Music Bag - Lisa Simpson
I’m sure there’s hardly a kid in the western world that hasn’t by now heard of or seen an episode of The Simpsons, in a recent pole Channel 4 viewers voted it number one in the list of 100 best TV shows. It’s huge success has spawned a variety of Simpsons souvenirs and commercial products.
Which brings me very nicely onto the Lisa Simpson music bag, in the TV series, Lisa – although only 9 years old, is the articulate and academic member of the dysfunctional TV family and plays saxophone in the school band.
So, here we have a children’s music bag, the dimensions are approximately 15” x 11” x 2” and the material used is a type of hardwearing canvas that has been treated to make it moisture resistant (though not necessarily water-proof). The edges and seams have re-enforced stitching and at the top face of the bag is a 3” wide Velcro-lined flap that allows access to the inside of the bag.
The inside is made from the same canvas type material and opens up to reveal a single large pocket for storage of items. On the front face of the bag is a colour image of Lisa Simpson playing her saxophone surrounded by musical notes that presumably emanate from the instrument.
At the top of the bag is a re-enforced carrying handle and also a small, handy transparent plastic name pouch where the owners details can be inserted on a small card in case the bag gets lost.