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maybe this is a negative post but i need to vent. it seems about every other time i go to a drum circle some hippie with a head full of acid sees me show, walks right up into my circle, staggers around and demands that i let him spin cause he can do that. of course i should not give them to him. but i hate telling people no, because if i hadn't been given a chance i wouldn't have learned. so i kindly tell him how to make a pair of his own, which he ignores and demands mine.so i end up saying no. and he hovers over me ALL nite begging and pleading. and interupting everytime i try to spin. so i have to put them away and pretend like i'm out of gas.
are people really that stupid?
maybe this is a negative post but i need to vent. it seems about every other time i go to a drum circle some hippie
are people really that stupid?
may you travel far andlive in interesting times.unless you a bhuddist in which case i wish you nothing
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I dont know man... I for one think tripping hippies are cool.
but I dont know that I would be lending firetoys to people who are obviously tripping, especially if I dont know thier skills at spinning.
I dont know man... I for one think tripping hippies are cool.
but I dont know that I would be lending firetoys to people who are obviously tripping, especially if I dont know thier skills at spinning.
I smell something burning.
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yes people honestly are that stupid. especially when you give them vitamins "A" or "E". somehow they feel invincible, or think its just really simple. to me if they show that they dont respect the fire, so they dont deserve the fire.
my suggestion: get a piar of beaming poi and let them use those rather then the fire. then tell them the only way the spin good is really fast. that'll teach em.
yes people honestly are that stupid. especially when you give them vitamins "A" or "E". somehow they feel invincible, or think its just really simple. to me if they show that they dont respect the fire, so they dont deserve the fire.
my suggestion: get a piar of beaming poi and let them use those rather then the fire. then tell them the only way the spin good is really fast. that'll teach em.
you can't have a war against terrorism because war IS terrorism.it's not about worshipping fire. its about making the fire want to worship you.
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nothing against tripping, or hippies, or tripping hippies. just people who can't understand it when you are telling them no for there saftey and the safty of those around them. with sober people i let them swing the poi unlite once they get hurt most people will give up, but i find people tripping only take it as encouragement and try to get them lit.
nothing against tripping, or hippies, or tripping hippies. just people who can't understand it when you are telling them no for there saftey and the safty of those around them
may you travel far andlive in interesting times.unless you a bhuddist in which case i wish you nothing
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Posted:
ummm.. this has nothing to do with the thread topic, however
anyway, sorry if i'm out of line..
ummm.. this has nothing to do with the thread topic, however
quote:ummm... is this meant to be taken in a light-hearted manner? or are you serious?? Now i am not at all religious, but have great respect for Buddhism and those who follow it - from what i have seen it promotes peace, goodwill, and hurts no-one.. I've always thought that persons who follow a religion, should be the ones who respect followers of differing religions the most! as they have that in common.. unfortunately this never seems to be the case, and petty bickering concerning who's is more 'Right' or more 'True' seems to prevail.
Originally posted by the man behind the curtain:
may you travel far and
live in interesting times.
unless you a bhuddist in which case i wish you nothing
anyway, sorry if i'm out of line..
-As angels debate chance and fate-
i was riding through melbourne on a midget giraffe, things were peachy.
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Posted:
On multiple occasions I have had people (with ZERO good judgement) walk up to me in the middle of a spin and ask me questions or try to talk to me..
I always just yell "GET BACK!" It usually shocks them into getting back.
I apologize for yelling afterwards, but I'm not one for social graces in the middle of a spin.
On multiple occasions I have had people (with ZERO good judgement) walk up to me in the middle of a spin and ask me questions or try to talk to me..
I always just yell "GET BACK!" It usually shocks them into getting back.
I apologize for yelling afterwards, but I'm not one for social graces in the middle of a spin.
-Mike
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Trippin hippys are fun to mess with. We've got so many ways of saying no now. We mostly go with well what are you wearing. No hippy ever knows what they have on. Get's the point of saftey across real quick to anyone who might have some skill.
