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mike bonfield Regular user 183 Posts |
Hi..i am looking for a good rope trick for the busking show
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solrak29 Special user NY Metro 936 Posts |
There are plenty "good rope tricks" and I'm sure you will get
a fine list here. It's a matter of finding what works for you and come up with your own routine... In my experience, I've done a variation of Fibre Optics, and now a rope through neck. What rope "tricks" do you do now?
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mike bonfield Regular user 183 Posts |
Just professors nightmare I am thinking of doing that ??? what do you Think Solrak
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Paddy Inner circle Milford OH 1571 Posts |
I do the Professor's nightmare all the time, in fact my busking and my festival act is all rope effects
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gman Special user Lancaster, pa 751 Posts |
There is nothing wrong with doing Professor's Nightmare one the streets. You can combine it with the cut n restored rope or do it on its own. There are several different versions of it. I am going to be performing the Awakening this spring it's by Dan Harlan.
I've seen others do rope thru neck, thru body the 100 ft. rope escape. If you have books like Tarbell give them a look over to see if something there can be added either before or after Professor's Nightmare. |
LeoH Elite user 437 Posts |
I like Dan Tong's rope routine from his "Finally!" dvd series.
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solrak29 Special user NY Metro 936 Posts |
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On 2013-01-27 15:43, mike bonfield wrote: Yep, as said above...Prof. nightmare is kinda like standard...I say that because everytime I see a magician perform a rope routine...it's some variation of PN. Cause it works...kinda like a classic...would you say? I like Danny's routine as well...
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mike bonfield Regular user 183 Posts |
Thanks Guys I Have Dannys Dvd will take a Look Now
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imgic Inner circle Moved back to Midwest to see 1337 Posts |
I use C&R rope. Learned the basic routine when I first started magic at 12. Patter and audience involvement has changed many times over the years. You can take any rope trick and by making it yours to fit your style and integrate into your routine...you make it great.
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
PN isn't just a good choice. It is a perfect busking trick, IMO.
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Motley Mage Special user 572 Posts |
The thing I love about both PN and C&R is the range of possible audience interaction. I don't busk, but my love of the busking art is the interplay.
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MagiUlysses Special user Kansas City 504 Posts |
Greetings and Salutations,
I use the PN, and it's been my opener for a goodly number of years, now. The patter has changed numerous time; often when a stray thought enters my head, and by the end of the day, I have a new story line for the trick. My number one reason for using the PN is because it doesn't use up any rope, and, depending on your set up, it is the very definition of packs flat, plays big. You can have as much byplay with the audience as you want, or as little. If I have a nice tip to begin with, I just launch into the routine. If my tip's a bit thin, I can play with the audience proving the ropes are un-gimmicked, talking to the audience, etc. until I want to launch the routine. All that being said, I'm exploring some other options, simply to add some variety when I get repeat audiences at festivals and such. And all that being said, I'd stick to what you know until you know how it works for you and why or why not, and then explore other routines. If you want to add something simple, add a ring for a ring-and-rope routine. I use a pretty straight-forward three-phase routine that ends with two spectators holding each end of the rope for a ring-off-rope under cover of a silk finale. I add the routine if I need a bit more time to make my tip solid after my silk middler. That's just my $.02 (USD) worth. YMMV Joe Zeman aka The Mage Ulysses |
DoctorCognos Elite user 413 Posts |
Between the need to carry extra rope for c n r, and the fact that you also had better pick up the peices. Or risk getting a ticket for littering, it is too much work. At least it is too much for me.
PN and Ring n Rope can fit in well in a routine. The Doctor
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imgic Inner circle Moved back to Midwest to see 1337 Posts |
I slide the knot off the restored rope and give it to an audience member. No litter and a souvenir for somebody in the crowd.
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bropaul Loyal user Florida 222 Posts |
I have been doing the Street Rope Trick since the late 80's and have put it out on CD. I don't want to pitch it here, but it is a good routine. Basic stuff and one rope being used over and over so no waste. Clean at the end and ready for a ring on rope routine or any other rope thing you want to do. There are some guys here that do it and I'll leave it up to them to tell you more, but it works well for me and has for many years. PM me if you are interested in any more information.
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Harry Murphy Inner circle Maryland 5444 Posts |
Second Bro Paul's rope trick. Good for a street venue.
George Sands "Sandsational Rope" or "Ropesational" rope tricks are also perfect for the street venue. I've been using Pat Page's "Everlasting Rope" (sort of a Sandsational rope trick boiled down to it's essence and with a couple of gimmicks added). All of the above are apparently C & R but do not consume rope. All are great! Pick the one that fits your performing persona.
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
I stopped at Gene Gordon's shop in Buffalo NY enroute in 1959. Gene showed me the PN! I spent #1.00! I liked the effect! I didn't like the set up move. I played with it off/on. Then, Karrell Fox had a brilliant idea (using the "move" from Gen Grant's 50/50 C/R) The PN went "in" the next season and has never been "out".
THANKS TO BOB CARVER, INVENTOR OF THE PROFESSOR'S NIGHTMARE!!! The "basic' PN has had several "darn good ideas" added by MAGICIANS like Karrell Fox, Duke Stern, et al. I helped a little "cleaning up" the count. But to CARVER goes the credit for the origination. Oh! Karrell gets the credit (in my book) for the "one hand" instant return to 3 different lengths. --although Slydini strongly preferred stopping at the same size. The PN has been pitched on the street like a Svengali, but it continues to be the winner for a single effect. Geoge Sands brainchildren closely follow (IMHO). Tabary's probably ties with Sands (again INHO). When I was working in a ten in one in the '40s, I could have made a living with one trick: PROFESSOR'S NIGHTMARE!!!
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bropaul Loyal user Florida 222 Posts |
Dick...
Thank you for that post. It is worked right in to the end of my 9 minute rope routine and is continues to kill. I have pitched the PN in a Western Park, out of an old Popcorn Wagon back in the late 1980's and sold thousands, yet it is not like the TT. I have never been burned with that remarkable piece of rope magic. Rope has always been my #1 interest in magic. There are so many great routines and ideas, but the PN is a staple for a lot of magicians. Once again Dick, thanks for the post. |
Aaron Smith Magic Inner circle Portland, OR 1447 Posts |
Daryl's rope routine is good. It's 10 minutes of magic and you can use the same ropes over and over again. If you want a Cut & Restored, I love Pop Haydn's Mongolian Pop Knot.
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