If you think you have a unique job, it’s probably not as unusual as the one Tokyo Moreno has. She’s a professional fire performer and even “eats” fire during her performances.
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2 hours agoRead full article: Skincare Essentials: The best daily skincare routines for younger and older people A 1 year old child, and two brothers, Enrique Hernandez and Fernando Hernandez died in a mobile home fire, their family says. 2 brothers, 1-year-old died in Putnam County home fire that also injured 2 other children, mother, family says Read full article: 2 brothers, 1-year-old died in Putnam County home fire that also injured 2 other children, mother, family saysJust in time for summer—Sam’s Club membership for $20– If you think you have a unique job, it’s probably not as unusual as the one Tokyo Moreno has. She’s a professional fire performer and even “eats” fire during her performances.Fire performance from Tokyo Moreno“Now, I get offers to go to Atlanta, out to California,” said Moreno, who will also be performing soon in the Chicago area. Moreno’s heritage is Filipino, and there is a strong cultural tradition in the Philippines of fire eating that really took hold in the nearby Pacific Islands. “Micronesia, Maori have a strong lineage of fire performing in their culture. And there’s part of the Philippines close to Austronesia and Asia,” she said.“There are a lot of actual fire performers in Jacksonville that do it, they’re called flow artists,” she said. Moreno said she’s regularly asked about her job, and the most common question involves how she doesn’t get burned. She explained that she’ll rub fire on her skin and even put flames into her mouth, saying it comes from a lot of practice and mentally being able to briefly deal with the heat. “We call this fleshing, where you can drag it across your skin. In this stage, I also call the liquid stage, and can put it into my mouth, and also transfer the fire. So, I’ll do a tongue touch transfer,” she said. Moreno said she started practicing in her garage when she was first introduced to fire performing. “We just like to train in my garage,” she said. “Doing fire in the house is interesting, roommates asked not to do it in the house.Scott Johnson Scott is a multi-Emmy Award Winning Anchor and Reporter, who also hosts the “Going Ringside With The Local Station” Podcast. Scott has been a journalist for 25 years, covering stories including six presidential elections, multiple space shuttle launches and dozens of high-profile murder trials.Just in time for summer—Sam’s Club membership for $20
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