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hi there,
hey, is there anyone on HOP who is currently or shortly will be living in holland? just moved back home and i havent found the spinning community yet
spinning on my own is fun, but, ya know, i gotsta find some, umm, colleagues (?).. identify yourselves! im lonely
hi there, hey, is there anyone on HOP who is currently or shortly will be living in holland? just moved back home and i havent found the spinning community yet
spinning on my own is fun, but, ya know, i gotsta find some, umm, colleagues (?).. identify yourselves! im lonely
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Hehe, the weather isn't great, I agree, but it's poiable...
But I've heard juggling groups in Delft, The Hague and Amsterdam that practice in indoor halls... You just have to pay a small entrance fee.
Kraakpanden, don't know anyone in The Hague actually, do you Kim?
Ow, and indoor = no fire
Hehe, the weather isn't great, I agree, but it's poiable...
But I've heard juggling groups in Delft, The Hague and Amsterdam
Kraakpanden, don't know anyone in The Hague actually, do you Kim?
Ow, and indoor = no fire
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Heya Badger, are you coming to the Netherlands in the near future or is it just a wish
??? Nice wish, nice idea!! Think I'm going to steel it 
... Only 2 problems: the owners might not like it (A), and it's always windy there... but since I live quite near the thing, I can wait for a day without wind 
Heya Badger, are you coming to the Netherlands in the near future or is it just a wish
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< ... just noticing that this thread has more than 300 replies, more than 2100 views... not bad 
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im just daydreaming remebering good old high school times...
ive been to the hague 3 times for a week, notice all those annoying teenagers flooding the city at the end of january?
well i was at the MUN conference too, and learned to love the city and hate the drunken teenagers around me
we always chilled on top of the bungeetower or hidden in the dunes or behind the bunkers....wherever we could hide from our teachers or the idiots that we had to work with at the conference......
theres this little room right before you come out on the top you can drop ur stuff in there and only go up to spin.
i havent seen any owners around but again ive beent there for 3 weeks total. and i remeber the candy store in the mall before the pier...... drool
im just daydreaming remebering good old high school times...
ive been to the hague 3 times for a week, notice all those annoying teenagers flooding the city at the end of january?
well i was at the MUN conference too, and learned to love the city and hate the drunken teenagers around me
we always chilled on top of the bungeetower or hidden in the dunes or behind the bunkers....wherever we could hide from our teachers or the idiots that we had to work with at the conference......
theres this little room right before you come out on the top you can drop ur stuff in there and only go up to spin.
i havent seen any owners around but again ive beent there for 3 weeks total. and i remeber the candy store in the mall before the pier...... drool
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WTF? You we're kicked of the spuiplein and why was the queen there? How did old Bea liked it? Now I'm sorry I couldn't make it. BTW Telpeva, put on your cellphone dude, I couldn't reach you.
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speaking of which.. dont know if u check this often mot, but you fancy another spin sometime? i know its getting cold but were big boys
Ok, first you're telling us you're big boys, and now you are wining about the cold???
Last night at spuiplein was pretty cold too, rain and wind etc. But as long as you're spinning...
There were a lot of 'firsts' for me: my first meeting, my first time spinning on Spui plein, my first time seeing the queen and my first time being kicked from the Spui-plein by the ME (Mobiele Eenheid) while the Police enjoyed our performance!!
Oh well, girls from Groningen, Mot and Berend, it was very nice to meet you!! Till very soon... prob. the 26th!
Kim
WTF? You we're kicked of the spuiplein and why was the queen there? How did old Bea liked it? Now I'm sorry I couldn't make it. BTW Telpeva, put on your cellphone dude, I couldn't reach you.
Hmm, there's gotta be something round and shiny, I can play with
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Hi Fuero, yeah, you really missed something!! Too bad you couldn't make it. The queen went to the Danstheater and we were pretty surprised to see all the cars on the square all of a sudden. We were kicked of like half an hour later, so I don't think it was because she came, but something else, otherwise we would have been kicked of before her arrival.
Anyway, funny that you're telling Telpeva to turn on his phone... I know he tried to call you but we couldn't reach you!
And Telpiva.. I don't know anybody in a kraakpand, maybe he meant the Blauwe Aanslag, which doesn't exist anymore..
It would be nice to practice inside, especially in winter!
Hope to see you all soon!
Kim
Hi Fuero, yeah, you really missed something!! Too bad you couldn't make it. The queen went to the Danstheater and we were pretty surprised to see all the cars on the square all of a sudden. We were kicked of like half an hour later, so I don't think it was because she came, but something else, otherwise we would have been kicked of before her arrival.
