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I feel so safe

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:48:51 GMT

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5goW0z-9WpWqoWdbcc7-Sz5HWd2dQD92MA5400

This is awesome...ha....low tech hackers making calls to the middle east. Nice. And waiting for the 400 doubting engineers to respond to NIST's explanation of trade tower 7...that should be interesting.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/BREAKING_NIST_%3CI%3Efinally%3CI%3E_poses_theory_on_0821.html

Chair for Brooks

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:02:28 GMT

Another sad note, I received word this morning that Geoff Latta has died. I had the pleasure of spending time with him and many phone conversations. All who studied his work know what a great and unique thinker and manipulator he was. He inspired me to up the level of my gaffs... he was very fussy about small details. He first contacted me years ago and ordered about $1000 worth of coins. I was so excited about making his stuff and sent everything off just knowing that he would be very happy with his new stuff. He sent everything back. Ha. Lucky for you guys, that was a turning point for me, as I took everything to a new Latta level. No question he will be missed by many.

Hey..remember the 3 ex-cops???

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:48:58 GMT

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080819/D92LKD300.html

Haha. Well, 2 of them just sold a rubber gorilla suit in an ice cube. And the 3rd...well, he is still selling a trick falsely marketed as his own. And he has been hyping it at magic cafe for much longer than the Sasquatch dudes...nearly 6 months and counting. He even started a blog solely for a trick that is not his. Lame, totally lame Timmeh.

Tim Trono's "Branded" - The Painless Card Blister (Christopher Kavanagh)
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Aug 19, 2008 5:54pm
by Amyxdove

What's a "COOLING OFF" period?

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:16:33 GMT

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24210647-2,00.html

Love those Aussies...it's already available in Oregon? McClintock probably found a way to dilute it down so that you can drink it and still live.

Wow, first a doctor signs off...then, "you cool off"..whatever that is, then find another doctor to sign off...then you can really cool off...like cold cool. I might suggest trying the blackmarket for an easier fix....

Well, we used to refer to secobarbitals as "reds". I'm sure there are plenty who remember those days. We should have signed something that said the supplier wouldn't be held responsible if we did stupid shit like break bottles on our heads or screw until our genitals were merely raw nubs. I can assure that these were designed with your utmost mellowness in mind....even in passing. Good call....one point to the AMA for using well established medicine on this one.

Copper Miracle Enjoyments w/ Happy Ending...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:09:37 GMT

That's right...it's no joke that several customers have stated they got an immediate nut upon handling these copper coins. No cause for concern, the stains are easily removed...or used as an artificial patina.

I have 3 sets with these heavy smooth okito boxes, (but I just started thinking that one of these sets may be the start of MY new collection :). The box fits 4 coins perfectly. It does not accomodate the included shell. All the coins have fresh hand-milled edges. I also have 3 addtional sets sans okito box. These sets are 4 coins and shell. The ungimmicked coins are the exact size of a silver dollar, the shell and box will fit uncirculated silver dollars.

4 of these coins and a shell just about stuffs one of these JOL purses to the max, but it closes fine and i think will it break in nicely so I'm going to include one with each set of coins. This is the last of my roughed out BRONZE okito box stock, so there probably won't be any of these for a while. They are made of an expensive free machining bronze. The copper coins have been toned and highlighted and provide a decent contrast to almost anything.

Okito/Coins/Purse.........$335

Miracle Enjoyment Remilled Shell Sets w/ Happy Ending and purse....$240

Back at Wast

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:04:56 GMT

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/on-the-trail-with-gonzos-wife/

Just read this about Hunter's wife. I once went to a press conference to see the man after he was arrested for pinching the tit of a prostitute (long story) and authorities barged in without warrant and searched his house finding some powder inside of a bic pen. He was drinking and smoking heavily, just as you would expect, and he was flanked by his lawyers on both sides. He set up microphones in each isle so you could step up and ask him a question. It was amazingly fun and funny. He later won his court battle.

