BS: Spice (UK only)

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: GUEST,Brian
Date: 09 Jul 02 - 09:16 AM

I was taught to do fire-eating quite a few years ago, and did a few public performances. After one, a member of the audience came over and announced in a knowing sort of voice "Of course, you don't use REAL fire, do you!" I uttered something to the effect of "Bugger, sussed again", and reassured him he was right.

Brian

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Mr Red
Date: 07 Jul 02 - 08:01 PM

fire eating?
try cooking the food before you swallow - John - me old codger.

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 07 Jul 02 - 12:33 AM

refresh for the new people, (I did some firedancing at Beverley folk Festival with Mrs Harpmaker (Christine) and sa big bloke she knows, I can't remember his name so I will just call him big bloke for now, he was teaching us how to do firedancing, christine was very good at it, and got the hang of it straight away, but I was a bit crap at it and I fell over, (it was about 4.00 AM, and I was pissed).john

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: GUEST,macca
Date: 02 May 02 - 02:39 AM

I though that fire-eaters used curry anyway....The feeling at the exhaust end seems to indicate post-ignition problems. Re parachutes and other ways to avoid paying for full-distance fares on planes.... I'm reminded of a character in a favourite novel who says something along the lines of.. " I've done twenty jumps and never got over the feeling that it would be better to arrive by chauffeur driven Rolls-Royce."

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 02 May 02 - 01:19 AM

There is supposed to be our menu on the website, but it is not there! Well we didn't pay much for the website (it was on special offer), Oh well, We sell the usual type of curry stuff.Don't forget to tip the delivery driver! :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 02 May 02 - 01:13 AM

Click Here to see were I work.

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 08 Apr 02 - 08:32 PM

Don't you think I am sick of curries Linda? (I work in a curry shop)!

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 08 Apr 02 - 01:41 PM

John don't do it -I will make you a nice hot curry instead.

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: greg stephens
Date: 08 Apr 02 - 09:18 AM

Oh, this all seems to be about fireating and stuff. I thought it might be a thread with learned comments about famous footballing folksongs about Victoria Beckham.

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: HuwG
Date: 08 Apr 02 - 09:08 AM

Joined SPICE about a year and a half ago, so far only one broken arm ...

SPICE can do some excellent deals on activity hols such as watersports, sailing etc. I got back from my first ever ski holiday, with SPICE, about a fortnight ago. Anyone interested in the event can try this blue clicky thing

Fire-eating / constipation cure can wait a bit, I think ...

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 07 Apr 02 - 07:04 PM

As I understand it the organisation SPICE is about persuading people to do things like jumping off bridges attached to a bit of rubber band, jumping out of aeroplanes tied to a bit of knicker silk and running down mountainfaces holding onto a bit of old rope.......
There is another organisation dedicated to persuading people NOT to do stupid things like that - it is called the SAMARITANS and has a phone number in the book!!!!!
We like you John - dont do it.......

As for fire eating - use paraffin, it doesn't burn as dangerously as petrol, which can blow back and explode your lung. BUT - make sure you NEVER swallow paraffin. It's medicinal effects are legendary - you can shit through the eye of a needle. I once travelled from Cardiff to London on an Intercity 125 train after learning to fire eat/blow (Cardiff Folk Festival 1999 - Dr.Sunshine's Pavement Show). I swallowed the tiniest amount of paraffin, and burped paraffin all evening. On the train, the following morning, I did not move more than 10 foot from the door to the toilet for the whole journey!
Quack!
Geoff the Duck!

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 07 Apr 02 - 03:45 AM

No John, but a good friend of mine was until life changing surgery meant she had to stop for a year or so.... she felt that she couldn't go back as her new self but has a whale of a time with her surgery support group instead!

It's something I've sort of wanted to do, but would be happier if I already knew someone in it... but have just discovered one of the two London groups meets in pub not 1/2 a mile from my office..... shame their introduction day is next weekend when I'm away........

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: C-flat
Date: 06 Apr 02 - 05:57 PM

PARACHUTING! HANDGLIDING! FIRE-EATING! Sorry guys, love to join you but I have to stop home and pull my toe nails out with pliers. Maybe next time!

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 06 Apr 02 - 07:40 AM

Liz are you a Spice member?

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 06 Apr 02 - 04:36 AM

Watch out for the fire eating or breathing - remember to wash you mouth out carefully afterwards, and NEVER light up a cigarette just afterwards... the vapour clings especially to hair and beards, and can give you a nasty shock. I did it once.... a long long time ago. If you have false teeth, be careful... my plastic (temporary) crown got a bit melted whilst eating, and I've seen someone lose their entire top set whilst breathing, their teeth actually flew out of their mouth during the spit, which didn't help.

'Spice' is quite widespread and is a good way of getting out and doing other things. Forming a romantic attachement is not obligatory, nor is it the reason for the groups' existance... but it can be an attractive benefit. It comes from the saying 'variety is the spice of life', and is great for those whose social circles are restricted or whose lust for adventure and new experiences isn't satiated in their normal lifestyle.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 06:07 PM

John you must remember the old line "If at first you don't succeed, then parachuting's probably not for you. Cllr(if anybody does want to take up this rather strange past time, there are charities which will pay all costs if you do a sponsered jump for them)

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Sorcha
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 11:07 AM

Ooooo, looks fun! Wish we had it here. Do the membership fees cover all expenses? Or do you have to pay for things like the meals?

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 10:32 AM

Thanks mooman.

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: mooman
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 10:27 AM

On the other hand, I think John.

Best regards and good luck with whatever you choose!

mooman

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 10:17 AM

What dos OTOH mean?

