Earlier this week, I flew to Columbus, Ohio, to start twelve days of performing at the Ohio State Fair. I’m not performing magic, but doing my Vintage Organ. This is a hand crank organ that’s fairly fragile.
I wrote a post about it’s new case and how I’m packing it to be helpful to TSA to inspect it.
Well, it’s definitely an oversized case; here’s what it looked like at the oversized luggage drop off in Seattle:
The case is about the size of THREE Pelican Air 1615s, which always come out at the oversized luggage area at the airport. Well, when I got into Columbus, I waited for it with the oversize luggage. Two smaller Pelican cases were delivered to that area, and I asked if there were any more, and was told that was all the oversize luggage from my flight. I then turned around to see this:
That is why you pack stuff that is fragile carefully!!!!
You’ll Never Believe What Happened Next!
Ok, so the Vintage Organ survived the luggage carousel at the airport, the next challenge was getting it into the rental car. Luckily it exactly fit into the trunk!
That was a small victory after it getting dropped on the luggage carousel!
But then less than 5 miles from the airport, I got rear ended!
My packing of the Vintage Organ helped it survive the car crash! I was able to start the twelve day gig!
I’m going to write a post a bit later about the whole “Show must go on” mindset. I used to have that thinking, but as I get older and am more financially secure, my thinking has changed. I’ll probably write it in a couple of days.
The moral of the story is, if it’s fragile, pack it well!
-Louie