On a not so light note, I posted here that my good friend died right before we left on vacation. Upon arrival in Colorado, I received news that one of my very best friends out there had died of cancer just prior and no one had contacted me. Upon arrival back home, my house was vandalized and amongst other things...my entire personal collection of coin gaffs was stolen. That was nearly 10 years of gaffs that I had made for myself...including many coins that I cannot replace. I had one collection of gaffs made with special expensive copper coins that Steve Forte had given me and many silver crowns that are very hard to find. Imagine what the entire collection might have brought on ebay. That was something I was hoping to pass on to my kids...and I doubt the insurance is going to pay for any of that since there were no riders, etc. On the bright side, they did not enter the shop area.

Hey, check out Magilla Gorilla sitting in front of Bush. He has all the cool friends. His "base" man.

August 1 Update

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:49:26 GMT

1) There may be some of you who don't know what Don England does for his day job. Don is an artist and an old school neon sign maker. He's probably in a class of maybe a dozen ..or less..guys nationwide that can bang stuff out the way Don does. This is an art that requires great planning ahead 6 or 8 letters as you bend a single piece of glass... many years of experience, working with ultra high voltage, gas, mercury, and torches..doing extremely tedious work. Anyway, Don made me a sign. 6 different colors of neon. It adds real ambiance to the shop when we turn it on. I have to go big now and start another Johnson's or something so I can hang the sign out.

2) Someone, and I don't know who, snapped this pic today...spies in the shop...I noticed it when I was downloading these other pics from the camera. Anyway, my last day of pounding for a week or so. I'm gettin' out of Dodge for a bit.

3) Reels will be shipping upon my return.

4) And finally, the second batch of 17 UWCs is finished...at wast. I will be shipping most of these in the morning before I leave town. There was/is.. just so many finessy little things on these sets. It seemed like I worked on these sets for months.....and I did. Good riddance, it's a crappy trick anyway. You guys that get the next batch after this one will probably be dissappointed. I recommend cancelling your order.

I'm about a month behind on emails. I am still planning on catching up with those so don't give up. Guys that have been communicating with me recently know that I am trying to change the way I do things a bit, running most everything in small production runs, taking credit card numbers and charging the card as I complete the items...as opposed to accepting huge orders and trying to finish 12 different items before shipping the entire order. Those really hold up the show, so I think this is efficient for me to make small batches of everything, and it's more fair to everyone. If you wait 3 months to get an expanded shell set, 6 weeks of that may have just been waiting for me to finish a couple of huge orders for 1or 2 or 3 individuals. This will spread it around more and speed up the show in the process.

I should return in 8 or 10 days or so. We have a couple destinations penciled in, but I'm guessing we could end up anywhere. Ha.

Hmmmm...what's on the menu for.....

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:48:08 GMT

Malcolm's first night in heaven? Looks like a cold 24 oz. Asahi in the can is available.

Sad Day

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:56:51 GMT

Well, I was just about to put up some light hearted fun with Joe Dobson and my phone rings this morning. My very best friend Randy Malcolm died yesterday while diving in Florida. His daughter called me and I am just devasted. We had just gone together to see Tom Waits a few weeks ago. I'll write something at a later time. I know alot of people that are going to seriously share in my grief. RIP Randog, you lived life to the fullest.

Hey, any of you guys from Montauk see this??

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:21:30 GMT

This actually made it to a news outlet. Supposedly washed ahsore in Montauk and there is some experimental island nearby hoo ha. Man, that is nasty looking. I saw a post in the comments sections that said it was spawn of Robert Novak. I thought that was funny. I saw another that said it looked DELICIOUS. Ha.

Your Buddy

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:41:15 GMT

482 BILLION!!!

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-deficit29-2008jul29,0,4458909.story

Quarters anyone?

