May my balls of fire set your balls on fire
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
Are you up for it?
;)
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
jointly owned by Fire_Spinning_Angel and Blu_Valley
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
aka hunnybear in burning man circles
avatar: hunnybear - nj - 06/16/07 (c) abjectphoto
Written by: k8et
there's an interesting discussion here from the maori point of view (link posted by a friend on a tribe.net group)
https://www.aocafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3335
Love is Life
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
Written by: k8et
there's an interesting discussion here from the maori point of view (link posted by a friend on a tribe.net group)
https://www.aocafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3335
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
Love is Life
Written by: Original_slyfrom other forum link
As I tell them, poi has history, a deep connection for us. It has wairua and whakapapa back to nga atua.
Are you up for it?
;)
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
May my balls of fire set your balls on fire
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
jointly owned by Fire_Spinning_Angel and Blu_Valley
Written by: FireByNite
I don't think Coca-Cola qualifies as having 'spirit' 'family', leading back to 'us' (us being westerners)
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
Written by: FireTom
Maybe your entire intent was to boost traffic to that website (I now decline to click on the link for exactly that reason)... Too bad - I am usually psyched by fire-photography guess it backfired (with me)...
do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!
if at first you do succeed, try not to look too astonished!
smile! :grin: it confuses people!
Written by: Kathain_Bowen
It still kind of burns me that they don't have a comprehension of us, or why we do it. In fact, the demographics of people who spin who are not Maori vary so dramatically from person to person that I don't think I could say for certain that I comprehend why we (in general) do it. They say it means nothing to us, but how do they know that?
Written by: NYC
Just as soon as I can tell the difference between you and all the other socially liberal, GenX, pseudointellectual, underachieving, white, neohippies.
DON'T get me wrong. It's almost as bad here (and I'd certainly lump myself in the same group.)
BUT if you look around your metro car on the way home from work it's NOT the same people that are showing up to PoiInThePark or Spitz. Unless the middle aged black women poi spinner troupe only shows up when I'm not there.
Because I'm discussing things like race and demographics let me clarify my point for those that have trouble:
"The demographics of poi spinners in London (and New York for that matter) is NOT a diverse cross section consistant with the larger urban community."
That's my point and I'm stickin' to it.
Written by: mcp
I was surprised down in london cos there were black spinners. I'd never seen a black poi spinner before.
Written by: Mint Sauce
humm Iv just got Baak from the BJC and me and bov noticed in the hall there was well over 150 people but not a single black person and so so many more men than women.
Written by: Dentrassi
also find that juggling attracts mostly nerdy white men (like myself) - but in Sydney we've got quite a large asian community - so we also get nerdy asian kids as well - although they seem to prefer yoyos
Written by: newgabe
Spinners I have met in Oz vary from geeky to hippie to 'nice', quite a few are Asian, but all are young,smart,and fit.
Then there's me: a dumpy 52 year old with dodgy clothes sense and a propensity to lecture people. Yet I have been so accepted in the spinning scene...Why? cos I like to spin. Can't quite imagine being so accepted in any other 'youth oriented' scene around here.
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
jointly owned by Fire_Spinning_Angel and Blu_Valley
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
Helen_of_Poi
EJC Ireland 2006 Organisational Team
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Written by: Mr Majestik
its kind of odd really. all my favorite parts of 'western culture' seems to have been stolen and lost meaning from some other culture.
but then i guess no society has ever remained unchanged for long.
aka hunnybear in burning man circles
avatar: hunnybear - nj - 06/16/07 (c) abjectphoto
Written by: k8et
as i was typing this the thought of one of the most isolated communities in the US, the amish/mennonites, came to me. and even with their seclusion, some of them still sell quilts to tourists. does it take away the meaning and "sacredness" (quilts aren't religious, but sacred to them in a different way IMHO)? or does it spread the meaning with joy and love to people who otherwise wouldn't have had such a gift? maybe quilts aren't the best example but this just came to mind....
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
May my balls of fire set your balls on fire
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
May my balls of fire set your balls on fire
Written by: Doc Lightning talking about Marmite in Kichi's Intro thread
I have several large jars of the stuff. I actually like it... a little. And don't tell anyone I admitted to it.
Getting to the other side
the best smiles are the ones you lead to