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#1
Hi all,

very off topic, but if anyone hasn't got Sky TV and wants it, then I can get it for you for half-price off the TV package for 12 months with free install and free box.

So Family bundle is £16 instead of £32 per month, or include half-price movies/sports.

If interested then drop me a message, just need email address and name and will send you an invite

thanks

Jason
#2
Balloon Chit Chat / About our own Graham Lee
April 22, 2014, 02:55:59 PM
Hi all,

I thought I would drop a post on here as I do not have a chance to post often.

I have just received my latest DVD lecture from Twister group with our own Graham Lee as lecturer, and wanted to say what a brilliant lecture it was. Mostly when I've seen Graham teaching it has been basic classes at the Care and Share days although I have his DVDs and know his stuff is good.

What I most liked about the lecture is that Graham teaches a lot of usable quick designs for line work. A lot of lectures nowadays are brilliantly impressive stuff, but is not the kind of stuff you would do when you have a long line of impatient kids in front of you. Graham's lecture was a lot of quick but still very impressive designs that all were usable in a line work situation.

I must say after watching this, Graham, that I think you should make yourself a star lecture at one of the upcoming Care and Share days - as long as it is one up here so I can come along! As I think a lot of people can learn a lot.

Brilliant stuff Graham, really impressed!

thanks all

J.
#3
Balloon Chit Chat / Gilbert Adam's DVDs
September 04, 2011, 07:14:37 PM
Hi all,

A few people asked me at the last Care and Share day about Gilbert's new DVD - 4 the Wrist.

If you are not aware - I am a close friend of Gilberts and sell his DVDs in the UK on his behalf. I have his new DVD available to sell now (plus his others still available).

So if you are interested in any of his DVDs then drop me an email or message and I will post them over to you. Can take paypal for payment.

Also have cleared it with Gilbert to give a 10% discount for BAG members.

thanks all

Jason
#4
Balloon Chit Chat / Latex Soup - e-magazine
March 30, 2011, 01:18:53 PM
Hi all,

2nd try for this post, hope it works

I have been speaking with Scott Tripp who writes Latex Soup magazine, and was telling him about Balloonchat. He is trying to get more subscribers for the magazing. So he has offered for all balloonchat members to have the latest issue - issue 3 - for free.

The original issue is about 8mb in pdf format, and I cannot add it here so am doing a couple of things so you guys can see it.

I have split the issue into individual pages and resized so that I can add it below. The quality is massively reduced so have also put the original version via yousendit and will post the link below, although it will expire in a few days. If you want me to send the issue via email direct to you then let me know and will happily do that.

Latex Soup is an ever growing project for Scott and he happy for any feedback with regards to the issue - as with this site, the magazine is for the subscribers and he will put whatever they want in the magazine.

The mag is currently about 12 pages long,and has balloon designs, advice, interviews etc etc.

here is what Scott said is his plan for future issues -

"Page one is the cover, with an illustration and title information, combined with the introduction.  A lot crammed into one page.
 
Page two is the balloon jam reviews, at least for now.
 
Page three and four is a two-page article, a BalloonCrafting column, Ask the Latexpert, or something along those lines.
 
Page five through eight or nine is a feature or interview.  Next issue is a 5-page interview with Jeanine Von Essen.
 
Page nine or ten through eleven is sculpture instructions.  
 
Page twelve is the back cover, with subscription and contact info box.  This page, like the front cover, will serve several purposes-  The info box, plus back cover, plus this is where the "balloon history" type stuff from last issue will go.  So instead of a throw-away illustration or anything, I'll be combining an article with the cover.  This will be either balloon history items (Time Capsule), odd balloon photos or info (Odds & Ends), or a comic (BalloonMan, Airtime, etc)."


I hope you enjoy the magazine and consider subscribing - it is well worth the cost.. the rate is $7 for a 3-issue subscription, and just need to PayPal Scott directly at mailto:WackyCrazyFun@hotmail.com">WackyCrazyFun@hotmail.com


I hope you all enjoy the free issue, if you have any comments or questions then am happy to help and pass them on to Scott

Jase
#5
Welcome / Hello Everybody!
February 28, 2011, 10:54:20 AM
Hi all

A bit of an introduction - I am Jason and my wife is Rachel, we are both balloon twisters and have been registered on here for a while, but just never got around to getting on and having a look. We have met quite a few of you guys at different lectures and care and share days. Now that I have joined the Twisters Club I thought I'd better get a bit more pro-active.

my background - I have been a magician for about 20 years now, when I first started magic, a few magic friends and I used to go to the pubs and clubs in manchester trying to practice on the public. Obviously as a young guy then, going up to young girls and asking "do you want to see a trick" didn't really work! I read somewhere that the best way to attract a crowd and interest was with balloons, so I learnt some of the decent basic models (monkey up a tree, dog with meatball in stomach etc) and started to twist these at the pubs so that we would get a crowd over and then be able to perform magic (which always worked!).

I met Rachel when I was trying to get a stage show together and was looking for an assistant. About 5 years ago we picked up a Don Caldwell dvd (Mad Hatz) and then everything changed!!! The Balloon bug hit!

Now we get more bookings for balloons than magic, although I am still working as a Magician and Rachel is doing Children's Magic.

We have been to Twist and Shout once so far - which was a few years ago in Boston. I love watching the balloon dvds and have purchased every single one that I have found for balloon modelling - I now have a collection of over 200 dvds on balloon modelling and try and spend as much time as I can re-watching and learning.

I am also very close friends with Gilbert Adams and I promote his dvds in the UK for him.

If anyone has any questions or anything - I am always happy to try and help.

so again, nice to meet you all

Jason (and Rachel)