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:21:36 GMT

These are silver quarter shells. Hard to explain, but to keep the shells looking very nice on the face, I expand the minimal amount. If you think about it..you have to expand a quarter just as much as you would a dollar to get the correct rim thickness. On a much smaller diameter, it is alot more noticeable. Due to the nature of the coin, when I make the shell I lose about 1/6 thickness in some low areas of the edge. I'd say right about on par with sasco for coverage. Ha. There is a small area on the edge of each shell where it only covers about half the coin. I can get the full thickness of the shell if I expand the shell a wee bit more, but the tradeoff isn't worth it. I say that because..unlike sasco, I don't think anyone could spot the nested coin under the shell, it's about impossible to see with these small coins, even at a narrow viewing angle.

I have 4 heads and one tail...but hey, we all have issues. Sorry, had to say that. These silver quarters usually run just about .001 inch larger in diamter than the newer quarters...basically the same size. The shells have been made to fit silver quarters, but ordinary quarters will fit the shell fine if you wanted to do something with borrowed quarters.

Monday night (in california) special....$37.50 each.

OK, IT'S RAF, ED ANDRES, PATRICK, BRETT, AND EDDIE ARTHUR.

I'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE FOR YOU JASON WHEN YOU SHOW UP.

A Look Inside Rob Stiff's U3F Factory.......

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:23:09 GMT

http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/Chinese-Counterfeiting-Ring/

A friend sent me some of these morgan dollars that he got at a Magic Castle swap meet. I think he said he paid $3 each for them. ...And they look great. Ha.

OUCH...and who put the qualudes in Conyer's coffee?

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:10:09 GMT

Scotch and Soda Proto

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:53:23 GMT

This is a prototype that solves what I feel is the biggest discrepancy with these larger dollar size sets. The c/s insert coin has the full edge being copper. The coins are mitered together for a precise join at the face area (pic 1)...a big pain, but it really makes a difference. This set is made with an unusual copper coin. I only ran across about half a dozen of these...ever, and I had saved them for a very long time.

Set comes with authentic 400 year old Chinese switch in coin and smooth JOL purse. $250 for the proto. I'm probably going to charge more for this variety, building them this way takes a considerable amount of extra time.

A couple a walker sets....

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:01:41 GMT

Here are 2 really nice expanded walker sets. Shells are very deceptive...yet sturdy little buggers that will last eons. Near vacuum fit on shell and coins, you should be able to flip/toss a shelled coin around very naturally. Included is a pebble finish JOL purse. $170 each.

Open Thread

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:33:38 GMT

Kick Ass Bugliosi....

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:00:48 GMT

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2008/24/c7356.html

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Imperial_presidency_hearing_to_feature_13_0724.html

Yeah.. that Bugliosi... from Helter Skelter fame.

"Mr. Bugliosi is one of the nation's most respected trial lawyers, having
successfully prosecuted 105 of 106 felony jury trials, including 21 murder
convictions without a single loss."

And now he wrote a book entitled..."THE PROSECUTION OF GEORGE W. BUSH FOR MURDER". I was reading where he states that Bush most likely would receive a death sentence for his crimes.

It would be cool if we could get these hearings on cspan tomorrow while pounding out the gaffs....but doubtful it this will be allowed to air.

Crown Me

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:50:11 GMT

Here is the finished product. I'm pretty happy with these. I darkened up the copper so you can see the detail a bit better. Hopefully if you click on them, the resolution will be good enough to check them out. You guys that are waiting on the 3rd batch of UWCs, which were going to have to be made from brass coins, will be able to opt for these copper crowns insteadof the brass if you prefer. It looks like I should be getting a quantity of these real soon...these were the final approval pieces. I had these coins made a bit oversize in diameter so that I can make a shell that will fit over a silver dollar without expanding. These 2 coins...the copper has been reduced to the size of an uncirculated dollar and the brass has been reduced to the size of soft morgan. I wanted to be sure the borders would look good at different diameters...and they look great.

I'm ready to pound out a bunch of sun/moons, etc. This is going to make my life alot easier not having to scrounge for coins all the time. The half dollar size miracle enjoyment Chinese coins are ready to go too. The dies are all finished. I guess we are just waiting for the supply of copper to make them from. Can't wait to get these also.

