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eSamuels Inner circle 3085 Posts |
Seeing as I was visiting friends in Arizona, I had Bob Kohler ship my Mind Reading Goose to my buddy's address in AZ, so that I could carry it back with me on my flight to Vancouver. My plan was to bring the goose as my carry-on, and when I discovered that it was packed in a see-through very large bag with handles, I thought, 'perfect!'
However, it was on my way to my US Airways flight at Phoenix airport that the thought finally crossed my mind.....US Airways, Canada Geese....and I'm about to carry on a large Goose on a flight to Canada, might be a hard one to explain ("No, My Security Officer, I am not trying to be some kind of 'smart-ass'...it's a Mind-Reading Goose!....." Thought the better of it, and packed it in a box and sent it with the checked luggage. So, I'm on the flight, laughing to myself at my own very close call with "duh!," when a HUGE cockroach rambles by my feet over to the other side of the aircraft. So, I walk to the galley at the rear of the aircraft and calmly informed the flight attendants "Uh, there's not likely much you can do right now, but you should know that...." The two flight attendants were pretty freaked, and proceeded to tell me about the many 'critters' that have been lose on their flights...including a mouse that apparently lived on a 747 for months before they caught it! So that's my brush with 'near-dumbness' for the year, at least so far! Anyone else come across 'livestock' on a plane? |
Logan Inner circle 2289 Posts |
Hahaha, nice post!
I once brought my box o' magic as carry on. Needless to say, after going through the X-ray machine, I was requested to open it. Should have seen their faces when they saw the TT!! Performing a magic trick for them however, seemed to defuse the situation
You've been hit by, you've been struck by, a smooth criminal.
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gabelson Inner circle conscientious observer 2137 Posts |
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On 2009-01-22 19:35, Logan wrote: Pun intended? |
Steve Spill V.I.P. 211 Posts |
Years ago I opened my show with a top hat, there was an explosion; fire and a cloud of black smoke burst from the topper… I pulled out a skeletal, smoldering, blown apart, bunny. “It’s not a real bunny rabbit… but it used to be.” My idea, at the time, of comedy magic.
Hidden in the hat was a smoke pot, a device consisting of a short, open ended lead pipe, stuffed with gunpowder, that was ignited with a battery operated switch, essentially, a bomb. I traveled all over the world with that bomb. It was completely illegit, but I felt it was far better to ask for forgiveness than permission. I logged tens of thousands of miles with it, and never once had to ask for forgiveness. Keep in mind, this was long before 9/11, and airport security wasn’t what it is today. Now, just to perform that trick on stage, legally, would require a permit, a fireman, and a licensed pyrotechnic expert. My complete show at the time was in my carry-on luggage. The Mindreading Goose, the largest of my props, was with my suits and shirts in a garment bag hanging in the onboard closet. |
Jay Buchanan Special user New Jersey 512 Posts |
Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt. ~ Shakespeare
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eSamuels Inner circle 3085 Posts |
Very funny clip!
Thanks for that, Jay (and, Steve, of course!). |
Will Tsai Loyal user 209 Posts |
I had my electrical touch installed on my shoes when I travel to Singapore for a gig... that wasn't the best experience of my life...
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