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Guardian452 Loyal user Los Angeles 235 Posts |
SO, first off, some of you MIGHT remember me or recognize me, I was asking about busking and etc. a WHILE ago. Well, now that it's summer, I have started busking (or something similar to it) ha ha.
My name is Jeff, I'm 15 1/2, and I perform at Balboa Park here in San Diego. I have been in magic for about 4 years now, but I was out of it for about a year and half because of school and acting. I am a Junior Member at the Magic Castle in LA, so I'm STOKED about that. Getting to my busking. My routine consists of some card tricks to draw people in, mainly the biddle trick, followed by an ambitious card routine, followed by another trick where 2 signatures end up on one card. I usually have a crowd of around 20-30 at this point. I stop out from behind my table, and proceed to do "deviant behavior" (if that's the name) off of Sankey's Front Row Sankey. I usually have a crowd of about 40-60 at this point. I end the show with Gazzo's Tossed Out Deck. I have done this routine 2 days in a row now at Balboa Park, and over the course of 2 days I've performed for a total of 6 hours. In these 6 hours I've managed to make 159 dollars! I am super proud of myself for this, especially being 15 1/2 and having to compete preachers with speaker systems. I am saving up for a busking pouch from the ambitiouscard.com to do my cups and balls routine with final loads. I perform Gazzo's, but havent been able to because of lack of pouch, but I've been practicing the mechanics and etc. I just thought I would let you guys know my progress and etc. etc. Thanks for reading!
Been a busker since I was 14 from San Diego; Don Driver was my mentor along with many others like Jimmy Talksalot, Sleeveless (Stephen Sloan), Bob Elliott.
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Guardian452 Loyal user Los Angeles 235 Posts |
http://picasaweb.google.com/rob3stone/Je......15698482
There's some picture of my performing for those who are interested
Been a busker since I was 14 from San Diego; Don Driver was my mentor along with many others like Jimmy Talksalot, Sleeveless (Stephen Sloan), Bob Elliott.
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DonDriver Inner circle 1790 Posts |
Keep up the good work Jeff
Your buddy, Don |
NurseRob Elite user Dallas, TX 469 Posts |
Very nice shots there Jeff. Good crowds, and a beautiful piece of real estate too. looks like a perfect day for magicking. Grats on your progress!!
Ut imago est animi voltus sic indices oculi ~
The face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter ~Cicero |
The Great Zoobini Elite user Boulder, Colorado 443 Posts |
Jeff,
Young buskers seem to make more money than adults. I remember an 10 year old playing the sax. People just couldn't resist giving him a buck or two. He must have made $30 in half an hour playing the only song he knew. If only you could stay 15...forever
Meet you in Busker Alley
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MagiCol Special user Dargaville, New Zealand 929 Posts |
Jeff, you're doing so well at getting the crowds to stop, look, and pay. Thanks for sharing photos of you in action. Who took the photos for you?
The presentation makes the magic.
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Guardian452 Loyal user Los Angeles 235 Posts |
My Dad took these pictures. over the course of the day he sat far enough away from me to look like a stranger, but close enough to see my show.
Been a busker since I was 14 from San Diego; Don Driver was my mentor along with many others like Jimmy Talksalot, Sleeveless (Stephen Sloan), Bob Elliott.
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gman Special user Lancaster, pa 751 Posts |
Jeff
Keep up the good work. You looked great out there. George P |
Rpascual Special user USA 667 Posts |
Wow nice work... and nice crowds man. Happy for you. Very Very nice.
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ray raymond Veteran user 329 Posts |
Well done you are off to a much better start to most people on here. It deffinatly looks a whole lot better than my first time goin out. Some people just got naturally. others got to work for it.
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Arkadia Special user Sweden, Sundsvall 866 Posts |
Great work! Guts!
In 5 years you will be great, in 10 - a god. /Ark
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Guardian452 Loyal user Los Angeles 235 Posts |
Ha ha, thank you very much! I guess I didn't realize how big the crowds were before I saw the pictures. Thanks again for the compliments! I'll be sure to post any more pictures and stories next time I'm about (in about 2 weeks)
Been a busker since I was 14 from San Diego; Don Driver was my mentor along with many others like Jimmy Talksalot, Sleeveless (Stephen Sloan), Bob Elliott.
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
Quote:
On 2009-06-21 15:30, Guardian452 wrote: That was probably very wise. I've noticed one of the biggest tips here on the board is that if you are a youngster, you have someone with you to watch over what's happening and be ready to move in if it goes wrong. Have fun, do well.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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