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"When you want to light your poi (Cathedral) for the first time, is there a demo video that shows the complete process?Is there a diagram that shows the poi wick and the best place to li..."
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"Greetings HOP, my name is matt and I am an amateur fire breather. By amateur I mean that I haven't starting using real fuel(I heard paraffin is the best choice) I practice with water an..."
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"im pretty muscular and I cant seem to do the moves taking more flexibility ( waist wraps ) like my arm muscles plus back muscles are in the way it wont go that far. Im wondering if anyo..."
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"What does this mean?"Superrrr techie! Nice work though :)"Like when you use the word "tech" in reference to a poi performance?"
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"Hi,My Name is Rik Hinton and i have started a fire spinning group in Vanuatu (south Pacific) if your Near or doing an around the world trip, come and stop by! The group do 8 shows a wee..."
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"I am looking to find other people in the Glasgow area who can teach me poi. Or perhaps hang out and share tips skills. I am new to this and want to meet like minded folk near by?"
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"Hi there! We are couple of advanced spinners searching for buddies in Aberdeen City (or nearby surroundings) who want to practise in the group and want to enjoying fellowship without th..."
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"hello allI am new to this I have been spinning for around 7 months and I have my 1st show on in 2 weeks and It is a pirate them and I have no idea for music anyone got some suggestions ..."
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"Just wondering guy n gals does anyone know of any licenses for performing to the public?"
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"Hi guys!I just tried to get on contact juggling.org and it's down. Does anyone know if that's permanent, if that happens more frequent and for how long it's been down?Thanks, Flo"
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"Hello all! I'm writing a magazine article on poi - more specifically fire spinning. I was wondering if anyone had any interesting stories or vox pox that they'd like to post here in ord..."
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"just want to get some feedback i am doing a fire show in a couple of weeksjust want to know what you guys reckon it is a pirate them arty but not to sure what kind of music to go with i..."
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"Boing boing!We're looking for female performers for an event in Carlisle on the 23rd of November, specifically poi and hula hoop (fire) and also for a spot on stage with a DJ.We're base..."
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"Hi all,Please note that this query is specific to UK.I was donated some fuel for fire breathing, which i have now exhausted and I need some more for a photoshoot I have coming up.. Cou..."
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"Hey spinners, I thought it was about time we had a thread made in honor and memory of someone we all loved, respected and looked up to: Burning or Watermelon Dan, which ever you knew hi..."
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"HiI haven't posted on here in forever, I have been really neglecting my poi and so I have to start practising stuff all over again, which really sucks because I was terrible to begin w..."
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"Looking to buy a Fire poi and there are so many options, knots, etc. Looking for some advice as for the best one to go with! Thank you,D"
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"Hi everyone, I'm looking into adding some Steel wool to my staff to make it sparkle, but I have no clue how to make it work. I read mention of some sort of "Cage" to make a sp..."
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"Hi i have just started fire breathing i know its bad for me and all that. i play it safe i use paffine wax witch i think is better i wipe my face after i spit and take a swig i have a f..."
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"if there was a quarterly spinning magazine full of loads of technical articles pretty pictures up and coming festivals around the globe for the quarter, interviews and all the other thi..."
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"Hello.I am interested in buying poi to start training spins.However, I have no idea which is the most recomended. Derek Faughn's Poi (cone poi, I guess?) look very interesting, but stil..."
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"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQHfpwcnYqc&list=UUykb7ZY1UVgBF401Ir56OxwI want to create one of these staffs, but I cannot find it in any shops and I don't know how they actually ma..."
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"So, I recently started to learn the art of fire-eating (after much reasearch) and today I ate my first flame!!!!!!! Anyway, tomorrow I am getting braces on the top and bottom, and I w..."
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"Hi friends--Just for fun, I whipped up a survey pertaining to how members of the flow community think of/develop their skill sets between vertically (a narrow, but deep master of a few ..."
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"Hey Guys, Just a word out to all the dragon staff twirlers. We have been working hard on a new design for everyone, and have finally got it down. You can check it out and pre-order on o..."
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"i bought the new stealth ninja v3s. i love em. only problem is im used to spinning contact poi and the weight on the ninja just isnt doin it for me. i really dnt wanna just glue a bunch..."
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"Hello!I am writing a research paper regarding modern poi history. I can not seem to find information anywhere about when the first LED poi came into existence. I am looking for the sp..."
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"Hi guys, wondered if anyone has settings for camera setups to photograph LED Poi so you get the effect of the tails on them ?tips welcomed"
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"Do spinning need stars, masteres, idols, icons or legends ?Do spinning need someone to look up to ?Do you have one ?Would you tell ?Would you tell why ?Do you thing the aswer is no ?Can..."
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"Many people aren't aware that the Christianity has a long tradition of the kind of introspective spirituality more usually associated with buddhism and eastern religions.Personally I fe..."
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"Hey there!I'm not an often guest here at this forum, but just I wanted to share my story hoping it might inspire someone and to thank this site and the people here So, everything starte..."
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"I've just started out meteor poi and I need help finding out the name of a trick I saw a performer do. It involved spinning the poi continuously around one hand so it rotated over and u..."
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"Whatever happened to the ninja poi? ive been waiting to buy a pair for a few months and now they are unavailable on the website? will they ever be put back up again? the V3s were very v..."
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"Sooo, what did everyone make of Live Earth?While we can all appreciate the cause, there's certainly mixed opinions on the hypocrisy of it all, and even the motivations of some of the ev..."
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"If I was to say "I wrote a poem today", how many people would believe me. Okay, now lets say I entitled that piece "Decmoracy", would U believe me then? No.. didn't think so. But here i..."
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"hello homeofpoi forums...if you are a spinner on youtube who would like to trade knolegde or just check oout someone new... burnoutzilla@youtube.com iv got several fire spinning vids a..."
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"Hi there Just got to Australia on a working holiday visa and will be in Sydney for at least 2 weeks! Where do you guys gather? Would be cool to spin some "
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