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Sid Mayer Special user Santa Fe, NM 656 Posts |
Stumbled across angle grinding as a show. It seems to consist of showers of sparks and is often presented as an adjunct to fire eating, poi, and other fire effects. Can anyone tell me more?
Sid
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
It involves an angle grinder and steel plates that are strapped to various body parts. In the hands of a good performer (and a couple of the folks who do it, are) it's stunning.
The best at it, is LuciFire, who is also the originator. She has passion and style, and a beautiful sense of movement.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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Owen Anderson Loyal user A sturdy fence needs at least 231 Posts |
You might enjoy a look at:
http://www.grindergirl.com She is usually a part of Letterman's friday night show.
Owen Anderson
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Sid Mayer Special user Santa Fe, NM 656 Posts |
Now, that's what I call a "Funkenring!"
Thanks, guys. Sid
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Sid Mayer Special user Santa Fe, NM 656 Posts |
Now, THAT'S what I call a "Funkenring!"
Thanks, guys, for your contribution to my heretofore neglected education. Sid
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
Yes, that's Kiva. She used to work Coney Island a lot, and has successfully branched into other ways. She's a very good performer, and nice person.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
Hey don't forget about the guy who uses a bench grinder in his act somehow.
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
Nobody's ignoring you Nipps! This is another thing. And your grinder is beautiful.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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FacadeTheStiltBoy Elite user Greensboro NC 474 Posts |
Yeah, now if I could of only got that *** cigarette lit off from it.
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TAIT Regular user uk 142 Posts |
Yes I use it just for the human ashtary act I think grinding body parts is just for the girls to get the cigarette to lit just get the sparks to hit the paper and suck like hell am working on lighter tricks for doing this act with out a grinder it is cool what you can do with a zippo lighter.
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
Apparently you haven't seen a good grinder act. That's too bad.
You're in UK. Go see Luci.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
This is how Red Stuart and I do this. By the way, he really IS an old fart Harley.
http://www.greatnippulini.com/Chaos%202005%20Cig%20lit.jpg TMFGN
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
I know. You have to hose him down once in a while, and you can tell him I said so!
Folks try to drown me too, once in a while. Water in the ears, water in the eyes, water on the brain, but what's a little hydrocephalus among friends?
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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Harry Murphy Inner circle Maryland 5444 Posts |
You might want to check out this diminutive Russian performer. Her performing name is "Jewels".
Jewels does many of the Sideshow acts (escapes, pincushion, sword ladder, etc). She incorporates her Grinding routine with a ladder of swords. It is very dramatic and artistic. Check out her performance video. Her homepage is at: http://www.nothingimpossible.net/
The artist formally known as Mumblepeas!
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T-RAY Inner circle 1539 Posts |
I just checked out Lucifire's website and she is INCREDIBLE!!!!!
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drwilson Inner circle Bar Harbor, ME 2191 Posts |
Wow, this gives whole new meaning to the phrase "grind show!"
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Harry Murphy Inner circle Maryland 5444 Posts |
I’ve seen both Luci (fire) and Jewels in action. In truth both give a great (and very sexy) show! I loved watching Luci’s suspension strip tease (although I admit that the suspension does give my stomach a bit of a knot!). Jewels version is dragging long drapes across the stage (very similar to the character in the move “The Cell” http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1803242457/photo/132170 ).
These two artistes put a little of Cirque de Soleil into the sideshow. I guess we could call it Sideshow de Soleil! .
The artist formally known as Mumblepeas!
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
***, too bad I don't have t!tt!es... oh wait I do... they just have too much chest hair on 'em, if ya don't got sex, ya don't sell.
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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ringmaster Inner circle Memphis, Down in Dixie 1974 Posts |
David Lettterman said "Grinderguy is just not the same as Grindergal". All too true.
One of the last living 10-in-one performers. I wanted to be in show business the worst way, and that was it.
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