Cashmagic 28th July/3rd August

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Graham Lee

Craig has kindly agreed to be grilled between 28th July & the 3rd August;
so fire away with any questions you may have for him.
Craig's website is; http://www.cashmagicballoons.co.uk/
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cashmagic

#1
I hope you have some good ones for me
life is full of twist and turns i just twist it first !!!
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PrinCeSs

#2
Hi Craig, since u r full time twister now, how u overcome all the problems u have with ur wife couldn't stand the squeking noise. When and where do u practise? :D
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Krazy Kev

#3
I think Craig has to put up with Nat squeaking them. She is nearly as good as him!
Kev

cashmagic

#4
well why should she be with a teacher like me lol shes getting there
life is full of twist and turns i just twist it first !!!
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cashmagic

#5
Quote from: "PrinCeSs"Hi Craig, since u r full time twister now, how u overcome all the problems u have with ur wife couldn't stand the squeking noise. When and where do u practise? :D

hello princess

yes nat twist balloons now aswell she is getting good the only thing is we have alot more balloons in the room, but its great as she is a big help when I am at gigs I think she has the balloon bug  :lol:  :lol:
life is full of twist and turns i just twist it first !!!
http://www.twistandmake.co.uk

cashmagic

#6
Any other ?
life is full of twist and turns i just twist it first !!!
http://www.twistandmake.co.uk

Graham Lee

#7
Sorry Craig forgot to put the questions up for you;

1, What road led you into balloon modelling?

2, when did you get started with balloons?

3, What's your best twisting experience?

4, What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you during a ballooning/entertaining session?

5, What do you most enjoy about twisting & why?

6, What's your favourite age to entertain?
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cashmagic

#8
Quote from: "Graham Lee"Sorry Craig forgot to put the questions up for you;

1, What road led you into balloon modelling?
I am in lincoln magic club which is the only club for entertainers for 40 miles but only have 6 members and every one there hates doing balloons but I have done balloon classes there but over all I found theres a market of them and I just love working with balloons and working with kids.I was a balift around 7 months ago and removed a tv set top box where 3 kids was eatting there tea and watching cbbs and at that point I just knew that I wanted to make kids simle not like that day

2, when did you get started with balloons?
It was in 2002 I just had a op and couldnt walk for 2 months soI had to do some thing to stop me going mad :D  

3, What's your best twisting experience?
I love being told that I am the best they have ever seen and kids wanting to learn this art and not only this but to get other twister say they like what you do is always good

4, What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you during a ballooning/entertaining session?
I have been lucky so far I have only been full time twisting for 3 months but if I had to say one thing it would of been my first gig when I had no idea what I was doing and could only make 6 or 7 things from balloons made easy dvd :D

5, What do you most enjoy about twisting & why?
Just theres no one thing i love the smiles it can bring i love i can do this as a job and get payied well for it and just like a painter can turn a blank page in to art I feel I can do this with balloons

6, What's your favourite age to entertain?
I like 5-7 becuse this is when you get the best things asked for like a pig whith a hat stuck up a tree,but i like doing adult work aswell like stag and hen nights or just on the street I love to see adults walk down the street with a big balloon on there head lol :P
life is full of twist and turns i just twist it first !!!
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Graham Lee

#9
Craig here are some more questions;

7, Do you have the same act but vary the presentation for all ages or do you have set acts for different ages?

8, What's your favourite thing to make at the moment?

9, What is the most asked for model?

10, What do you tend to do more of if stuck in the 'balloon production line' model?

11, Who is your market aimed at?

