people will just pick on me just for being me
being me
being me [Music]
[Music]
[Music] this gets weird he stutters kind of each
this gets weird he stutters kind of each
this gets weird he stutters kind of each probably like a retard or something I’m
probably like a retard or something I’m
probably like a retard or something I’m just like no I’m pretty good intelligent
just like no I’m pretty good intelligent
just like no I’m pretty good intelligent [Music]
[Music]
[Music] there are kids who have like a security
there are kids who have like a security
there are kids who have like a security blanket have like a security string I
blanket have like a security string I
blanket have like a security string I guess
guess
guess [Music]
if I didn’t have this I’m not sure where
if I didn’t have this I’m not sure where I would be probably not in the best
I would be probably not in the best
I would be probably not in the best place
[Music]
[Music] let’s call this on a flower you’re just
let’s call this on a flower you’re just
let’s call this on a flower you’re just throwing it out of your hand and the
throwing it out of your hand and the
throwing it out of your hand and the once it’s out there you do whatever you
once it’s out there you do whatever you
once it’s out there you do whatever you do with it
do with it
do with it [Music]
[Music]
[Music] – yo-yo to me is like breathing for
– yo-yo to me is like breathing for
– yo-yo to me is like breathing for people I can’t really function without
people I can’t really function without
people I can’t really function without it so I was like a dance for me and so I
it so I was like a dance for me and so I
it so I was like a dance for me and so I guess I feel like really complete cuz
guess I feel like really complete cuz
guess I feel like really complete cuz it’s these three separate things there’s
it’s these three separate things there’s
it’s these three separate things there’s me the music and there’s a toy but we’re
me the music and there’s a toy but we’re
me the music and there’s a toy but we’re all together it’s like a whole lot of
all together it’s like a whole lot of
all together it’s like a whole lot of times it’s like some weird form of Tai
times it’s like some weird form of Tai
times it’s like some weird form of Tai Chi maybe it’s comforting though Salah
Chi maybe it’s comforting though Salah
Chi maybe it’s comforting though Salah matters even as a kid I just didn’t
matters even as a kid I just didn’t
matters even as a kid I just didn’t agree with like phenomenality of things
agree with like phenomenality of things
agree with like phenomenality of things I didn’t fit into any specific molds so
I didn’t fit into any specific molds so
I didn’t fit into any specific molds so people would just give me my stutter did
people would just give me my stutter did
people would just give me my stutter did did it happen Utley creates barriers
did it happen Utley creates barriers
did it happen Utley creates barriers with like trying to kick communicate
with like trying to kick communicate
with like trying to kick communicate this is but this is I don’t know it’s
this is but this is I don’t know it’s
this is but this is I don’t know it’s like I got tricked my brain into it man
like I got tricked my brain into it man
like I got tricked my brain into it man sweet life so interesting man ah this is
sweet life so interesting man ah this is
sweet life so interesting man ah this is a yo-yo I’m gonna do it a little louder
a yo-yo I’m gonna do it a little louder
a yo-yo I’m gonna do it a little louder and watch a scooter right as often as
and watch a scooter right as often as
and watch a scooter right as often as possible I think I found myself in a
possible I think I found myself in a
possible I think I found myself in a fight
10th grade I was on the internet and
10th grade I was on the internet and there’s a team called the bomb squad and
there’s a team called the bomb squad and
there’s a team called the bomb squad and they skateboard and they all throw it
they skateboard and they all throw it
they skateboard and they all throw it was fascinating me and my friend Sean I
was fascinating me and my friend Sean I
was fascinating me and my friend Sean I weigh and probably spent like $40 when
weigh and probably spent like $40 when
weigh and probably spent like $40 when we got a bunch of them it was like a
we got a bunch of them it was like a
we got a bunch of them it was like a legit turning point like my life like
legit turning point like my life like
legit turning point like my life like started to change actually it just
started to change actually it just
started to change actually it just clicked for me
[Music]
[Music] I gave up caring about what people
I gave up caring about what people
I gave up caring about what people thought it’s not about you
thought it’s not about you
thought it’s not about you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I feel like it kind of saved me in a way
I feel like it kind of saved me in a way
I feel like it kind of saved me in a way like all the people that I grew up with
like all the people that I grew up with
like all the people that I grew up with or you know injured or kill Sally it’s
or you know injured or kill Sally it’s
or you know injured or kill Sally it’s weird
it distracts you from the negativity
it distracts you from the negativity the way that I’ll see it is you know I
the way that I’ll see it is you know I
the way that I’ll see it is you know I got a few more kids to throw and out of
got a few more kids to throw and out of
got a few more kids to throw and out of trouble you know
trouble you know
trouble you know like I legitimately felt my own
like I legitimately felt my own
like I legitimately felt my own personality and myself fading into like
personality and myself fading into like
personality and myself fading into like the abyss of Baltimore society which is
the abyss of Baltimore society which is
the abyss of Baltimore society which is in void of just negativity I have not
in void of just negativity I have not
in void of just negativity I have not been able to cry at a death since my
been able to cry at a death since my
