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jakeg Inner circle 1741 Posts |
I woul Ike to learn a rope routine for parlor type shows. Years ago, I learned Loose Ends, never performed it though. A few years later I worked on parts of
Fiber Optics. I’m getting back into magic and want to learn a rope routine. If anyone is familiar with both, which would you recommend to work on for the best audience reaction? |
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MagicByVincent Veteran user Staten Island, New York 329 Posts |
I’d say go with the Mongolian pop knot by Pop Haydn. Great routine. I did a review Of the video download.
Magic is all around us we just have to be willing to see it.
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jakeg Inner circle 1741 Posts |
I have had the Haydn dvd since it first came out. After careful self analysis I came to the conclusion that it my personality would not present it properly, and I would not (or is that knot) be able to do it justice. It’s a great routine, It does not deserve to be killed the way I see so many murder it on YouTube.
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Xcath1 Inner circle 3052 Posts |
I was not familiar with the trick loose ends but I just looked it up on penguin it’s a very clever routine and presentation of common moves pretty much all of which are explained in fiber optics. I do a routine made up of fiber optics moves and i’ve actually been thinking of doing a more “loose ends“ like presentation because the magic happening to be is closer to my personality. It’s sort of up to you.
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jakeg Inner circle 1741 Posts |
Xcath1: thanks for posting. There are a number of things that I prefer in both routines. While I prefer the pacing of Loose Ends, some of the Fiber Optic effects are mind blowing.
I’ve sort of made up my mind to learn both and eventually mix them up. |
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todsky Inner circle www.magicstore.ca 2354 Posts |
I use stuff from Fibre Optics in my show, and it's probably the favourite trick that I perform. So much great eye candy, and all you need are three cotton ropes (and a moderate amount of practice). Highly recommended!
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jakeg Inner circle 1741 Posts |
Todsky, the problem that I’m having is that I’m trying to put together a routine that’s not as long as is on the tape. So far I know that I’m going to open it with the PN, and then int a ‘1’ rope routine, ending with Flips move. I’ve written and rewritten it maybe 20 times, but I keep finding weaknesses.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Jakeg, my advice would be to stop writing and looking for weaknesses or faults. Instead, learn each routine and then rehearse each one after the other separately. Do this at least one hundred times for each routine. somewhere along the performances it should dawn on you that one thing will fit together from another routine. Then try your discovery at the point where you may think it will fit. Now continue performing this one hundred times. You will finally know if it all works together.
A person once told me when I asked, "What do you like", they replied, "I can only tell you what I don't like". People that think like this, no one can offer any help, as they will never like anything a person suggests, because they are looking for faults and weaknesses, not what may work for them. If a person wants to succeed a person must put the physical work in, to accomplish anything. |
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jakeg Inner circle 1741 Posts |
Bill, you’re absolutely right.
My approach has always been to mentally visualize the routine, isolate the weak spots, eliminate them if I can, and then learn the routine until it’s smooth enough to perform in front of an audience. (That’s a long sentence). In almost 50 years of performing, my routines hardly changed. I did question/answer act with a lead in. I always thought of myself as a vaudevillian. One night stands. I no longer work, but decided to learn a half hour magic act mainly to keep my mind active. I have no idea if I’ll ever use it. I want you to know that you are one of the people on the Café who are really worth reading, and I appreciate what you have to say. |
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thomasR Inner circle 1189 Posts |
Since you own Pops Mongolian Pop knot I’d suggest you learn it as well. It’s such a clever routine and maybe you can combine all 3 routines into 1 that is truly special!
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jakeg Inner circle 1741 Posts |
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On Apr 12, 2020, thomasR wrote: I’ve tried to work with with the Pop Knot, and I came to the conclusion that it was not right for me. I’m not very innovative, although I generally can write a decent routine. Whatever I come up with might evolve into a different routine than the original one, and possibly might have elements of the Haydn routine in it. I also want my rope routine to be fairly short. I’m trying to hold the entire show down to 20 minutes that can be carried in a cigar box, and is suitable for a banquet and parlor show without the use of a table. I think that the rope routine is the last link. By the way, I love the Pop Knot routine. When I first got I, I had the intention of using it, but I couldn’t make it entertaining enough, so I put it away. |
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Jekag,
Some advice from my years of experience dealing with potential clients and booking shows. 20 minutes is okay if you are doing shows for no fee, but every show I have ever booked they wanted at least 45 minutes to an hour. This included time for applause and spectators coming up on stage to assist. The length of time of your act is up to the client, not you, if you want to book shows. Performing a pocket act, is one that I have designed, as well as others, it is a good way to go if the the effects are strong enough. |
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jakeg Inner circle 1741 Posts |
Bill:
My show was about an hour long. I also did table work in night clubs, after the show. About 5 years ago, I lost most of my sight and am legally blind, and not able to drive. I miss the stage and would like to do some charity shows to get my hand back in. I figure that a short show is not competitive with a ‘pro’, but to be honest, my friends here are all complaining about the lack of bookings. Atlantic City brings some illusion shows in, and the rest of the shows are all from buskers, and most of those I saw are pretty poor. Most of my friends in magic are gone now. It’s a !@#$% getting old. |
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Ray Pierce Inner circle Los Angeles, CA 2607 Posts |
It is amazing to me that so few have gone back to the original master that has inspired so much of what is being done today, George Sands. His Sandsational Rope and Rope-Sational is still the gold standard for so much that followed.
Ray Pierce
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jakeg Inner circle 1741 Posts |
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On Apr 14, 2020, Ray Pierce wrote: George Sands routines were undoubtedly the best in it’s day. The routines that we see today all stem from it bot, in my opinion, are more advanced and puzzling. I’m not sure that they are more entertaining, that’s up to the performer. |
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
George Sands passed way some years back. His brother set up a website and is selling George Sands complete set up booklets in one hard bound book.
I never heard of George Sands until several years back, his name was brought up on the Café in this section. I purchased a couple of his booklets and it was a lot of finger flinging with the rope in my opinion. The booklet titles were very similar and thus confusing as to the material within. IT is to bad, that George or his brother could not make some video of some of the routines, so we could see how they are suppose to look. My advice to magicians wanting to present a rope routine, would be to buy his book and learn the routines in it before anything else. That way you will not be confused when considering other popular rope effects that everyone else is already presenting in their shows. Just something to think about, if you wish to stand out and above all the rest. |
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Ray Pierce Inner circle Los Angeles, CA 2607 Posts |
I'll admit that it took me a LONG time to learn the SandSational routine. Jonathan Neal had been doing the Rope-Sational one for years but I liked the cutting in the original. I've done it with my own take for at least 3 decades and it is a wonderfully deceptive and well designed routine but takes time to work out. I will also admit that the newer routines actually teach those moves better and make them easier to learn so I do have mixed feelings on them!
Ray Pierce
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jakeg Inner circle 1741 Posts |
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On Apr 15, 2020, Ray Pierce wrote: I started out as a family style magician, and did one of the Sands routine. I think that I mixed it up with some other rope routines that I picked up. It was well before the PC days, and I never saw it performed by anyone. It was a good show routine, but not the one that anyone talked about after show. I think that if YouTube was available, it might have been a different story. No question that both of Sands rope routines are excellent and really the fore runner for everything that’s being done today. |
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ddtstore New user 57 Posts |
I have only seen performances of it so far, but I like Fiber Optics, it is a great routine.
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jakeg Inner circle 1741 Posts |
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On May 23, 2020, Kaws wrote: The dvd has several different routines on it. One of its best features is the ability to choose moves to make up your own routine.l |
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