Manchester Spinnners Meetup

ok the plan is to meet up in piccadilly gardedens around 4pm on the 19th of september (the sunday) once we've all meet up we can then decide where to go from there ether the gas works or the cannal front or if someone knows someware better we'll decide on the day if your up for comeing post below so we know whos going to be there and how many see you all there

yeah i will be there and im tryin to drag some others as well .....o and thanks for putin this on the callander i didnt know i could do that....and just to let every-one know this is gona be a mouthly thing(i hope)

mike.c

i will def be there. gonna try to get a few friends over from leeds. anyone got in touch with deepsoulsheep? he's pretty local

Now thats an idea... will save money for it.. woohoo.... I have something to do now.... will we be getting magic buses too? I wont have too much dosh u c but I aint so afraid of manchester now lol

Damn good organisation I may just come along and find you there before the Mr Scruff Gig there should still be free tickets available try this link if you like him
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=uk&query=detail&event=107058&interface=mrscruff
It should be good especailly seen as its free!

how many people want to do fire? cos i was just wondering if most people want to do fire we might want to meet up abit later so its dark?

well if we meet in the day we can pass on tricks ect..while its still light...then do some fire.but i have to say i cant do fire yet,but i really wana c it done.is any-1 else bringin a staff?
mike.c

good plan and of course we can always go to the pub as well for a get to know everyone pint and i will be bringing a fire staff, fire nunchucks and if my wicks arive before the weekend my 3 sectioned fire staff my fire dart and maby my fire swords given i've got to compleatly over hall them oh also how big is the gasworks would there be enought space to do Wire wool i need about 50ft by 50ft of space? also whats the gasworks like i've not been there before

oh and loki i'll have you doing fire staff by the end of the nite

well thiers not that much space,but we can find somewhere else coz i really wana see that done...all im bringin is my crappy home made metal staff.But im savein for a 3 piece.Should have that in a week or two...i hope.remember rob i still new to this...thats why i want a pip so i could learn abit more.
Anyway rob, mikec1687@hotmail.com thats my email....duh...
mike.c
c you all soon

well i'll bring my Wire wool along then if we find a spot at least we've got the option

gurr I’m currently standing in a crappy internet phone across the street from pic now with my fire kit
don have internet access at the min will try to get hear 2mos hope lots of peeps are there I cant stay long I have to catch a bus home to Colne on sun so will only be able to spin for a bit agggh running out of money (fumbling with change in pocket) phew!!!!
iv not been on hop for a bit if anyone wants to contact me just get in touch with pirowill he has my mob number. see you all later

Would love to come, but sadly i can't make it, but i hope it all goes well guys, have a spin 4 me

Thanks everyone for letting me play with your toys, had a fantastic time.. well worth the travelling, even my other half enjoyed himself taking pics

I will send a link here to the pics as soon as they have been uploaded (a day or two) just had a quick look and theres some good ones especially the Wire wool

Nice meeting you all

Lynda (i was the one with red hair in plaits

Great fun, most Ive had in a long time, I didn't know just how nice everyone would be! Thanks to Toby and Rob and co for letting me have a burn!

If anyone wants me to get the glow balls I had for them, theyre £6 the pair, and Ill get you some for the next meet...

Must be done again soon...;)

i had a fantabulous time too folx....it was a rip roaring success for an inaugral meet! learned SO many new tricks to work on...and i was amazed what a talented bunch we were...thanks to all. n flash mate....put me down for a pair of them there balls...they're MAGIC! see ya all again soon

Hi guys it truly was a cool meeting especially for a first time. We will defiantly have to do it again . I am waiting in anticipation for the photos . And hopefully if rob can get a link up to some of the vids that would be cool.

I also learnt a lot You poi people are the nicest bunch.
See ya all very soon

ps i have a couple ov lovely burns Ouch!!!!


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yeah itsd was v.cool we gona do it next month..thanks to all of you for teachin me some very cool tricks
mike.c

Pics done... loads of em in fact

Manchester poi pics

aright all love the pics by the way espeashaly this one http://images3.fotopic.net/?iid=yfk7wm&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1
it looks like im trying to do firestaff while symultatniously hypnotiseing a badger just out of shot

and you'll all be glad to know i've just finished editing the video together its about 2min of all the highlights everyones in it at some point (im fairly sure anyways its abit hard to tell who people are in some bits) anways its cool i've just got to encoded then it should go from 500mb to about 10 but i'll get a link up when i've done it hopefully by the end of tonite if not then tomorow so check back anyways i'ed better get back to trying to encode this bad boy had a blast hope you lot will keep it going while im at uni so i can join back in in the hollidays

right all you'll be very pleased to know the vid is ready for download weighting in at 16mb so you dial up users will be siting about a while waiting for it however shouldn't take to long for broadband users also remember when your downloading it thats your actualy downloading it off my pc harddrive i've got broadband and i leave my pc on pritty much 24hrs a day but its still might go down if you tryed and couldn't download it leave a post saying when you tryed and what the problem was finaly i can't test the link to make sure i've got it right (long complicated computer stuff) so the first person who manages to download it post to say that at least it worked once oh and finaly this links only valid till sunday cos i'm going back to uni but i'll try and set it up again when i get there annnnyyways now all thats out of the way i hope you enjoy the vid as much as i enjoyed makeing it

ftp://fire:fire@62.249.222.171/firespinning/ManchesterSpinnersMeet2004.avi

Got it to work will try to get one of my mates to mirror it so we have 2 sights to download it from ( have to go to bed now have to be up at 5.30)

Most impressed

sweet glad you liked it thoughted you might like the bit of your first Wire wool experance i must say it was dam good for your attempt

wow music too, thanks for letting us see

Had a bit of trouble downloading.. 1st time it got stuck at 15mb, tried again and it worked fine, bout 15-20 minutes on broadband

Im so gonna practise before the next one

I wish i could have been there, ho hum......ill try and make it to another one

wow linda those pics are FAB cheers....say ta to rick for me! and rob the vids champion too mate! any chance at ALL!( i know its cheeky!) of you being able to email me (or posting) some stills from it? naturally i want as many as possible and all of me and not the rest of you scrotes! hehehe. whatchya fink?

bugger...sorry....didnt realise it was Lynda with a y

good job rob i,love the vid.....ive just ordered some wicks and i have 4 bags Wire wool....hee hee....what have you people done to me?
mike.c

stills from the video? just set it to full screen while your playing it then press the print screen button when you want a still then go into paint brush or paint shop pro or what ever you want and do paste repeat till you've got enough

and mike the key to doing wirewool is keeping the wool moveing constantaly and fast the more flowing and the faster the better i look forward to seeing you doing Wire wool staff also if your going to start trying Wire wool this thred is very handy

http://www.soton-firespinning.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=15

cheers rob i think i will give it a try 2nite then.

http://www.homeofpoi.com/ubbthreads/event.php?entry=103
Well i hope thats ok for every-one if not just say.lynda is going to bring more poeple from the poi in the park in sheffeild which will be v.cool.....i;ll try and get some more peeps down it should be evan better that the last one.....
mikec1687@hotmail.com

I was so supposed to turn up but I was up all night doing poi at my friends night and after party so need to make it to the next one wheather I'm awake or not,