This is, of course, inspired by 1001 Awesome Things , but that blog will probably never write anything that’s fire-arts specific…so I have no choice but to take it upon myself to cover each luscious aspect of fire spinning. Leave no lovely portion of life undocumented!
1) The whoof-whoof sound that the flames make as they fly around you, reminding you that you’re in the center of a serious force of nature as you spin.
2) Making trails, when the opportunity presents itself. ‘Cause it looks like that scene in “Back to the Future”.
3) The smell of burnt hair, disgusting for anyone else, is a total turn-on for pyros.
4) Getting tiny burns that sting for a day and go away.
5) The awesome performance you give when you hear a song that overpowers you to the point where you forget everything else and just spin away, no mistakes, no faltering – one with everything.
6) The instant when you light your poi (or whatever you use) on fire, and the flames are gigantic, billowy, and slightly intimidating.
7) Virgin poi (or other equipment) and the greenish-yellow of the fresh Kevlar.
8 ) Watching your friends spin fire their first time.
9) Spinning by yourself…ommmmmmm.
10) Spinning fire in a natural setting without a lot of people around.
11) When you’re burning on the beach, and a bit of fuel gets onto the wet sand, spreading itself all over the place.
12) Doing a bit of the competitive thing with your friends – seeing who can learn the most complex moves first – and then seeing someone who just started a few months ago completely overtake you in all realms.
13) Getting air wraps or hyperloops, whatever they’re called, to work. It’s like a little bit of zen magic in the world as you tangle the chains and they untangle on their own. Especially when you get it so well that it doesn’t make a sound.
14) Doing possibly the sim
plest of all moves, the wheel, and having your audience cheer really loud just then.
15) Being so entrenched in the fire arts community…and then doing a burn for people who have never seen it before. 
16) Finally, finally, getting that move down.
17) Spinning in the enclave of a burning effigy.
18) Having your safety equipment out but not ending up using it. I believe this one gets taken for granted a lot.
19) Fire duels or duo performances!
20) Trying out a move you’ve never done before while on fire, and actually getting it right. (I do not advocate this practice!)
21) When total strangers let you use their poi and/or fuel. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
22) Being really wary of that dude who comes up to you asking to use YOUR poi, and ending up watching the sickest performance you’ve ever seen.
23) When it’s time to burn and the strange music ends up being surprisingly suitable.
24) Sweaty hugs with friends who have just spun.
25) That it’s like being inside a burning, 3-D spirograph.
26) When you spin at a party where you don’t know anyone, and have instantly broken the ice for making new friends.
27) The beautiful and bizarre fire gadgets some of your friends pull out at parties.
28) Being soot-covered and sweaty and not caring.
29) When it’s just rained and it’s a million times safer to spin.
30) Practicing…practicing.
Feel free to add anything that seems to be missing.
