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socraticlaughtr showed me around downtown Tempe/Mill Avenue last night... coffee, resale, import, and head shops, with only a passing glance for all the big name retailers and restaurants. We ended up at the weekly drum jam, where Tempe's youth congregate, dance, drink, and, of course, jam. Homeless, transient, and other at-risk youth make up a large percentage of the attendees, and I was tickled pink to realize I could be considered part of that number.

Because of the Fiesta Bowl, there were a fair amount of tourists there (and I use that in the worst sence of the word), people rudely taking pictures of their family/friends against a backdrop of drummers, for example. One man stood out because he started pushing a nearby violinist to go and play in the center of the group, going so far as to interrupt the drummers to ask them if Corey could play in their midst. I spoke to him briefly - he was elitist who assumed that it didn't take any talent to hit a drum, and that someone playing a violin automatically has more talent than the half-dozen or so drummers put together. Corey was cool - turns out he just arrived in town himself, touring the country in a van with 2 others, playing gigs and busking as they go.

It is thoroughly something from Bordertown, and I could easily see the people there in the Dancing Ferret.

... Found a few more stories from Bordertown, this one, this one, and this one (7 parts).

Also a genaric review, and a role playing guide by Terry Windling.

*gasps* Oh my god! I found an audio sample of For It All!!!! I've wanted to hear this song for years!!!!! Since 1996!!!

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Oh, and I wasn't bored or dissapointed, it was very cool. I don't drum. I need to practice my poi, and since it seems like not many people do poi there, I probably wouldn't feel as conspicuous spinning there as I would out at faire. Just need to hit homeofpoi and practice, practice, practice!

Ask Amanda to introduce you to Danny and the place that he goes through. It's relatively close. He spins.

She told me about Domba... yeah, it's close, yeah, it looks really cool, but $10 a lesson is a bit out of my price range, unfortunately. drat

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*laughs* Actually, yesterday I got myself rather solidly in the crotch while doing those crosses... also whapped myself in the breast too, a couple times, on different moves.

While I was learning, one of the ways my instructors taught was to have us spin with just one hand, and then the other, and once both our main and offhand were comfortable, we'd try and do them at once. Which had its good points and bad points - I ended up needing to do both hands a different way, but it's good for understanding what the hands are doing seperately and breaking it down.

Oh, most definately! I am *so* not ready for fire yet! I'm still on my beginners poi.