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King Of Pop Veteran user Estonia 392 Posts |
How to handle those tough cookies? Those who start pulling cards from your hands, they start turning cards over when they shouldn`t and etc. So they will do everything to expose you.
Should I just walk away? Thanks for paying attention,
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Lee Darrow V.I.P. Chicago, IL USA 3588 Posts |
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On 2003-09-03 15:09, Mustkunstnik wrote: IMHO, it reaaly depends on the core attitude of the people doing the grabbing. If they're being playful about it, use whatever lines you have to kid them along and maintain your distance a bit. Body turns at strategic moments can be a lifesaver. If, however, the people are being aggressive and abusive - bail out politely. No sense in taking abuse when you don't have to. Lee Darrow, C.Ht.
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King Of Pop Veteran user Estonia 392 Posts |
Thank you Lee, but if there are more of them than just one?
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Whit Haydn V.I.P. 5449 Posts |
We are thinking of marketing a utility item that is a magic wand with a cattle-prod built in...
Seriously, though, I never have this problem. Part of the reason is that the only holes in the routines I perform--where the spectators have a chance to interrupt or grab--occur at times when I am clean. This comes from years of street performing, and working in tough bars. A good example is my color-changing knife routine, "The Intricate Web of Distraction." The worst difficulty in doing a color-change with the knife, is that the immediate reaction of the spectator is to grab for the knife or ask to see it. My routine was designed so that the spectators are thrown off balance again and again throughout the routine. Just when they want to see the knife, they are disarmed by a solution: "I've got two knives." The routine develops at such a pace that they can only watch when things are happening. When nothing is happening, I invite interruptions, questions or heckling. This gives them a chance to participate, but only at the moments when I want them to do so. If this "grabbing thing" happens, you should look at the moment in the routine when it happens. You may need a continuing line of patter over the moment. Often questions are useful at such a point. "You know what most people think when this happens?" If the routine is structured properly, most of these problems will go away. Some of it is just experience. If you get burned once, you learn from it. You try not to make the same mistake again. Also, you develop a sort of "grift sense" about what kind of spectator is likely to do what, and when. You learn to step in closer, or back away and keep some distance. You turn slightly, ask a question, or make an odd statement that makes them stop and think for a second, "Did I tell you I was a pathological liar?" These are lines that are funny, but also make the spectators stop and think about them. It is like being chased through a bar, and knocking over some barstools behind you as you run. The guys chasing you get tripped up and it slows them down. You need to control the thinking of the spectators throughout the performance. There should not be enough free time in the spectator's mind for him to think up any devilment. |
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