Nick Ryan, 20, the organizer and a competitor in Pogopalooza jumps on his pogo on Carnegie Mellon University's campus on Wednesday afternoon, August 12, 2009. The world championship of pogo will take place August 19th-August 21st in Pittsburgh, the pogo athletes will carry-out a 3-day, city-wide performance tour, stopping at such locations as Carnegie Mellon University, Point State Park, Carnegie Science Center, Mt. Washington, and more. On August 22nd, the main Pogopalooza event will take place from 1-5PM in Schenley Plaza in Oakland.