Trippin hippys are fun to mess with. We've got so many ways of saying no now. We mostly go with well what are you wearing. No hippy ever knows what they have on. Get's the point of saftey across real quick to anyone who might have some skill.
We are all in the cosmic movie. That means the day you die you watch your whole life repeating for eternity. So you'd better have some good things happen in there and have a fitting climax. --Jim MorrisonIt's going to come from a direction you didn't predict at a moment of chaos which you didn't see coming. -- NYC
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falloutboy, I may be way out here, but I thought one of the goals of some buddhists was to attain a state of nothingness, to disolve the self and the ego into nothingness. so if that was the case, the quote is wishing buddhists all the best.
any buddhists on the list?
the other part of the quote: may you live in interesting times, is an old curse I think.
but, could just be my brain playing tricks on me, I had a late night
falloutboy, I may be way out here, but I thought one of the goals of some buddhists was to attain a state of nothingness, to disolve the self and the ego into nothingness. so if that was the case, the quote is wishing buddhists all the best.
any buddhists on the list?
the other part of the quote: may you live in interesting times, is an old curse I think.
but, could just be my brain playing tricks on me, I had a late night
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I tried to gain Bhuddistic Annihiliation, but only managed Counter-strike annihilation.
damn campers.
I tried to gain Bhuddistic Annihiliation, but only managed Counter-strike annihilation.
damn campers.
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Aha!! - Thankyou Ade for straightening that out for me. It seems once again my own ignorance has come and smacked me right in the back of the head! - much like a flaming poi..
Aha!! - Thankyou Ade for straightening that out for me. It seems once again my own ignorance has come and smacked me right in the back of the head! - much like a flaming poi..
-As angels debate chance and fate-
i was riding through melbourne on a midget giraffe, things were peachy.
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[/qb][/QUOTE]ummm... is this meant to be taken in a light-hearted manner? or are you serious?? Now i am not at all religious, but have great respect for Buddhism and those who follow it - from what i have seen it promotes peace, goodwill, and hurts no-one.. I've always thought that persons who follow a religion, should be the ones who respect followers of differing religions the most! as they have that in common.. unfortunately this never seems to be the case, and petty bickering concerning who's is more 'Right' or more 'True' seems to prevail.
anyway, sorry if i'm out of line..[/QB][/QUOTE]
i usualy end my posts with the may you travel far.....part but one day i caught some lip from a bhuddist because to wish that to a bhuddist is to wish that he has distractions on his path to nothingness. so, after a debate we settled on "and if your a bhuddist then i wish you nothing" as that is the state they seek
[/qb][/QUOTE]ummm... is this meant to be taken in a light-hearted manner? or are you serious?? Now i am not at all religious, but have great respect for Buddhism and those who follow it - from what i have seen it promotes peace, goodwill, and hurts no-one.. I've always thought that persons who follow a religion, should be the ones who respect followers of differing religions the most! as they have that in common.. unfortunately this never seems to be the case, and petty bickering concerning who's is more 'Right' or more 'True' seems to prevail.
anyway, sorry if i'm out of line..[/QB][/QUOTE]
i usualy end my posts with the may you travel far.....part but one day i caught some lip from a bhuddist because to wish that to a bhuddist is to wish that he has distractions on his path to nothingness. so, after a debate we settled on "and if your a bhuddist then i wish you nothing" as that is the state they seek
may you travel far andlive in interesting times.unless you a bhuddist in which case i wish you nothing
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and the travel far and live in interesting times also changes meaning based on who you are and what you know. as my "god" is a driffting bum who learns from his travels for me it is a blessing. but originally i beleve the saying was a confucism blessing. funney how three impersonal religons who are prominate in the same region can very so much.
and the travel far and live in interesting times also changes meaning based on who you are and what you know. as my "god"
may you travel far andlive in interesting times.unless you a bhuddist in which case i wish you nothing
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we seek nothing, but are wholly and incontravertably involved in it...we just have to unremember...
anyway, the dunks are even worse than the trippers... esp. if hot chicks in scant clothes is part of your act, too..just a caution...
this sh!t happens all the time, that's why it is so important to have a person who's PRIMARY task is to watch for the trippin hippies, and keep them at bay, on the event horizon...away from the trippin performers, it's like magnetism...strange that you call them the trippin hippies, too...praise bob...
we seek nothing, but are wholly and incontravertably involved in it...we just have to unremember...
anyway, the dunks are even worse than the trippers... esp. if hot chicks in scant clothes is part of your act, too..just a caution...
this sh!t happens all the time, that's why it is so important to have a person who's PRIMARY task is to watch for the trippin hippies, and keep them at bay, on the event horizon...away from the trippin performers, it's like magnetism...strange that you call them the trippin hippies, too...praise bob...