12, What kind of work do you do mostly - parties? Corporate? Etc

The more detailed description & answers you can give to your answers then the more questions may flow back your way from balloon chat members from the answers you've given. This way we all get to know you better  :D
Do you want to talk about the op?
Is Lincoln the only magic club you go too?
Are you a member of any other organisations?
At a gig how often do you get told your the best twister I've seen?
Come on Craig in the 6 years you've been twisting something odd/bad must have happened?
What do you mean by "Adult" work?
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Professor T Wist

#10
Hi Craig

Who would you most like to make a balloon model for and why? What would you make them?

cashmagic

#11
Quote from: "Graham Lee"Craig here are some more questions;

7, Do you have the same act but vary the presentation for all ages or do you have set acts for different ages?
To be fair I dont have a act and its the same thing for all ages apart from I dont do rude balloons for kids :D I like to try and teach other how to make a 1 balloon dog but to be fair I am working on getting a act and have some ideas but going to keep them right now :twisted:

8, What's your favourite thing to make at the moment?
I like to make MONEY  :lol:
But out of a balloon I realy like the dog from twistinas pdf

9, What is the most asked for model?
Teddy bear with love heart but I think to be fair what ever you make first every one wants like if i do a monkey thats it monkeys all night ;)

10, What do you tend to do more of if stuck in the 'balloon production line' model?
I make what ever the kid ask for if they have been standing in line waiting but if they want to push in or you get the kid draged to the frount of the que I dont do them any thing or pass them over to nat who will make them a sword

11, Who is your market aimed at?
I would say big shops and other events but I do partys but push for corporate work the most

12, What kind of work do you do mostly - parties? Corporate? Etc
The corporate work is what i mostly do but I am doing more partys now I have gone full time but If i could do corporate all the time I would

The more detailed description & answers you can give to your answers then the more questions may flow back your way from balloon chat members from the answers you've given. This way we all get to know you better  :D
Do you want to talk about the op?
Is Lincoln the only magic club you go too?
Are you a member of any other organisations?
At a gig how often do you get told your the best twister I've seen?
Come on Craig in the 6 years you've been twisting something odd/bad must have happened?
What do you mean by "Adult" work?
life is full of twist and turns i just twist it first !!!
http://www.twistandmake.co.uk

cashmagic

#12
Quote from: "Professor T Wist"Hi Craig

Who would you most like to make a balloon model for and why? What would you make them?

I would like to make a balloon model for roy chubb brown and I would make him balloon of him as I just love his work and think the bloke is so funny and I think if i gave him it before his show he would make fun of it which would be so cool :lol:  :lol:
life is full of twist and turns i just twist it first !!!
http://www.twistandmake.co.uk

Danny the Idiot

#13
Hi CashMagic,

whats your favourite way to learn new sculptures?

Will you be coming to the TMJ in Mol, Belgium in November?

Multiple or one balloon?

what make of balloons do you favour? Or a mix?

Favourite balloon colour?

best reaction? to what balloon?

cheers
Danny
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cashmagic

#14
Quote from: "Danny the Idiot"Hi CashMagic,

whats your favourite way to learn new sculptures?
I learn from dvds or from jams but to be fair if I look at a pic I can mostly do it but it help to see some one make it I have books and pdfs but a film is my fav

Will you be coming to the TMJ in Mol, Belgium in November?
I was hoping to but just dont know about the funds as I have only just gone full time at this so still trying to raise my name and my funds but if I dont do it this year I will in 2009

Multiple or one balloon?
I dont realy like doing one balloon stuff but will do it if I am pushed for time or I didnt like the kids manners :twisted:


what make of balloons do you favour? Or a mix?
I mix but I use sempertex hearts only as I like the necks on them and they work very well with the teddy bears (any chance of a free bag graham for the plug) :lol:

Favourite balloon colour?
Thats a hard one I like lime green and goldenrod

best reaction? to what balloon?
I make the Ken stillman giraffe head on a 360 neck and some time add a 12" round for a body and 4 260s for legs and this just towers over the kids and the best reaction was "WHAT THE F%^K I WANTED A GIRAFFE BALLOON NOT A FULL SIZE ONE"

cheers
Danny
life is full of twist and turns i just twist it first !!!
http://www.twistandmake.co.uk