JB Dumas Appreciation Day

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:27:41 GMT

Da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da......Harvey

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:01 GMT

Here's a cheap attempt to take advantage...... I'm prepared with 25 production workers standing by.....in case it takes off.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220260241776

I ran 4 of these in the comic section of ebay too. Don't know if I got it in the right place. It wouldn't let me run a dutch auction with 2 different catagories, so I had to make 2 separate listings in 2 different catagories.

While you are watching the movie, think about all the plots you could use with this coin while referencing the parts of the movie. Judging by the sheer volume of people going to see this movie, you should be giving alot of specs something to relate to....and since the coin determines people's fates and serves different purposes, there should be endless possibilites in your patter.

As I said in the auction, I got a call from Kranzo today and he stated that he already had alot of ideas.

Hey..you guys remember that batch of UWCs....

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:33:02 GMT

... that I was supposed to be shipping very soon? Welllllll....NEW PLAN!!! Watch for them on ebay!

Just Kidding.

One more auction with no scrupples....

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:50:37 GMT

But these are really cool.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220259415131

Last of the Seated LIbs

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:40:14 GMT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220259106845

Ebaying this one too due to the special nature of the set. I won't be taking any custom orders for sets like these.

DAAAAAMMMMMNNNNN DUDES!!!!

GUERRA DOWELL

Here's your Friday morning fun....

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:01:22 GMT

http://www.crooksandliars.com/Media/Play/31062/1/TDS-Bush-Bernanke.wmv/

http://seantevis.com/kansas/3000/running-for-office-xkcd-style/?helphim

This is funny......3000 donations of $8.34!

Seated LIberties...guaranteed Lassen....

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:59:13 GMT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220258658047

No, this is not a trend, but I felt left out...everybody making money and all...I wanna get that ebay rush too. Good luck bidders! This is niceashit.

New Jib Jab

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:39:22 GMT

http://www.jibjab.com/originals/time_for_some_campaignin

Search for Intelligent Life? Don't think so.....

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:55:22 GMT

http://wonkette.com/401180/giant-ufo-attacks-george-w-bushs-texas-ranch

Well, to hell with Jonathan Turley and his suggestion that an International Tribunal may have to step in and force our gov't to abide by our own laws.....say hello to my little friends. Even Cheney is no match for these guys. They know what's up.

Perino..what a fox.

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:52:21 GMT

Q Dana, on another subject, is the White House disappointed that this lobbyist, Stephen Payne, is on a video tape suggesting that he can deliver high-level White House meetings, including with the Vice President, in exchange for big contributions to the Bush library?

MS. PERINO: I'd say there's categorically no link between any official business and the Bush library. Steve Payne was never an employee of the White House, but we do use hundreds of volunteers a year, as you know, for helping us do advance work. And of course I don't know all of the facts about that situation, but we certainly would not advocate for such behavior.

Q How close is he to the President and has he ever brought any of his clients to the White House for meetings?

MS. PERINO: That I don't know. I do know that he's been a Republican fundraiser for many years, so I believe the President has probably met him on a number of occasions. But he was never an employee of the White House, and so I don't know particularly about any contacts that they would have had or -- at the White House.

Q And the last thing, just to clear it up, then, would the White House be willing to release any visitor logs to show whether or not he was here with clients, because he's out there telling --

MS. PERINO: I'd have to have to check with Counsel's office. And obviously we've been down this road before with visitor logs and there's lawsuits and things, so I'll have to check where that sits with --

Q Same subject, please. Are there any written guidelines, is there any kind of an official firewall between the administration and the library?

MS. PERINO: I can check for you. I mean, I believe so, in terms of just practice of how we've been working here, but I'll have to check in terms of if there's anything written or that needed to be written. There's obviously many people who are working on the library, but none -- I don't know of anybody at the White House who has any dealings with it -- any particular dealings with the library, the development of the library, the foundation. I don't know of anybody here at the White House.

Q There's no liaison at all?