Anyway, funny that you're telling Telpeva to turn on his phone... I know he tried to call you but we couldn't reach you!
And Telpiva.. I don't know anybody in a kraakpand, maybe he meant the Blauwe Aanslag, which doesn't exist anymore..
It would be nice to practice inside, especially in winter!
Hope to see you all soon!
Kim
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i dont know any kraakpnaden myself.. i just know of a few ppl living antikraak who live in a school with a gym or in an abandoned office building or some [censored]..
hey but wtf? why did the ME kick you off if the cops were enjoying it? as far as i know its legal as long as you have safety blankets and a fire extinguisher and you dont ask for money
next time, next time..
i dont know any kraakpnaden myself.. i just know of a few ppl living antikraak who live in a school with a gym or in an abandoned office building or some [censored]..
hey but wtf? why did the ME kick you off if the cops were enjoying it? as far as i know its legal as long as you have safety blankets and a fire extinguisher and you dont ask for money
next time, next time..
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hey konsti, i like your quote of phil.. haha, so true, so true..
hey konsti, i like your quote of phil.. haha, so true, so true..
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Heya Badger, you were here with the MUN? Hehe, it's a funny way of seeing the Hague I guess, everyone going just to a few bars, everyone trying to "score points" two points 
!>, teenagers finally able to drink and blow...
It has it's charm, if you like it...
I hope it left nice memories in your brain, Scheveningen is nice by night... You should see the firework evenings
...
Heya Badger, you were here with the MUN? Hehe, it's a funny way of seeing the Hague I guess, everyone going just to a few
!>, teenagers finally able to drink and blow...It has it's charm, if you like it
...I hope it left nice memories in your brain, Scheveningen is nice by night... You should see the firework evenings
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At the moment the ME stepped up, we were just playing with tail-pois, fortunately... He asked us if we had a license first, so I told him that we didn't need any because we didn't ask for money... but still he asked us to leave, 'for reasons that we unfortunately can not tell you"...
And 3 minutes later, while we were packing, another ME group asked us to leave... so something mysterious top secret police thing, whatever... Stout was nice as well to warm up with a nice
At the moment the ME stepped up, we were just playing with tail-pois, fortunately
And 3 minutes later, while we were packing, another ME group asked us to leave... so something mysterious top secret police thing, whatever
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stupid ME (for the non dutch folk the Milatary Police), They can't stop extremists, but they can stop a few spinners. So the liscence thing was just an excuse to get you out of there. Maybe Hirshi Ali was there. (insiders dutch joke.)
In Utrecht they have Circus Jopie btw and they are open for free every thursday night from 20:00 till 22:00. But you can't train with fire off course.
stupid ME (for the non dutch folk the Milatary Police), They can't stop extremists, but they can stop a few spinners. So the liscence thing was just an excuse to get you out of there. Maybe Hirshi Ali was there. (insiders dutch joke.)In Utrecht they have Circus Jopie btw and they are open for free every thursday night from 20:00 till 22:00. But you can't train with fire off course.
Hmm, there's gotta be something round and shiny, I can play with
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telpeva-The only reason we did mun is to get a weeks vacation in holland. It was me and my best friends doing it. We didnt care about the conference or the people at all. we ditched the conference at 12 everyday and spend the rest of the time smoking in the dunes. We went out to town once to have look but all i saw was a battlefield of dying american teenagers puking their brains out, so we turned around and went to a park.
we came from vienna, so we have non-existing drinking laws, so the whole "lets get drunk" thing didnt apply. all we did was spending our money in the coffee and smart shops, walkin around all chilled out.
a friend of mine crashed into the pond in front of the big government building downtown (parliament?) cause it was iced over and he thought it was a parking lot....
telpeva-The only reason we did mun is to get a weeks vacation in holland. It was me and my best friends doing it. We didnt care about the conference or the people at all. we ditched the conference at 12 everyday and spend the rest of the time smoking in the dunes. We went out to town once to have look but all i saw was a battlefield of dying american teenagers puking their brains out, so we turned around and went to a park.
we came from vienna, so we have non-existing drinking laws, so the whole "lets get drunk" thing didnt apply. all we did was spending our money in the coffee and smart shops, walkin around all chilled out.
a friend of mine crashed into the pond in front of the big government building downtown (parliament?) cause it was iced over and he thought it was a parking lot....
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hey ppl,
wanna share with u that once i was spinning on trafalgar square in london and everybody around were enjoyed...of course
but one policeman came to me and asked me to leave for reason that is forbid by queen to juggling on the squares......i have it on tape...very interesting video byTHEway
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hey ppl,
wanna share with u that once i was spinning on trafalgar square in london and everybody around were enjoyed...of course
but one policeman came to me and asked me to leave for reason that is forbid by queen to juggling on the squares......i have it on tape...very interesting video byTHEway!fox
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Wow, I didn't realise the military police were so active in Amsterdam.
