PoiPriestess

I’m always inspired when people I know can achieve levels of success that get them brand recognition around the globe. Congratulations to friend Joshua Hoover and his band, Kapahaki, for their recent coverage in the “What We’re Listening To” selections in the Reggae genre. They will be having a CD release party this Friday night, [...]

My inbox and Facebook pages were littered with reference after reference to Susan Boyle. If you don’t know who this woman is, you’ll want to check out the video below so you have your own point of reference. I would actually invite you to do this before reading on, because my own talk about things [...]

As you may or may not be aware, on April 25 I’m producing the largest gathering of internationally renown fire dancing artists ever assembled on one free, legal and public stage in the western hemisphere. This event is being held in Union Square and is part of the Jewels in the Square program (city sponsored) [...]

I so love my life. I made this cool costume where the trim cost more than the clothes.doing… hee hee… I get to roll around in the dirt and play wth fire… ah, yes, there I go doing things I “shouldn’t” be

On my way to Liz and Devin’s wedding. Sean will be here soon. I’m wearing the shirt the fire safety team wore for the 2007 Temple of Poi Fire Dancing Expo… well, modified a little. Should I put beads on it and make it really silly? Tamale said she won’t be seen with me wearing [...]

A grand success, even if I did set my costume on fire. Ironically, none of the beginners did it but a bunch of the pros did. . .

I had a fascinating new year’s eve. I had a gig that I accepted for less money than I would normally require. Why? Ultimately, because of my (unfounded) fear of not being able to pay my rent.
I arrived at the site and within minutes fell in a construction ditch (about a 4-5 foot blind drop [...]

Temple of Poi performed today in Union Square. What an honor to once again get to support the San Francisco Food Bank’s Canned Food Drive! We also sold copies of the Temple of Poi 2006 Fire Dancing Expo DVD and donated a portion of the sales proceeds to the Food Bank as part of our [...]

Other than my own job, I am not certain I could imagine a cooler job than the one Erin Glover has. She is the CEO and Founder of FirePixie Entertainment, a fabulous entertainment company which specializes in children’s parties. Which means people pay Erin and other similarly talented actors, to attend their Children’s parties and [...]