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gallagher Inner circle 1168 Posts |
Greetings Friends, Nobles, Men-of-the-Road,
....and those of less fortune. What a year(!). Today, however,..Chemnitz. Not to be confused with Paris, New Orleans, San Fransisco, or Warsaw(!). Warsaw? Did I say "Warsaw"? Forget Warsaw. I didn't say "Warsaw". Chemnitz. uuhhhh,,.....! Harder then roller-skating on the beach! I'm not here to talk about the towne,...uuhhh! But, what I 'recognized', ...during my four days of martyrdom. Today, while packing up, after a desasterous Show; I, with my back to the torture, was putting something in a bag. Monika, next to me, packing, as well,.. but facing the 'in-difference'. "Tack. Tack. Tack. Tack",... coming down the sidewalk. Without looking, I said to Monika: "She'a a hot babe. 6' 1". Nice dress,...short. Sweet smile." Monika: "You looked!" Nööööö. "öK. Here comes another. What does she look like?" tests Monika. I could hear her breathing(!), before her Doc Marten House-shoes came into frequenz. "200 Pounds. Shabby pants,...packed. Middle length greasey hair. One shoe un-tied. Bingo! ,..left shoe. Thru the years of playing the Streets, some skills, in-sights,....edges of expertice(!),.. develope! (If only my Muscle-pass could so develope....) While pushing the Show home, I wondered to myself: "What other super-natural powers,.. I might be possessing,..? simply,.. taking for granted." hmmm? One came to mind,...pretty quick! Here in Europe,..east, west, and middle,.. coins still carry worth,. and are a Busker's mainstay. With our basket behind me, throughout the Show,.. and always open; we continuously,. optimistically hopefull(!),.. expect,.....drops. And they come,..throughout the Show. Again, without watching, I can differenciate,...'drops'(!) Yeah. A 1€ piece,..versus a 2er,... easy-peasy. A 1€,..vs,...50 cents,...ha ha,.. Four 1 cent pieces,...three 2 cent pieces,.. yeah! (öK. A 5€ bill vs. a 10er,.. I'm still working on,..) But,..yeah,... Weather. I guess most of us 'sidewalk sniffers' develope this one, pretty quick. A 'short-term Weather Forecast'? I haven't listened to one in years... You can 'sence' rain, ..hours before.... (...especially when seeing all the folks carrying umbrellas!) {Monika wrote that.....} Does anybody else have any 'personal superlatives', worth bragging about? The Pitch is open! ,...we're amonst 'ourselves'. [I doubt any Table-hoppers or Illusionists are reading this far into a Post! No youtube videos. And,... I'm writing!....😕] Have a nice day. 😊 (I'm having one,.. After four days,... we're leaving Chemnitz!) Gallagher |
Yellowcustard Inner circle New Zealand 1334 Posts |
Physic Gallagher and Monika the Mystic read the streets and forecast the present!
When working a small circle/ door way show I look down the street and get a feeling for when to start. Its a bit like a surfer reading the waves. Keep pounding those street my friends!
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D. Yoder Veteran user 376 Posts |
There is something to knowing when to stand quietly within myself and wait for the flow to come to me, and when to expand out to the people who are potential audience members and bring them in. Not a super power, but something I am learning to recognize.
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gallagher Inner circle 1168 Posts |
Gen. Custard,.,Doctor Yoder,
thanks for your thoughts. You both mention, ''that feeling of 'when' ". You're right. It's 'a feeling'! Thinking about it, it's one of those things,.. exclusively 'special' about,...the Streets. It's generally,....up to us. In all honesty, I play 'the feeling' both ways(!). Sometimes I say: "The moment ISN'T right,...but let's turn it anyways." (Those are moments when I'm really feeling strong. ,...challenging 'the feel'.) Other times,...I wait. Working a Show, with 'a Partner', I'm lucky,... she let's me call it(!). We never argue,...about that one(!..!). I'm lucky. {Sometimes, I call it wrong! I suck it,... say it,.. she let's it. I'm lucky.} One of Monika's 'Supernatural Powers' is: the centering of an Audience(!). Without words, she can bring peoples 'in' and 'around'. ,...without words or direction. She's conscious, of her technique. After three effects, she has "her piece of pie". She's determined to form a 'wedge'. ,..she gets it. Or, at least, achieves a point in the Show, where she/we,..only work 'the wedge'. Notable,..Needable Skills of the Streets. Have a nice day folks. Gallagher |
Yellowcustard Inner circle New Zealand 1334 Posts |
Yeah we all have those suck shows we thought we started at tthe perfect time. Also those shows to no where that gave us gold.
I think it important to remember the day that we we have a full understanding of people and the way of the street. Is the same day we check in to a care home woth 24hr supervision. Real befits working the streets with a switched on partner
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