been able to cry at a death since my brothers years he was 16
brothers years he was 16
brothers years he was 16 I was 11 only Fabio real fancy right
I was 11 only Fabio real fancy right
I was 11 only Fabio real fancy right Colin was the first person I
Colin was the first person I
Colin was the first person I legitimately seen with a yo-yo spinning
legitimately seen with a yo-yo spinning
legitimately seen with a yo-yo spinning in an inning like how do you do this
in an inning like how do you do this
in an inning like how do you do this show me tell me your secrets
show me tell me your secrets
show me tell me your secrets maybe it’s like getting my first yo-yo
maybe it’s like getting my first yo-yo
maybe it’s like getting my first yo-yo he gave to me he really hit me play with
he gave to me he really hit me play with
he gave to me he really hit me play with this and it completely made me forget
this and it completely made me forget
this and it completely made me forget about the negativity that was consuming
about the negativity that was consuming
about the negativity that was consuming me on a day-to-day basis so to find not
me on a day-to-day basis so to find not
me on a day-to-day basis so to find not only friends who won’t legitimately get
only friends who won’t legitimately get
only friends who won’t legitimately get me killed and I’m having that sense of
me killed and I’m having that sense of
me killed and I’m having that sense of family and camaraderie like you know
family and camaraderie like you know
family and camaraderie like you know that’s really important for a teenager
that’s really important for a teenager
that’s really important for a teenager you know to just have that have that
you know to just have that have that
you know to just have that have that connection especially when you know I’m
connection especially when you know I’m
connection especially when you know I’m not getting it for my family
if someone’s not comfortable with their
if someone’s not comfortable with their life they should do something to change
life they should do something to change
life they should do something to change it I learn that far down the road but
it I learn that far down the road but
it I learn that far down the road but you know I learned it eventually just
you know I learned it eventually just
you know I learned it eventually just going outside to do something that you
going outside to do something that you
going outside to do something that you that you truly enjoy you can change
that you truly enjoy you can change
that you truly enjoy you can change everything state yo-yo
everything state yo-yo
everything state yo-yo all right
[Applause]
[Applause] like to go a place can be immediately
like to go a place can be immediately
like to go a place can be immediately pulled in and accepted these people like
pulled in and accepted these people like
pulled in and accepted these people like I’ve been waiting to meet you
I’ve been waiting to meet you
I’ve been waiting to meet you just like wow I haven’t ever had like a
just like wow I haven’t ever had like a
just like wow I haven’t ever had like a camaraderie like that I really just want
camaraderie like that I really just want
camaraderie like that I really just want to push it as far as I can
Calvin’s like the best throw in
Calvin’s like the best throw in Baltimore there’s too many cell phones
Baltimore there’s too many cell phones
Baltimore there’s too many cell phones tablets
tablets
tablets James systems I feel like people as like
James systems I feel like people as like
James systems I feel like people as like a culture bringing lon
a culture bringing lon
a culture bringing lon it’s those things that cut out the real
it’s those things that cut out the real
it’s those things that cut out the real human interaction that people need in
human interaction that people need in
human interaction that people need in order to move for that start my own
order to move for that start my own
order to move for that start my own company and everything yeah yeah this is
company and everything yeah yeah this is
company and everything yeah yeah this is my company here’s my baby oh yes yeah oh
my company here’s my baby oh yes yeah oh
my company here’s my baby oh yes yeah oh yeah no string attached man it’s like an
yeah no string attached man it’s like an
yeah no string attached man it’s like an extension of my being in a sense so it’s
extension of my being in a sense so it’s
extension of my being in a sense so it’s like if I can give it to someone else
like if I can give it to someone else
like if I can give it to someone else and it brings enjoyed it I’ve done
and it brings enjoyed it I’ve done
and it brings enjoyed it I’ve done something today in seven months we’ve
something today in seven months we’ve
something today in seven months we’ve dropped two brand new yo-yos added like
dropped two brand new yo-yos added like
dropped two brand new yo-yos added like three players to the roster and truly
three players to the roster and truly
three players to the roster and truly developed an entire fan base and so like
developed an entire fan base and so like
developed an entire fan base and so like oh now there’s people with Bowie SEO
oh now there’s people with Bowie SEO
oh now there’s people with Bowie SEO tattoos
tattoos
tattoos [Music]
[Music]
[Music] something as small as this can create a
something as small as this can create a
something as small as this can create a group of people and it might be the one
group of people and it might be the one
group of people and it might be the one thing that holds them together but all
thing that holds them together but all
thing that holds them together but all of their ideas are in different places
of their ideas are in different places
of their ideas are in different places and they could make so much from just
and they could make so much from just
and they could make so much from just being together a toy is so simple but it
being together a toy is so simple but it
being together a toy is so simple but it can be so complex
[Music]
[Music] Oh
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