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one more thing...
i tried this once, and it worked so well that this is now my general reaction...
esp. if they are tripping, then they are ripe for a neural reprogramming overhaul. they are already fascinated by you, so you have their ear...
talk to them about respect, and self control during intense spiriitual experiences like tripping. tell them that you are dealing with dangerous elements (fire), and that a warrior should be in aware of his energy at all times, esp. during drugs, and that he is being foolish and maybe even a bit obnoxious...if done correctly, this can be humbling and very positive, and can set them up for real learning about whatever you can feel that they need to know, like alternate realities or respect for others or whatever. my main point is that when trippin people approach you, you have the unique opportunity to fell what they need to hear and speak it. and change their programming. fire opens up all of that and makes it so easy!!! i hope you know what i mean...
one more thing...
i tried this once, and it worked so well that this is now my general reaction...
esp. if they are tripping, then they are ripe for a neural reprogramming overhaul. they are already fascinated by you, so you have their ear...
talk to them about respect, and self control during intense spiriitual experiences like tripping. tell them that you are dealing with dangerous elements (fire), and that a warrior should be in aware of his energy at all times, esp. during drugs, and that he is being foolish and maybe even a bit obnoxious...if done correctly, this can be humbling and very positive, and can set them up for real learning about whatever you can feel that they need to know, like alternate realities or respect for others or whatever. my main point is that when trippin people approach you, you have the unique opportunity to fell what they need to hear and speak it. and change their programming. fire opens up all of that and makes it so easy!!! i hope you know what i mean...
-Such a price the gods exact for song: to become what we sing
-Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.
-When the center of the storm does not move, you are in its path.
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it happened again last nite. but this time i was teaching people and they walked up on him! the guy then lied too me saying he had done it countless time and kept pestering me. i eventualy let him spin and of course he almost hurt himself. he knew one move and kept screwing it up. i have nothing against beginers, but don't fucking lie to me!
it happened again last nite. but this time i was teaching people and they walked up on him! the guy then lied too me saying he had done it countless time and kept pestering me. i eventualy let him spin and of course he almost hurt himself. he knew one move and kept screwing it up. i have nothing against beginers, but don't fucking lie to me!
may you travel far andlive in interesting times.unless you a bhuddist in which case i wish you nothing
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quote:ROFL
my suggestion: get a piar of beaming poi and let them use those rather then the fire. then tell them the only way the spin good is really fast. that'll teach em.
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When ever i see them coming i RUSH forward and sort of try to get them/try to scare the poop out of em
They then go away. and if they dont i use the "what u wearing/U look flammable" thing. after all no one wants to be fire ball!
Wicked, that kind of rhymes!
im content for the 1st time today
When ever i see them coming i RUSH forward and sort of try to get them/try to scare the poop out of em
They then go away. and if they dont i use the "what u wearing/U look flammable" thing. after all no one wants to be fire ball!
Wicked, that kind of rhymes!
im content for the 1st time today
Dont forget to bring a towel
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Erternal hasard of the operator of shinyshinywirlysparkly things, shouting is good, staff can be very agressive, ee=v=en the most blitzed of hips gets the point if you force him to his knees to avoid being burnt. If he still too trippin put the staff out and buy sum. Also, me like little wooden stickle for tickled ocasional-Ill-have-a-go-jo juju. if the maybe work well theyll smell parrafin soon enough.
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very strange tonight
Nix?
