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263 posts
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
Hello all,
I'm joe, though obviously go by Imbalance online. I'm relatively new to spinning (about 4 or 5 months i suppose) and actually didn't even know it was called poi till about a month ago. Started spinning because a buddy of mine did it with glowsticks in a club. Thought it was cool and so I got into it. I've had experience with staff spinning a bit way back in the day when I took Kempo, been thinking about getting back into it.
I love spinning, always have had a knack for this kind of hand coordination thing and I intend on getting much much better.
Anyways, I'm from Charlotte, NC (USA) and living proof that JUST because I'm southern, doesn't mean I'm a redneck, nor do I speak with a drawn out accent. ok yaawwll? So if anyone else is in the area and wants to get together (i.e. teach me mo' moves) that'd be cool.
as for what I do, welp, i do a bit of everything, Recently lost my full time job (sales guy for technology) so i'm falling back on what i've been doing for years. I have my own small business doing computer repair/training, graphic design, websites etc etc etc. I love doing my own thing, the only problem is the business is sooooo not steady. Aside from all that, I'm a gamer and an artist. I have extremely eclectic music tastes except for country (my dad never had sex with my cousin, nor did my dog run away when grandpa' died or some such stupid thing, and I have ALL my teeth thank u) I also love to cook (thought about being a chef, decided i don't like cooking under stress) and i tell ya, one of the best things i've ever gotten...that ron popiel Showtime Rotisserie (Set It! and Forget It!) makes a mean prime rib.
other than that... i dunno feel free to ask.
I'll probably be poking my head in from time to time to bug all you experienced ppls with my annoying questions about why the string keeps wrapping around my head
so, glad to find such a nice community of ppl interested in something I am!
p.s. as a side note, my birthday is next friday (9-16-05) and i'm turning 24 so woo hoo, im officially old according to my brother (who's 21) lol.
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I once learned every move that there was,
Every style, Every technique.
Then I woke up, and forgot it all,
So now I struggle to dream.
37 posts
Location: Spain,Britain
Hey joe,
to HOP 
Glad to be the first to welcome you to this friendly site and hope ya have a long and comfortable stay. Keep swinging dude
I think we've established that KaKaw KaKaw and Tookie Tookie ain't workin'..
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,099 posts
Location: Bideford and Bath, United Kingdom
welcome to HoP and thankyou for finally being someone with a proper introduction that tells us lots about u.
altho i wouldn't call staff spinning all hand co ordination cos allot of the time i'm not holding my staf (woo for contact)
happy birthday next friday (tho the american date confused me for a while)
UCOF "evolution: Poi -> stick -> hoops -> devil stick -> juggling club -> juggling ball -> crayons."
Supergroovalsticprosifunkstication
In other words, it's the thumps bump
PoiBoi
627 posts
Location: Manchester, UK
Happy Birthday for next Friday... very impressed with ya little imbalance thing!!
Welcome to HoP
... being pretty new too, you'll find everyone is dead friendly!!Gary!!
Stuck in my Poi comfort zone....
not different, just not the same
263 posts
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
sorry yoni, my bad for being american born ;-) I shall endeaver to change that for my next life.
9-16-05 = september 16, 2005 for those who don't wish to try and decipher our obstinantly backwards american ways.
I once learned every move that there was,
Every style, Every technique.
Then I woke up, and forgot it all,
So now I struggle to dream.
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,099 posts
Location: Bideford and Bath, United Kingdom
damn right u'll try and change that
it should be written 16-9-05
UCOF "evolution: Poi -> stick -> hoops -> devil stick -> juggling club -> juggling ball -> crayons."
Supergroovalsticprosifunkstication
In other words, it's the thumps bump
37 posts
Location: Spain,Britain
For my next life, i want to be a koala bear.
They sit in trees and their ONLY food source does to them as pot does to humans.
Now thats l.i.v.i.n.
I think we've established that KaKaw KaKaw and Tookie Tookie ain't workin'..
not different, just not the same
263 posts
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
*high five tong* deffinently a good goal for your next life! though i doubt I could live without technology and entertainment. What fun is being high if you just have to sit there in your tree staring at nothin. much better to be watching family guy, or a personal favorite of mine News Radio (comedy from years ago that is now, sadly, gone).
additionally, wouldn't want to be any lower on the food chain, too much stress to have to watch out for large animals who want nothing more than to snatch you out of that tree (or as we call them today, humans).
I once learned every move that there was,
Every style, Every technique.
Then I woke up, and forgot it all,
So now I struggle to dream.
comfortably numb
2,676 posts
Location: The countryside, Australia
Hello there!
I'm Roarfire, but you can call me Roar
Hope you enjoy your stay!
.All things are beautiful if we take the time to look.
now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Hello, welcome to HOP!!
My state of mind is not yours to define!
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
ARRRR!
529 posts
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
Heya Imbalance, happy near birthday and
to HoP!There are a bunch of us poi spinners here in Charlotte, we get together every few days at different peoples houses or nightclubs for spin jams. PM me if you want to spin some time and meet some of the others around town.
I think a few of us are getting together on the 17th to spin fire at a Hurricane charity event in the MoFo district (Montford drive, at Jeff's Bucket Shop\Moosehead Grill).
"My skin is singed but it heals my heart and with glowing pride I'll wear my scars." -Davey Havok
not different, just not the same
263 posts
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
thanks everyone for the nice welcome!
glad to hear there are other people in charlotte! I will deffinently try and stop by saturday if i can, dunno how hung over I will be since I "plan" on going out on the 16th. I used to live right over there where you guys are gonna be, parents still have a house off park road and seneca. Let me know what times things are goin down and I will at least stop in and say hi, i'll be the goober lookin all impressed and what not. lol.
as a side note, never have done fire yet, for some reason i have always had a thing for glowsticks (even before i knew about poi), that and a strong desire to not get a fireball in the face just when i think i am rocking a 5 beat weave (which i just FINALLY got consistently today!), cuz thats when i get hit, when i think im doin good lol.
I once learned every move that there was,
Every style, Every technique.
Then I woke up, and forgot it all,
So now I struggle to dream.
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
boing ... boing ... boing ... boing ...
Welcome to HoP!!!!
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
*wanders in wearing overalls, a plaid shirt, a straw hat, a bandana round the neck, and chewing on a piece of tall grass*
Um...howdy there!
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
*giggle* sorry Mike, the look just doesn't work.
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
not different, just not the same
263 posts
Location: Charlotte, NC, USA
Doc...hate to break it to ya there yankee boy, but even the red necks would laugh at ya ;-)
furthermore, just wanna say I quite agree with the last line of Gidg's signature there.
I once learned every move that there was,
Every style, Every technique.
Then I woke up, and forgot it all,
So now I struggle to dream.
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Thank you muchly Joe, I like yours also.
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Sorry, I'm just too...
Jewish.
And New Yorkish.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
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