Common Ground: First ever HOP meet up

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Originally posted by ben-ja-men
Advanced Poi - Josh, Arsn (To be confirmed)

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I'm honoured to think you'd like 'me' to help Josh with advanced poi lessons. Valura and I, both really want to come, however, this will be only two and a half months after the birth of lil' bub so we still don't know for sure if we both will be able to come... ... but we really really really want to... , so watch this space...

And ben... on another note,

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Organic contact - Kyle (to be confirmed hopefully we can tempt him to come down)

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What's "Organic" contact???

fiona if we have our new place in north adelaide your welcome to stay (you may be sharing the huuuuuuuge living room with a few other interstaters though )

arsn organic contact - watch kyle its contact without rigid structure

ok... arsn and I have a little problem. The baby will only be about two months old at the time this is happening... for that reason we are a bit edgy about camping becasue it will just be too cold for baby.
I was wondering if you guys could forward the details to us about the hall etc so that we can look for a hotel or a cabin close to the area so that we can come. Otherwise there shall be no chickens gracing adelaide cause we just cant risk the health of bub.

thanks.

.:*starts sewing lil bub some funky fluff bum cozy clothes*:....



Yep it's real important to keep him all warm and cozy.... and totally funkadelicly fluffy too! hehehe

daw...


Looking forwards to seeing the fluffy family soon (mama papa & baby fluff)

Hmmm. I'd like to try to come down for this...
*Goes off to consult the tea leaves*

---- and the tea leaves said???

*runs off to rig tea leaves*

- Hey Kyle I think you should use this cup not that one.

(graps kyles current tea cup and hands him the *special cup*)


------- and the tea leaves said

omg katinca made a post!!
:dances around kat's post, MC Hammer style:

ive put a draft timetable for workshops in my first post on this thread, its looking like its going to be an awesome long weekend, bender can i put u down for helping with some doubles workshops? puk hows about a short whip cracking workshop? and all you others who are thinking of coming the more people teaching the better, it would be really cool to have lots of people helping out for the beginners workshops

Ben I am happy to teach beginner and intermediate poi.

Also happy to teach beginner staff and body movement if people are keen?

i think a body movement workshops an awesome idea ill definately make sure to attend that one

Last night it dropped down to 3.8 in the city. 2.6 at the airport and 0.8 at parafield. Thats VERY cold. Oct should be warmer, isn't that spring (i'm stillg getting used to the seasons thing)

Ben i see the loungeroom being very cozy with everyone in it. Glad i'll have my own room :P

If ben brings his wireless card i could probably set up a webcam for people to view the event fromt he other side of the globe.

Can I please have a private jetty....and a bathroom on my floor at least

..oooooo and a boat and a wombat.

i could probably help with beginnerer and intermediate poi and crosses. could also help with beginners rope dartyness

hope to see you all very soon

cheers, pete

yay! pete's coming!

you'd better bring balloony goodness

there shall be an abundance of balloony goodness, i just gotta figure out how im gona get there and all. mum wants all the info, but will let me go once i get it to her.

gotta figure out if i V-line it there, or if i can get a lift.

cheers, pete

aaron i dont know that a wireless card will get a reception to anything in the hills.

gnor you can share lexs wombat

pete when you say crosses do u mean for one of the double staff workshops or fixed crosses?

Yes Gaynor you can share my wombat (if Bens not stolen it, as he has a habbit of doing!!) But you never know - I may have got my new baby wombat by then (like the one in my intro!!! )

petey: at the moment i'm pretty sure i'm taking flynt there, and i'd be happy to take you too. i'm under the impression that flame's driving there too, so there's another potential option if you smile really sweetly at her. a bit like this

hehe shouldn't that be 'parential option' if indeed it is a word

sooo coming if i can get there... maybe i'll even have a car by that stage WOOT!

Thanks for the big hint/push PM Ben!!!

Yes of course I'd love to come.. it sounds GREAT and anyway I need to do some of those beginner's workshops! And I would be happy to help with drumming workshops... including ddrumming for the Middle Eastern Dance, cos I've done a lot of that ( dum dum tekky tek dum tekky tek etc)

For planning this far in advance, it's all about time and kids and work and $$$$... But there's a chance that I might be able to make it a work trip as well, which would be great. Two things I am crap at though: cold and lack of sleep.. so can I also get some details about hotel type accommodation rather than sharing floors.. being an old lady and all....

Aw Gabe, it would be sooooooooo good if you come!!!

Ben-ja-men: its the crosses of the fixed kind. i learnt for a while at the end of last year, but im yet to get one welded up. i plan to get around to that very soon.

myco: *happy dance* that would be the coolest. it beats a 10 hour train trip there, then an even longer bus trip to bendigo then train to melbourne to get home. *yay*

Adya: its nice to feel so loved

Bender: are you still planning the advanced hoboism workshops, ive been practicing.

cheers, pete

The site we have booked is in Montacute, which is very close to the city as Hills goes. Look it up on whereis.com.au by typing in Institute rd Montacute South Australia.

There are a few hotels within about 10-15minutes drive, but really even if you were to stay in the city in a hostel and drive up each morning its only about 25minutes. Id suggest doing that rather than finding a B and B, cuz they tend to be beautiful and quite expensive round here (although perhaps thats just my poorass attitude showing through).

We are encouraging people to stay at the site tho, cuz it will be more community-like

October is the middle month of spring.

Josh

ROAD TRIP ROAD TRIP ROAD TRIP.

heh
Now i'm definately coming

Watch out kate you aaaaaaalien, I'm'a'gonna'hug'you!

if i can get a lift from melb then ill be in. willing to chip in for fuel moneys of course. i get back from the US about 3 weeks before that so it shouldnt be too soon for me to take a couple of days off work *cringes* hehe theyre so gonna fire me one day.

im also able to help teach ball juggling and contact juggling workshops if you could use me

once again, provided one of you beautiful people offers me a lift

-ant

there will be like 20 pages to this thread by the time it happens!
i still am tossing up driving or flying, cus i can bring more toys if i drive(!)

the more the better

more toys! more toys!