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imgic Inner circle Moved back to Midwest to see 1337 Posts |
I was hired some years ago to do done strolling at a company picnic. Some folks outside the planning committee got word and evidently there was a devout religious group that saw magic as Satan's work and threatened to boycott the event if I was there.
They called me and cancelled the booking, but paid my entire fee to make up for it.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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jay leslie V.I.P. Southern California 9498 Posts |
Funny story for strolling.
A man came into the retail store looking to buy a few tricks for a new budding magician nephew. I figured-out he was going to be at a party the same time as myself. He told me he was a golfing buddy of the client, at the upcoming party. I gave him a in-series dollar bill and had him sign his name along the edge & swore him to secrecy. He put this dollar (if you have to ask) in his wallet and left the store without buying anything, at that time. He would return a few weeks later when we had lunch and a good laugh. The weekend rolled around and I went to the party, envelope in hand. This envelope was placed in the flower arrangement on the dining room table so it protruded and it read "Do not touch". After strolling for an hour, I gathered a crowd and "borrowed" a dollar from "a man I've never met". It was was signed by this "owner" at this time, and the numbers were written on a sheet of paper while I stood five feet back. It was visibly burned to a crisp, worse then microwave bacon, left in there for an hour. No switching - no need. Again, I stood five feet back then had the envelope opened by the client who read the numbers on the bill - which matched the one just burned and as a bonus there was a matching signature too! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Writing this, I realize it's not a funny story to an average person...... But I laugh every time I think about it
Jay Leslie
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ScottieKrause New user Houston 51 Posts |
Funniest reaction I have ever had was working a after party event, and there was a group of kids. I made my way over did a few coin routines before pulling out a deck of cards. One of the girls probly around 12 said oh Iv seen this one. Well I still preformed paper clipped in my walk around routine at this time, and when I did the final reveal she litterly grabbed her heart and screamed. She sat herself down on the curb with her hand on her forhead saying" Oh lordie oh lord help my my heart.I can't take this." I kid you not!
My second favorite reaction was when I was working in a coffee shop and doing some magic on the side to work the tips. Well this girl and her friend came in. Well call them blue shirt and Best friend. I decided to have some fun and did a sponge ball routine. Well on the final load blue shirt opened her hand and three balls popped out. Her friend screamed NO! Then knocked them out of her hand. Blue shirt laughed her butt of while best friend fumed confused. Before leaving blue shirt gave me her #. Its been two years and as of three days ago were engaged ! I know its not walk around, but I was doing a series of gigs at a library a couple of summers ago for a group of kids, and one of my routines is a salt pour. Well one my last show there was this one kid who walked up, and couldn't have been more than 8 years old. He ran up and just licked the salt off the dang carpet! Not just a single lick mind you but a couple full on ones. The whole room went silent, and I kid you not goes "does your girlfriend know your this salty?" The mom pulls him back and just apologizes saying he's ADHD then goes back to talking to her friend. The whole room laughed, but I was litterly stunned for a moment, and it threw me off for the whole show. That's my story time for the night |
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jay leslie V.I.P. Southern California 9498 Posts |
After doing the invisible deck for a man he reached in his pocket and pulled-out a wad of hundreds and said "take one" (fanning them out).
And I mean a wad, it had to be 12 thousand or more. I said "No, I cant do that, this was just a trick.... easy to do.... but do you want to see something else?" He put the money in his pocket and walked me over to his friends and said "This guy is terrific, do something for my friends". I did a ten phase ambitious card that ended in my wallet, with his signed card. In front of his friends, he pulled that wad of money out again (fanning it out) and said (The phrasing is important here) He said "Go ahead".... I took three one hundred dollar bills and said "The last trick was a trick....... but THIS was skill" The three bills went in my pocket, the man smiled, his friends were shell shocked and I bet he made a mental note to phrase "Go ahead" back into "Take one"
Jay Leslie
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jay leslie V.I.P. Southern California 9498 Posts |
When I was 18, I was strolling for some socialites at an art gallery. An 80 year old woman asked "What are you doing after this?"
Another patron who overheard the question, and thought I took it the wrong way, said "I'm sure she meant "Where is your next job..... as opposed to, what you're doing later this afternoon" The woman smiled.... tossed her mink over her shoulder and said "No, It's exactly what you think, he's young, I have money and a LOT of time on my hands" Very awkward. And the looks on the faces of the other patrons.... priceless.
Jay Leslie
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Christopher Lyle Inner circle Dallas, Texas 5698 Posts |
For the Café newbies, Jay has THE BEST trench stories of anyone!!!!!
In Mystery,
Christopher Lyle Magician, Comic, Daredevil, and Balloon Twisting Genius For a Good Time...CLICK HERE! |
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jay leslie V.I.P. Southern California 9498 Posts |
Yes Christopher, there is a Santa.
---------/ I thought It best to write One Last Story because most people have better things to do then read this stuff, right?. I mean... It's possible for me to write a few hundred more stories but who wants to read so many when they could be dialing prospective clients and being productive, right? You know the type, they're probably reading this right now, instead of working. ---------/ Two stories came to mind ... Out of the two, I pondered which of the two would someone like? Would anyone like to read about the 25 year old female type person sitting at the bar in the Castle, where I performed the 1 dollar to 100 dollar transformation (except, I used a 1 million dollar bill) .... And as soon as she saw the million dollars her eyes got real big, she reached out and layed her hand on my forearm and blurted-out "ARE YOU MARRIED???" At which time I said "You do realize you're at a The Magic Castle - I Myself Am A Magician - That Was Just A Magic Trick - And This Million Dollar Bill Probably Isn't Real? (Smile) ..... Of course you do". I folded the bill onto her little hand and closed it saying "It's yours to remember our time together. .. Don't spend it all in one place". (I walked) -----------/ Then I thought "No, I won't write about that story because no one would believe how a young woman could be so easily motivated to uproot herself and start a new relationship with a guy wearing a purple suit and freely allowing people handle a million dollars with no security around. ---------/ With that story off the table, I settled on the time I overheard the next booth talking. One lady said "Ed, I heard this magician can read minds. If you think about the time you were a kid and your dog was named Bo, there is no way he would know. THAT would be the greatest trick ever OR he actually CAN read minds. OK, no one say anything, Don't even say anything" I went in the kitchen and wrote Bo The Dog on a small slip of paper then asked the chef for a spoon full of flower and the vanilla. I quickly made a fortune cookie in about 2 minutes from the time I breached the kitchen door. Needless to say, I bumbled around the subject till they insisted I do something psychic and magically the waiter brought 3 cookies to the table (funny how no one noticed me put both hands in the air.... No one but the waiter) so.... A quick magicians force, a complete crumbling of that one cookie (to hide the discrepancy between the real cookies AND... an urban legend was created. -------/ So I don't know which story to write and it's getting late. Maybe I'll figure it out in the morning and post something then.
Jay Leslie
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Kabbalah Inner circle 1621 Posts |
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On Feb 6, 2015, jay leslie wrote: Making a fortune cookie out of flower...now THAT is magic!
"Long may magicians fascinate and continue to be fascinated by the mystery potential in a pack of cards."
~Cliff Green "The greatest tricks ever performed are not done at all. The audience simply think they see them." ~ John Northern Hilliard |
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