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Todd Robbins V.I.P. New York 2922 Posts |
I just got back from a little dinner party thrown by a friend. I performed. Among the guests was a well known movie director. Strangely, even though he did magic as a kid and grew up in New York, I don't think he had seen much sideshow performance before. He seemed to enjoy himself (even though his wife couldn't watch), was intrigued by it all and we talked about sideshows and Coney Island for a hour. It was a good evening. I think he might become a fan of the sideshow. So there.
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Rotten Special user 829 Posts |
Couldn't watch?? She didn't know what she was missing. What shocked her the most?
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x-treem Inner circle 1133 Posts |
Todd's table manners.
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Todd Robbins V.I.P. New York 2922 Posts |
The irony is that she was the one that got into a discussion of glass eating with my friend, and then she couldn't watch it. Still, she liked what she almost saw.
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Kondini Inner circle 3609 Posts |
"Still, she liked what she almost saw."
Yep Todd, you seem to have the same effect on women as I do !! |
Todd Robbins V.I.P. New York 2922 Posts |
I married the first woman that could stand to watch my act!
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Steve_Mollett Inner circle Eh, so I've made 3006 Posts |
My wife can't watch the really grisly stuff, notably the human pincushion (she has needle phobia).
She's fine with my escapes, including water stuff, but tells me, "You are so NOT doing the Water Torture Cell!" Something about being UPSIDE DOWN in a tank (right-side-up is fine with her).
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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts |
Sp roght side up is fne with her but the upside down stuff is not?
Sorry when did we move from sideshow and escapes to $ex? (or is that just wishful thinking?) |
Todd Robbins V.I.P. New York 2922 Posts |
Wishful thinking.
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Steve_Mollett Inner circle Eh, so I've made 3006 Posts |
With $ex, she's fine with USD.
I know...time out...foul...too much sharing.
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airship Inner circle In my day, I have driven 1594 Posts |
Pictures or it didn't happen.
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Freak Prodigy Inner circle NYC & LA 1805 Posts |
I'm glad it went well Todd.
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
So Todd, I guess no one here has really gotten the gist of your post. So I guess I'll break the ice and ask the REAL question. Did this "well known movie director" become interested to the point of any possible movie ideas? I can play a mean Rasmus Nielsen.
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
Todd, I'm glad to know it went well. Considering the personalities, I think you had your hands full.
Did you present it, the way you said you might, in the third person?
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Todd Robbins V.I.P. New York 2922 Posts |
After talking about glass eating a bit, I said,"Allow me to show you the way I have done it in Coney Island for fifteen years." There were only seven of us at this little gathering, so I focused on everyone else except the director and his wife. This allowed him to enjoy the performance without being the center of attention. He is a rather socially awkward fellow, so this was the right way to play it.
I don't know if it sparked any ideas in him to do a sideshow movie project, but I do have an idea of a documentary film and he now might be part of that. We'll see. |
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On 2009-03-10 10:48, airship wrote: Okay...we'll just say it didn't happen (heh-heh-heh!)
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