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stevezany Regular user 145 Posts |
During an afternoon of birthday shows, I arrived at my second show of the day only to discover my bunny cage was missing among my equipment. I burst into a cold sweat realizing what I had done and my heart began to race. I had left the bunny at my prior show. Fortunately, the previous home was close by. When I arrived back at prior party, the kids were in the front yard baby-sitting the bunny...or should I say 'bunny-sitting.'
Steve Zany
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TRUMPETMAN Special user Naples, FL 705 Posts |
My very first b'day show was in a fancy condo that actaully had an indoor theater. I borrowed a big set of rock n roll stage lights from a friend to make it look good. When I came onstage, I had the lights flashing in a rapid, rather blinding sequence for shock and awe. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the foot switch through the haze and blinding strobe-like flashing, so the flashing kept going on, and on, and on, and......well, you get the idea. The audience was seeing spots before their eyes by the time I got the lights to just stay on.
Best part was, my wife was taping the show. We die laughing everytime we look at it ! It is a humble reminder to remember to check things onstage before the show starts... Mark
Mark Pettey
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KidMagic Regular user Bradford 183 Posts |
Just yesterday I woke up started packing my show (for a 6 year old boys b-day) when I realized we were all out of banana's (for vanishing bandana). I thought no big deal I'll leave five minutes early and swing by the grocery store on the way there. Luckily I found the perfect banana, it was even yellow! So I arrive at the house were I'm doing the b-day take all my stuff out of the car and my dad drives off to go do some shopping or whatever and he was coming back in about 45 mins... I get inside start setting up the show when I relize I forgot the banana in the car!!! As I'm setting up the rest of the show thinking what the heck am I gonna do, the b-day boys mom asks me if I would like a hotdog, I said no thanks but do you have a banana LOL. She gives me a strange look but brings me down a banana, of course I use it in the routine and after the show she comes up to me and says I thought you were hungry, but that was a million times better! Worked out awesome!
Zach |
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M.Frymus Loyal user Oakville, Ontario, Canada! 293 Posts |
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On 2009-04-15 01:46, Tim Hannig wrote: Best ever! My worst was when I did Cardiographic. I lost my marker and had to use my backup one that I had for a long time, but never used. In the routine, I'm doing the routine, to realize the marker doesn't work. ...no comment as how I got out of the mess. luckily nothing this bad as you guys say has happened to me, yet?
MICHAEL FRYMUS
Director of Photography WEBSITE: michaelfrymus.com 289.795.4195 Filmming worldwide Email: dop-michaelfrymus@live.com |
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AaronTheMagician Loyal user 291 Posts |
I used to live in far North Texas, and I had a black-tie gig in San Antonio (about a 9 hour drive). I drove down the night before, got a hotel, and in the wee hours of the morning I woke up to one thought: I left my black slacks at home.
So, I go to the show in my nicest packed denim jeans, and open the show with, "Well, it was this or a paper sack..." Got a much bigger laugh than I had anticipated. Got booked for two years in a row after that, too. ^_^ |
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deadcatbounce Special user the Wilds of Ireland 863 Posts |
For nearly 20 years, I only ever did close up. Three years ago, I got booked for an outdoor event by a guy who owned a bar, and had seen me work many times. He thought I was great.
I rolled up in the afternoon, to be greeted by a load of kids. Yes... I'd been booked to do a show for kids - outdoor - large crowd - with only my close-up stuff on me. Fortunately, I had sponge balls,rope, coins, and managed to get through half an hour. That was a major turning point in my professional work. I set about learning how to work for crowds and kids. That was nearly 3 years ago, and I now work almost exclusively with crowds and kids. All due to someone being unaware of the differences in the various disciplines of "magic". So.. after years of telling people.. "nope - I don't do kid shows..".. I now have to make people aware that I can also do weddings, parties, etc... It's a long learning curve...but it's never boring! Regards, DCB
"With every mistake - we must surely be learning..." George Harrison.
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JAEIII Veteran user 310 Posts |
This happened to me just a few weeks ago. I end my kids show by turning a tissue paper into a real rose and then giving the rose to the birthday kid. I use flash paper to spice it up, and I make a pretty big deal how I'm going to use fire to make it appear. The kids eat it up and they get excited to see the fire. Well, everything is in place; the kids shout the magic words and when it comes time for the big moment.....umm.....my lighter is missing! So I have to start digging around for my lighter that I had just seen five minutes earlier, yet somehow has vanished in my table.