Erternal hasard of the operator of shinyshinywirlysparkly things, shouting is good, staff can be very agressive, ee=v=en the most blitzed of hips gets the point if you force him to his knees to avoid being burnt. If he still too trippin put the staff out and buy sum. Also, me like little wooden stickle for tickled ocasional-Ill-have-a-go-jo juju. if the maybe work well theyll smell parrafin soon enough.
security guy for pro gigs, never leave office without one.
very strange tonight
Nix?
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I had a spin with glowsticks in the Boiler Room at the Big Day Out this year, which was wicked enough, but later in the day I spent about 2 hours of which more time was spent waiting for someone to give them back or untangle them. The trippers were sitting watching intently and told me afterwards how cool it was, but it the gurners on speed who thought they were the shit that were the worst. After a while I just didn't let anyone use them because they were being damaged and I wasn't twirling. I've always considered speed the dickhead drug and even more so after that.
A warning to all. If you do a paid performance for someone, don't let anyone else twirl because the legalities are crazy. No matter how much they want to or friends whatever
I had a spin with glowsticks in the Boiler Room at the Big Day Out this year, which was wicked enough, but later in the day I spent about 2 hours of which more time was spent waiting for someone to give them back or untangle them. The trippers were sitting watching intently and told me afterwards how cool it was, but it the gurners on speed who thought they were the shit that were the worst. After a while I just didn't let anyone use them because they were being damaged and I wasn't twirling. I've always considered speed the dickhead drug and even more so after that.
A warning to all. If you do a paid performance for someone, don't let anyone else twirl because the legalities are crazy. No matter how much they want to or friends whatever
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Audax,
Much as I hate people on speed, coke is by far worse. On coke, they will INTENTIONALLY run into you just to piss you off because they think it's wonderful to piss you off because they are INVINCEABLE!
Coke is one of the few drugs where I fully support its illegalization.
Audax,
Much as I hate people on speed, coke is by far worse. On coke, they will INTENTIONALLY run into you just to piss you off because they think it's wonderful to piss you off because they are INVINCEABLE!
Coke is one of the few drugs where I fully support its illegalization.
-Mike
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you dudes are all so agressive!
Surely I et pissed off at those guys, but its the fire performers who do the same thing that annoys me the most, after all - they should know better.
Just say no?
works for me
Josh
you dudes are all so agressive!
Surely I et pissed off at those guys, but its the fire performers who do the same thing that annoys me the most, after all - they should know better.
Just say no?
works for me
Josh
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Minding my own business trying to twirl is not aggressive Josh. I have used speedy twirling to gain a pocket of personal space but I wouldn't hit anyone on purpose.
Another brush off tactic is to tell them to come to your gathering night. The wannabies NEVER show up. It's great.
tmbtc: agreed about coke, but I think speeders are more malevolently aggressive and harder to talk to.
Minding my own business trying to twirl is not aggressive Josh. I have used speedy twirling to gain a pocket of personal space but I wouldn't hit anyone on purpose.
Another brush off tactic is to tell them to come to your gathering night. The wannabies NEVER show up. It's great.
tmbtc: agreed about coke, but I think speeders are more malevolently aggressive and harder to talk to.
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i dont agree about coke, but perhaps thats because that would then include moi. but never mind.
only met a few twats in the park and regardless of whose the worst type, im sorry but it has to be people who are just drunk in general.
i've spun in front of cained, coked up, speedie trippie dudes who have been generally too enamoured to bother me. If they ask to have a go, i say "do you have respect for your gonads? If so, leave it and walk away..." which works fantastically well but drunk guys will not leave me be.
one guy at the green festival pushed me over and tried to steal my glowstaff after bugging me for an hour. he was drunk (bloody organic ale)
but i can imagine how shite it must be for you "man behind", that would seriously piss me off. I certinaly agree with the beaming balls option.
