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Posted: 6th Jan 2004
The beach is a good place, if you live near a beach. Parks around here seem not to be well lit, but yes, many of them close at 10:00 or so so you'll have to do earlier sessions. How about an empty parking lot, or a backyard or front yard of your own house or a friend's house? The beauty of poi is that all you need is some space to spin, walk or drive around town, I'm sure you'll find a place to go.

Posted: 6th Jan 2004
lol I'm land locked. ^_-

EVERY parking lot I've come across is well lit, or I'd get kicked out by the authorities quickly.

All the streets 'round here are to well lit, so, the frontyard don' work... No one would see it in the back yard... >.<

-=Dave

Posted: 7th Jan 2004
the only time i got to spin outside was my backyard but that was in the day and with dead glowstix i sue for practice, but the only time i ever got to spin around here with lit glowstix ( outdoors) was when our whole street blacked so i cracked some glowstgix and started spinning to find my way:)
or once at a park cus mine has a tennis court which closes at 10 but tha park is opne until 11 so actually regardless of the time we go at night

it must be green

Posted: 7th Jan 2004
We spin weekly outside in Colorado, but it's REALLY cold lately (uh, mid-winter). We are looking for a warehouse or studio to practice in... but we have had good luck in the parks here. Once I called the director of the Recreation Dept. and she was helpful, we also have an Arts Council here that offered us their parking lot. The Fire Dept. doesn't mind, we called before we got into fire to let them know we have spotters, towels, extinguishers on hand. I've also spun fire on streetcorners outside the bars, but this is kind of a small town! Had to unplug the X-mas lights from the trees...

You might check if there's a park or public land a little bit out of town, for less light pollution. Good Luck!

take the schneak-tip

Posted: 8th Jan 2004
firestation!!!! thats so smart i never thought of that!

it must be green

Posted: 9th Jan 2004
LMAO!

-=Dave

Posted: 7th Mar 2004
I've found that parking lots are really good. They also provide enough ambient light so that the photos look wicked. If there's a school nearby, you would probably be able to use their lot

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Posted: 10th Mar 2004
why not try ur garden?

Posted: 10th Mar 2004
you have the potential to set something on fire i guess....*shrug*

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Posted: 12th Mar 2004
ii'm also looking for a spot to spin cus i'm teaching a person i met on HOP in montreal and we need a location
theirs no beaches here and its cold outside lol + theirs snow!

it must be green

Posted: 14th Mar 2004
im lucky cos
*points arm in westerly direction* I got a field their i can use
*points arm in easterly direction* I got another field there I can use
*points arm in a north direction* I got a beach down there I can use
AND there all 2 mins from the house......maybe even less than that....ive never counted how it takes to walk there...

try carparks? or have you anyfields you can use? or just your garden?

Posted: 15th Mar 2004
Yo u live in pheonix........dont you have flat roofs out there in Az???
i know some people have set up their roof almost like a deck..............why dont you just do that......or go to the desert........like outside of the city........its been a while but if i remember right isnt there some clifs or something like that near pheonix??? why dont you go somewhere out there?

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Posted: 20th Mar 2004
tha solves his problem but i dont have a spot here either. montreal= island and theor nothign here

it must be green

Posted: 20th Mar 2004
Hrm... Maybe move out of Canada?

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We'll blaze a new trail,
and torch the rough patches.

-Me

Posted: 21st Mar 2004
montreal is tthe best place in the world:)) calm in the day and busy with their night life:)) so ma y festivals and frnech canadians love to party
rocks here

it must be green

Posted: 22nd Mar 2004
i just saw that taking lives movie and have determined that canada is no longer the second happiest place on earth (next to disney world of course)

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Posted: 31st Mar 2004
Every time i go to the park by my house the security folk come after about two minutes ( I think there is a little old lady snitch nearby)
All ya gottaq do is talk really confidently to police/security and bluff them out - they are full of bravado and usually rely on intimidation to move fire performers, but they really can be quite easily persuaded ( especially if one fo the dancers is a girl dressed ONLY in clay....but that is another story) to let one spin
Example conversation:
Security Guard: 'Do you have permission from the council to do that here?'
Jacko: 'Permission specifically for now or permission in general?'
SG: 'Uh...in general'
J: 'Well we do a lot of work for the council, performing at events, plus we add a lot to the culture of the city. We often practise here and in some of other parks. We are part of a professional fire troupe, and as such know what we are doing etc. etc. etc. ad nauseam'
SG: 'Hmmm....uh....okay then have fun and watch out for the trees'
I don't how much more fascist your guards are in the states/canada, ours are pretty sweet, like i said just overwhelm them with info and confidence and they will become unsure and leave you to it.
For inside spinning we have an acitivities hall (complete with wall-length mirrors!) at the university that we can use free-of-charge....have you tried asking around community groups/churches/art centres etc.?

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Posted: 2nd Apr 2004
i agree

RoOtZ

Posted: 3rd Apr 2004
Argh, we got shut down again last night at the park. Funny how the cops know we are always down there but never ask us to leave unless someone runs a complaint in about us spinning fire. Heck they come and find out what we're doing if they don't normally work Friday nights. . .

It's started already and we've just begun our spinning season. . ugh.

Time to talk to a city councilor perhaps . . .last time they said to get approval we'd need insurance--upwards of $1000 a month. . Cause 5-6 spinners can afford that. . ..

Posted: 3rd Apr 2004
$1000 a month? In the US, Clowns of America offers insurance for under $200 a year per person. Might wanna check that out, see if there's anything similar for your country.