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Hi All, I'm Clare,I'm 23 and from Devon, UK, where Poi is very rare compared to the rest of the world! I'm kinda new to this Poi spinning myself - (found it completely by accident looking for fire and light batons!) and fell in love with the idea of poi and with this cool website! So, i thought i'd join in to get some tips and tricks from you all!
Would also like to see what fun new poi i could buy to kick start my collection off! Any recommendations will be much appreciated! I am already an experienced baton twirler and love the look of the fire battons / staffs....and poi maybe when i get better at it (training videos here i come!) I will have to save my pennies first though as i could easily spend a fortune in the online shop! (not that it's pricy - it's fantastic, i'll have my team of young people spining in no time atall! there is just so much to choose from i want all of it! lol!) If anyone can recommend a good starting point that'd be great! (especially practice / training for under 16's)
On a more sociable note, I hope to meet lots of interesting new people from around the globe in my lifetime, and it looks to me like here might be a good place to start?!
What do ya'll think?!
Hi All, I'm Clare,I'm 23 and from Devon, UK, where Poi is very rare compared to the rest of the world! I'm kinda new to this Poi spinning myself - (found it completely by accident looking for fire and light batons!) and fell in love with the idea of poi and with this cool website! So, i thought i'd join in to get some tips and tricks from you all!
Would also like to see what fun new poi i could buy to kick start my collection off! Any recommendations will be much appreciated! I am already an experienced baton twirler and love the look of the fire battons / staffs....and poi maybe when i get better at it (training videos here i come!) I will have to save my pennies first though as i could easily spend a fortune in the online shop! (not that it's pricy - it's fantastic, i'll have my team of young people spining in no time atall! there is just so much to choose from i want all of it! lol!) If anyone can recommend a good starting point that'd be great! (especially practice / training for under 16's)
On a more sociable note, I hope to meet lots of interesting new people from around the globe in my lifetime, and it looks to me like here might be a good place to start?!
What do ya'll think?!newbie
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OK Doc, cut and paste seems to do the trick! so, here it is, my intro, as designed by Doc L...
Name: Clare / Jay / Blinky [depending on where i was in the world and how old i was when you met me!)
Location: Devon, UK
Hometown: Thurlestone
DOB: 24.09.1982 (PS: I want lots of poi toys for my birthday!)
Age: 23...not quite 24 (Ahhhh!)
Sex: female
Occupation(s): Creative Director / Producer, PR Girl & Youth Worker (yes i know it's random but it works for me!)
Favorite Food(s): Roast chicken with all the trimmings except stuffing (yuk!)
Favorite Color(s): Blue and anything bright and glowing!
Toys: staff, batton and poi (preferably glowing as i'm not brave enough for fire yet!)
Hobbies other than the obvious: Baton twirling (the sport) powerboat racing, street dance, going to gigs, filming, editing (oh no, thats 'work' these days!) and socialising with friends and their kiddies! Acting / performace, directing, playing musical instruments...etc etc!
Education: i got plenty....so why i am going back to college to get my NVQ2 in youth work?!! [because the pay me to, that's why! new UK regs!]
Favorite Book(s): true life 'stories', anything with moving and 'human' based content!
Favorite Movie(s): All the disney's, anything funny, anything starring the legend that is samuel l jackson or the lovely will smith, cuba g junior...what? they are excellent actors!
Favorite TV show(s): don't watch too much telly, but am quite intreaged by LOST....though please nobody tell me what happens - i know you get it before we do!
Plans for life in general: (i.e. what you want to do when you grow up) 'When i grow up, i want to.....have a sucessful business, work with young people in africa, go on safari, travel the world, eventually find a nice guy to marry and have kids with (but not til i 'grow up'...which is ages away!)' the usual i guess, but i'll have alot of fun doing whatever it is i decide to do!
Favorite Music Artists/Composers: I like undiscovered, uncommercialised talent - but also r'n'b, garrage, hip hop, reggae and ragga, dancehall...etc! anything that's good to move or twirl to, you would probably find me moving to!
Favorie ice cream flavor(s): that's easy! Chocolate. White Chocolate, mint choc chip, dark chocolate, light chocolate, cookie and chocolate...you see a pattern forming here? Oreo cookies and baileys is good too, and i like honeycombe, but as a rule, you can't go wrong with...chocolate! lol!
Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella? (please choose one...this is important as it is essentially this site's equivalent of stating your religion...we have religious wars, crusades, cathedrals to Nutella, all that.) Marmite? love it or hate it? HATE IT! Vegemite? never tried it, don't intend to either! Nutella...well, it has nuts, but that can be forgiven, because it also has the best ingredient on the planet - and it tastes great with pancakes...NUTELLA Wins hands down!
Well, you asked!! Nice introducing my crazy self to you all....don't be scared i'm a friendly nutter, honest!!
OK Doc, cut and paste seems to do the trick! so, here it is, my intro, as designed by Doc L...
Name: Clare / Jay / Blinky [depending on where i was in the world and how old i was when you met me!)
Location: Devon, UK
Hometown: Thurlestone
DOB: 24.09.1982 (PS: I want lots of poi toys for my birthday!)
