So everyone already read about my strolling gig last Friday night and the traffic jam, but I also performed at a birthday party Saturday afternoon. I've always had great experiences with birthday parties and receive great reviews.
This one I wanted to share what happened so it doesn't happen to you.
The client wanted me there at 3:30 PM so that the show could start at 4:00 PM. It was for 25 8-9 year old kids. I arrived on time and set up my equipment. At 3:50 I was rechecking props, getting a drink of water, rechecking my sound, using the restroom, music on the ipod, etc.
One major problem. 10 minutes before show time I have 2 kids present. The birthday child and his younger brother. Keep in mind the client wanted the show to start at 4:00 and go to 4:30 and then a half hour of balloons afterwards for all of the children.
I was a bit worried. The mother said she had invited 25 kids and yet now at 4:00 there were only 5. I told her kindly that I would postpone the show til about 4:15 but then I would need to get started. She said she understood and didn't know why her guests were not arriving on time. By 4:15 I had about 20 and decided to go ahead and begin the magic show. Of course then, from 4:15 to 4:30...every few minutes a new kid and his / her parents would walk in the door thus distracting from the show.
Lesson for everyone here: Ask the client when the guests are supposed to arrive and then tell them you will do the show a half hour later from that time. People tend to arrive fashionably late. Don't let them tell you when they want you there and have them think that all of their guests will walk through the door at show time. It does not and will not happen. Ugh...I should have known better and it will not happen again. Up until this party...for the past 3 years I had never run into this.
Any how, I still put on a killer party and finished with balloons afterwards as always.
This one I wanted to share what happened so it doesn't happen to you.
The client wanted me there at 3:30 PM so that the show could start at 4:00 PM. It was for 25 8-9 year old kids. I arrived on time and set up my equipment. At 3:50 I was rechecking props, getting a drink of water, rechecking my sound, using the restroom, music on the ipod, etc.
One major problem. 10 minutes before show time I have 2 kids present. The birthday child and his younger brother. Keep in mind the client wanted the show to start at 4:00 and go to 4:30 and then a half hour of balloons afterwards for all of the children.
I was a bit worried. The mother said she had invited 25 kids and yet now at 4:00 there were only 5. I told her kindly that I would postpone the show til about 4:15 but then I would need to get started. She said she understood and didn't know why her guests were not arriving on time. By 4:15 I had about 20 and decided to go ahead and begin the magic show. Of course then, from 4:15 to 4:30...every few minutes a new kid and his / her parents would walk in the door thus distracting from the show.
Lesson for everyone here: Ask the client when the guests are supposed to arrive and then tell them you will do the show a half hour later from that time. People tend to arrive fashionably late. Don't let them tell you when they want you there and have them think that all of their guests will walk through the door at show time. It does not and will not happen. Ugh...I should have known better and it will not happen again. Up until this party...for the past 3 years I had never run into this.
Any how, I still put on a killer party and finished with balloons afterwards as always.
