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Danny Diamond Inner circle Connecticut 1400 Posts |
Yikes! Lighter fluid, matches and a flaming pan in a kid's show? Yes, times HAVE changed.
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Payne Inner circle Seattle 4571 Posts |
Yes times have changed. In the Victorian era there was a popular children's game called Snap Dragon. the object was to see who could pull the most raisins out of a chafing dish filled with flaming brandy.
the few times I have done the baking bit with a dove pan I put the lighter fluid in a Vanilla Extract bottle. I also take a piece of flash string and run it from the inside of the pan to the middle of the outside bottom (I affix it with magicians wax. Now I can hold it over a match or candle and have the flame leap into the pan instead of having to throw a match into it. That way you can really act surprised when the whole mess suddenly bursts into flames.
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
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kkaall New user 13 Posts |
I just recently purchased a new dove pan from Abracadabra Magic, its's beautiful, stainless quality, heavy won't dent easy but I have a problem. When you put the items in to covert to what you are going to produce, say Cracker and a Jack (card)in the bottom to produce crackerjacks. It raises the load pan to high to release the load. Are all dove pans created equal????
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Tom Stevens Veteran user Australia 361 Posts |
Kyle, I like your style.
Never give in. Never ever give in. "The will to perform good magic is not as important as the will to prepare good magic." I was talking to a manageress of a restaurant the other day about collaborating on a card trick where I make the signed card disappear and she then serves it on a tray, perhaps in a glass. Once I described the relatively simple plot she said "That's a lot of preparation!" I suppose that's what makes magic so puzzling to most people because they can't imagine how much preparation goes into magic. But you Kyle put even more effort into your magic than I even feel capable of doing. It gives me something to strive for. Maybe I should have talked the manageress into trying to work the trick. |
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
Tom,
Thanks for your kind words. I have always strived to really not only just perform magic, but to perform the BEST magic that I can. My magic has to be unique to me and has to fit my own personal style and it has to be creative. I simply refuse to put anything in my show that is standard or that is done like someone else. Sure this is a lot harder and it often takes me a lot longer to develop a routine, but my audiences see the difference and they remember me because I spent forth the effort in the first place. I always strive to think creatively and think outside of the box. I always do creative brainstorming sessions on my own to keep myself and my magic fresh. Instead of going and diving into my magic books and videos for routine ideas, I abandon them on purpose. I gain my ideas now from art, culture, comedy, films and almost every other source BUT magic. To me this makes my magic different. I have also come to realize that magic is never and should never be about fooling anyone and it should also never be about entertaining yourself. I have seen too many magicians do both of these. You are there to entertain and that is what I strive to do. I want to perform REAL magic by making someone smile or laugh or giggle. When people leave my show or performance, I do not so much want them talking about that fantastic vanish or great trick. I want them saying , " I had a great time" or "That magician was really great" I want to instill in them an entertinaing experience and not just show them tricks. Anyone can perform tricks but a true magician entertains. Anyone can strive to do better magic. It just takes dedication and a strong desire to force yourself not to rush into things. It means not throwing out an routine because it bombed the first time. It means studying, video taping and finding out WHY the routine bombed in the first place. Finding this out helpes prevent it from happening again. I often learn more from my mistakes then I do from success. In finding out what I did wrong, I then tweak the routine and try soemthing out differently the next time. I always self-evaluate every performance and that means being honest and true to yourself. Another common pitfall is that magicians tend to think of a routine by first finding the tricks and effects and gimmicks they want to use and then forcing all these into some sort of order. However, I work in reverse. I find or get inspired by a song or by a story or by a theme. I then build the magic and the effects around this central theme or song. I feel my magic works much better when it is created in this reverse fashion. Try it out some time. Hope this helps. Kyle
Kyle Peron
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