So I went to the mall today, a Sharpie ready, my Witness gimmick ready...and decided to do some walk around stuff.
I went up to this dude and attempted the 2 Card Monte, however he turned over the card before he was "supposed to" even though I said "Now before you turn it over....." Then I retaliated with Witness and just got a mear, "Hm. You're good."
Then I tried these 2 kids and an adult. The adult said, "There's no such thing as magic." So I chuckled. One kid watched my hands so closely, that the 2 Card Monte was ruined again....so I decided to also retaliate with Witness. "You HAD two cards in the bag." said one of them, but I still got the other kid and the adult.
Then I knew I had to whip out my all time favorite...Hand To Mouth (by Dan and Dave). The adult went berserk and kept on asking how did I do that. I decided that "this" audience was a tough crowd, so I wished them a Merry Christmas and walked off.
I pretty much blew it for myself today. I feel horrible...
When I perform at school, I know the people. Even if I never met them, I can still perform pretty well because it's well, school. MY social area.
But when I do walk around, it's so hard for me to do it. My heart begins to beat faster, and I begin to studder, but I KNOW I can perform the material because I did it for my friends without a sweat. I want to keep performing, but I hate for someone to know "how I did it" every single time I go out there. It's almost as if my hands know what they are doing, but my brain goes haywire.
Has anyone been through this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading. ;D
I went up to this dude and attempted the 2 Card Monte, however he turned over the card before he was "supposed to" even though I said "Now before you turn it over....." Then I retaliated with Witness and just got a mear, "Hm. You're good."
Then I tried these 2 kids and an adult. The adult said, "There's no such thing as magic." So I chuckled. One kid watched my hands so closely, that the 2 Card Monte was ruined again....so I decided to also retaliate with Witness. "You HAD two cards in the bag." said one of them, but I still got the other kid and the adult.
Then I knew I had to whip out my all time favorite...Hand To Mouth (by Dan and Dave). The adult went berserk and kept on asking how did I do that. I decided that "this" audience was a tough crowd, so I wished them a Merry Christmas and walked off.
I pretty much blew it for myself today. I feel horrible...
When I perform at school, I know the people. Even if I never met them, I can still perform pretty well because it's well, school. MY social area.
But when I do walk around, it's so hard for me to do it. My heart begins to beat faster, and I begin to studder, but I KNOW I can perform the material because I did it for my friends without a sweat. I want to keep performing, but I hate for someone to know "how I did it" every single time I go out there. It's almost as if my hands know what they are doing, but my brain goes haywire.
Has anyone been through this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading. ;D