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Mario Morris Inner circle Mario Morris 2044 Posts |
Eddini it’s a joke British humour may be, but a joke. As a Street Performer I have been learning to take **** from people. Because of this I found I can laugh at my self more and I enjoy my shows more.
Never take things personal unless they are peeing at you. I have enjoyed this thread Love and Kisses Mario |
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Eddini_81976 Inner circle 2183 Posts |
Oh...okay. I'm sorry, I get hot under the collar sometimes. I don't know how to take things at times. I apologize. I thought because of my shaved head, it made you think of a military person, plus the mention of a gun...lol. I gotcha now. I'm British as well. Actually, I'm Irish, English, French, and American Indian, (Cherokee & Penobscot), so I'm a mix. Thanks for your input, Mario. Peace to you as well, Ed, (Eddini).
"Treat Others As You'd Want To Be Treated" - Jesus Christ
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Danny Hustle Inner circle Boston, MA USA 2393 Posts |
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On 2004-08-27 03:12, Eddini_81976 wrote: Ed, As buskers we are crazy enough without fire arms! Leave the guns to the cops, please! It takes a lot more balls and brains to find a non violent way out of a situation than it does to just physically overpower somebody. Think about it. A moron has to beat people up or shoot them because that is all he CAN do. A thinking man who has a lot of nerve can find a million ways out of a situation without anybody getting hurt. That is what you did. You did the smart thing and the easiest thing in the long run. If you had a gun, or smacked the jerk around, you would have gotten arrested and have gone to jail with him. YOU LOSE! Instead, you sent him to the can and you went home with a pocket full of money and a great story. YOU WIN! The streets can be scary for sure but what happened to you will be one of your favorite stories to tell five years from now. Right now you are probably still just mad as a hornet but it will get funnier over time. You'll be having a beer with your buds some night at the "Whale's Tale" in Hampton Beach and break out with, "Did I ever tell you about the time a drunk peed on my table in the middle of my show?" You have a GREAT busking story there. Guns are for hacks. You are better than that, A LOT better than that. You really kept it together Ed when a lot of guys wouldn't have and let the cops handle it. The smart thing to do AND you made money! Best, Dan- "MT is one of the reasons we started this board! I’m so sick of posts being deleted without any reason given, and by unknown people at that." - Steve Brooks Sep 7, 2001 8:38pm ©1999-2014 Daniel Denney all rights reserved. |
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Kondini Inner circle 3609 Posts |
Congrates to the US Police for doing their job. Over here in the UK the Police would have proberly turned against you.This is from experience !
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Eddini_81976 Inner circle 2183 Posts |
Thanks, I agree I think violence is wrong. I get very upset sometimes at how I get treated. I normally don't say anything, but it builds up like a pressure cooker over time. I try to entertain, make people happy, and make money. I have never gotten violent (luckily) in the streets. I have, I hate to say in personal situations, only under extreme circumstances, but never professionally. Like I said, everything turned out good in the long wrong. There have also been times myself, where if I've had too much to drink, that I have gotten mean, and wanted to pound everyone. that's why I rarely drink. Usually I am happy but, if someone says, or does the wrong thing (because I take things to heart to much when I'm sober, I'm worse if I have had too much to drink) then I get from being silly & happy, to throwing punches or yelling. So, I won't be a hypocrite and say that I've never done bad things when I've drank too much myself. I hope the guy gets help. You are right Danny, I have gotten to the point where I laugh at it. I'm sorry Kondini, the British police are like that. that's too bad. We have one of the OLDEST professions. Anyway thanks, Ed, (Eddini).
"Treat Others As You'd Want To Be Treated" - Jesus Christ
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MentaThought Special user 615 Posts |
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On 2004-08-13 23:12, tedb wrote: I would think that New Orleans would be one of the more dangerous places to work. Even years ago, during the 1980s, I remember when the great trumpeter Al Hirt (who was a N.O. fixture and also owned a restaurant there) announced he was not performing in the Mardi Gras events any more due to the violence. Some may recall that some idiot had hurled a brick at Hirt, hitting him in the head, some years before his announcement.
"A good mentalist ... will teach you a miracle because he understands the subtleties ..." -- Banachek
"If this works it'll be BEAUTIFUL!" - The Amazing Kreskin on a stunning effect he performed on his 1970s television series (PS: it worked) |
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Magic.J.Manuel Special user I have danced upon 663 Posts |
Wow what a thread. I only do kids shows and an occasional cocktail party so I do not have any street performing experience, but that won't stop me from shooting my mouth off anyway.
First, my worst show experience was one of my first shows for a pack of ten 6 year old boys, who ran up and grabbed props. I couldn't run since I wanted my props back and I was in their house. I was very young myself so I didn't have any crowd control experience. I have been a student at OSU and have had to deal with drunks in the street that feel I am a challenging target, so my experience there is that I can usually out run a drunk. But, I didn't have a bunch of props to grab and carry. My martial arts training taught me that avoidance is the better way to win. Criminals do not fight fair so boxing will most likely get you tackled and in a wrestling match unless you can deliver a Tyson size KO punch. Any why my suggestions for the hot crowd and poachers working the back is a SUPER SOAKER squirt gun. You could use the chalk to draw an edge, then write WET SIDE and DRY SIDE on either side and shoot the water gun over the heads of people on the wet side, but some how you may hit the poacher, in the ear, every time. If you get sued for assault I will deny that I made this suggestion. Also, leave a few pieces of chalk on the side for kids to play with while the folks watch the show. And you could write in the front FREE SHOW but TIPS are OK! Just a few thoughts, but since I have no idea what I am talking about, take them with a grain of woofel dust.