Age: 23...not quite 24 (Ahhhh!)
Sex: female
Occupation(s): Creative Director / Producer, PR Girl & Youth Worker (yes i know it's random but it works for me!)
Favorite Food(s): Roast chicken with all the trimmings except stuffing (yuk!)
Favorite Color(s): Blue and anything bright and glowing!
Toys: staff, batton and poi (preferably glowing as i'm not brave enough for fire yet!)
Hobbies other than the obvious: Baton twirling (the sport) powerboat racing, street dance, going to gigs, filming, editing (oh no, thats 'work' these days!) and socialising with friends and their kiddies! Acting / performace, directing, playing musical instruments...etc etc!
Education: i got plenty....so why i am going back to college to get my NVQ2 in youth work?!! [because the pay me to, that's why! new UK regs!]
Favorite Book(s): true life 'stories', anything with moving and 'human' based content!
Favorite Movie(s): All the disney's, anything funny, anything starring the legend that is samuel l jackson or the lovely will smith, cuba g junior...what? they are excellent actors!
Favorite TV show(s): don't watch too much telly, but am quite intreaged by LOST....though please nobody tell me what happens - i know you get it before we do!
Plans for life in general: (i.e. what you want to do when you grow up) 'When i grow up, i want to.....have a sucessful business, work with young people in africa, go on safari, travel the world, eventually find a nice guy to marry and have kids with (but not til i 'grow up'...which is ages away!)' the usual i guess, but i'll have alot of fun doing whatever it is i decide to do!
Favorite Music Artists/Composers: I like undiscovered, uncommercialised talent - but also r'n'b, garrage, hip hop, reggae and ragga, dancehall...etc! anything that's good to move or twirl to, you would probably find me moving to!
Favorie ice cream flavor(s): that's easy! Chocolate. White Chocolate, mint choc chip, dark chocolate, light chocolate, cookie and chocolate...you see a pattern forming here? Oreo cookies and baileys is good too, and i like honeycombe, but as a rule, you can't go wrong with...chocolate! lol!
Marmite, Vegemite, or Nutella? (please choose one...this is important as it is essentially this site's equivalent of stating your religion...we have religious wars, crusades, cathedrals to Nutella, all that.) Marmite? love it or hate it? HATE IT! Vegemite? never tried it, don't intend to either! Nutella...well, it has nuts, but that can be forgiven, because it also has the best ingredient on the planet - and it tastes great with pancakes...NUTELLA Wins hands down!
Well, you asked!! Nice introducing my crazy self to you all....don't be scared i'm a friendly nutter, honest!!
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Welcome to HoP
Cheers!
Welcome to HoP
Cheers!
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Good to see another new face, Clare/White Tiger. I came in to this site to say a quick hello ( I'm really a juggler, not a poi-head) and decided to hang around because the vibe was good. Best of luck.
Good to see another new face, Clare/White Tiger. I came in to this site to say a quick hello ( I'm really a juggler, not a poi-head) and decided to hang around because the vibe was good. Best of luck.
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HOP Mad Doctor
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Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
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I hope so, because half of us have nuts.
Written by: WhiteTiger
Nutella...well, it has nuts, but that can be forgiven,
I hope so, because half of us have nuts.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
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Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Gromit's Humble Squire
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Nutella liker! Approved
And anything bright and glowing is an exceptional choice for a favourite colour 
Hi and welcome to HoP Clare
!
Nutella liker! Approved
And anything bright and glowing is an exceptional choice for a favourite colour Hi and welcome to HoP Clare
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Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Hello Clare, welcome to HoP!
Hello Clare, welcome to HoP!
My state of mind is not yours to define!
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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Aahh, you are all so nice! it is lovely to be in such friendly company!
bubba badger, i like your thinking (trees are good!),
mr. smith - i hope you will stick around, i can't juggle, but i imagine it is like trying to control poi balls with no chains! lol!
Doc, some nuts are good, depending on what you plan to do with them! (clean thoughts only please people, i merely mean, eat them in a chocolate spread or feed them to the squirrels, onbviously! - don't know what you were thinking though!) > not meant to be sexist i promise, i just don't like the flavour of nuts! anyway, nutella still rules!
Ry, Bright, glowing and nuts. I like you already!
Bird, i have to agree, but the question is, are we hobbiests, or just plain mental?! - perhaps a little of both!!
Very nice to meet all of you, thanks for the warm welcome!
Wt x
Aahh, you are all so nice! it is lovely to be in such friendly company!
bubba badger, i like your thinking (trees are good!),
mr. smith - i hope you will stick around, i can't juggle, but i imagine it is like trying to control poi balls with no chains! lol!
Doc, some nuts are good, depending on what you plan to do with them! (clean thoughts only please people, i merely mean, eat them in a chocolate spread or feed them to the squirrels, onbviously! - don't know what you were thinking though!) > not meant to be sexist i promise, i just don't like the flavour of nuts! anyway, nutella still rules!
Ry, Bright, glowing and nuts. I like you already!
Bird, i have to agree, but the question is, are we hobbiests, or just plain mental?! - perhaps a little of both!!
