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General Discussion / Pen Spinning on Singapore news! zomg
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Date: Wed, Dec 12 2007 16:13:44
Hey gice I was just watching Singapore News 5 at 10 (that means Channel 5 news at 10 o'clock), and you know at the end as the credits roll they'll have some interesting clips for us to watch? Well today they had about 30 sec on a pen spinning, "the latest craze in Japan" zomg. Naturally they had tons of footage of all the nice combos, and of some noobs trying to learn the 360 haha, or whatever you guys call it now. Anyway I thought it was some heart-warming shit to see how far our art has come, from people laughing at how we have too much time on our hands (which some still do, I'm sure) to them recognizing this as a form of expression. We really have to thank the pioneers/visionaries, especially Kam and David Weis. Without them we'll be a bunch of noobs spinning in our rooms alone trying to figure out how a charge works.
Or maybe I'm just out of touch with the times. Cheers. -
Date: Wed, Dec 12 2007 16:36:42
That's pretty spiffy.
If you can find a clip of it online, please post it in this thread.
BTW, 360 = Thumbaround. -
Date: Thu, Dec 13 2007 03:09:30
Yeah I forgot haha. Shows that I associate more with the old name, weird eh?
Still, I'm quite amazed that PS is now so popular in Japan. funny stuff. -
Date: Thu, Dec 13 2007 03:14:15
way behind times jiashen, that's why they call you the noob.
i think tohlz posted some link to a video about ThaiSpinner on SG TV, and he get featured multiple times in local newspapers. -
Date: Thu, Dec 13 2007 07:46:43
I got it down, be glad I watched it. Haha.
http://files.filefront.com/Video0053gp/;92...;/fileinfo.html
Here's it. Can someone help me convert the video to a suitable format and upload it on YouTube? I'm having a hell lot of difficulty doing that. Thanks. -
Date: Thu, Dec 13 2007 08:17:31
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Date: Thu, Dec 13 2007 08:42:44
Sweet :D jiashen posting and penspinning on the news.
Was there anyone I should recognize in that video or was it just a bunch of nobodies? -
Date: Thu, Dec 13 2007 13:20:02
I can see the video, it's at some JEB gathering, I recognize Winter.
LOL they put english subtitles for english voice... why not put chinese. -
Date: Thu, Dec 13 2007 14:06:38
For those who can't download the file, try downloading here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?d1ejm7nnkhh -
Date: Thu, Dec 13 2007 15:12:00
Wow, many things have changed. Now speed cubing and pen spinning are in the media. I bet some people might be commenting on how bored youths are getting these days.
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Date: Thu, Dec 13 2007 15:49:14
I saw this.
One of my friends just now showed it to me.He recorded it on his handphone. -
Date: Thu, Dec 13 2007 16:19:32
yesterday there was also a newsreport on german tv (pro7, 18:00 MEZ)
too bad that no one has recorded it (according gpc forum)
/EDIT: What the **** is tornado? did i miss something or do the japanese penspinners use other names? -
Date: Thu, Dec 13 2007 16:58:25QUOTE (taichi1082 @ Dec 13 2007, 11:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yesterday there was also a newsreport on german tv (pro7, 18:00 MEZ)
too bad that no one has recorded it (according gpc forum)
/EDIT: What the **** is tornado? did i miss something or do the japanese penspinners use other names?
It's a Japanese terminology. Can't recall the exact tricks involved, but it's related to ext TA and Fake Double. See:
http://www.upsb.info/forum/index.php?showt...&#entry8406
http://www.upsb.info/forum/index.php?showt...&#entry7203 -
Date: Thu, Dec 13 2007 18:20:20
yesterday it was also in Polish TV...
here's the link
http://www.itvp.pl/player.html?mode=0&...;video_id=29967
13:48 min -
Date: Fri, Dec 14 2007 00:20:24
please dont post about other news here, this thread is only to talk about one news in singapore.
tv videos should be posted in the TV thread in the video section. -
Date: Fri, Dec 14 2007 02:43:31QUOTE (taichi1082 @ Dec 13 2007, 09:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>What the **** is tornado? did i miss something or do the japanese penspinners use other names?
Tornado @ the wiki -
Date: Fri, Dec 14 2007 02:56:01
sweet! more news about the fun is getting out there.
hope that got us a few converts. -
Date: Fri, Dec 14 2007 03:17:39QUOTE (Zombo @ Dec 13 2007, 09:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>LOL they put english subtitles for english voice... why not put chinese.
Over in Singapore, we care about the deaf. The can't listen to the news, but they can still read and watch the videos.
Furthermore, Chinese people watch Chinese news.
Bilingual ftw.
Edit: Oh yeah, can any Japanese please explain what is happening in the video? From what I can see, it looks like a pen spinning lesson. -
Date: Fri, Dec 14 2007 03:29:44
Hello,I am vice chairman of PenspinningAssociation Japan.
You are right.This is penspinning lesson.
About 70 people were in this room.
They are not pen spinner.They might find this lesson on local magazine or something.
We taught them basically tricks.
Some of them learned these tricks,but others cant. -
Date: Sat, Dec 15 2007 01:13:57
What!? Pen Spinning Association Japan? An official pen spinning organisation? Wow... How is that linked to JEB?
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Date: Sat, Dec 15 2007 01:32:21QUOTE (yxTay @ Dec 14 2007, 08:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>What!? Pen Spinning Association Japan? An official pen spinning organisation? Wow... How is that linked to JEB?
this is a bit off-topic, but PSAJ is the official governing body of Pen Spinning in Japan. Any communication with the media is made through the PSAJ, JEB is merely a community in Japan. -
Date: Sat, Dec 15 2007 11:52:40
Not surprising that I missed this...I don't watch the news lol.
But this isn't the first time they've reported it in the media here, about 3 years ago they showed the interview with a Taiwanese spinner (can't remember his name).