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Enter into the sporting life, the world of prostitutes, pimps, madams, gamblers, bootleggers, and drag queens. From the ritzy clubs, hidden speakeasies, luxurious brothels, and down-on-their-luck dives of old to the seedy massage parlours and back alleys of today, the sporting life has always intersected with the culture of African-American hoodoo, conjure, and rootwork. Now Professor Porterfield takes you into the clandestine milieu of underworld beliefs and secret practices, and shows the impact that the sporting life has on the world of magic and spirituality. With more than 150 practical spells, charms, recipes, and authentic old-style tricks, The Sporting Life pulls back the velvet curtain that has for too long concealed the life, times, and history of the demimonde. Presenting the magic of the prostitutes of the Bible, the working girls of Storyville and Memphis, the high-stakes bettors, the magnetic madams, the persuasive pimps, the cagey corner dope dealers, and members of oppressed lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and transgender communities of colour — The Sporting Life is sure to startle your senses and thrill your heart. This exhaustively researched book blows open the hidden world of love, lust, vice, and danger that is the sporting life. Professor Charles Porterfield is an Old Testament, old-school reader and rootworker. His previous books include Hoodoo Bible Magic and A Deck of Spells. He is a natural man who specializes in men's issues and the Biblical and historical aspects of hoodoo and conjure. Texas born and raised, he lives with his wife, children, grandchildren, and two cats. CONTENTS Dedication 4 Acknowledgement 4 Preface 5 Hoodoo, Conjure, and Rootwork 7 What is the Sporting Life? 8 Slinging Slang 9 Working Girls and Hustling Women Fancy Ladies, Call Girls, and Hookers 14 Madams and Aunties 18 Spells for Prostitutes and Escorts 20 Flesh Peddlers and Gentlemen of Leisure Pimps, Loverboys, and Sugar Daddies 26 Bringing Them In and Turning Them Out 30 Spells for Procurers and Panderers 32 Sissy Men and Bull Dagger Women Boy-Girls, Queers, and Drag Queens 38 You Sure Gotta Prove It On Me 42 Spells for Gay Men and Lesbian Women 44 Gamblers, Runners, and Players Policy and the Numbers 50 Beating the Odds 54 Spells for Games of Chance and Skill 56 Bootleggers, Traffickers, and Pushers To Live Outside the Law You Must Be Honest 62 Keeping The Man Away 66 Spells for Breaking the Rules While Staying Safe 68 Dives, Houses, and Holes Brothels and Cathouses 74 The Juke Joint 79 Spells for Drawing Trade to an Illegal Business 81 Dressing for the Demimonde Nice Shoes and the Walking Blues 86 Hide My Eyes 89 Spells for Looking Good and Staying Sharp 92 Bibliography 96 First Edition 2016 Published by The Lucky Mojo Curio Company 6632 Covey Road Forestville, California 95436 www.luckymojo.com

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