Sept. San Diego Chop Chop - 8th in O'side, thanks for coming out! - California Events

BTC Billy the Crud Member San Diego Joined: Jun 02, 2007 Posts: 996	BTC Billy the Crud Posted posted on Tue, Sep 4, 2007 9:07 PM On 2007-09-04 19:49, Bowana wrote: Some of us (including myself) showed hesitation to chop at PIFA. The following is a response to an email I sent to a friend of mine who dances in one of the hula troupes that have performed at PIFA in the past. She is also of Island descent. She says: "I definitely think you should do the Tiki Carving at PIFA. Especially since it was a request.. You know what I mean. The Pacific Islanders will have nothing but respect for your craft. I know from experience that although you may not be of Hawaiian ancestry.. if the Aloha spirit and the love for anything Hawaiian (such as hula or tiki carving) exists.. then you are welcomed with Open Arms..." "So have no shame.. Share your gift with pride.. Especially since you actually take the time to do research and try to make your Tiki's with meaning.. and not just because it looks good." "So if you do decide to go.. Please let me know.. I definitely want to stop by PIFA and visit you and your carving friends.. Yay!!" Well, that's all the convincing I need. I'm in! Buzzy, how did you get this gig in the first place? This almost brings a tear to the eye, man. If I wasn't convinced before(I was all over this the second I heard of it) this would do it for me as well. I went to the PIFA website and there are some Haoles in the dance troupes as well. No worries, man.........aloha spirit, brah! As for the Wildebeest post, I wasn't understanding the last two posts by Kate and Buzzy, so I thought I'd throw some random shit out there myself. Wildebeest are quite an interesting creature. I spared you their method of marking, though. That was nasty and sort of reminded me of what those guys were doing in our last chop thread......a nasty display of marking with feces and what not. As for the safety issues, I think apprenticeships are a great way to spread proper working methods. We should all get together for a safety meeting and maybe agree on a few guidelines, then pass these things along to our newbies. At my first chop, everyone was SO helpful, I was sort of shocked, but we are getting bigger and the personal touch that a small group allows may wain. Sounds like we're really moving towards better organization and it's better that we do before someone gets hurt. Hell, one major accident could totally end us, if we weren't careful. Maybe newbies should even sign waivers.......when I was teaching swing lessons, I wouldn't even put on my dancing shoes unless the students had signed one. Gotts to protect ourselves, man. There are a lot of stupid people out there who think that everyone else should pay for their stupidity.......instead of feeding them to the polar bears, like we oughta!! Jaggof formerly known as Billybobaloo RWT32 Las Vegas32, F&AM myspace.com/billytoney [ Edited by: Billy the Crud 2007-09-04 23:05 ]

On 2007-09-04 19:49, Bowana wrote:
Some of us (including myself) showed hesitation to chop at PIFA. The following is a response to an email I sent to a friend of mine who dances in one of the hula troupes that have performed at PIFA in the past. She is also of Island descent. She says:

"I definitely think you should do the Tiki Carving at PIFA. Especially since it was a request.. You know what I mean. The Pacific Islanders will have nothing but respect for your craft. I know from experience that although you may not be of Hawaiian ancestry.. if the Aloha spirit and the love for anything Hawaiian (such as hula or tiki carving) exists.. then you are welcomed with Open Arms..."

"So have no shame.. Share your gift with pride.. Especially since you actually take the time to do research and try to make your Tiki's with meaning.. and not just because it looks good."

"So if you do decide to go.. Please let me know.. I definitely want to stop by PIFA and visit you and your carving friends.. Yay!!"

Well, that's all the convincing I need. I'm in!

Buzzy, how did you get this gig in the first place?

This almost brings a tear to the eye, man. If I wasn't convinced before(I was all over this the second I heard of it) this would do it for me as well. I went to the PIFA website and there are some Haoles in the dance troupes as well. No worries, man.........aloha spirit, brah!

As for the Wildebeest post, I wasn't understanding the last two posts by Kate and Buzzy, so I thought I'd throw some random shit out there myself. Wildebeest are quite an interesting creature. I spared you their method of marking, though. That was nasty and sort of reminded me of what those guys were doing in our last chop thread......a nasty display of marking with feces and what not.

As for the safety issues, I think apprenticeships are a great way to spread proper working methods. We should all get together for a safety meeting and maybe agree on a few guidelines, then pass these things along to our newbies. At my first chop, everyone was SO helpful, I was sort of shocked, but we are getting bigger and the personal touch that a small group allows may wain. Sounds like we're really moving towards better organization and it's better that we do before someone gets hurt. Hell, one major accident could totally end us, if we weren't careful. Maybe newbies should even sign waivers.......when I was teaching swing lessons, I wouldn't even put on my dancing shoes unless the students had signed one. Gotts to protect ourselves, man. There are a lot of stupid people out there who think that everyone else should pay for their stupidity.......instead of feeding them to the polar bears, like we oughta!!

Jaggof formerly known as Billybobaloo

RWT32 Las Vegas32, F&AM
myspace.com/billytoney

[ Edited by: Billy the Crud 2007-09-04 23:05 ]

Post #330282 by Billy the Crud on Tue, Sep 4, 2007 9:07 PM