While the heat was oppressive, I found myself venturing out to the (sometimes) rainy, (always) too hot parking lot of Urban Axes Baltimore during the Urban Open. The reasons for this were plenty, but in this particular case I was…
Interview
The IATF Panel of Throwers: How, and Where, It’s Going – with Christina DeGraft-Johnson
The IATF Panel of Throwers is approaching its one-year marker, and in that time it has had some growing pains in relation to how it interacts with the IATF and the community it serves. As I learned from Christina DeGraft-Johnson…
Axe Thrower Interview: Myself.
Dear reader, this is my 100th post. It’s been an unexpected journey getting to this point, and frankly I’m still kind of amazed that people recognize me when I pop off to tournaments, tell me they read the ding-dang thing,…
Tiny IATC Axe Thrower Interview: Baby Deer Ankles (Katelyn Causey)
I’d seen Katelyn around at Urban Baltimore a few times, but never got a chance to sit down (in this case, stand around) and interview her. I decided to pluck up the courage during IATC, thanks to a series of…
Tiny IATC Interview: Kevin Bradley
There are people in the axe throwing world that I kinda see as pillars in the sport. And it’s rare that I build up enough gumption to talk to these people. But after a few very expensive beers and just…
Tiny IATC Interview: John Pimentel
John did a lot of shouting and dancing whilst at the Stockyards, and I thought that made him a good target for interviewing. He was kind enough to give me just a liiiiitle bit of time for this chitty-chitty-chat-chat. How…
Tiny IATC Interview: Cal “Caliente” Chaput
Cal was kind enough to take a bit of time with me after one of his father’s IATC matches. This was my second interview of the day and I was starting to feel my groove a little bit (and by…
Tiny IATC Interview: The Heckler
The very first person I built up enough courage to interview was The Heckler, who throws out of Merrickville, Sydney. Point in fact, Heckler was the first person I threw against during round 2 (they easily beat me), and also…
Major League Axe Throwing: An Interview with Patrick Silverthorn
I am the kind of person who likes when something isn’t quite nailed down. I enjoy the possibility of something. Our little sport has, admittedly, a lot of room to grow and change, and that’s part of the reason I…
Tiny Axe Thrower Interview: Flick Flick Boom
Before I start this interview in earnest, I want to say that Flick made everyone a whole lotta breakfast meats before we even started practicing in earnest (for the NYD marathon in Baltimore). It was like I was in The…