Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
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Me train running low on soul coal
They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no
Written by: Rev
I didnt mean to imply that these ideas had been mastered or even really grappled with by many people.. I'm just saying the community, imo, hit a standstill during this great renaissance.. Techies running around like kids, babbling incoherently at the wonder that had caught a glimpse of.. it was like a grand reset button was pressed on the community.. those with the diehard madness (;)) pressed forward.. the rest of the community just stood and watched.. and we tried to learn poi all over again.. and still are.. its like a paradigm shift.. think of it like seeing the world before newton. during newton, and after einstein.. its like living in a whoel new world you know..
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i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
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Written by: colemanWritten by: Rev
I didnt mean to imply that these ideas had been mastered or even really grappled with by many people.. I'm just saying the community, imo, hit a standstill during this great renaissance.. Techies running around like kids, babbling incoherently at the wonder that had caught a glimpse of.. it was like a grand reset button was pressed on the community.. those with the diehard madness (;)) pressed forward.. the rest of the community just stood and watched.. and we tried to learn poi all over again.. and still are.. its like a paradigm shift.. think of it like seeing the world before newton. during newton, and after einstein.. its like living in a whoel new world you know..
i believe this kind of thing occurs in cycles but for different people each time...
that's what poi felt like for me when tangles and isolations were unleashed upon the poi world a few years back.
but i think many people have felt like that before, there are people that feel like this now and i believe (at least i hope), that many people will feel like that in years to come.
the 'huge turning point' feeling disappeared after a while for me and i'm not sure it ever comes back for any individual - my attitude to poi is very different now to what it was back then.
as such, i doubt i will ever put the sort of effort into understanding and playing with 'new' areas of poi technique that i and so many others have in the past.
and it is this i think that brings with it the feeling rev describes above
i do think that the advent of the widenening of the understanding of antispin, inside planes and multi-plane spinning by certain people and through the community as a whole have definitely made me feel pangs of what i felt back then - its just a lot easier to sit back learn by osmosis as opposed to intensive study and play
cole. x
taken out of context i must seem so strange
~ ani di franco
Written by: bluecat
people seem to want to be beautiful and technical(finally! after years of arguing with pele the majorit seem to be on my side)
~snip~
but a lot HAS been made of the 'learn to dance' and 'feel the poi' movement. and also the 'drill drill drill' idea too...
taken out of context i must seem so strange
~ ani di franco
Written by: coleman
i think specifically, rob would have liked a reply to this observation:Written by: bluecat
and yet i feel there were several 'new' techniques being bandied about over the summer that are of equal difficulty, and(imo) and beauty to 4bt ttn and airwraps(just using your example so no jumping from anyone)
like
hybrid spinning
antispin
gumbys
negative space
atomics(finally reached europe nearly alive)
now i'm not saying all of these suit all people.
but a lot HAS been made of the 'learn to dance' and 'feel the poi' movement. and also the 'drill drill drill' idea too, but they were by no means the only thing people were saying/showing to you while here. maybe you just prefered to hoop(an exceptionally fine thing ), but i don't feel you can say there has been a lack of inspring ideas.perhaps none of them inspired YOU but they are definitely around.
i.e. there are lots of 'new' tech areas in poi.
nyc said there were no inspiring new areas in poi spinning this summer and le chat-bleu listed a good few.
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maybe you just prefered to hoop(an exceptionally fine thing ), but i don't feel you can say there has been a lack of inspring ideas.perhaps none of them inspired YOU but they are definitely around.
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i know what is meant by 'jedi', and disagree with the concept thoroughly, as i know i am regarded as such and dislike it intensely. it puts an enormous amount of pressure on me to spin well in front of people, and sometimes makes me want to go off to a corner and cry.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Written by: coleman
i do think that the advent of the widenening of the understanding of antispin, inside planes and multi-plane spinning by certain people and through the community as a whole have definitely made me feel pangs of what i felt back then - its just a lot easier to sit back learn by osmosis as opposed to intensive study and play
cole. x
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We'll blaze a new trail,
and torch the rough patches.
-Me
Let's turn those old bridges we crossed into ashes.
We'll blaze a new trail,
and torch the rough patches.
-Me
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-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.
Geologists do it in the dirt................
Written by: ICoN
NYC,
Im getting into this thread rather late and there are a lot of posts which I dont feel like reading right now. However, I feel I can offer some insight regarding your first post,so this is in response to that. Forgive me if any or all of these things have been said already.
First off, let me say that I cant believe you said all that. Even before I met you in person I felt your path was rather obvious. You always posted more in the social forums than the tech forums. You took a bunch of trips to Europe to meet the folks you spent so much time bonding with online. You met a wonderful girl there who youll soon be married to (or did you get married already??). Its apparent that you are more into the people and community surrounding the art, than the art itself. Now, surely youve learned quite a bit along the way but as you admit, its not your main focus and therefore your skills havent progressed as quickly as they possibly could have.
Inspiration? I think you arent finding inspiration because youre looking in the wrong places., if you went to uberpoi and didnt get inspired that should prove it. I think what you need to start looking at are the people whom YOU inspire. Perhaps you dont have hundreds of nerdy spinners oggling at your fancy moves begging you to share your knowlege but I can guarantee that you inspire many on a different level. Youve traveled all over the world hanging out with some of the best spinners, youre an ambassidor between the fire and glow communities, youve developed a unique spinning style which Ive never seen anyone but you pull off, you dont try to impress anyone yet do it anyway... In these ways and more youve inspired me and Im sure others feel the same. Look at all the people who, over the years, have welcomed you into their homes based solely on your online persona. Look at all the people (me included) who have gone to great lengths to meet you. You must be doing something right weather your timing is perfect or not.
In looking for your path, I think you may actually be missing the one youre truly on. While you say youre not trying to be jedi, youre still looking at it from that point of view. I think youll progress and stay inspired if you take a step back and look at what youve done in the community besides spinning.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
"God *was* my co-pilot, but then we crashed, and I had to eat him..."
Let's turn those old bridges we crossed into ashes.
We'll blaze a new trail,
and torch the rough patches.
-Me
Geologists do it in the dirt................
Holistic Spinner (I hope)