Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Gettin It Put Together
So here it goes, I am getting my den together, seeing that setting up the basement didn't work out. We spent several hundred dollars having someone who said they knew what they were doing put in wiring and put up walls and it did look nice. For some reason, every time it rained heavily, water would accumulate on the floor down there. The sump pump was working, and when we lost power during a heavy rain storm, there was about 4 inches of water down there. I had to keep everything off the ground, it was a real pain in the ass getting down there to practice and keeping the basement warm during the winter. It also stayed damp and my props were starting to mildew. Darlene offered up the office, she moved all here sewing stuff to the extra space in the bed room. I packed away the things I don't use, put together and repacked my kids, family and busker shows. I also finished treating a bunch of ropes for various effects, I was taught by an old club member, Lloyd Cripe, to wrap scotch tape around the ends of the rope loosely and then put fabric glue on the ends. It will last for years and they did, I just thought it was time for new sets of "You Do as I Do Ropes", "Professor's Nightmare", and "Tarbary Ropes"
The desk set up is nice, I got a good deal on a T.V and DVD player and I also hooked up my Tape to dvd burner. Once the desk is cleared, I can play magic DVDs and practice without disturbing my family or being disturbed.
Things are still a bit messy
Some of my DVDs
My books, well, most of them.
My new Cups and Balls table that my good friend, Tim Flynn, made for me. I found tennis balls to do the routine with.
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Nice!
I too am working on putting a magic den together. It is a work in progress as all my stuff seems to be!
I have been moving stuff out of my down stairs as well. I bought a couple of nice book shelves thru Craigslist. I have found it difficult to focus on any new material because it is packed away somewhere, stuff I bought but haven't made the time to learn. When it's packed away, it is "outta sight, outta mind."
I hope this is working for you!
Fun isn't it!
Sorry to hear about Don Brisbane. I met him few times and he was always a class act!
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