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Today I was spinning in the park on Main street in my town for about two hours. Since the only people in my town are people who I have spun for alot of people would watch or at least look while I they drove past. Anyways after about an hour and a half a group of children ages 5-11 came out from their afterschool program to play outside since it was so nice out today. Once they saw me of course they were all interested and wanted to watch so I spun a little show for about 10 minutes and they loved it. I was answering questions and stuff and fake hitting myself in the face to make them laugh. Anyways one kid askied if he could get my autograph and then all the kids started getting all excited and asked for my autograph and I couldn't get out of it. I tried to say no but I had no clue how to tell a bunch of kids this when they were so excited so I wrote my name on little peices of paper for all of them. It was really embarassing especially cause one of the girls who runs the program went to school with me, I felt like such a big dork. It was well worth the blushing though cause it really made their day. I even promised them I would come back sometime next week and do more tricks for them. This definatly brightened my day tremendously.

Peace, Love, Circles

man, kids are drawn to poi like moth to a flame... i was in france with my stepdad's family, and they'd all brought there kids... i had loads of poi... only a few managed to survive i just can't say no to their cute ickle faces...

The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."

I've given away magic trick secrets because of that before. Tis verily cool to show off manip skills to such an inviting audience.

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Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?

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*In the car while Pink is playing on the radio*
Tristan aged 4 : "Mum is this Pink?"
Flame:"Yes mate this is Pink?"
Tristan:"Are you going to Pink?"
Flame:"Yes i am"
Tristan:"Cool well I'm going to BLUE"

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It was well worth the blushing though cause it really made their day.



Job done...

I was at a juggling convention this weekend and a wee girl of probably about 10 years came up and asked me to do the renegade. Somehow i didn't have the heart to turn her down.

ah wah wah wah a wah wah

and a fine renegade it was too thank you (btw - I don't think I met you properly but hello! )

Rovo - I giggled immensely when reading this and then felt all warm - You did good.

Geologists do it in the dirt................

Thakns everyone.

I am pretty sure I'm gonna go back next week. I promised them I would show them some new tricks.

Gnorc- I was thinking of bringing some poi for them to try next time because they wanted to see mine but I couldn't really let them. I have pretty heavy and long sock poi(rock filled tennis balls for weights). I bet the poi were longer then some of them were tall.

Kids make the best audience because they are so amazed by anything you do. I'm pretty sure I'll be back to see them next week.

Peace, Love, Circles

-James

"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"

Live like there is no tomorrow,
dance like nobody is watching
and hula hoop like wiggling will save the world.

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My mothers just become the headteacher of a primary school on a small island. She had a look around in the (neglected) store cupbourd and found a bunch of poi! When I next visit I get to teach the whole school!

According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Dynamics, we may already be making love right now...

10 years teaching chemistry times 150 kids a year times 180 days a year...

It gets easier to say "No"...

Of course I totally let about 10 kids tear up a field with my poi at our little poi in the park today... so I guess it's different when it's afterschool.

Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]