MS. PERINO: Not that -- well, liaison possibly, I think -- obviously because he'd have to do scheduling with the President and talk to the President, but I don't know of anybody in particular whose assignment it is to work on library issues in particular.

ANYONE CATCH THAT VIDEO? HAHA. WELL, IF YOU MISSED IT SOMEHOW, HERE IS A LINK, I COULDN'T IMBED IT. YEAH...LIASON POSSIBLY...I THINK. CHECK ON THAT FOR US. http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/07/13/bush-for-sale/ OOF. HE HAS TIES TO SEN. KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON. THAT'S ONE NASTY BEEEOOOTCH THERE.

"The White House today tried to distance Bush from a former lobbyist who was caught on tape by the Times of London offering to arrange meetings with high-level U.S. officials in exchange for large payments to the future Bush presidential library fund.

But the president and the Houston-based consultant have known each other for at least 20 years.

Payne was George W. Bush's personal travel aide during the senior Bush's 1988 presidential campaign, according to an out-dated version of Payne's firm's Web site.

More recently, he's been running a firm called Worldwide Strategic Partners (pdf), which bills itself as an "International Relations and Energy Development" consulting firm.

Payne has helped Bush and Cheney when they visit the Middle East. He joined the president at the Red Sea Summit in Jordan in June 2003, serving as a "Senior Presidential Advance Representative," according to his firm's own description.

With the vice president, Payne has traveled to the Middle East in 2002 and 2005, to Korea in 2004, Kazakhstan in 2006, and Afghanistan for the inauguration of Afghan President Karzai.

Payne's firm says he's been a "governmental affairs consultant" representing Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Morgan Stanley, SAP Software, & Continental Airlines. He's also worked for Yukos Oil, Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

Payne also appears to have deep ties with the Texas GOP fundraising machine.

As the 2004 campaign geared up, Payne was among some 350 bundlers invited to Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas for a barbecue, billed as a "donor maintenance event," according to the Houston Chronicle at the time.

In the 1990s, Payne served as a fundraiser and staffer for Sen. Kay Baily Hutchison (R-TX). He served as "vice chair" of her two most recent campaigns.

Recently, he was appointed by Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff to serve on the Homeland Security Advisory Council, where he sits on the Secure Borders and Open Doors Advisory Committee."

THESE CRACKER JACK F**KS. L0OK AT THAT RESUME. AND HE'S JUST SOME SEEDY CORRUPT BASTARD. HOW DO THESE CREEPS GET UP TO THE TOP IN POLITICS? I PRESUME THEY NEED TO HAVE AN EDUCATION AT SOME CREEPY COLLEGE ...AND CHOKE TOOL FROM FRAT DAYS TO PRESENT. THAT PROBABLY MAKES THEM REAL MEAN... ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE TO FONDLE KAY BAILEY ALONG THE WAY.

WOAH, GET DOWN CRUNCHY CON. http://blog.beliefnet.com/crunchycon/2008/07/rule-of-law-screw-it-says-us-p.html?bt=polmashup

I like this guy. Jonathan Turley suggests that since NOBODY on either side is doing anything, he believes an international tribuunal may have to step in and force us to start living by the law. I hope I live to see that. Ok Brett, that should be enough politics to keep your mind off coins for a week.

Just to be sure...check out old Ralph buddy. NOw that is some wild shit I never heard before....

JOL...LEE Kinda Guy...

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:11:49 GMT

When all you guys get your Triple Threats this week, you can thank this guy.....Mr. Phil Klipper. Besides being one heck of a knucklebuster with coins and all-round class guy, Phil is an olympic weight lifter and will be my personal body guard at the SAM convention to protect me from Tim Trono, who threatened me in an email, according to my high faloootin lawyer.

Phil is also the guy that turned me on to these cool JOL purses and has since convinced me that I need to include one of these with each Triple Threat. He says it's all about the presentation and I have to admint, the TTs look stunning in this purse. Yeeeehaaaa, I'm sick of making these TTs, good riddance....anything to get rid of them... Thanks Phil.

