Hi Fellas,
Saturday I performed 3 hours of strolling at an outdoor Farm Park. They had hired me for a their Family Fun Day from 2:00-5:00 PM. There were horse shows, pig races, kiddie jump houses, food booths, etc.
I packed the following 3 sets in my pockets. I checked the wind outside and decided to leave all packet tricks that required to set cards on a table or a spectators hand at home. The wind would have blown them and revealed things.
Set A Mismade Dollar, CMH, and Free Will (mentalism chip routine)
Set B Ring Thing, A card force with a lottery ticket reveal, and a strolling book test
Set C Spongeball to Square, A chrome hot rod paddle trick, Telethought wallet 2
I arrived at the venue at 1:45 ready to roll only to find out that they had not reserved a parking spot for me with the other entertainers (bummer) and had to drive off the property, down the road 2 miles and catch a free shuttle bus back onto the property. Not a big deal but something I thought would have been taken care of ahead of time.
The weather was about 80 degrees and sunny. I wore my suit but skipped the shirt and tie underneath and instead went with a solid red colored v-neck that still look professional but was a lot cooler than a shirt and tie.
The day went well and it just reaffirmed that simple magic hits hard. I did not perform 1 single double lift the entire day or anything knuckle busting and was flooring people. The name of the game is "entertainment" people. Simple is easy to follow and they could care less about the flourishes you can do. Just make them happy and let the magic happen....involve them and make them feel special.
I gave out over 50 business cards and by today have had 3 clients try to book me during June. Unfortunately I had to turn down 2 gigs since I am on vacation with my family in Hilton Head.
Moral of the story: Do not sit in your bedroom thinking that you have to get your pass down or a 5 card pinky count. Just get out there and perform and change peoples lives.
Saturday I performed 3 hours of strolling at an outdoor Farm Park. They had hired me for a their Family Fun Day from 2:00-5:00 PM. There were horse shows, pig races, kiddie jump houses, food booths, etc.
I packed the following 3 sets in my pockets. I checked the wind outside and decided to leave all packet tricks that required to set cards on a table or a spectators hand at home. The wind would have blown them and revealed things.
Set A Mismade Dollar, CMH, and Free Will (mentalism chip routine)
Set B Ring Thing, A card force with a lottery ticket reveal, and a strolling book test
Set C Spongeball to Square, A chrome hot rod paddle trick, Telethought wallet 2
I arrived at the venue at 1:45 ready to roll only to find out that they had not reserved a parking spot for me with the other entertainers (bummer) and had to drive off the property, down the road 2 miles and catch a free shuttle bus back onto the property. Not a big deal but something I thought would have been taken care of ahead of time.
The weather was about 80 degrees and sunny. I wore my suit but skipped the shirt and tie underneath and instead went with a solid red colored v-neck that still look professional but was a lot cooler than a shirt and tie.
The day went well and it just reaffirmed that simple magic hits hard. I did not perform 1 single double lift the entire day or anything knuckle busting and was flooring people. The name of the game is "entertainment" people. Simple is easy to follow and they could care less about the flourishes you can do. Just make them happy and let the magic happen....involve them and make them feel special.
I gave out over 50 business cards and by today have had 3 clients try to book me during June. Unfortunately I had to turn down 2 gigs since I am on vacation with my family in Hilton Head.
Moral of the story: Do not sit in your bedroom thinking that you have to get your pass down or a 5 card pinky count. Just get out there and perform and change peoples lives.
