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StuBeck New user 69 Posts |
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I tend to do magic that is in front of my chest of face as to not have the guests shift any bread plates or water glasses that may have been set. Kills the momentum. I try to stay out of their "space". They need to be drawn in and engaged, and connected with you however. So, Carney's Sponge routine, 3Fly, Hundy500, Dill's Nana's Necklace & Predator Wallet (near the end, where I do 'cross the line' into their space) I have them hold the three bill in their hands, for those of you familiar with the routine, try it...no one has flipped the bill over. I only do this after I have sized them up enough. Thanks! Stuart |
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Rik Taylor New user Delaware 58 Posts |
I never do fire effects at tables. It's to dangerous.
...less is not more, less is less you have to carry, more or less...
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Jim Poor Special user Fairfax, VA 676 Posts |
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All great advice, Mike, I have ben perfoming in restaraunts for 30 years, The quote about perfoming for the prettiest girl caught my attention. Usually, in this situation, I will on focus a lot of attention on the least attractive lady in the group. In a few minutes the prettiest one, who usually gets all the attention, will be begging you to do a trick for her. Guys try this it is amazing. That sounds like advice from that funny little book about pick-up artists LOL |
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Bill Hoffman Loyal user 297 Posts |
DO NOT BEND THE RESTAURANTS FORKS OR SPOONS! ------ I learned that one the hard way!
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Magic Sam Regular user Canada 107 Posts |
No magic on the table. Shuffling, leaving a prop or two is ok, but the magic always happens where everyone can see it.
No water, fire (smoking is illegal indoors here so fire has no place), animals, IT (but respect to those who do use it!), anything messy, dangerous or disgusting.. Most importantly, I make sure that there's magic happening every minute, so nothing complicated or drawn-out or overexplained, because the magic needs to be able to finish on a strong note at any time. A climax a minute is my mantra.... for magic anyway.
Magic is like a party in your eyes, where everyone's drunk and breaking the furniture
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WoodRat Loyal user California 233 Posts |
A strolling magician stopped at our table one night and began doing some tricks for the table... things were going great until he decided to produce the chosen card from his flame wallet... nothing like the lingering smell of lighter fluid to ruin a meal!
Learn something new everyday.
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SoCalPro Inner circle Southern California 1634 Posts |
WoodRat, Ya...and I am truly sorry bout that. I should have used better judgment. *jk*
I would never do anything from shoe (card, gum etc). I would never do card from mouth or crotch either. Very inappropriate. Ewwwww... |
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SeaDawg Special user The Lunatic Fringe 718 Posts |
Any bodily function related joke or innuendo has gt to be verboten....
Crazy people take the psycho-path thru the forest...
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WoodRat Loyal user California 233 Posts |
That's alright SoCalPro... thanks for chasing the Kennedy half my son dropped while showing you his latest moves =D <jk>
Learn something new everyday.
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Fizzban Magic Loyal user and Jedi Knight 204 Posts |
Never have a playing card cooked into someones food....so much for my Pen and Teller days...
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leverkus New user 27 Posts |
This trhead could go on for all the time....its normally a bad quetion to ask what not to do or what not.... unless its like advice to specific things that normally are done but shouldnt. because what not to do... thousands of things you shouldnt do. even just refering to magic tricks....it is much muhc easier to list aaaal the tricks you could do than the ones you cant...
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WoodRat Loyal user California 233 Posts |
What you can do -or- what you shouldn't do... I think both lists could be quite long!
Learn something new everyday.
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Josh Chaikin Inner circle Kansas City 1430 Posts |
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On 2007-01-25 22:46, MagicBH wrote: Heard a funny story about that. A magician was performing at a swanky event up in Baltimore. Took one of the spoons and went into a metal bending act, ended with it melting and breaking in half. Silence fell across the room. "What?" he asked, someone replied, "That was Paul Revere's spoon!" |
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BIlly James Special user 991 Posts |
While I think it's great if you can use some of the available items at a table (such as salt shakers, napkins etc.) I personally would stay away from using their eating utensils.
For example, I wouldn't perform coins to glass by borrowing one of their drinking glasses. Admittedly you could then say, 'Oh hang on I'll go and get you a clean one', but honestly, the bookers I work for wouldn't put up with a performer disappearing to the kitchen on a regular basis to replace things he'd 'dirtied'. For the same reason I wouldn't go bending the cutlery from their table (as has been mentioned in previous posts). And for me (this is a personal opinion) I find it extremely hokey reaching into your coat to produce your own cutlery to bend. Therefore I'd tend to avoid the Uri Geller routine in a walk around environment, save it for a stand up performance. Cheers B James |
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paymerich Special user Norwalk, CT 546 Posts |
I normally avoid counting tricks except for las vegas leaper. I performed over 3 times last night and got great reactions.
Have a Magical Day!
<BR> <BR>The Maniacal Mage <BR> <BR>Pablo Aymerich <BR>Norwalk, CT 06851 |
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