no dont get me wrong i love classics but its just that i think i do many of the material so often in the last month of summer i am performing at a party for a family that i have been working at their parties for 2 yrs and its time to change it up and well since my dvd and blu ray players dont work at the moment i need a book with good and new principles and tricks sorry if its hard to understand but i just need a modern thing so i wont perform the same stuff that i did last year which came from card collage tarbell expert at the card table and a bit about all my books which are classics sorry if u dont understand but if you do help
Ok, two things here. . .
A.) if you think you're a pro then start typing like one, using proper punctuation, very little if any Text Message short-hand and capitalization where proper. If you write like a poorly educated fool you will always be seen as such. I know that sounds picky and petty but I had that same message drilled into my head by Harry Blackstone and other successful people in this industry and other industries so there must be something to it; you have to act successful and educated if you wish to be successful and a leader in any vocational path. -- COMMUNICATION SKILLS ARE PARAMOUNT!
B.) as my friend William points out, you rarely need to "change-up" your material. HOWEVER, you are right when it comes to working the same group of people over and over again. You do need to give them something new. . . not a complete act necessarily, but something that will make them talk positively about you until the next time they see you. But let me back up a bit. . .
The majority of the mega-legends in all of show-biz (live, stage variety) built their reputation by doing the same basic act for decades. Even now the routines made famous by comic-actress Sophie Tucker are so solid that they slay audiences nightly. This is because of delivery and the personality of the performer . . . not all of which are human; one of the more successful Sophie Tucker comics was a puppet (Madam of Waylon & Madam fame).
Another example of this, a pun in all truth, was when Greg Wilson walked out on stage at a magic convention carrying a small bird cage. . .
"This is something my father taught me. . ." he stopped dead in his tracks, shakes his head and tosses the cage off into the wings
". . . oops, wrong father. . . ." It brought down the house BECAUSE, the bird cage is an established bit of Blackstone family branding.
You already have material that is identified with you, why ignore that and loose out on the power it gives you? That would be like Kansas or David Bowie not singing their top chart hits (if you need a parallel).
Take what you know and are known for and find ways to tweak and add to it. If you do Assembling Aces then find a way to hold to that idea and add to it such as Ricky Jay did long ago, literally stealing the thunder from under Doug Henning, the star of the show.
You find such nuance by studying the older material, especially techniques and methods. While you may not find a a specific piece from these books, you are quite likely to find concepts that will inspire your creative side, helping you put the polish on your older material. Again, this is how the legends have done it for generations.
When it Comes to Changing Up. . . yes, you should have at least a second program at the ready in my opinion. I've been known to have 3 different 20 minute sets so that when I'm working a date that requires me to do 3 sets, I can give a different routine each show. It not only keeps me fresh but it encourages word of mouth; one group seeing something the other group misses out on and so you end up with repeat guests. . . it's an old carnival method of recycling the audience but in how I use it, it's a powerful bit of marketing . . . we'll not go into that however.
Build a second act, nothing wrong with that. But base it on what you are known for so you can profit from the association. If your first program focuses on Coins then expand on that and maybe blend it with Card work. If, on the other hand, you have a particular type of character people relate to, then let that be the carry over; the constant that makes you memorable. Understand however, working with the classic routines of old, especially those that are rarely spoken of in today's world, is what will make your task easier when it comes to reputation and booking gigs. Speaking of which, have you looked at Dice Stacking routines?