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Hi folks,

A long time ago, in a land far far away...
I was a bartender on some swanky cocktail bars, and when things were quiet I played around with some basic bar tricks... mostly the kind of things that could blow a drunk's mind, but wouldn't stand up under the closest of sober scrutiny.

For a long time those skills lay dormant, and then I saw a certain Todd Various performing up in Edinburgh and it was the spark I needed to get back into magic.

A few months, 4 packs of bikes, a few home-made gaffs and a purchase of the Royal Road to Card Magic later and I've finally got enough material I'm happy with to do a very short performance... nothing too adventurous, of course. I had a request to show a few tricks after Christmas Dinner - well, it's traditional to stuff your first routine up in front of family (or in this case - the missus' family), isn't it!

All went well, except for one I made a COMPLETE hash of - but having read that it's always good to have an "out" - I fell back on it and ended well. Hands shaking like a leaf and a bit annoyed that I made such a stupid mistake, but happy enough. The next one will be better (and the small 1 on 1 performance for my cousin went flawlessly).

I got a set of Bazar de Magia aluminium Cups and Crocheted Balls (with gimmicked cup and ball for Chop Cup) as a gift from my girlfriend and have spent about half of today practising with them. Great fun.

If you know much/anything about Cups and Balls, please check out my thread asking for info in the Miscellaneous section.
http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic33394.php

Cheers!

B.S.

Hi BigShot, welcome to TM

Welcome to TM

Welcome to TM mate, good to have ya

Welcome!

Hey BigShot, welcome to TM!

welcome to TM. and don't worry about the shakes, they pass with time.

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone. What a nice, friendly bunch you are. :p

Jackleg
I'm sure they'll pass with time. It's a bit annoying to have something really smooth on your own but look awful when you're showing someone. I suppose it's par for the course though.
I actually did an almost entirely shake and screwup free performance of my cups and balls routine (as it stands so far after a couple of days) for my girlfriend last night... I flashed a palmed ball at one point which was annoying but the final loads had her laughing her head off as I revealed them. I managed to do them about as well as I could have hoped.
Of course, even the thought of performing for others makes me nervous and starts the shakes causing me to chicken out - but again... with time...