Thank you Paul.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:38:23 GMT

My friend Paul Vigil found this performance of Bucketmeister in Iowa City and sent it to me. I was very happy to see this, I was about 10 feet behind where this camera guy was standing. He had some small flatscreen job, I am surprised at the quality and sound quality. Anyway, I suggest that anyone who has ever picked up a guitar to seriously check this out in it's entirety. The man is a monster. Now back to polishing triple threat shells.....

Honey, what's for dinner?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:10:37 GMT

I'll be gone.....

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:41:16 GMT

...until tomorrow. Going to see Tom Waits in good old St. Looey tonight. WooHoo.

Putting the final touches on the batch of Triple Threats, they took about 2 weeks longer than I expected, and then I should be able to finish the UWCs and Reels next week. I'll have the reels posted up here when they are ready to go out the door.

I need a vacation....

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:23:12 GMT

Dang, getting the right imfo must really be a bitch...

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:23:35 GMT

"Say you want to buy a coin set and that you aren't able or willing to just buy several identical things from several craftsmen/dealers to compare them. You need to choose something based on online information because you simply cannot afford to go badly wrong with things that costs hundreds of Dollars.

You browse the forum and suddenly you read people saying that one person frequently delivers unusable products and that the online info to the contrary is misleading. And others again are saying that no... you do need to buy from person A because person B lets you wait a year and maybe never intends to send something at all if he doesn't for some reason like you personally. And what about person C and person D who some claim are brilliant and other are ready to ridicule for their alleged poor workmanship. And who stole what from whom? Those stories goes in several directions.

It is a very frustrating situation for those who do NOT have any sort of die hard loyalty to one "camp" and who simply need to figure out what to buy or not. With no prior experience. It does look a little like magic craftsmen are all madly ranting vengeful plagiarizing primadonnas who get occasional messages from God telling them how to deal with the customers. It would be very bizarre were it all true.

People obviously should make up their own minds but when they cannot compare these things side by side it is difficult to know what to think at this point."

AND OF COURSE......

"I don't the people who offer the really strong opinions do so based on little or no experience on the subject.

Those who chime in without being directly involved are perhaps potential gaff buyers who find this conflict situation very difficult to deal with. I think a lot of people don't know what to think or who to trust. "

DUDE....THIS HAS TO BE SOME OF THE MOST REDICULOUS, DEPRESSING SHIT I HAVE EVER LAID EYES ON. MC DOES NOT DISSAPPOINT. I DIDN'T COPY THE GREEN PART SO YOU COULD GUESS WHO THE AUTHOR IS. BUT HERE IS A SMALL HINT....

NO, NO...THAT'S NOT IT.......... HERE IT IS.............

HERE ARE 3 PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO BUT WAIT FOR THEIR COINS FROM LASSEN. THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING A VERY LONG TIME. AND BECOMING MORE JADED AND BITTER BY THE MINUTE.....AND CONFUSED ABOUT COINGAFFER PERSONALITIES.

.....................BUT SOMEDAY.................THESE FACES WILL TRANSFORM INTO NEAR CHERUBIC GLOWING ORBS......WHEN THEY REALIZE THEY MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.

@ 11:52 pm

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:55:40 GMT

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Elves.....Friday, June 20

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:51:44 GMT

17 sets of UWC near complete, and final assembly on the utitlity reels.

27 Triple Threats coming along nicely.

And just arrived today, the instructional dvds for the utility reel. 42 minutes running time. This includes some heavy tipping of really secret cool stuff that I came up with. One application alone is unique and worth the entire price of admission....or 2 admissions if you are comparing it to Bob Kohler's Final Answer. 18 admissions, if you are comparing it to Killer Red Caps, etc. I'm hoping that the 40 or so owners of these reels will keep the imformation for themselves and I won't see this up on youtube.

Woah.....Numbers Baby

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:59:16 GMT

Page views today: 970 ..............@10:48 Pm. I could either have like 500 guys looking twice a day...or a really compulsive 100 guys looking 9.7 times a day. Which do you think? Brett??? Nah, you'd be in the like 50 guys looking 19.4 times a day group.

