Whilst reading some threads on here one thing is bothering me. I was asked by someone I know a week or so ago if I would be interested in doing some magic at a local club when they have their Christmas party. Obviously I turned it down as I only know a couple of basic card tricks and thats about it, but I said I would love to have something to work towards for next year, and maybe I he could ask me again then.
So I've been thinking about the kind of magic I want to do in the future and I'm a big fan of the close up stuff like cards and coins etc. (Street magic type stuff) But, what has got me is, has anyone done/how would you do something along the lines of an ACR that involves, lets say, card to mouth? Because while you are performing it at one table and getting good noisy reactions (Hopefully), are people at other tables not going to see you doing 'The move' and then when you perform for them, they will not be impressed/surprised because they know what you are about to do? Would you only perform something like that once all night? would it be the same for much of the other material out there?
And this brings me onto another question, How many different tricks would you need to do a night of magic while strolling tables? What would be the minimum amount of material you would need? Obviously I know the more material you have the better prepared you will be, but when you have no idea how much is needed in the first place it's hard to figure out what you would need to get started.
So I've been thinking about the kind of magic I want to do in the future and I'm a big fan of the close up stuff like cards and coins etc. (Street magic type stuff) But, what has got me is, has anyone done/how would you do something along the lines of an ACR that involves, lets say, card to mouth? Because while you are performing it at one table and getting good noisy reactions (Hopefully), are people at other tables not going to see you doing 'The move' and then when you perform for them, they will not be impressed/surprised because they know what you are about to do? Would you only perform something like that once all night? would it be the same for much of the other material out there?
And this brings me onto another question, How many different tricks would you need to do a night of magic while strolling tables? What would be the minimum amount of material you would need? Obviously I know the more material you have the better prepared you will be, but when you have no idea how much is needed in the first place it's hard to figure out what you would need to get started.