations.
thats what hot headed cocksuckers do they don't think situations through they just waste everybodies time making idle threats like the cunt rags they are.
Seriously guys, do your homework. You think it's not extreme, you think us pogoers aren't athletes? do you get this http://www.xpogo.com/image/tid/14 from a trampoline? Its crazy, and takes an insane amount of skill and practice. I suggest OCD looks up some vids and then writes a more educated article. I was one of the 50 and had one of the greatest times of my life.
I was a pogoer at pogopalooza. Now I gotta admit, all of the other pogo guys are kinda being ridiculous. Its just an online article, speaking ones personal opinion. I personally think football is gay as fuck. Pogopalooza and Pogoing means alot to us, so at least respect our opinions? And maybe leave Biff and Mike alone? Thanks.
Just throwing this out there, I just made about $3000 for one :30 second clip of my pogoing, so yeah.