The military police have no authority over civilians here, which is nice
Surprisingly, the last couple of times I've been spinning in Belfast the police and the fire brigade have stopped by for a look, but they just sat in their trucks and watched...
I guess a bunch of stoned hippy-types playing with fire is the least of their worries!
Wow, I didn't realise the military police were so active in Amsterdam.
The military police have no authority over civilians here, which is nice
Surprisingly, the last couple of times I've been spinning in Belfast the police and the fire brigade have stopped by for a look, but they just sat in their trucks and watched...
I guess a bunch of stoned hippy-types playing with fire is the least of their worries!
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Its not the MP, its the ME, thats riot police
Its not the MP, its the ME, thats riot police
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Hey guys, I can solve the riot police mystery for you - though it's Mot's story to tell really, so I'll leave the long & exiting version to him - there was a terrorist scare while the queen was in the Dans Theater 
As far as the legality of fire is concerned: I called the Utrecht city Council a couple of years ago to ask them about busking with fire. Apparently there's no problem about it, it falls under the category of non-amplified music (yup, really!), for which you have to have a license, but the license is free. He said it was probably a good idea to check with the fire department because there are a few rules you have to comply with, i.e. you have to be x metres away from buildings etc. - but i don't think that should be a problem on a square like the Spuiplein So, as long as there isn't a drought (in November... in Holland.... ) and an open fire ban I think we're in the clear!
Anyways, we're definitely up for Amsterdam next week, is it certain now that it's going to be Friday and not Saturday? Lampoil: how about everyone just bring what they need for themselves, and one of us an extra bottle for Firepoise? I'll bring chocolate milk and rum, but my thermos capacity is limited so if anyone else can bring some too (and plastic cups!) that'd be great...
And is there anything happening this coming weekend? We've got a friend visiting from Ireland who'd probably like to go for a spin, weather permitting...
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Hey guys, I can solve the riot police mystery for you - though it's Mot's story to tell really, so I'll leave the long & exiting version to him
- there was a terrorist scare while the queen was in the Dans Theater As far as the legality of fire is concerned: I called the Utrecht city Council a couple of years ago to ask them about busking with fire. Apparently there's no problem about it, it falls under the category of non-amplified music (yup, really!), for which you have to have a license, but the license is free. He said it was probably a good idea to check with the fire department because there are a few rules you have to comply with, i.e. you have to be x metres away from buildings etc. - but i don't think that should be a problem on a square like the Spuiplein
So, as long as there isn't a drought (in November... in Holland.... ) and an open fire ban I think we're in the clear!Anyways, we're definitely up for Amsterdam next week, is it certain now that it's going to be Friday and not Saturday? Lampoil: how about everyone just bring what they need for themselves, and one of us an extra bottle for Firepoise? I'll bring chocolate milk and rum, but my thermos capacity is limited so if anyone else can bring some too (and plastic cups!) that'd be great...
And is there anything happening this coming weekend? We've got a friend visiting from Ireland who'd probably like to go for a spin, weather permitting...
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I'm in Utrecht on Saturday, so if you want to go for a spin or just a drink, I'm up for it.
I'm in Utrecht on Saturday, so if you want to go for a spin or just a drink, I'm up for it.
Hmm, there's gotta be something round and shiny, I can play with
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Hey, we were in The Hague (almost as cool as Amsterdam). And yeah, ME is kind of an elite squad, that is specialised in riots and stuff, but also for special cases like protecting the queen!
I thought so!! That was the first thing I thought of when I saw that the ME wiped the whole square. They didn't really mind the juggling, but more us being there. If they had minded the juggling, they would have asked us to leave before the queens' arrival.
Anyway, enough about last saturday, let's talk about the 26th! Everybody bringing there own lamp-oil is the best idea I think. And even Firepoise can arrange some, or not?? (You can get it everywhere, so maybe your friends can buy it for you!) I really hope the weather isn't gonna suck, cause then I don't know whether I'm even gonna go to Amsterdam.
But let's be optimistic and pray for good weather!!
Kim
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Wow, I didn't realise the military police were so active in Amsterdam.
Hey, we were in The Hague (almost as cool as Amsterdam
). And yeah, ME is kind of an elite squad, that is specialised in riots and stuff, but also for special cases like protecting the queen!Written by: Nephtys
there was a terrorist scare while the queen was in the Dans Theater
I thought so!! That was the first thing I thought of when I saw that the ME wiped the whole square. They didn't really mind the juggling, but more us being there. If they had minded the juggling, they would have asked us to leave before the queens' arrival.