It actually turned out ok because I asked if anyone had a lighter; and the kid's dad had this gigantic long neck lighter he was getting ready to light the candles on the cake with. So to make up for my elementary mistake; I have the Dad come over and told him since he was saving the show he got to do the trick. So he lit the paper, the trick ended great and it was actually extra special because the kid was really excited that his Dad got to help me. The Dad thought it was cool too. So it ended well, but now I keep two lighters in my table just to be safe. Live & Learn!
Believe In Magic....I do!
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TheMagicianGuide New user Wheat Ridge Colorado 90 Posts |
As my clown character - these mistakes are sometimes the funniest moments. . . I provide the BD kid a t-shirt at the end of every show . . . my wife (she does the bookings) always goes by shirt size according to age of the child (probably not always the best way) . . . needlesstosay the American obesity standard keeps growing . . . oh my, you should see the look on the parents face when a "fluffy" lil chunk of a kid pulls on a t-shirt way way way too small . . . (think Pugsley) . . . makes for great photo moments too . . . I actually learned awhile back to make sure I had a few different sized shirts at any given time after that happens . . . sometimes if I think its going to be an issue I just say we'll send a t-shirt in the mail soon . . . poor kid
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Potty the Pirate Inner circle 4632 Posts |
One lesson to learn is that for your IMPORTANT routines, you should make sure you set it correctly, and always carry back-up parts and try to ensure that you will always be able to perform it. Sometimes that may even mean having two identical props. Of course, it's also useful to have a couple of back-up routines (the egg bag is one that I always carry, as it takes up no space, and plays anything from 2-5 mins.)
The important thing when things go wrong, is not to panic. This stress goes straight over to your audience. They will feel very uncomfortable. So, always be prepared to just break your act and talk directly to your audience if need be. It should be a very rare occurence, but I can easily imagine that such a device would actually play very well as part of an act. Potty |
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Brian Lehr Inner circle Edmonton, Canada 1605 Posts |
I did a fundraising show last year for a school. Before my arrival, the local paper had done a great article (the guy even called me for an interview). The end of the article, along with the press release and the promo materials, were really playing up how the principal was going to be sawn in half (via they Visible Sawing, with custom made table).
This was to be my last trick. Prior to this trick, several teachers came up front to make the final raffle draws. Unfortunately, as they were moving around, one of them backed up and banged into my table that had the sawing frame on top of it (with the gimmick set). She knocked the frame off the table (thankfully it fell behind the table), causing the gimmick to break. So, at the last minute, I had to announce that due to "technical difficulties", we were unable to do the illusion. As I'm talking, my mind is scrambling with ideas on how to finish the show. I ended up doing a modified version of Bill Malone's "Stand Up Ovation" Invisible Deck routine. It went well, and I've since got the sawing gimmick repaired, as well as had a second one made as a backup. Brian |
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Ed_Millis Inner circle Yuma, AZ 2292 Posts |
I did a show for my son's after-school class (he's the teacher). I was going to use my 3-foot-square plywood backboard to put large cards on, but I needed a stand. Threw one together out of 1-inch PVC pipe. Got to the show, set up the stand, put the backboard on it - and the slick PVC pipe started sliding across the tile floor, the legs bending and spreading out!!
To make matters worse, I pulled out my chicken - one of my star tricks! - and the batteries were dead!! Ed |
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Beowulf Loyal user Thomas A. Lilly 284 Posts |
Had a series of library shows on Maryland's Eastern Shore, three a day for three days and the final show on the fourth morning. Finale is balloon-to-bunny. So last show I do the set-up with the child, all the balloon inflation gags, reach into my trunk, shift Beowulf T. Wonderbunny from carrier to prop, and place the unit on the side table. The kids explode and five seconds later I realize that I had forgotten to re-set the traps the night before.
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Potty the Pirate Inner circle 4632 Posts |
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On 2010-03-01 00:45, Brian Lehr wrote: That does remind me of one time, when I did a nursery show at an old folks' party. The hall the old folks used for their meetings was right next to a nursery, so they decided to hire me, and get all the kids in for a show. All of that went great, but I'd agreed that after the nursery kids went, I'd offer a "Grand Finale". It was to be "Electric Sawing In Half". I managed to squeeze the skinnest and youngest lady (about 160 lbs and 68 years old) into my electric saw frame...it was a tough challenge, but we managed it....I then held my electric (jig) saw aloft - sporting a very scary bowsaw blade kinda hacked in two. I pressed the trigger, and the blade started to saw menacingly through the air (it really does look bloody scary!) Next thing I knew, the blade simply flew off in mid-air, and landed (luckily) at the back of the stage. The blade had broken off where it had been modified. Of course, with no back-up blade, I was snookered, and had to release the (now perspiring) lady from the stocks, and make my apologies. My lesson was learned: Electric Sawing in Half isn't for me! Potty |
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