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Indulge me and let me tell you about him.
He is loyal. No matter how much time or distance seperates him from his loved ones, he is there. He is madly in love with one of the most beautiful women around and together they have a playful little "girl". They are a loving family, strong and very much deserving of all the happiness the world has to offer.
He is creative. He is a storyteller, a poet, "magic" worker, artistic with his hands and his computer. His imagination knows no bounds.
He is intelligent. He can run a business in his sleep, and I think he has. He has taken virtually nothing and had it grow into gigantic proportions, all because of his intelligence and business savvy.
He is witty and funny. Always there when a person is down to make a funny face or silly comment to bring out a smile in even the most stubborn of people.
His heart is so large I just fail to see how it fits in his chest. He loves and cares so much about so many things, at times I think it is all consuming for him in a very emotional way.
He is dedicated. A few years ago he had a vision, and he has stuck to it, believing in it with all of his heart and soul, all to bring joy and art to others. This is to the extent that he sarifices his physical and mental well-being for the sake of everyone else.
He is truly an amazing man, the Wizard of Oz himself hiding behind the curtain so that everyone else can enjoy his magic.
Who is he?
Malcolm Crawshay.
I think sometimes people forget he is there, or how much work he puts into this home, or sometimes that the newbies don't fully realize who he is. I just wanted to let him know how wonderful and appreciated he is in a public forum. I wanted him to know that I treasure every moment of his friendship and caring.
That I truly think he should be cannonized for his patience with me!
So here I say Hail to Malcolm! Patron Saint of Poi! (since spinning can be such a religious experience, it fits! )
My love and support and friendship and dedication to you Malcolm!
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
So here I say Hail to Malcolm! Patron Saint of Poi! (since spinning can be such a religious experience, it fits! )
My love and support and friendship and dedication to you Malcolm!Here here Pele!
Are we nearly there yet?
DeleteAll my props to you Malcolm, you are truly amazing! And i owe a lot to you
Keep your dream alive
Dreamin is still how the strong survive
Shalom VeAhavah
New Hampshire has a point....
Malcolm,
YES.
one of the closest role models animating me today. In this community you created, gathered, and nourish, my millenial post is for you.
with all my love and sincere respect,
~ Mike
[ 27 October 2002, 11:44: Message edited by: FreMke ]
molten cheers,
~ FireMike
FireMikeZ@yahoo.com (personal messages welcome, no promo spam, please!)
Laguna, California, US
SILVER Member since Jan 2002
100 characters max...
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Total posts: 2996
(& thanks, Pele )
It was a day for screaming at inanimate objects.
What this calls for is a special mix of psychology and extreme violence...
If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh
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still can't believe it's not butter
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Total posts: 6979
Then we'll be able to thank the Dude in person!
A great thread on a great person!
Laugh Often, Smile Much, Post lolcats Always
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not that i have talked to him- but for setting up HoP and runnin it he has to be a great person!
And wherever you've gone and wherever we might go. It don't seem fair. Today just disappeared.
SILVER Member since Mar 2002
remember
Location: Melbourne, Australia, Earth, M...
Total posts: 433
cheers mate! very good job!!
(i guessed it was malcom when i got to "intelligent" ... do i get a prize?)
-As angels debate chance and fate-
i was riding through melbourne on a midget giraffe, things were peachy.
GOLD Member since May 2001
HOP Mad Doctor
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Total posts: 13920
He's a merchant who pulled a popular line of fire poi because he realized it might not quite be safe. He's generous, responsible, loyal, a boon to the art, AND...he allows this site to exist.
I'll raise a glass or to Malcolm any day!
-Mike )'(
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
"A buckuht 'n a hooze!" -Valura
Beauty is the conscious sum of all our perversions.-Salvador DaliHope without action is hopeless.
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*hippity hippity Hoorah!!!!!*
I hope one day i get the chance to thankyou in person Malcolm, until then, a thousand thanks, a thousand hugz, and a thousand happy thoughts coming your way. You are wonderful! xoxoxox
Currently on the right side up of the world.
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Some Jarhead last night: "this dumb a$$ thinks hes fireproof"
DeletePele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
On october 26th 1999, 3 years ago, HOP was born.
A quote I believe in lots is quote: "We become like the crowd that we hang out with".
So thanks for all being such wonderful people
May your balls always burn
DeleteI thought it was around a bit longer than that.
This would mean I stumbled on the site literally days after it's inception! Damn...I feel old!
Thank you Malcolm.
I do love you.
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
Hopefully I've repaid you for the bandwidth I have used!!!
So When will the "Poi rosaries" be offered in the shop?? Can they make beads in your image that small, or should they be ballchain/beemer configs? Afterall, what good is a rosary that you can't impress people with?
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You. Its whats for dinner!
As time passes, you realise all the mistakes you amde and the ones you wish you never did make.
The wave crashing on the beach
She always has been able to turn a phrase. Well put my dear. Well put indeed.
Malcolm, (as if it needed to be said)
My deepest regards always.
Care of other people's approval and you become their prisoner.Live fully, Rave wholly.Fluid are the movements of my strings...
DeleteSILVER Member since Sep 2001
Liquid Cow
Location: High Wycombe, England
Total posts: 2629
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
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My hat is off to you Sir,
I honour you as an aspect of myself..
You are never to old to storm a bouncey castle..
I started tuning into HOP in Apr 2000. If it was not for this site I may never have bought my first pair of poi and started playing with poi. My fire chains were bought on HOP and Malcolm gave me some great advice.
Thank you very much Malcolm - you're a star!
Kat
Come faeries, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame.
- W B Yeats
we eat and we drink and we smoke and we try!
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You know what I think of you and of this site.
I hope your days and nights are filled with joy and goodthings
Keep smiling from that big heart of yours!
Much love hugs respect and admiration to the Man,
Drome
JUGGLEwithyourmind!
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