Please help with a routine...

[Mikeoo92]

ok so Some church asked me to do a short 15 min show for about 20-30 teens ages 13-16,17

so yeah PLEASE HELP me make up a routine... its on the 26!

I am working on a table with a ditch bucket and retrive tray right now so yeah

ok so heres some tricks I have

-Twistwed sisters
-D'lites
-rocky raccon (I am not great yet)
-3 card monte
-2 card monte
-all acr moves lol
-biddle tricks
-thumbtips and silks
-lard 18 inch silks
-change bag
-hummer card
-some darren brown mental card force (80% chance of working)
-a sucker is born every minute
-rubiks cube trick off of mind stunts

T.O.C.: Patrik's “Tossed Out Cubeâ€￾ an interesting effect making use of a Rubix cube made up of playing cards. The cube is thrown around the audience who are asked to mix the cube and then to think of one card from the cubes squares. Despite the fairness of this the performer is able to reveal multiple thoughts from your audience. All with no pre-show and with nothing written down.

-visu antics DVD
-mind stunts DVD
-cheek to cheek deck
-4 red sponge balls
-a bunch of magicians wax
-a bunch of decks of cards
-sharpies
-bells
-ruber bands lol
-stigmata
-david blain switch trick
-a lighter trick were you "hypnotise a spectator and they cant fell pain and you burn there hand' its better than it sounds... I got it off of burn by D+M
- I own an M5 ad a shimmed card....


Please guys I really would like your help, I plan to look at your ideas, and such, but I also plain to sit down infront of all my stuff and come up with a few ideas. and go from there...
I wana first put a few tricks in order of how I would perform them...
then take out what ever. add what ever. rearange what ever.

I think I am going to have to cancil it for the 26th though.....

thanks guys... I know about your routine should be your own. all I am looking for is some help with ideas and such....

 

[adjones]

Seriously? Man, before you even THINK about putting on a show, you should have a show ready. Sorry, but I won't be the one to make your routine for you for a show you clearly aren't ready for. Come on, man, you gotta step it up a notch if you're going to make it as a magician.

 

[Steerpike]

I think I am going to have to cancil it for the 26th though.....

I would go with that. 5 days isn't nearly enough time to build up a working routine.

 

[Chase]

Yeah.... uh.... if it were for a more forgiving audience.... like a retirement home.... maybe. A room full of angsty insecure teenagers has a good chance of eating you alive.

Pull the cord. See if they will reschedule.

 

[MikeGoyke]

Canceling is your best bet... especially when its only 5 days away.

 

[Chase]

By the way... after you cancel I really would love to spend some time thinking through some routining with you.

You have some really solid magic there, and if you are proficient at any of it you should be able to put together a good parlor act.

I'd love to help! Just give yourself some time to do the real work!

I do think it's awesome that you already have enough moxie to book an actual performance. A lot of guys wouldn't.

 

[Mikeoo92]

By the way... after you cancel I really would love to spend some time thinking through some routining with you.

You have some really solid magic there, and if you are proficient at any of it you should be able to put together a good parlor act.

I'd love to help! Just give yourself some time to do the real work!

I do think it's awesome that you already have enough moxie to book an actual performance. A lot of guys wouldn't.

thanks guys its canceled. I just got the call and was exited you know...
I see alot of magicians do the whole
"For my first trick, for my second trick"
and I dont wana do that....
I cancled it until I tell him other wise...
so will anyone help me out on techniques on building a structure?

 

[Chr!s]

I WOULD say to do an all mentalism show, with some TK and audience participation, but you MUST NOT do this gig mate. too little too late, y'know?

If you want to do shows, start building it now, and work at it. You seem to have some good material to work with though.

CL

 

[Steerpike]

The first thing you need to do is figure out what you want to do with the routine. What is the common thread that will tie all the effects together?

 

[Mikeoo92]

The first thing you need to do is figure out what you want to do with the routine. What is the common thread that will tie all the effects together?

Like a story?
an all mentalism routine would be great like mentioned above...

 

[Steerpike]

Like a story?
an all mentalism routine would be great like mentioned above...

Not neccessarily a story. Just a theme or motif that brings it all together.

For example, suppose you're doing a mentalism routine. Are you psychokinetic? Are you an expert in reading non-verbal communication? Non-contact Hellstromism? Super memory?

 

[Mikeoo92]

Not neccessarily a story. Just a theme or motif that brings it all together.

For example, suppose you're doing a mentalism routine. Are you psychokinetic? Are you an expert in reading non-verbal communication? Non-contact Hellstromism? Super memory?

hmmm, how I dont know... I like the card theme best.... maybe about slieght of hand...

but I could do psychokinetic with effects with my M5... but yeah....
dose phychokinetic mean you can only move metal?

