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From: rincewind on 27 Jul 2010 15:12 On Jul 27, 12:41 pm, jenny <Peacep...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > I will bring a deck of cards and if the line is long enough (ie, Peter > > Pan's Flight) I'll do card tricks for anyone in line who wants to pick > > a card! > > COOL!!! Thank you. I did it on the Peter Pan's Flight in 2005. I forgot to take the cards out of the shorts they were in and they got washed! (A moment of silence for the deck of cards that gave all.) I also did some sponge ball work for a little girl (with her mother present) who was waiting for Aladdin and Jasmin to appear for a photo shoot. She seemed to enjoy it.
From: Rudeney on 27 Jul 2010 16:04 On 7/27/2010 2:12 PM, rincewind wrote: > On Jul 27, 12:41 pm, jenny<Peacep...(a)aol.com> wrote: >>> I will bring a deck of cards and if the line is long enough (ie, Peter >>> Pan's Flight) I'll do card tricks for anyone in line who wants to pick >>> a card! >> >> COOL!!! > > Thank you. I did it on the Peter Pan's Flight in 2005. I forgot to > take the cards out of the shorts they were in and they got washed! (A > moment of silence for the deck of cards that gave all.) Easy solution - plastic waterproof playing cards! When Katie was spending her summers at the YMCA camp, she took these with her and other than losing them, they were impervious to pretty much all environmental hazards. -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm
From: rincewind on 28 Jul 2010 05:17 On Jul 27, 4:04 pm, Rudeney <rude...(a)mickeypics.com> wrote: > On 7/27/2010 2:12 PM, rincewind wrote: > > > On Jul 27, 12:41 pm, jenny<Peacep...(a)aol.com> wrote: > >>> I will bring a deck of cards and if the line is long enough (ie, Peter > >>> Pan's Flight) I'll do card tricks for anyone in line who wants to pick > >>> a card! > > >> COOL!!! > > > Thank you. I did it on the Peter Pan's Flight in 2005. I forgot to > > take the cards out of the shorts they were in and they got washed! (A > > moment of silence for the deck of cards that gave all.) > > Easy solution - plastic waterproof playing cards! When Katie was > spending her summers at the YMCA camp, she took these with her and other > than losing them, they were impervious to pretty much all environmental > hazards. I actually HAD a deck of those once and thereby hangs a tale. There used to be a "music festival" held in Newport RI every year. One year, there was a riot over something and the festival field got trashed. (It was later made into public housing actually called "Festival Field.") I didn't go to the festival so I managed to miss the riot. But afterwards I looked around the field to see what had happened. In one of the backstage areas, I found a few playing cards. I kept looking and discovered the entire deck strewn about. I kept them for years. However, they were bridge sized (which worked for me as I was a lot younger then with smaller hands) and plastic cards don't handle well with most slights used by magicians. > Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Because it's easy, I'm lazy and I can access Google from any computer (say at the public library) without having to download anything.
From: DisneyWizard the Fantasmic! on 28 Jul 2010 07:08 "Rudeney" <rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> wrote in message news:i2ne9l$4lc$1(a)rudeney.motzarella.org... > On 7/27/2010 2:12 PM, rincewind wrote: >> On Jul 27, 12:41 pm, jenny<Peacep...(a)aol.com> wrote: >>>> I will bring a deck of cards and if the line is long enough (ie, Peter >>>> Pan's Flight) I'll do card tricks for anyone in line who wants to pick >>>> a card! >>> >>> COOL!!! >> >> Thank you. I did it on the Peter Pan's Flight in 2005. I forgot to >> take the cards out of the shorts they were in and they got washed! (A >> moment of silence for the deck of cards that gave all.) > > Easy solution - plastic waterproof playing cards! When Katie was spending > her summers at the YMCA camp, she took these with her and other than > losing them, they were impervious to pretty much all environmental > hazards. > H2O Safe Playing Cards CLEAR CARDS Product# 903968 75 distributed by Greenbriar International Inc. Chesapeake, VA 23320 Yes, they are transparent, no you can't read the values from both sides - there is an opaque under printing. I knew my vast collection of playing cards would come in handy some day. I can throw them out now, that's likely the last time I'll need to make reference... On the subject of performing at the park: A fun helpful guest is delightful. Don't go up Main Street stopping random guests saying "Wanna see a trick?" If you are in a queue making magic on someone, and a cast member such as a custodian should be very curious onlooker to stop and watch - shoo them away. Tell them "Pardon me. This is a private conversation I'm having with my friend." and expect security to then be watching you. Don't represent yourself as a cast member. Don't ask for anything in return. I once had the misfortune of an online friend coming over to greet me as I was walking the main path in DCA and introducing his brother, whose birthday it was. "Well, let me make you a friend-ship" said I while proceeding to inflate and twist a "Famous Jason" (that looks a lot like Pluto, I'm told.) balloon animal. A sweeper soon stood nearby, then we were interrupted by security. Twisting a colorful balloon can be quite conspicuous, it's true, but I always keep three or four tricks in my pocket, and when standing in a queue I have rewarded the well behaved with "Guerrilla Art" - surprise performance, then vanish - like a good magician. My problem is that I can not stop talking to people, and my theme is science edutainment. It's easy for me to start a conversation and guide to reveal something about the world. I do that EVERYWHERE, but limit that behavior at 'the land' 'cause I don't want to get escorted out. But if you stand behind me in line and start a conversation, you will have fun being fascinated. -- All ladders in the Temple of the Forbidden Eye have thirteen steps. There are thirteen steps to the gallows, firing squad or any execution. The first step is denial... Don't be bamboozled: Secrets of the Temple of the Forbidden Eye revealed! Indiana JonesT Discovers The Jewel of Power! visit -(o=8> http://disneywizard.com/ <8=o)- visit
From: rincewind on 28 Jul 2010 12:55
> On the subject of performing at the park: A fun helpful guest is delightful. > Don't go up Main Street stopping random guests saying "Wanna see a trick?" > If you are in a queue making magic on someone, and a cast member such as a > custodian should be very curious onlooker to stop and watch - shoo them > away. Tell them "Pardon me. This is a private conversation I'm having with > my friend." and expect security to then be watching you. Don't represent > yourself as a cast member. Don't ask for anything in return. Never represented myself as anything but another guest standing in line. Never asked for anything. Only performed twice and no one gave me any problems. |