Oh boy. Today, I went away from doing the simple "Magic Thursday" for the 2 or 3 people at my table, and went over to some people I didn't know very well. I started out with a simple ambitious card, thinking I would only do 2 or 3 tricks, so I could conserve more for another time. They ended up loving it, and giving me reactions that I had never gotten before. It started with about 7 people, and thanks to their ENORMOUS screams and reactions I was soon at the other end of the table with a crowd of 50 - 60 something High schoolers watching... all of them were screaming uncontrollably and I mean LOUD, just for a simple double-lift transpo and an easy, short "Gun" trick and biddle trick. Thats right, no knuckle busting visual magic that costs $30 for one trick.
Some kids thought that the way I shuffled and cut and held the deck was even MORE amazing than the tricks, which made me laugh. They were quite intrigued when I was just shuffling and spreading the cards.
There were some problems though, not mechanically, but I still haven't come up with a solid answer for "How did you do that?" or "Do It Again!" I used to say "It's magic but it didn't take very long for me to understand that most people know that magic doesn't exist, even if I do break through to the emotional thinking in their heads. Meaning they know that what I just did was impossible, but I amazed them to a point whereas they forget that and sort of come into a world whereas anything is possible, even if It's just a few seconds. Well, Darwin Ortiz explained that better in Strong Magic, but you get the picture.
Anyway another problem is, these kids are going to want to see MORE. I feel as if tomorrow and every day they will be like 'HEY! You're the magician!" Do another trick. Which isn't necessarily a problem, but they are probably gonna ask for another one directly after, and I really hate showing all of my tricks at once, as tempting as it may be. If I keep doing this, I will run out eventually, and being in all honors and 2 Humanities classes, it's near impossible to learn a good new trick every week. My question is, how can I deny showing these people tricks in a respectful way that doesn't make me look stubborn? Remember, these are High school kids. Freshman to seniors. Some of which may be respectable to my answer, and some who won't be. Also, if you have a TESTED answer to "How did you do that?" Feel free to post it here too. But this thread isn't just about those questions. Post anything you would like responding to my story or if you have been in a similar situation. Thanks for reading this far!
Some kids thought that the way I shuffled and cut and held the deck was even MORE amazing than the tricks, which made me laugh. They were quite intrigued when I was just shuffling and spreading the cards.
There were some problems though, not mechanically, but I still haven't come up with a solid answer for "How did you do that?" or "Do It Again!" I used to say "It's magic but it didn't take very long for me to understand that most people know that magic doesn't exist, even if I do break through to the emotional thinking in their heads. Meaning they know that what I just did was impossible, but I amazed them to a point whereas they forget that and sort of come into a world whereas anything is possible, even if It's just a few seconds. Well, Darwin Ortiz explained that better in Strong Magic, but you get the picture.
Anyway another problem is, these kids are going to want to see MORE. I feel as if tomorrow and every day they will be like 'HEY! You're the magician!" Do another trick. Which isn't necessarily a problem, but they are probably gonna ask for another one directly after, and I really hate showing all of my tricks at once, as tempting as it may be. If I keep doing this, I will run out eventually, and being in all honors and 2 Humanities classes, it's near impossible to learn a good new trick every week. My question is, how can I deny showing these people tricks in a respectful way that doesn't make me look stubborn? Remember, these are High school kids. Freshman to seniors. Some of which may be respectable to my answer, and some who won't be. Also, if you have a TESTED answer to "How did you do that?" Feel free to post it here too. But this thread isn't just about those questions. Post anything you would like responding to my story or if you have been in a similar situation. Thanks for reading this far!