Nothing would get done at all, if man waited so long that no one could find fault with it.
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cstreet_1986 Loyal user 263 Posts |
Woofle dust is a bit made. The first time I heard Ammar saying it was on an intro to coin magic DVD. He said it to an adult, and it just didn't work. It seemed as though he was treating the adult as a kid.
By the way, I know I am off topic here, but it was just a thought. I am a hypocryte when I say I hate people who go off the topic, especially when you're the one who created the topic. Sorry!!! Really! Chris |
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Phil Thomas Inner circle Newark, Ohio 1117 Posts |
One memorable moment for me was when I was doing some walk-around at my local mall. Things were going pretty good during the set, but I noticed people kept pointing and laughing at me. I just assumed I was doing a good performance and thought nothing of it. Come to find out later my fly was open and I was exposing my Spongebob Squarepants boxers to everyone! Pretty embarassing But also pretty funny!
Phil
"If we lose the sense of the mysterious, life is no more than a snuffed out candle."
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dazelle New user 47 Posts |
I was doing my routine at an "end of summer festiable" when this drunk weirdo walks up wants to know how I did my tricks,
and after refusing he kicked my street table over, lol. Change was all over the ground so people started grabing for it and the police that were partroling picked the man up, it was a bad problem back then. But now when I look at it, I can only laugh :)
when i beat you at your own game, you'll have no place else to turn
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JamesinLA Inner circle Los Angeles 3400 Posts |
I'm so f***ing mad. My hat was stolen at my pitch today when I wasn't looking. I wasted a bunch of time looking for it but someone took it. I drove to a hat store. Bought a new hat for 50 bucks, got a 48 dollar parking ticket in the process. That's almost 150 bucks. 40 for my stolen hat, 50 for the new one, 48 for the parking ticket. Geez.
Jim
Oh, my friend we're older but no wiser, for in our hearts the dreams are still the same...
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drwilson Inner circle Bar Harbor, ME 2191 Posts |
Jim,
This summer at my Feejee Mermaid sideshow a kid asked if someone stole the mermaid from me is there a curse on it. I told her that it would be a really bad idea to steal anything from a magician. Somewhere, some jerk is lying in bed asleep. They are not sure if they are dreaming. For some reason they can see a big Gothic cathedral in gray stone in the moonlight. Slowly, one of the stone gargoyles opens a taloned claw, then another. Then it stands, unfurls its wings, and flies. Crashing through the bedroom window, tail lashing, looking around for a hat, it destroys furniture, walls, ceiling... The jerk wakes and gives $150 to charity, turns over a new life. Yours, Paul |
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JamesinLA Inner circle Los Angeles 3400 Posts |
Thanks, Paul. Hey, Paul, how did the queen mary thing go? So I got a blue hat rather than a grey one and I'm changing the color scheme of my clothes to blue and black. Looks good. That is one advantage. Who knows, maybe it'll help my hat.
Jim
Oh, my friend we're older but no wiser, for in our hearts the dreams are still the same...
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drwilson Inner circle Bar Harbor, ME 2191 Posts |
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Starry Loyal user New York 219 Posts |
When I did street,(years ago) I used to pride myself on having the loudest voice in the world. I'd practice "calling" to people several blocks away and see how far my voice could reach. However, I'd have to warn people standing around me to cover their ears as a person standing close to me could find the experience quite painful. After years of practice, and even judo lessons, I found that my voice was the only defensive weapon that I needed. If I was close enough to "yell" in someone's ear they would curl over grabbing their ear in pain. It's a defensive weapon that is often overlooked.
I'm fortunate that I was never attacked as my act often involved my being strapped up in a strait jacket (a fairly indefensible position). Once some kids did think about stealing my money bag, however I yelled" at them and they changed their mind.
Ace Starry - Author or THE MAGIC LIFE - A NOVEL PHILOSOPHY
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
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On 2004-08-19 05:15, JJDrew wrote: "The secret of the universe is this; the universe doesn't care. That part is up to you and me." David Gerrold Quote:
On 2004-09-21 18:29, cstreet_1986 wrote: Don't sweat it. If we were all perfect, there'd be nothing to aspire to.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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whizzomagic Regular user Louisville, Ky 109 Posts |
Haven't messed up too bad in public....yet.
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Jim Wilder Special user Birmingham, AL 954 Posts |
Consider yourself lucky. Just give it some time.
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
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On 2004-09-24 00:18, Phil Thomas wrote: At least you had on the boxers!
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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Danny Hustle Inner circle Boston, MA USA 2393 Posts |
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On 2004-10-21 14:18, whizzomagic wrote: What are you going to do WHEN you do mess up in public? Now is the time to think about it. I don't have one trick in my show where I don't know what I would do WHEN I blow it. I think this is a HUGE part of being a good performer. You have to have a line for everything. Interestingly, you will sometimes find that you get a great laugh when you screw up and have a line. I have turned tricks into bits this way because the reaction (and the tips) were better when it went south instead. Of course this is only helpful if you are a comedy performer. If you do a serious "Look at me I'm so cool" act fixing a screw up is probably a lot more difficult. The screw ups are the times I'm glad I do funny. Best, Dan- "MT is one of the reasons we started this board! I’m so sick of posts being deleted without any reason given, and by unknown people at that." - Steve Brooks Sep 7, 2001 8:38pm ©1999-2014 Daniel Denney all rights reserved. |
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