by Vanderbelt » Jul 16th, '10, 08:34
Hello guys and gals, I'll try not to be too longwinded here, don't want to bore you on my very first post!
I've been an amateur mentalist for some 3 years now. Beginning with a (morbid?) love of the occult ever since my teens and a fan of (very simple) card magic, I soon became fascinated when seeing mentalists perform.... that seeming power of the mind and more importantly power over others minds.... oh how it appealed. And here I am!
Like many when I started out I was obsessed with buying gimmicks and props, Lord only knows how much money I've got sat in dusty boxes at the back of the cupboard. I soon went about things the right way however and invested in 13 Steps. Naturally, I've taken a million steps since then. 2010 has seen the first tentative steps into more pulic performances. To date I've done a few birthday and retirement parties as well as a semi-corporate gig. All from word of mouth so far. Also (for some reason) am doing a regional talent show (I won the heat, am in the final).
My style/persona verges on the bizarrist, though I should stress verges. My abilties and powers are credited to a natural psychic talent augmented with pseudo-occult practices and 'training'. That training came in the form of the RAF (no, really) as a 'British Goat Starer' That's a whole topic on its own though.... I'll get round to it, I promise.
Ok, I'm in rambling territory, so I'll get off and get posting....
Thank you, good night, much love.