Today is the bitterest of bittersweet days. Today marks my last batch of shows and demos on this tour. There couldn’t be a nicer place to wrap up than at Disney World but, it just stings to know that it has to end for me.

The Heritage Tour has been nothing but, the best times in the best places with the best people. Before we even got out here, I considered Drew Tetz, Hank Freeman, and Takeshi Kamisato among my family. But, I like to think that getting out there and doing shows, demonstrating, blogging and throwing contests has let the rest of the world in on how special the bond within Duncan Crew is. There really is nothing like our crew anywhere and I appreciate it more now than I ever have.

We rocked our shows like we rocked every single stop on this tour. We showed the Disney audiences how much joy and love we have for our craft, them and each other. We went the extra mile to throw some special moments into our last shows. And we put the finishing touches on a tour we will be proud of for a long time to come.

A huge thank you goes out to all of the yo-yo legends, retailers, players and nonplayers that allowed us in your places and hearts, or came out to the demos and made this all very special. You are a part of the legacy we are building and you will be remembered.

Duncan Equals Love. Never forget that.

Duncan Crew in one of our favorite cities in the entire world! Austin, Texas forever!!!

Dear Austin,

Thank you for giving me one of the best days of my life. I know I don’t visit you often enough but, you house some of the best people in the world and you are everything I want in a city. Today, Drew and I spent a little time in the south congress neighborhood and had wonderful food served out of the cutest airstream campers. I can honestly say that it is one of my favourite food experiences in the entire world and I can’t thank you enough.

We knew we had already started an amazing day and you only made it better. We headed on over to our gig at Terra Toys and it was everything a person could ever want in a yo-yo show. The store is newly expanded and is staffed by some of my best friends in the world. The crowds were awesome and people learned so much. We had people throwing yo-yos and getting so excited about Duncan Crew that they were getting autographs and learning to throw spin tops! It simply does not get better than that!

It’s no secret that you have a million hidden gems and so, we spent the evening on adventures unknown to common people. We finished up the demo and had dinner at Conan’s Pizza. What can be more awesome than a Conan the Barbarian themed pizzeria? We rocked that and then moved on to Arcade UFO where we played video games that you can play nowhere else but, Japan! We then finished up the night by taking Drew out to his very first heavy metal show! We did all of that with some of my favourite people in the whole world, Samantha Wright & Scott Horne. Best friends, best demos, best arcades, best pizza house decor! Austin, you are the best and I don’t ever want to leave you.

sincerely with sincereness,

Jack Ringca