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Posted: 26th Aug 2002
Yay for you! That's wonderful!

You know it's almost sad.... I don't think I can actually remember the first time I lit up... that's such a wierd thing... just disapeared from my memory...

But I do remember the first time I saw fire twirling ...compleately spellbinding!

Doesn't it sound lovely the flames all whooshing round you! the warmth.... the glow....

hmmmmm

happy twirling lovely!

*:...one day all the fairy fridges will be aligned and my pixie world will be complete...:*

Posted: 27th Aug 2002
Well done on your 1st time fire

I can't remember the 1st time i poied with fire....though i can remember the 1st time i did it out side of my garden! I got a real buzz afterwards!!

THWACK!!!!
Liz_Ard: Ouch!
SNOOPoi: Thats just not the sound of someone doing it right!

Posted: 27th Aug 2002
Congratulations!!!!!!!!! Let's hope that, unlike the 3 of us to reply so far, you manage to keep this memory!

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Posted: 27th Aug 2002
i do! but then ive not been spinning that long, and i too remember more clearly the first time i saw someone spinning fire, i was hypnotised i also remember being suprised at how loud it was, i had played with practice poi for three months (im a slow learner) before i lit up and really didnt expect it to be so noisy!

Posted: 27th Aug 2002
sorry dude, i also meant to say congratulations!! its really cool to hear how people feel about fire, the passion of it is incredible!

Posted: 27th Aug 2002
Victoria,
I too am a fellow newbie to the art of fire twirling.
i twirled once down at the beach and fell inlove. Although i was actually to scared to light up... so i just watched my friends, and i pactised without fire.
2 months later they bought me a staff for my birthday, i practised for 2 weeks, and then lit it for the first time at a friends house.
It was the most amazing feeling. the flames speeding past my head (me thinking it was alot closer then is was, due to the incredible soud) and being able to do trix..successfuly!
my parents are quite negative about it... as they fear for my safety...and dont quite understand, but nothing will seperate me from my new found love

Good luck to you. and congrats.
i am able to share your excitement.

_ _Anne_ _

Posted: 27th Aug 2002
I had been waiting to do it with fire for the longest time, I just never had the right stuff. and then when I was all ready to do it I strainded my MCL (knee) and couldn't walk....so that put me off doing it for another few weeks.
But now that I've finally done it I'm hooked
I can't wait to do it again!!!!

Posted: 27th Aug 2002
Glad to hear that your knee is better and you have managed your first burn

It is a wonderful feeling isnt it but be warned this is where the addiction begins (and all your friends start asking where the smell of paraffin is coming from!!!)

Enjoy,

Mark P

Posted: 27th Aug 2002
Congrats!!!! As loing as you didn't do anything as embrassing as I did.

I light up, spun the staff half a turn around me, WWHHOOOOOSH went that noise that frightened me so much i dropped the staff and ran away!

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Posted: 27th Aug 2002
No I was lucky
People warned me about the noise
so I kinda expected it
and didn't drop my stuff and run
(hehe, that is funny though)