I started spinning fire around 2006, I saw a guy spinning Fire Poi while I was on a haunted hay ride, my first thought was "holy crap, I didn't even know that was a possibility!!" as soon as I got home I went online and bought the first set of fire poi I could find. that set lasted a whole 2 weeks before it fell apart. After I went through a couple more sets of poi, it became clear I couldn't afford to keep spinning fire if the props couldn't hold up to my usage. So, I reverse engineered the poi construction and deduced where the fail point was and redesigned my own personal design of prop. These days the props I make last for years not weeks! When I make things i feel like I'm on the right path.

Around the same time i started spinning fire, I was visiting a friends apartment building and in the hallway i heard the tiniest little death meows. out of my group of friends i was the only one to hear it. with a bit of searching i found a kitten, eyes not even open yet. just skin and bones the size of the palm of my hand. the following weeks i spent feeding and warming her till her eyes opened. I was the first thing she saw when her eyes opened. she instantly was named Puscifer. Later she becomes Captain Puscifer!

Fire performance arts led me to Harmony park which is where i met 2 other loves of my life Glass blowing and my wife Cheetah.