My apologies again to everyone who witnessed and/or was a part of the fiasco earlier. I want to try to put this on a happy note.
It was me and the 2 year old tonight. The six year old was at home sick with his mom. We did the trick or treat thing for about an hour and a half -- I had to talk HIM into giving up when he started getting tired and falling down. We had a wonderful time, though.
It was well past dark at this point - no light except the street lights and what came from the houses. I set up and performed outside of the house. Despite having my attache case full of tricks, I only performed two effects back and forth.
Rope through neck: 1 Rope. Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Magic.
Cups and Balls. This was a quick three phase routine and a little heavy on the sleights. No "potatoes" or large final loads. The only problem I had was resetting everything.
I would look up and the entire block was barren of trick-or-treaters. They were all in a semi-circle around my table.
Rope through was a blast. I had the rope set up around my shoulders to get into it again when an SUV came creeping by. The kid in the passenger window was staring at me, so I quickly went into it. As the rope shot through the neck, I gave him the thumbs up with both hands and a huge smile. The look of shock on his face was
priceless.
I had the devil costume going on, too. (
Link to image)
The next part is very important
I also want to now thank everyone at this forum who ever took part in a "when things go wrong" thread. Hecklers, screwing up the trick. I had a couple of the first and only one of the second. The advice I had here to keep cool, keep smiling and keep entertaining set me back on my feet before the crowds knew what hit them. Likewise, I kept up the show with "how did you do that," leaving people smiling as they went in search of more candy.
My sincere appreciation to this forum for their advice.
I hope everyone is having a great day, no matter what they choose to call it.
-Andrew
