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jmccormack4 New user 26 Posts |
I'm currently going to work at a restaurant in a month or so. A lot of waitresses are some good friends of mine and I thought it would be cool if I could involve them in some kind of effect. the only problem is I don't know which effect I could do. I don't necessarily want her as a stooge type of person but more on the lines of she can predict the spectators card or whatever. and something that is generally easy that I could teach the waitress or yea.
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Skip Way Inner circle 3771 Posts |
Maybe this will give you an idea. I wear an old style vest with a belt in the back. Beneath the belt, I had a tailor stitch a short pocket with the opening hidden by the belt. While at the table or bar, I'll ask a guest to choose a card, show it, sign it, then replace it in the deck. I have the guest focus on the chosen card and ask her to visualize the card flying from the deck into my vest pocket. Meanwhile, I've palmed the card and in the process of placing the Sharpie used to sign the card into my back pocket, I casually slip the signed card into the pocket behind my vest. The card sticks out half way.
I ask the guest to check the deck for her card. It's clearly gone. I reach into my pocket for the grand reveal...and it isn't there. After a bit of acting, I blow it off and roll into something else. After all, "If I was good, I'd be in Las Vegas." The servers who enjoy playing along have been coached on the routine. When the server comes by, she/he spots the card and comes up behind me. She casually pulls the card out of the pocket, taps me on the shoulder and quietly asks if I'm missing a card. She shows the signed card saying, "We found it in the kitchen." I instruct her to hand the card straight to the guest with a smile. I tell the guest, "Now THAT has to be worth a huge tip for [Server's Name]!" The staff really enjoys our little game and the guests love bringing friends to see the "card in the kitchen" trick. Have fun!
How you leave others feeling after an Experience with you becomes your Trademark.
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chappelly Special user Down Under 744 Posts |
Sounds great .I like the pocket idea in the vest.
Clutch by Oz Pearlman would work here. You start the routine ,and the waitress finishes it off. Chappelly |
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andrew martin Veteran user 394 Posts |
That's great Skip . Wonderful.
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Close.Up.Dave Inner circle Behind you! 2956 Posts |
That is pretty sweet skip. You could also just have a waitress know your key card. So you can hand the deck to the waitress and she can read the mind of the audience member and find the card.
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Ron Vergilio Special user Murrieta, CA 835 Posts |
If you are to use a waiter or waitress, that's the way to do it per Skip's idea. Short and sweet. You do not want to take up too much time with the staff. Management generally do not want their employees spending time doing other than there own job.
-Ron |
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Adam1975 Special user UK 900 Posts |
I can think of many tricks would like to perform on some of the waitresses I have seen
Ive upped my standards.Now,up yours!
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brehan Special user holland 668 Posts |
Evoque works great with the stuff on the tabels
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Zack Smith New user 37 Posts |
Have her stick a duplicate card inside the customers baked potato when she is bringing it to their table... Then just force the dupe! =D
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Sixten Inner circle Floral Park, NY, U.S.A. 4654 Posts |
As Mr. Ranalli mentioned: "Key Card".
Mr. Gary Kurtz applied this method, with the help of an assistant, on his: "Let's Get Flurious" DVD. Also, an effect from Mr. Eddie Fields: Have a customer select a card, signed if you want. You r*****e this card, in the deck. Give the deck to your, waiter/waitress, friend and ask them to walk away, look through the deck, and bring back a card, that stood out to them. Good luck on your new job! Have a good time. Warmest regards, Sixten |
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Sixten Inner circle Floral Park, NY, U.S.A. 4654 Posts |
BTW, Skip Way, love your "Card in the Kitchen". 'Brilliant'!
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Natanel Special user 739 Posts |
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On 2009-07-13 06:01, Adam1975 wrote: +1. One of the little joys of being young and a performer.
People who work for Theory 11: Do you want a young guy without a stupid gelled haircut or eurotrash jeans for your videos? PM me.
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Donnie Buckley V.I.P. Cleveland, Ohio 1123 Posts |
By far the easiest thing you can do is to pre-arrange with the waitress a single card that she will always name when asked. F*rce the card and ask the waitress to name it.
Shout out to the waitress: "Hey Alice, what card is this guy thinking of?" and when she names the card, your audience will be floored. Arrange for 2 or 3 different waitresses to each name a different card when asked and you can repeat it at the next table and f*rce a different card. I would actually PAY a waitress to additionally learn a verbal code, but that's just me. I used to combine both ideas, and perform this with my x-wife whenever we were out with magicians. It would just slay magicians when she would name their card everytime, and sometimes when I said... nothing. |
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Adam1975 Special user UK 900 Posts |
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On 2009-07-15 12:15, Natanel wrote: Sadly as you get a little older theres no "instant reset" for a repeat performance!
Ive upped my standards.Now,up yours!
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chronica Loyal user France 94 Vitry s/s 246 Posts |
There is this very deceptive trick : you're blindfolded and you tell the first name of the waitress only by touching
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RobertSmith Veteran user 330 Posts |
A trick you can do with a waitress.
Is she hot? ;-) |
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The Cardfather Veteran user Long Beach, CA 347 Posts |
Have patron wrap his wrist watch in a napkin and give to the waitress. Patron asks waitress to adjust the watch to any time. Magician predicts the time.
Or Prediction card taped to bottom of serving tray, in cleavage, etc. |
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Bad to the Balloon Inner circle Clearwater Florida 2116 Posts |
Purposely botch a card trick (or un-purposely) have the waitress write the name of the card on the bill. or slip the card in the bill caddy. Nice time delay.
Mark Byrne
AKA Mark the Balloon Guy As seen on the TODAY SHOW www.balloonguy.net Creator of Bad to the Balloon DVD series Go to my store: http://tinyurl.com/Bad2theBalloon |
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Bryanpier New user Milwaukee, Wisconsin 62 Posts |
I like to perform a signed card trick during after dinner coffee and I get the signed card to the waitress. When it appears to the spectator that I have really lost their card the waitress brings the little book with the check. When the spectator opens it they see their signed card along with the check. Always gets a huge reaction.
If pro is opposite of con, then what is opposite of progress?
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
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On 2009-07-15 02:05, Zack Smith wrote: And if the health inspector is there, you have just performed the vanishing gig. Brilliant! One of the big rules in restaurant magic is DON'T PUT STUFF IN THE CUSTOMER'S FOOD! IN MOST PLACES IT IS ILLEGAL.
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