Road trip

I noticed my magician friend Alan has started a blog and for the time being until the novelty wears off, his is a bit more entertaining than mine. So, I think I need to up my game and spice up my posts a bit to compete. The last few days I have been on the road from Knutsford to Burton on Trent to Coventry and then finally later on today, Bristol. Now, if that’s not sexy I don’t know what is. It’s been a busy weekend of bookings. Three weddings and a private party (almost a film title in there). Last night was a small house party which are always a bit different as I am usually in big hotels or marquees. At the end of the night everyone was ushered into the front room and I did about 10 minutes for the whole group. I have a new(ish) mindreading trick with some dice which I have been doing at close-up bookings but am trying to make it “play bigger” - which is an industry term for, err, more people being able to watch at one time. If you have a hundred people watching you it magnifies the trick a bit so it needs to be slicker and funnier. Also the bigger the group the more rewarding it can be as a performer. Having a massive laugh from a joke or a huge gasp when you do something magic is quite rewarding, rather than a slightly perplexed raise of the eyebrow and a reluctant admission that “that was actually not that bad” from one bloke in the corner at a wedding.