Twats deserve twatting
vic xx
i dont agree about coke, but perhaps thats because that would then include moi. but never mind.
only met a few twats in the park and regardless of whose the worst type, im sorry but it has to be people who are just drunk in general.
i've spun in front of cained, coked up, speedie trippie dudes who have been generally too enamoured to bother me. If they ask to have a go, i say "do you have respect for your gonads? If so, leave it and walk away..." which works fantastically well but drunk guys will not leave me be.
one guy at the green festival pushed me over and tried to steal my glowstaff after bugging me for an hour. he was drunk (bloody organic ale)
but i can imagine how shite it must be for you "man behind", that would seriously piss me off. I certinaly agree with the beaming balls option.
Twats deserve twatting
vic xx
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Not that this will work with fire so much, but I've made my own beaming-poi (with led lights) and they are fairly delicate in that they can't handle too many whacks in the head/legs/bum/boobs...u get the point, anyhoo, when ppl ask me if they can borrow them, i tell them that they're very flimsy and break easily. most ppl are cool with that (and if they don't believe me, i'll often show them how they're made and explain how the led connection isn't very strong). i guess i'm just lucky i haven't been bothered by the extremely persistant and dangerous.
Not that this will work with fire so much, but I've made my own beaming-poi (with led lights) and they are fairly delicate in that they can't handle too many whacks in the head/legs/bum/boobs...u get the point, anyhoo, when ppl ask me if they can borrow them, i tell them that they're very flimsy and break easily. most ppl are cool with that (and if they don't believe me, i'll often show them how they're made and explain how the led connection isn't very strong). i guess i'm just lucky i haven't been bothered by the extremely persistant and dangerous.
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I normally just take my practice poi with me whenever I spin and that way if someone wants to try them, I give them those.
Sometimes, an arrogant drunk (and yeah, drunks are the worst of all) will be all "yeah man, let me bust that shit out! I can do it!"
So I say, "I have a rule that if anyone wants to twirl my fire chains, they have to quickly show me that they can do it with these first." Then he start to whip the practice pois around, smacks himself in the nuts, and that's the end of that.
On the other hand, one time I was spinning fire and someone came up to me and asked if she couldn't have a go. She seemed sober, so I gave her the same explanation, she said that she totally understood. So she picked up the practice pois and she was damned good. I gave her my chains and she gave them a quick practice twirl, but decided not to spin fire because my chains were too heavy for her.
Too bad. Would have been a good show.
Peace.
I normally just take my practice poi with me whenever I spin and that way if someone wants to try them, I give them those.
Sometimes, an arrogant drunk (and yeah, drunks are the worst of all) will be all "yeah man, let me bust that shit out! I can do it!"
So I say, "I have a rule that if anyone wants to twirl my fire chains, they have to quickly show me that they can do it with these first." Then he start to whip the practice pois around, smacks himself in the nuts, and that's the end of that.
On the other hand, one time I was spinning fire and someone came up to me and asked if she couldn't have a go. She seemed sober, so I gave her the same explanation, she said that she totally understood. So she picked up the practice pois and she was damned good. I gave her my chains and she gave them a quick practice twirl, but decided not to spin fire because my chains were too heavy for her.
Too bad. Would have been a good show.
Peace.
-Mike
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so a funney thing happened at the drum circle yesterday. they drunken hippie i was refering to ran into me last night but did not recognize me. turns out he was doing alot of robatusim and started telling me the story of what happened that night he seemed to realize it was for his own saftey after i revealed my identity he hit me up again but he was sober so i let him try. it took all of 30 sec to put them back down . i find to morals in the story 1. drugs impare judgement and 2. its ok to say no, they might understand the next day
so a funney thing happened at the drum circle yesterday. they drunken hippie i was refering to ran into me last night but did not recognize me. turns out he was doing alot of robatusim
may you travel far andlive in interesting times.unless you a bhuddist in which case i wish you nothing
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I definitely agree drunks are the worst. a few weekends ago I was camping and some drunk dumbass wanted to have a go, so I handed him my beaming poi and said "these dont hurt nearly as bad as fire, so see what you'll be up against" (of course we all know this isn't true) he smaked himself multiple times and it finally hurt to much for him. after that I felt confident enough to leave the fire stuff as I went for a hike. sure enough when I got back, the dumbass was covered in soot marks, and my poi were sitting on a rock. one wick had sat and smoldered away, while the other was just in horrible shape. the dipsh*t said he put just a little fuel on the wicks so I wouldn't notice the missing fuel.
