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Terrible Wizard Inner circle 1973 Posts 
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I just like looking at other peoples stuff. If you want to share ...
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts
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I hate looking at other people's stuff and I hate worshiping magic items in general.
They are our tools. Period. We are nerdy enough as it is. If you're not sure if I'm right, check out all the YouTube videos of "here's all the **** in my close-up case" videos. Nothing will make you want to distance yourself like a geeky nerdy magician showing off his close-up case. They are usually 12 years old.
www.theambitiouscard.com Hand Crafted Magic
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Terrible Wizard Inner circle 1973 Posts
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O.k
I like looking at other peoples stuff. |
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David Fillary Special user 662 Posts
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I like being a nerd. Magic is the best nerdiness there is
It's annoying to see the 12 year olds with their 30 different types of decks and every new gadget stuffed in there and practised with once. However, seeing what stuff a pro keeps in his close up case is interesting - for instance, in some people's case it would be just spare decks and sharpies, some rubber bands and coins. I keep ninja rings, rope and dye tube as this is stuff that I can perform if the audience is larger than expected. |
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts
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On Mar 18, 2015, David Fillary wrote: I do the same thing for the same reasons. Being able to do 30 minutes with "just some stuff in your case" for a large group is a very smart thing to be prepared for.
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Zlwin Chew Elite user Malaysian Magician with 437 Posts
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On Mar 14, 2015, Frank Starsini wrote: Words of the century! Some pros like Bill Malone only needs ONE deck of cards  and Shoot Ogawa his rings. And Michael Ammar his wand and Jan Rouen his smile. And the list goes on... |
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dbolan Loyal user Carrollton, Georgia 274 Posts
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On Mar 14, 2015, Terrible Wizard wrote: Seemed like a reasonable post, sorry you got grief. I’m just a hobbyist but aside from a couple big items, all fits one case as I can only remember how to do 30 things then my head explodes... https://app.photobucket.com/u/DoubleBell......cca6c088 Don’t be deterred, your questions are as valuable as everyone else’s.
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pabloinus Inner circle 1681 Posts
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I do collect wood props, babcock, viking, colin rose, magic wagon and others, I used to collect Cups and Balls, but sold them all.
I will try to get pics and will post |
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Skeleton Veteran user Germany 318 Posts
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On Mar 15, 2015, TheAmbitiousCard wrote: Ever heard of people collecting Magic? And also if I ever would look at my magic tricks simply as tools I would quit magic at once, because that would make me the same as say a plumber! And I couldn't care less about what other people think about my possible nerdiness!
To infinity, and beyond!
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dbolan Loyal user Carrollton, Georgia 274 Posts
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Ever heard of people collecting Magic? Thank you Skeleton! Agreed 100%. This is a great site/forum overall but the nastiness in this particular topic is tough to read. The "We are all nerds..." early in the thread was wholly disingenuous, the context made it seem like it meant "I'm a bully." "Magicians helping magicians" is in the dang logo, let's stick to that, friends. Enough telling people they are not sharing knowledge right. Dave
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Wizard of Oz Inner circle Most people wish I didn't have 5155 Posts
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Magic, like music, is an art form that often relies on props to create the art. Some of these props are tools, but often they go beyond mere function and become art in and of themselves. To not realize and appreciate this unique quality of magic is doing the practice a great disservice, and ignoring the beauty within the beauty.
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dbolan Loyal user Carrollton, Georgia 274 Posts
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Agreed, Wizard of Oz. If a buddy tells me he got a new rare, expensive electric guitar, I don’t tell him to get back to me when can play it appropriately, I want to see it now!
Dave
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David Eichler Grammar Host Durham, ME 1780 Posts
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Here are photos of a small bit of my bizarre collection. During COVID I am working a lot more from home. I bought this secretary in the photos to set up as my home work station, off of our dining room and living room. The upper hutch hold some of my collection so that when I am in hours of daily Zoom calls or computer work, I can look up and enjoy these pieces of theater that are sitting dormant until it is safe to be in groups again. Any two or three of these pieces are able to be routined together for an evening of intimate entertainment.
Here is a photo of the collection with the hutch door closed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_iqyiXE......=sharing And here is a photo of the collection with the hutch door opened: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uy_5tnS......=sharing Quite a number of these things will be unknown to folks outside of the Spooky forum on the Café. Happy to hear the thoughts of others as well as see collections of others. Thanks for posing the original post, Terrible Wizard. David |
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David Eichler Grammar Host Durham, ME 1780 Posts
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I heard from someone that it as difficult pulling those photos up in the links. They are pretty big files, so here are two smaller files:
Hutch closed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AG2yS1k......=sharing Hutch open: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cQxpPYk......=sharing PM me if there are any issues opening up these files. Thanks, David |
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Wizard of Oz Inner circle Most people wish I didn't have 5155 Posts
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Very elegant and tasteful David. Not too much, not too little, just right.
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dbolan Loyal user Carrollton, Georgia 274 Posts
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I love it, David, thanks for sharing.
I also love that we’ve moved from folks being shamed at the start of this thread for sharing pictures to seeing some really unique pictures!, Wonderful!
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davfreeman New user 59 Posts
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Thanks for sharing the photos of your collection. I especially love of your book collection. Of the names I could make out in the photos, there are a few that I would love to own.
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts
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On Mar 14, 2015, TheAmbitiousCard wrote: I didn't know about these videos! I've seen some "What's in my sewing bag?" but didn't know about these. Thanks, Frank! 
I have a bit of collection of a animal themed pieces- maybe I'll lay them out on my desk and get some pics. Or maybe a video. |
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts
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I'm working on this. Here's a mysterious sneak peak of a sample of the collection for now:
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Wizard of Oz Inner circle Most people wish I didn't have 5155 Posts
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Beautiful objects, and beautiful photo magicalaurie. Thank you.
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