Very nice to meet all of you, thanks for the warm welcome!
Wt x
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Tantamount to fatuity
15,967 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
Tantamount to fatuity
15,967 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
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Written by: WhiteTigerWell there's your first mistake right there. Expecting Dr Lightning to think clean thoughts is like believing Hitler when he said he was just going to park his tanks near Poland for a bit...
Doc, some nuts are good, depending on what you plan to do with them! (clean thoughts only please
Meh
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what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
what goes around comes around. unless you're into stalls.
4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia
Posted:
Hello White Clare Tiger!
I noticed you were asking about meeting other UK HoPpers/spinners./ Get yourself along to the Bristol Juggling COnvention in September... there's 9 days of it so you should be able to haul up from Devon for some of it.... I won't be there cos I'll be back in Australia... but I can tell you that spinners by and large are the friendliest bunch you;'ll come across. Just wander about shouting *NEWBIE* COME GET TO KNOW ME and someone will look after you. Alternatively wander around shouting *PING* and you'll be amazed at the response
Hello White Clare Tiger!
I noticed you were asking about meeting other UK HoPpers/spinners./ Get yourself along to the Bristol Juggling COnvention in September... there's 9 days of it so you should be able to haul up from Devon for some of it.... I won't be there cos I'll be back in Australia... but I can tell you that spinners by and large are the friendliest bunch you;'ll come across. Just wander about shouting *NEWBIE* COME GET TO KNOW ME and someone will look after you. Alternatively wander around shouting *PING* and you'll be amazed at the response
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
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Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
Super Gidg!!!!
8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA
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PONG!!!
Welcome to HoP Clare!
PONG!!!
Welcome to HoP Clare!
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is NOT.
Proud member of the HoP DPS.
Sanity is a highly overrated state of mind.
I'm normal ... it's everyone else that's crazy.
Gidg
newbie
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COOL! Thanks for the tip - i think that would be an excellent way of spending my birthday money!! cheers newgabe!
COOL! Thanks for the tip - i think that would be an excellent way of spending my birthday money!! cheers newgabe!
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The lone Fire Spinner
236 posts
Location: Channel islands Jersey UK
The lone Fire Spinner
236 posts
Location: Channel islands Jersey UK
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Hello from Jersey and welcome to HOP the forum for the Skilled,Friendly and Insane 
And here's a big welcome to HOP hug 
Hello from Jersey and welcome to HOP the forum for the Skilled,Friendly and Insane
And here's a big welcome to HOP hug
To play it safe is not to play
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there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
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Location: limbo, Australia
there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
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Location: limbo, Australia
Posted:
heya clare!! welcome to HoP!!
heya clare!! welcome to HoP!!
--pogo (pat) [forever and always]
newbie
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hiya! thanks for the welcomes!!!
check out my post 'Happy Birthday HoPpers' ...maybe some of you wanna join us in Bristol?!
hiya! thanks for the welcomes!!!
check out my post 'Happy Birthday HoPpers' ...maybe some of you wanna join us in Bristol?!
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
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Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
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Location: Wales
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Hi Clare
I'll be at the Bristol JC as will Jon (UCoF). Most of the Bristol crew will be there some of the week too.
Worry not about being a new comer. We were all new comers once. If you spot this gorgeous man or any of these sexy people or these fantabulously wonderful pair or eww yes thats a yucky looking me Just come over and say hi. We like meeting new people. It's one of our hobbies Oh and we will be doing <-------- that to you. We random people all the time. Another one of our hobbies.
I look forward to meeting you.
Hi Clare
I'll be at the Bristol JC as will Jon (UCoF). Most of the Bristol crew will be there some of the week too.
Worry not about being a new comer. We were all new comers once. If you spot this gorgeous man or any of these sexy people or these fantabulously wonderful pair or eww yes thats a yucky looking me Just come over and say hi. We like meeting new people. It's one of our hobbies
Oh and we will be doing <-------- that to you. We random people all the time. Another one of our hobbies.I look forward to meeting you.
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
newbie
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Awww... THANKS!! You lot look like my kinda people! all you want! looking forward to meeting you all...this'll be the best birthday yet! I might have to wear a cheeky daft tee shirt that says 'hug me i'm a newbie!' or something - just for a giggle to see what happens!! whaddayathink? 
hoping some of you can take me round the stalls shopping for some good toys too!
Awww... THANKS!! You lot look like my kinda people!
all you want! looking forward to meeting you all...this'll be the best birthday yet! I might have to wear a cheeky daft tee shirt that says 'hug me i'm a newbie!' or something - just for a giggle to see what happens!! whaddayathink? hoping some of you can take me round the stalls shopping for some good toys too!
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
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Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom
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it's a piccy of me and Neal! Yay! Love you Skully.
to Hop WhiteTiger. I have posted a reply to your questions in the Bristol Juggling Convention thread. Hope it helps answer some of your questions.
it's a piccy of me and Neal! Yay! Love you Skully.
to Hop WhiteTiger. I have posted a reply to your questions in the Bristol Juggling Convention thread. Hope it helps answer some of your questions. Gayle.....!