god I hate drunks
I definitely agree drunks are the worst. a few weekends ago I was camping and some drunk dumbass wanted to have a go, so I handed him my beaming poi and said "these dont hurt nearly as bad as fire, so see what you'll be up against" (of course we all know this isn't true) he smaked himself multiple times and it finally hurt to much for him. after that I felt confident enough to leave the fire stuff as I went for a hike. sure enough when I got back, the dumbass was covered in soot marks, and my poi were sitting on a rock. one wick had sat and smoldered away, while the other was just in horrible shape. the dipsh*t said he put just a little fuel on the wicks so I wouldn't notice the missing fuel.
god I hate drunks
you can't have a war against terrorism because war IS terrorism.it's not about worshipping fire. its about making the fire want to worship you.
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Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
Posted:
I've always lent my stuff too my freinds, but after a few incidences of stolen cathedral wick chains, and incinerated uv staffs, I have tried to be more careful. The problem is that now people are used to borrowing my stuff, they just come and take it without asking, even coming into my flat when I'm not about, or taking them out of the cupboard under my stairs (we live in student flats, so there's pretty much an open door policy). Or at headcharge (our local decent nightspot) someone will ask to have a go, and u say 'ok, just dont give it to anyone else, I'll be back in a couple of minutes' You end up chasing your staff round all night, trying to fond out who's given it to who. The worst one happened a couple of weeks ago. Some guy was spinning my staff, so I walk up to him say 'can I have a spin please?' he says 'Sure in a minute'. So I stand and wait for about 5 minutes. 'Can I have a crack now?' I say. 'Yeah hold on he says' so I go and buy a uv bracelet off one of my freinds stalls and come back. 'Ok, give us a go now' says I. He stops spinning my staff, and turns to me and says'Look, will you stop bugging me, I'm trying to have a spin,piss off and leave me alone!'. So I turn to him and say (bearing in mind I'm ussually non-confrontational)
'Look here you c***, give me my f****** staff back, and f*** off outta my sight! If I see you touch them EVER again I'll break all your fingers, knuckles, and both your wrists!' A bit harsh I know, but I didn't see the bloke again that night, or scince. It didn't bother me that he was spinning my staff, just the rude way he spoke to me, and it wasn't just because it was me, he could've spoken to anyone like that. I hate disrespect. They're my staffs, and I never speak to anybody like that, no matter how many times they stop me spinning to ask for a go. Oh yeah, and when I was doing a performance for a fundraising event, someone asked for a go, he'd been watching for a while, and wasn't one of the many pisstakers. So I let him play. I turn my back for a few minutes, and the bastard had ran off with it! makes me feel kinda
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I've always lent my stuff too my freinds, but after a few incidences of stolen cathedral wick chains, and incinerated uv staffs, I have tried to be more careful. The problem is that now people are used to borrowing my stuff, they just come and take it without asking, even coming into my flat when I'm not about, or taking them out of the cupboard under my stairs (we live in student flats, so there's pretty much an open door policy). Or at headcharge (our local decent nightspot) someone will ask to have a go, and u say 'ok, just dont give it to anyone else, I'll be back in a couple of minutes' You end up chasing your staff round all night, trying to fond out who's given it to who. The worst one happened a couple of weeks ago. Some guy was spinning my staff, so I walk up to him say 'can I have a spin please?' he says 'Sure in a minute'. So I stand and wait for about 5 minutes. 'Can I have a crack now?' I say. 'Yeah hold on he says' so I go and buy a uv bracelet off one of my freinds stalls and come back. 'Ok, give us a go now' says I. He stops spinning my staff, and turns to me and says'Look, will you stop bugging me, I'm trying to have a spin,piss off and leave me alone!'. So I turn to him and say (bearing in mind I'm ussually non-confrontational)
'Look here you c***, give me my f****** staff back, and f*** off outta my sight! If I see you touch them EVER again I'll break all your fingers, knuckles, and both your wrists!' A bit harsh I know, but I didn't see the bloke again that night, or scince. It didn't bother me that he was spinning my staff, just the rude way he spoke to me, and it wasn't just because it was me, he could've spoken to anyone like that. I hate disrespect. They're my staffs, and I never speak to anybody like that, no matter how many times they stop me spinning to ask for a go. Oh yeah, and when I was doing a performance for a fundraising event, someone asked for a go, he'd been watching for a while, and wasn't one of the many pisstakers. So I let him play. I turn my back for a few minutes, and the bastard had ran off with it! makes me feel kinda
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freelance bum
286 posts
Location: Upstairs, Australia
freelance bum
286 posts
Location: Upstairs, Australia
Posted:
Ah yes, the great equipment chase! When someone hears you say "Can I have a go" when you said "Can I have them back, please" it starts to go a little haywire. To the drunk goon, they're just toys, to you they are hand made masterpieces of expensive kevlar and love.
