Hello there,
Yesterday, one of my best friends in the whole world called me to tell me about a magical experience she had at a pizza parlor in Sacramento.
She said she was out to dinner with a few of her friends from Sac State and she spotted one of the staff floating a dollar bill in the corner, she said "it was as if he wanted us to say 'wow, show us over here'." She said that they didn't beckon for anyone to come over, he just did... while they were eating...
Now, my friend knows a good performer when she sees one (we used to be on a pro dance/cheer team together) however, all she had to say about this pizza magician was negative. She said "he's did the same magic tricks I've seen a thousand times from a hundred other magicians, then he did that fancy card stuff that you know how to do for like 5 minutes and it was soooooo boring, and then he wasn't even that great of a performer." She went on to tell me that this has turned her off of anything magic "unless it makes me laugh".
She said "If I see anyone doing a magic trick again I'm going to walk the other way."
Now, as you can see I am very distraught about her feelings, being that I live and breathe all things magic.
Here are some questions to the forum go-ers here.
1. How do you think you could change someone's attitude now that "they have seen the same tricks a thousand times"?
2. How do you judge when a good time to show people a trick is? Is it when they are eating and having a good time with their friends? or do you wait for a moment when the table is finishing up or having a bit of a quiet moment?
3. Would you ever consider trying to do something different? Or would you rather stick to the classics and take the eye rolling?
Your thoughts are appreciated as this is leaving me kind of heart broken. Not that my friend doesn't like magic anymore, the fact that 100 magicians have made her feel that way by doing the same tricks has me all in a tizzy.
Thanks.
Love,
Katie
Yesterday, one of my best friends in the whole world called me to tell me about a magical experience she had at a pizza parlor in Sacramento.
She said she was out to dinner with a few of her friends from Sac State and she spotted one of the staff floating a dollar bill in the corner, she said "it was as if he wanted us to say 'wow, show us over here'." She said that they didn't beckon for anyone to come over, he just did... while they were eating...
Now, my friend knows a good performer when she sees one (we used to be on a pro dance/cheer team together) however, all she had to say about this pizza magician was negative. She said "he's did the same magic tricks I've seen a thousand times from a hundred other magicians, then he did that fancy card stuff that you know how to do for like 5 minutes and it was soooooo boring, and then he wasn't even that great of a performer." She went on to tell me that this has turned her off of anything magic "unless it makes me laugh".
She said "If I see anyone doing a magic trick again I'm going to walk the other way."
Now, as you can see I am very distraught about her feelings, being that I live and breathe all things magic.
Here are some questions to the forum go-ers here.
1. How do you think you could change someone's attitude now that "they have seen the same tricks a thousand times"?
2. How do you judge when a good time to show people a trick is? Is it when they are eating and having a good time with their friends? or do you wait for a moment when the table is finishing up or having a bit of a quiet moment?
3. Would you ever consider trying to do something different? Or would you rather stick to the classics and take the eye rolling?
Your thoughts are appreciated as this is leaving me kind of heart broken. Not that my friend doesn't like magic anymore, the fact that 100 magicians have made her feel that way by doing the same tricks has me all in a tizzy.
Thanks.
Love,
Katie