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Grab
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 09:39 AM

I can definitely recommend hang-gliding. Paragliding is good fun too, although I don't feel as comfortable with it, I know of too many accidents caused by the chute deciding it fancied collapsing. I've been through some nasty chop on a hang-glider which I _really_ wouldn't like to have tried on a paraglider. And a hang-glider has built-in "crumple zone" bits so that it breaks before you do, whereas the crumple zone on a paraglider is your legs (and head, and arms, and anything else you land on).

OTOH, paragliding is easier to learn (and therefore cheaper to learn), and you can fit your gear in the back of the car instead of having to lug a dirty great hang-glider around on the roof of your car. And a paraglider is _much_ easier to carry up a hill...

For hang/para schools in the UK, check the British Hang-gliding/Paragliding Association website and select the "schools" option on the lefthand menu.

Graham.

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 07:21 AM

While John is preparing to explode, I'll just slip in some thread creep. I've not heard the Harlequin mentioned of late Roger, and I didn't see it at that interesting link you gave. Does it still welcome minstrels?

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 06:20 AM

OK, I'll bugger off. It's your life (or most probably early death)...

Think about it, SERIOUSLY

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 06:17 AM

bugger off Guest.

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 05:56 AM

So John, how are you suddenly in the position to be critical of other peoples' spelling?

Yours is appalling.

Regarding blood pressure. Everyone has blood pressure. However, you have high blood pressure (also known as hypertension. It has probably been brought on by excesive drinking and can kill you.

I'd find out a bit more if I were you.

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 05:40 AM

You spelt sauces wrong Guest! Anyway I looked into this and I am not allowed to do parachute jumping because I have got blood pressure, I am not really sure what blood pressure is but if you have got it you can't do parachutes

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Apr 02 - 05:33 AM

Some of the hot sauses Americans cook with could be considered fire eating.

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 30 Jan 02 - 06:01 PM

Well, Maggie, I actually once did a firewalk in your neck of the woods, on Orcas Island. But there is something amazing about walking on black lava rock near the ocean and looking down into the cracks and seeing an orange glow at the bottom... Check this out (note the musical reference!)

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 30 Jan 02 - 02:23 PM

Bill-I always wear my funny hat, I recently got my photo's taken for my passport, i took them home and read the passport application form, then noticed it said "wearing of funny hats in passport photo's is not allowed! What a waste of 3 quid!

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Roger in Sheffield
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 02:35 PM

I ain't been there BE do you recommend it?
The one I go to is the one in the city centre, the very same one that McFat can be found every other wednesday night
On Mondays Jim leaves the D&P when we start playing and goes down the road to Fagan's !

Jim's website link

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Ringer
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 09:10 AM

Is that The Dog & Partridge at Attercliffe, Roger? The one with lunchtime strippers?

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 04:56 AM

Are you planning to breathe fire over the taxman John ?

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: bill\sables
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 10:54 PM

John , Do they do courses in putting blue clickies on to mudcat threads? And will you be wearing your funny hat when you do your fire eating?
Cheers Bill

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 04:01 PM

John, your address was okay the second time you tried the link, but you forgot to "close" your link. You started with the a href= part okay, but you must always close that first command with a ">" before the word that becomes the "blue clickie thing." Then close the entire operation after your blue clickie with the "a" again in the carets (if I type it the way it looks it would disappear and you wouldn't see what I'm talking about).

Why don't all of you just go visit Mark Cohen on his volcano in the Pacific and be content to singe your shoes, instead of frying your vocal chords?

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: nutty
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 03:23 PM

I can see folkies having real problems with fire eating.
The decision of what to do with a mouthful of liquid might end in someone getting "lit-up" in a way that was not originally intended.

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Roger in Sheffield
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 02:37 PM

......I have always wanted to go paragliding
If they do it I might give it a go John
Though I have a slight fear of getting trapped in a thermal and disappering upwards never to be seen again!
right now I am going to try something less dangerous, off to the session at The Dog and Partridge.........Cheers

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 02:28 PM

Thanks Spaw.
Roger-They have got a branch near you, are you going to join?

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Roger in Sheffield
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 02:15 PM

John do you write for the Simpsons?
I have an image of you running round with your hair on fire after a failed fire eating attempt and diving into a barrel of beer to put it out
DOH
just don't show off and try the fire eating and the parachuting at the same time
Dooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Thud

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: catspaw49
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 02:13 PM

John, you need the full addy....like http://www.spiceuk.com/grid/home.htm........I just do a copy and paste out of the address box.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 02:12 PM

murrering? "muttering"....

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 02:11 PM

(crawls off murrering apologies to Spaw and John ....)

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: catspaw49
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 02:10 PM

Well, let's see here.........

A 'Catter Favorite I'm Sure!

Oh yeah, Where's Liz and Mortie?

This would be cool

Who can resist Bulghar Balls?

Looks to be a lot of fun John.......I'd take a pass on the fire eating though.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 02:07 PM

"Your Links" don't work Murray! :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 02:02 PM

Spaw, it said "UK Only". So get off my links ...OK?

Murray

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 02:01 PM

Thanks Spaw! How did you fix it?

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 02:00 PM

Click here. Don't worry John, you'll get the hang of it yet ....

Murray

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 02:00 PM

a href="http://www.spiceuk.com/"click here

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: catspaw49
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 02:00 PM

SPICE

There ya' go John. Fire eating?

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 01:57 PM

That is not a link, I will try again. a href ="www.spiceuk.com/"Click here

Subject: Spice (UK only)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 01:55 PM

I have found a good group that I am going to join, it is called Spice UK.Are there any other spice members here? You can do loads of activites like fire eating and parachute jumping, or easy stuff like going for meals and doing pub quizzes.They have got 2 groups in Yorkshire (south Yorkshire and West Yorkshire).The minimum age is 18 and no maximum age, it looks really good, I am going to do fire-eating.Here is a link a href="www.spiceuk.com/">click here