I have 4 more Ramsay stacks about done. George, Brett...you guys still in? And one other no name guy that said he emailed me a week ago. So I think there is one that is not spoken for yet.

WAY above the call of duty.....

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:17:56 GMT

OOOOF. This is a RECENT Schoolcraft flipper. Yeah, it's a work of art. Amazing craftsmanship. If I ever sell anything that looks like this, please, shoot me or get me some tri-focals and a bag of Depends.

You can stand behind this all you want, and I don't know if it is BEYOND the call of duty when you are repairing and replacing shit REPEATEDLY until the customer is happy. BEWILDERED is probably more like it. This flipper looks like it would be great for performances at the SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.

And BTW...I am a super nice guy too. Just ask me.

How much is one of these? 95 SMACKERS YOU SAY? Tango has it all over this shit. Look at the cracks or whatever that is in the steel insert part. I should mention that the guy that sent me this picture also says that when it opens, it opens cock-eyed and hangs up. I can see that in the picture. I hear all the time that it has sharp edges that break the bands continuously...and now I can see why. Ha.

And finally...words from 2 of magic's most respected charlatans.

"Over the years I've owned, used and examined virtually every type of coin gaff in existence. I've seen the good, the bad and the ugly...without a doubt Jamie Schoolcraft produces the best gaffed coins I've ever seen."
Bob Kohler

Master Craftsman....YEAH, WITH A CHISEL.

"Jamie's coingaffs are unequaled in my opinion.”
Dean Dill

Does this mean that there are no coingaffs that are equally shitty?

You can see the real politics that propelled Schoolcraft to where he is today. These 2 guys have both seen and know my work....and they are simply lying to you. Here is a sad thing....Jamie Schoolcraft is not selling this stuff cheap and he is obviously pumping it out hand over fist. He is probably making alot more money than me. If that is the name of the game, I guess he is winning...but his customers surely can't be.

Diary of Ben Frank

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:33:01 GMT

...I guess we all know he was a perv.

And he's pretty wailin' looking on his coin. I have this one set with expanded shell and 4 coins. All the coins are nice shape with nice square edges and good milling...softish appearance and feel with good definition. $160.

C/S and ISHTARISH SETS

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:35:24 GMT

ISHTARISH...I like that.

These is 2 C/S sets. I couldn't get the lighting right, so I took 2 pics...one with flash so the pennies would show right. These are the really old, late 1800's Queen Vic english pennies. These are normally fairly hard to come by, for me anyway. A while ago Kevin Gardner sent me a nice stack of them and I'm just getting around to using a few of them. (BTW, Kevin, I made you a set of these for your troubles. Thanks.) Anyway, the top set is made with the slave-trader Chris Columbus expo coins. $90 for that. And the bottom set is a normal walker. $80 for that.

I was doing my favorite c/s routine...Bob Elliot's Citation Silver... with this Columbus set, and it almost ended up in my pocket instead of up here. I never keep any of the good stuff for myself, but man, this is a really nice contrast set.

This Ishtarian set has 2 c/s coins that are opposites of one another and includes 2 each of the ungaffed coins. $170 for this set.

OK.....

BRETT...ISHTAR SET

GEORGE....COLUMBUS SET

LARRY....WALKER SET

Magnetic Ramsay Stacks

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:31:51 GMT

I have these 2 @ $200 each. Very powerful magnets, great for fake squaring and near impossible displays.

I should mention that these can be used as a 3 or a 4 coin stack, since the top coin is removable....so you can do Bobby's Ramsay routine with a 3 coin stack. Nice routine, I have an explanation video of it, made for me personally. If I was like Thomas Wayne I would say...nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah...I have it and you can never see it. But since I am not that big braggart blow hard, I may sell copies secretly to Eric DeCamps and others.

SOLD AMERICAN These 2 sets went to Callon Lee and Josh Gilbert.

That's right....he's your huckleberry....

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:33:01 GMT