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Ms. Morgan Veteran user The Garden State 399 Posts 
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Clean underwear.
..oh, wait...that was a differant question...nevermind.
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts
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I tried carrying my wits. They just slipped through my fingers.
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Steve_Mollett Inner circle Eh, so I've made 3006 Posts
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On 2009-05-21 09:54, escapeguy wrote: Gee Griff, I never really thought of keeping my wits about me! I guess it's so natural I do it automatically. 
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Ian McColl Inner circle 1493 Posts
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Hi Escape guy! one thing I keep with me is "why the heck I ever wore gold pants."
I agree, keep your wits, that's why I don't drink. Keep the mind strong. If you don't, you might end up in gold pants in a room full of men and only two women. take care out there.
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jay leslie V.I.P. Southern California 9498 Posts
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Now THAT was witty.
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escapeguy Regular user 189 Posts
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Ok ok admitedly the wits I keep on me at all times seem to have not kept up with inflation and appears to be more of a half wit, but hey I still got charm......LOL
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Kevinr Inner circle 1854 Posts
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Wow ths subject went way off..
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Steve_Mollett Inner circle Eh, so I've made 3006 Posts
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... that's why I don't drink. Keep the mind strong. I dunno...beer made Bud wiser... I know...gettin' in the box, Boss...
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Ian McColl Inner circle 1493 Posts
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I know Foster's makes some women look better and for the women who drink, ugly men look like sports stars.
Ian
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Doc Allgood Regular user Houston, TX 156 Posts
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On 2009-05-19 15:53, jay leslie wrote: It was pretty hot in California that day. |
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Kondini Inner circle 3609 Posts
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Thinking about this, how would anyone know you were an escapologist unless you were famous anyway ?
Magicians walk around in tophats with bunnies in their pockets,,,clowns have red noses but how would one be noticed as an ea,,,maybe walk about with an SJ on, or have the word Escapist stuck on the back of the jacket or a flashing buttom badge with "Press this button and I will escape from Jail" on it,,,!! Maybe have a set of cuffs hanging from the belt,,,,just like the fetish brigade (Or so I have been told pheeeew!). Another method would be to go up to people and say "Hey, Im an escapologist,,,ask me to show you something !" Last time I tried this approach to a young lady,,,I got my face slapped. So really its hard to work out why this should happen. Ken. |
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Ms. Morgan Veteran user The Garden State 399 Posts
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Your right, Kevinr, this is way of track. So for my part in it I now offer a real answer...
Most of the time I have 3 cuff keys. They hang on a a loop of elastic thread and are pinned just inside the zipper of my pants. There they hang just low enough to remain unnoticed but easy to reach with just a quick unzip. Some of my tighter pants have a slit cut in the inside of the waistband and I can hide keys or shims there. If pressed to "do something" I rarely do an escape unless someone has cuffs, like a cop. I will do something else from my show, a body control feat maybe, but I tend to save the escapes for the show. I mean when you meet a doctor do you ask "Hey, show me something..take out my gallbladder." No, I lean toward the "escape work is a special skill not a bar trick.." side of the fence and I play it off this way. Still, I carry my keys and tools because you never know when you'll have to put-up-or-shut-up. Ms.M
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Roslyn Inner circle UK 3405 Posts
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That's an interesting question Ken. When would you get asked to do something?
I've got a few friends that do close-up card stuff and they always carry around a deck where ever they go, but very rarely do they get asked to do anything unless they are with other people who already know they do magic. I have found myself in the situation where at a dinner party (my partner is a barrister so I often find myself at various legal functions etc) I meet new people and they always ask "so, what do you do?" At which point I'll tell them I'm an escapologist a sometimes they'll ask to see something then. Since the whole point of these dinners is to network I hand them a card and some them something. Usually I'll do a thumb tie (I do Losander's Chain Breaker) since a roll of tape is small, easy to carry around and it seems to fit with the legal crowd quite nicely. I generally only perform it once or twice during the evening and then let them talk about me. Its amazing the relief it gives those poor soles who go to the same events year after year, meeting the same people and finally having something different to talk about. Works for me anyway.
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Kevinr Inner circle 1854 Posts
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On 2009-05-26 14:06, Kondini wrote: Are you serious?.. I would think if you owned a pizza shop in your area people would ask you from time to time "Hey How is the Pizza business going." If not a single person you come in contact with once a week knows what you do I think I would look at my marketing if I were you. Should we not be ready to perform when asked? Wouldn't Harry do it? |
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Kevinr Inner circle 1854 Posts
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On 2009-05-27 02:42, Roslyn wrote: Great simple effect to do when asked! Also simple to do! Thanks for staying on a very valuable topic. |
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Kondini Inner circle 3609 Posts
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I seldom work localy to my home and even if I did, I very much doubt if the nieghbours would bother to stop me in the street and ask me to show them something.
If I was a Pizza,,,sure cos I would be catering to everyones requirements. If you can make a full time biz from your local area then good on you,,,me and all the entertainers I know, can`t,,,,guess we are all doing something wrong!! A rather silly synopsis don`t you think,,,If you were a race driver would you be asked to do something,,,or a Dentist, or Undertaker !!!! A singer walking along,,,hey man,,,sing us a song!!! Plenty of "Entertainers" parade about with magic card ties, tophat logos etc etd,,,and plenty of people view them as pratts. Also many pretenders to the throne push themselves and think they are a Blaine etc,,,you know, look at me,,Im a magic man, take a card,,,,arn`t I wonderful !!! Haha,,,,,oh yes and I will perform for free or peanuts,,,sorry, a biz card with your name and contact details is enough for me. I think my marketing is ok,,,been full time pro for yonks, got a full season again this year and multiple returns for indefinate years,,,,,,how`s about you ? Ken. |
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jay leslie V.I.P. Southern California 9498 Posts
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[quote]On 2009-05-27 12:17, Kondini wrote:
Plenty of "Entertainers" parade about with magic card ties, tophat logos etc etd,,,and plenty of people view them as pratts. OR If they're not Pratts, perhaps they are Hiatts
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Steve_Mollett Inner circle Eh, so I've made 3006 Posts
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If they bomb, is that a 'prattfall?'
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Roslyn Inner circle UK 3405 Posts
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I have to say that of all the UKEAs, Ken is most definitely THE guy who works the longest season. In fact I don't think he knows how to not be working... Lucky sod.
I have to admit I do enjoy being able to perform something when asked... Although I also have to admit that I'm generally ask during a conversation I've manipulated so they do ask. And that tends to only happen if I'm talking to someone who I think might generate a gig. Hence my post about doing stuff when at certain types of dinner party etc. Unlike Ken I don't (yet) have a huge portfolio of past clients, news coverage, public performances etc... So the way I get them to see a little of what I can do is to show them there and then. I look at it as an audition rather than as a free performance. Maybe when I've got a season like Ken's in the bag year after year I'll think differently... Until then I'll try just about anything to succeed 
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts
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Even when you DO have that portfolio, you'll still be looking for the next job. It's just the way it is.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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