Help HOOS Pick A Carrying Case for Magic Stuff

Hoos did you read the article in last month's Harper's about the MAGIC OLYMPICS? A quality read!

Assassin's pouch looks cooler but I voted Pro Carrier bcz of the ID window. You could put an awesome photo in it.

I did! It was a great article. xp

um...the assassin's pouch isnt all that but its name is, & think about it, if you carry around the pro carrier yr gonna have that douches image & advertisement on yr hip

dont be a sucker go assassin's pouch

btw is there any chance youll be able to get some video of this stuff?

Can I hire you for a birthday party?

yr gonna have that douches image & advertisement on yr hip

ha nah dude that's a window so you can put your own business card in there or whatever

oh its an "ID Window? i think the pro carrier looks cooler, actually, id just much rather be in possession of something called an assassin's pouch

assassin's pouch, definitely. it doesn't have that sleazy vibe of the black leather, and it seems less regimented in terms of space use

Can I hire you for a birthday party?

-- Abbott, Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:11 PM (44 seconds ago) Bookmark Link

Ha I haven't quite designed a full show yet (adult or kid), definitely considering it though. It's just a big investment of time & money that I'm not quite ready for yet.

id just much rather be in possession of something called an assassin's pouch

for sure, Sankey knows how to market his stuff

btw is there any chance youll be able to get some video of this stuff?

-- deeznuts, Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:11 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

Been thinkin bout that, it'd be a complicated procedure to mike & record a table set but maybe a mock up or recording of some walkaround at my gf's bday party.

cant any decent digital camera do a fair job of it (esp if say yr gf was the cameraman & knew the trick)?

Yeah prob gonna use her cam

Man I love that Sankey practically pees his pants cause the Assassin's Pouch has "a custom-made pocket SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED for SHARPIE MARKERS!!"

Now I kind of want one.

I don't want to carry a Sharpie in my purse bcz invariably the lid plots to come off & oh noes ink Chernobyl on needed items.

I don't believe in magic

hoos iirc didnt yr supreme trick require a marker? maybe sankey is calling to you

oh yeah sharpies are de rigeur you gotta have folks mark up cards to make it clear they're not duplicates

http://www.treehousemagic.net/cvm/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/TM018_med.jpg

multicultural magic

i have a poncho that matches that actually

btw if this helps anyone here are the marketing blurbs for each product

ASSASSIN'S POUCH

Manufactured from heavy-duty, waterproof nylon canvas, Jay Sankey's Assassin's Pouch is built to last. Tan in color, the pouch goes with every clothing style from casual to formal, while always adding a quiet touch of class and professionalism.
Wear it on your belt or clipped to the belt loop of your pants with the black aluminum carabineer clip. With a total of five custom-designed pockets, you'll be amazed by just how much stuff you can carry in the Assassin's Pouch.
The two front pockets feature reinforced Velcro catches for fast, easy access to your props. There's also a slim outer pocket specifically designed for a magic marker. [plus some secret pockets for secret magician stuff]

PRO CARRIER

"The Pro Carrier is a small case that can fit into your pocket or be worn on your
belt. It is made of high-quality black leather. It has a slot for a deck of
cards, two slots for extra or gimmicked cards, a window for packet tricks, a
window for business cards, and a coin purse with a zipper. When closed or worn
on the belt, the business card window is visible to passersby."

they're identically priced btw

only one of these has 'ass' in its name twice, i think that's important.

my suggestion has "fanny" in it, that should count for something

I don't even see how there's a contest here. The Pro is so much cooler.

http://www.members.shaw.ca/kcic1/gifs/felix.gif

I'm pretty certain you need something like this:

http://www.despinagifts.co.uk/users/www.despinagifts.co.uk/upload/magicbagmain1.jpg

ah fuck I didn't realize that was so big, sorry

lol tho

the assassins pouch what the hell is wrong with you

I think if you get Black Beyonce's suggestion, though you might be trying to say you're gay and on drugs or a hippie or all of the above.

In any case, it's too colourful, you don't want to distract attention from your magic acts, right? Or do you?

Look, the only advantage I see to the Assassin pouch is that it seems to have more pockets. But that depends on how many pockets YOU really want or need for your magic stuff to work. So if you chose the Assassin on the basis of having more room for your stuff that's cool. But I maintain that the hippest James Bond of the universe would choose the Pro one, and you can even put your fucking business card in the damn window there you so you can show people. How cool is that?

Next step: get one fucking amazing artistically-designed and eye-catching business card.

Silk top hat with special hidden pockets, duh!

oh wait, hey:

http://darkdiamond.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/WindowsLiveWriter/PrettyLightsJapansGlowingPants_103DD/glow-clothes5%5B3%5D.jpg

the pockets go like, down to your knees in this shit right?

http://i37.tinypic.com/n19v8x.jpg

http://www.quizilla.com/user_images/B/Betelgeuse/1046337273_uarepresto.jpg

gis can be an endless source of entertainment sometimes

Oh wait I just realized the contradiction in that sentence...

http://images.cafepress.com/product/14372967v4_150x150_Front.jpg

Louis: surprisingly i voted for the assassin's piuch
me: why
Louis: because i thought it wd look better if someone rocked up in it
and yaaaahed me

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it is done

thx dudes this thing will be solid

I talked to a dude who was:
–– into doing magic trix
–– ~5'3"
–– totally adorbs & friendly
so of course he reminded me of big hoos aka the steendriver!

He was talking about doing shows for kids at Christian churches, and how he had to totally change his patter to include a lot of caveats about how it's just physical trickery & not using any evil powers or forces! Like, he was required to do this in order to perform. ANd he couldn't include magic words or anything. Has a Hoos ever had this experience?

I have!

omg! would you mind sharing?

There's this whole weird "Gospel Magic" subculture in the magic community, google it and you wind up with entire message boards for the thing where people do long narrative card bits that tell Old Testament stories or use straightforward classic magic stuff--cut & restored rope, count & count again dollar routines--and weave in metaphors about the Resurrection or redemption or the love of Christ.

Jesus sawed a woman in half and then there was enough for everyone!

that sounded way creepier than I intended :-/

I remember pretty vividly once I was at my home church in deep south Texas and the pastor asked if I could do a magic set for the church summer carnival ((a couple pickup trucks worth of plywood for two booths, red & yellow balloons, a precarious dunk tank built by the church engineer & filled with the garden hose)). This was on a Sunday afternoon not long after the service ended. I said yes, obviously, and started getting my little show together: linking rings, cards, sponge balls, cups n balls, enough for maybe 15 minutes. I'm 15 years old.

A few nights later, when I'm back at the sanctuary for the Wednesday night service, I see the pastor in a fierce whispering argument with Kathy, the older white lady who runs the projector for the praise & worship lyrics. The music is playing, she's saying something with great animation, and in her broadness of gesture she manages to bump the projector. The lyrics slide off the wall in a blur, and she spins around to glare at me. She gets the lyrics back up off the floor. The pastor makes a couple of pacifying gestures at her, then he turns to me and gives me a shrug and a grin. Then an a-ok sign.

I sing the songs, I go to youth Bible study in the back room with the other teenagers, and then we head back out to the sanctuary for the altar call at the end of service.

~~~~~~~~ to be continued ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Good story so far.

Would read pages of this.