Hello there!
I had that very large and intimidating gig on saturday night.. the one I mentioned here:
http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic22029.php
I said I'd report back.
Well, I think I did ok. 7 out of 10 I think.
It's a funny mix of feelings; logically I had nothing to worry about, after all these were things I had done a hundred times before. But when you know the manager is watching and the clients look like gangsters (they were! I checked
) then things take on a extra dimension.
I kind of 'devolved' about six months when I performed. I mean, I was making mistakes that I thought I had completely practised away.
For example, I kept making the same mistake when I did the pass. You know, the one when your (very sweaty) little finger places too much pressure downwards and takes the card below it to the bottom, instead of the top (or maybe that's just me
).
Either way I learned a lot. There were several things that I had not come across before when doing magic, and I'm going to post several questions about these when I get a minute tomorrow. Mind you, I feel today as if I could handle anything.
The best thing I learned though, is that thick-necked steroid-head gangsters can be brilliant spectators. They were very good when I screwed up, and even better when I didn't.
In the end I used the same three card routines, one per table, and nothing else! Everything else stayed in its box. I suppose it was the sensible thing to do.
Regards everyone.
Mark