 

[Mikeoo92]

OK sorry for all the posts but uhhh heres some tricks I am really good at.... and I could defiantly use these in my show, I can take some out, add, some in, or what ever you seggest. there not in any order....


Tricks I would like to do-
-Twisted sisters
-stigmata
-david blain switch
-ACR routine
-M5 watch stop
-a lighter trick were you "hypnotise a spectator and they cant fell pain and you burn there hand' its better than it sounds... I got it off of burn by D+M
-a sucker is born every minute
--some darren brown mental card force (80% chance of working)
-thumbtip trick I.E. disapearing salt routine...
-3 card monte
-T.O.C.
-angle zero

 

[Robertus]

Stigmata, Angle Zero, Ambitious Card, disappearing salt - do it with something else than salt maybe? Don't know, do it with bills or something ? ;b

 

[Mikeoo92]

Stigmata, Angle Zero, Ambitious Card, disappearing salt - do it with something else than salt maybe? Don't know, do it with bills or something ? ;b

Salt is part of the routine patter LOL and it would be more magical with salt (thumbtip)
becuse were else would it go?

but heres my new order!!! tell me how the order looks guys!


-a sucker is born every minute
-some Darren brown card force (3 of clubs)
-ACR (3 of clubs)
-David Blain card switch (with there signed card) (3 of clubs)
-3 card Monte (3 of clubs (that's why I picked 3 of clubs) (but it cant be signed...)
-angle zero (3 of clubs)
-M5 watch stop
-produce cube
-T.O.C.
-Thumb tip disappearing salt


if there needs any rearranging or if you have any suggestions, deletions, additions please tell me ;D This is kinda fun! lol

 

[adjones]

Yeah.... uh.... if it were for a more forgiving audience.... like a retirement home.... maybe. A room full of angsty insecure teenagers has a good chance of eating you alive.

Pull the cord. See if they will reschedule.

I'm sorry, but from everything I've heard, Retirement Home Shows are like twice as hard as normal shows, simply because of the sicknesses, the hearing loss, sight loss, etc. I wouldn't try a "new" routine at a Retirement Home, since that venue's pretty hard even when you do have a good show planned out.

 

[Mikeoo92]

I'm sorry, but from everything I've heard, Retirement Home Shows are like twice as hard as normal shows, simply because of the sicknesses, the hearing loss, sight loss, etc. I wouldn't try a "new" routine at a Retirement Home, since that venue's pretty hard even when you do have a good show planned out.

makes sence to me man....
Did you see what I posted above? what do you think?

 

[adjones]

makes sence to me man....
Did you see what I posted above? what do you think?

To me, there is no flow in any of it, and it doesn't build. What you want to do for a routine is start out strong... get your spectators interested. Then, show something a bit weaker, but still good. From there, you need to slowly build up to the Grand Finale, and leave 'em wanting for me.

For me, yours didn't really do that. If I had to routine those tricks, I would put them in this order:

-Disappearing Salt

-A Sucker is Born Every Minute

-Two Card Monte (Card Switch)

-Card Force

-3 Card Monte

-ACR

-Watch Stop

-Angle Zero

I took a few out because I thought they disrupted the flow, or didn't know what they are. But I hope I could help a little bit!

 

[Mikeoo92]

To me, there is no flow in any of it, and it doesn't build. What you want to do for a routine is start out strong... get your spectators interested. Then, show something a bit weaker, but still good. From there, you need to slowly build up to the Grand Finale, and leave 'em wanting for me.

For me, yours didn't really do that. If I had to routine those tricks, I would put them in this order:

-Disappearing Salt

-A Sucker is Born Every Minute

-Two Card Monte (Card Switch)

-Card Force

-3 Card Monte

-ACR

-Watch Stop

-Angle Zero

I took a few out because I thought they disrupted the flow, or didn't know what they are. But I hope I could help a little bit!

Ok I see!
some people says start small... but I see what your saying!
I really think T.O.C. should be in there... but it dose disrupt the flow


why do you think disapearing salt should be last? instead of salt I could use suger then at the end turn them into suger cubes, and make them all disapear...

but after that how would I go into a sucker is born every minute? but I like the idea of 3 card monte first, that way I can right into acr and it tells them I dint use gimmicked cards when really I can tenkia palm them and ditch them in my ditch bucket but make it look like I put them ontop of the deck, and have those three cards ontop of my deck aftwards and say something like "oh have a look at the cards if you want"


oh with the darren brown card force, I could do stigmata right?
then keep the 3 in my pocket and do what darren dose and say "oh thats the only card I carry around in my pocket..."

 

[adjones]

If you can make up a strong and interesting presentation for it- go for it and see how it goes. Good luck!