Ah yes, the great equipment chase! When someone hears you say "Can I have a go" when you said "Can I have them back, please" it starts to go a little haywire. To the drunk goon, they're just toys, to you they are hand made masterpieces of expensive kevlar and love.
UYI OLDSKOOL
old hand
950 posts
Location: Nottingham UK
950 posts
Location: Nottingham UK
Posted:
At a gathering someone stole my dragon tail poi. I knew who it was but I had no evidence and she denied it whole-heartedly. A couple of months later I was round a friends flat and my missing poi were there. It turned out that she'd had a row with the original thief at a party and stolen *her* poi to piss her off. I don't advocate stealing poi but I had to laugh. What goes around comes around.
At a gathering someone stole my dragon tail poi. I knew who it was but I had no evidence and she denied it whole-heartedly. A couple of months later I was round a friends flat and my missing poi were there. It turned out that she'd had a row with the original thief at a party and stolen *her* poi to piss her off. I don't advocate stealing poi but I had to laugh. What goes around comes around.
Are we nearly there yet?
member
55 posts
Location: UK
55 posts
Location: UK
Posted:
Drunks are the worst!!
I normally have my double beamers/electroglow poi and two sets of practice poi whenever i go out. So if peeps come up and ask if they want to a go i usually check out the venue to amke sure theres some space and hand em a pair of practice poi!
Since i'm always attached to my beamers, alot of ppl ask me if they can spin them which i always turn 99% of people down. Purely coz they are fcuking dangerous not only to the user but anybody else remotely near. And they cost me loads of money! I only let a couple of my friends use em who i know can handle them.
One thing that really pisses me off is people walking into my poi when its quite clear why there is a large gap of people on the dancefloor. I don;t tend to hit many ppl coz i'm really aware of my surroundings and move my poi most of the time hitting myself to avoid damage to anybodyelse.
It seems when your in a club other people are like moths to a lightbulb???
Its like even if i was mashed i think i could be slightly aware that two beaming balss of light travelling at high velocity isnt something i really wannabe walking into u know what i mean.
muppets
Drunks are the worst!!
I normally have my double beamers/electroglow poi and two sets of practice poi whenever i go out. So if peeps come up and ask if they want to a go i usually check out the venue to amke sure theres some space and hand em a pair of practice poi!
Since i'm always attached to my beamers, alot of ppl ask me if they can spin them which i always turn 99% of people down. Purely coz they are fcuking dangerous not only to the user but anybody else remotely near. And they cost me loads of money! I only let a couple of my friends use em who i know can handle them.
One thing that really pisses me off is people walking into my poi when its quite clear why there is a large gap of people on the dancefloor. I don;t tend to hit many ppl coz i'm really aware of my surroundings and move my poi most of the time hitting myself to avoid damage to anybodyelse.
It seems when your in a club other people are like moths to a lightbulb???
Its like even if i was mashed i think i could be slightly aware that two beaming balss of light travelling at high velocity isnt something i really wannabe walking into u know what i mean.
muppets
Beamers Hurt but double Beamers r u insane???Well actually...yes i am!
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