Anyway, enough about last saturday, let's talk about the 26th! Everybody bringing there own lamp-oil is the best idea I think. And even Firepoise can arrange some, or not?? (You can get it everywhere, so maybe your friends can buy it for you!) I really hope the weather isn't gonna suck, cause then I don't know whether I'm even gonna go to Amsterdam.
But let's be optimistic and pray for good weather!!
Kim
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Ermm, ok that should be fine.
I arrive on Thursday night, so hopefully my friend Rod will show me where to get some Lamp Oil on Friday.
Hope you can make it... I'm sure there are lots of pubs and suchlike near the Vondelpark anyways, if it does rain
Ermm, ok that should be fine.
I arrive on Thursday night, so hopefully my friend Rod will show me where to get some Lamp Oil on Friday.
Hope you can make it... I'm sure there are lots of pubs and suchlike near the Vondelpark anyways, if it does rain
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hey hey, sounds like a good idea.. lepelenburg park is nice and big (and around the corner from my house) but theres also the wilhelminapark.. pick and choose, but im up for it.. any other takers?
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I'm in Utrecht on Saturday, so if you want to go for a spin or just a drink, I'm up for it.
hey hey, sounds like a good idea.. lepelenburg park is nice and big (and around the corner from my house
) but theres also the wilhelminapark.. pick and choose, but im up for it.. any other takers? World Champ Procrastinator
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where is this circus jopie btw? that would be an option too cuz its really getting cold..
oh, and another thing, this goes out to everyone, where and what time is the meeting place, if any, for the 26th?
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where is this circus jopie btw? that would be an option too cuz its really getting cold..
oh, and another thing, this goes out to everyone, where and what time is the meeting place, if any, for the 26th?
cheers
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Cicus Jopie is in a school about a ten minute walk from Utrecht Centraal. Let's see if Mot and Nephtys are available saturday. I'd like to see them again. Anybody else coming?
Cicus Jopie is in a school about a ten minute walk from Utrecht Centraal. Let's see if Mot and Nephtys are available saturday. I'd like to see them again. Anybody else coming?
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as long as the telephone is spelled telefoon, im going to love the dutch:)
as long as the telephone is spelled telefoon, im going to love the dutch
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Hey Stickman,
I'm meeting my friends (it's a travellers reunion, that's why I'm going to be in Amsterdam), between 6pm and 9pm in the Kashmir Lounge.
I was hoping to see you all there, and then we could head on to a park afterwards...
Hey Stickman,
I'm meeting my friends (it's a travellers reunion, that's why I'm going to be in Amsterdam), between 6pm and 9pm in the Kashmir Lounge.
I was hoping to see you all there, and then we could head on to a park afterwards...
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you mean on the 26th?, well just let me know what the dealio is.. im probly gonna come either way..
oh, and badger, its still pronounced almost the same, not telefooooooon as you so wisely pointed out during....ummm.. when was that anyways.. track? no that was zurich.. aw whatever, you get the point
you mean on the 26th?, well just let me know what the dealio is.. im probly gonna come either way..
oh, and badger, its still pronounced almost the same, not telefooooooon as you so wisely pointed out during....ummm.. when was that anyways.. track? no that was zurich.. aw whatever, you get the point
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Is there going to be another dutch poi meet soon ?
Is there going to be another dutch poi meet soon ?
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Are you all aware of the fact that circus Jopie only opens its doors on Thursday nights between 20.00 and 22.00 ?
@cavedude: just read the last 2/3 pages of this thread and you'll know all about it.
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Are you all aware of the fact that circus Jopie only opens its doors on Thursday nights between 20.00 and 22.00 ?
@cavedude: just read the last 2/3 pages of this thread and you'll know all about it.
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i dont care if the o's are pronounced hard, to me it will be always:
"hey, dude look its a telefooooooooooooooooon"
long story....a bunch of friends, the hague, too much of the good stuff...u know how these things come up
i dont care if the o's are pronounced hard, to me it will be always:
"hey, dude look its a telefooooooooooooooooon"
long story....a bunch of friends, the hague, too much of the good stuff...u know how these things come up
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badger, you are truly unique!!
what kind of trip was it tho, cuz i know i was there when you said it
badger, you are truly unique!!
what kind of trip was it tho, cuz i know i was there when you said it
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the telefoooon i was talking about is in the lobby of the hotel that we were staying in during the modelUN's, so i doubt u were there.
u should have been tho!
the telefoooon i was talking about is in the lobby of the hotel that we were staying in during the modelUN's, so i doubt u were there.
u should have been tho!
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