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Posted: 7th Dec 2005
Yeah!
the first time fire is awesome :-)
Even the first injury, caused ny fire is cool :-)

Thomas

Posted: 29th Jan 2006
lol first injury,
ill be back soon to tell u wat my first burn is like!

Posted: 26th Feb 2006
im back!!!
my first burn was sooooooooo good!!!
the noise though!!! hehe its crazy but i love it
ive got a foto in my gallery of me
it was sweeeet

Posted: 26th Feb 2006
I think that is what got me hocked in the first place, my first spin was with fire, I know, I know it wasn't a good idea. The sound is definatly one of the sweetest noises ever

Posted: 30th Mar 2006
yer never forget wen i set my shoulder on fire a couple of weeks ago.... classic

Posted: 31st Mar 2006
My son and I tried our first burn last night, it was awesome! We've been spinning for a few weeks and decided it was time for some fire "beta testing".

We learned a lot from the HoP website (thanks for the great "Backyard Spinner's Guide to Fire Safety" video), but you also learn by doing.

Here's a video segment in case you're interested (1 1/2 minutes, 10 MB) Video Don't have any kind of a routine down yet, poor transitions, and still need lots of work - but we've got 4 months to get ready for a performance for 100 friends.

Thanks for your posts and your help

"Better to burn out than it is to rust" - Neil Young

Posted: 5th Apr 2006
my first burn was sweet. the noise the adrenalin.... the smell of my jeans catching fire :S LOVE IT! i also had the genius idea of grabbing the wick- im still to this day trying to figure out why (no worries though i didnt get a serious burn phew)

when things get tough turn up the music and crack open another beer

Posted: 21st Feb 2007
the adrenalin rush of the first burn its like nothing else
the sound of the fire the knowlege you have control over an element... . . inner peace

Posted: 24th Feb 2007
For me, there was no real adrenaline rush of the first burn. But my mind is cold and logical about such things.

I knew well enough not to take any risks, try anything I wasn't 100% sure I could pull off. I had every element in order, and as such I knew I was at less risk than I am crossing the street.

But it was still awesome. The roar of the first is one of the things which makes me love it.

There's a fine line between genius and insanity.

.... I ran away from the genius side.

Posted: 25th Feb 2007
I remember my first time. The roar of a burn off and the sound of the fire cutting through the air. Simply amazing.

Well done with your first burn.

~ Neser

Fuel your fascination, burn your desire and dance with flames

Posted: 6th Mar 2007
"I think I almost peed my pants!"
This how I recall my first burn....oh yeah.....good times.

Posted: 15th Apr 2008
Do singed eyelashes count? I don't even know how this happened!

.: Sanity is calming, but madness is more interesting :.
~Russell

Posted: 16th Apr 2008

Does LOC stand for Leftover Crack?

O.B.E.S.E.

Owned by Mynci!

Posted: 16th Apr 2008
Is staff more fun than poi?

.: Sanity is calming, but madness is more interesting :.
~Russell

Posted: 17th Apr 2008
Haha sweet.

O.B.E.S.E.

Owned by Mynci!

Posted: 19th Apr 2008
well.. after 2 mths practice, first with a headless ice hockey stick (very slow and heavy + hurts like hell when you mess up at pace lol) then a broom handle (much lighter and faster but with poor weight distribution..still hurts like hell when you smack yourself...) too getting my first staff 2 days ago, had my first burn last night... simply awesome...mint;-p

Posted: 28th Aug 2008
my first burn ended when fire touch my head, what a funny hairstyle i had)))