| Magicians LOVE restaurant work. They
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| | potential client the 'benefit' of your
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| flock to restaurants like sea gulls to
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| | services. It's not important that you're
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| the sea shore. Of course, the reason is
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| | the club 'magician of the year', or the
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| obvious.. restaurants have been, and
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| | former magician at one of their
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| continue to be, one of the primary venues
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| | competitors. It's not important that
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| where magicians can perform their magic
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| | you're super friendly, talented,
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| and earn a substantial income.
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| | multi-lingual, or ambidextrous. What IS
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| Restaurants have also long been one of
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| | important is - what can you do for the
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| the primary training grounds for good
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| | restaurant to justify their paying you to
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| close-up magicians, who develop their
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| | perform. How can your performance put
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| routines and performing personas while
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| | money in THEIR pocket. It's that
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| entertaining strangers in a public
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| | simple.If you can convince a restaurant
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| setting.Why the relationship between
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| | owner/GM that you have the ability to
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| restaurants and magicians? Restaurants,
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| | prevent potential customers from becoming
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| like all businesses, are constantly
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| | frustrated by long waits and long lines
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| striving to bring customers through the
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| | and taking their dollars elsewhere, that
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| door, especially during the mid-week.
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| | you can keep customers "in line and
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| Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays are
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| | happy" - you have your foot firmly in
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| typically slow days for restaurants, and
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| | the door.Propose to the owner/GM that
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| the idea of having a performer, such as a
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| | they hire you to keep waiting customers
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| magician, clown, or baloon artist, on
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| | entertained. How many parties do you have
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| site to entertain and encourage customers
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| | to persuade to stay to pay your salary?
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| who may not otherwise come to the
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| | With the average bill for a party of four
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| restaurant mid-week, is the sole reason
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| | at a national chain running from eighty
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| why many magicians have a job at all.For
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| | to one hundred dollars - not
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| the magician, this has meant a variety of
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| | many.Entertaining waiting guests is an
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| work during the early part of the week,
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| | ideal situation for magicians. Now, your
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| and then a hustle toward the weekend to
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| | job is more that of a strolling
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| line up profitable gigs. This lack of
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| | entertainer than a table-hopper. You can
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| work on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
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| | entertain customers without the
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| has led many a magician to continue to
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| | distraction of food, drinks, and wait
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| hold down full-time jobs to make ends
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| | staff. You can develop a rapport with
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| meet...Maybe... just maybe... I can
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| | your audience, since you should have
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| change that trend in your life and get
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| | their undivided attention.You will help
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| you on the list of 'full-time
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| | customers pass the time, and turn their
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| professionals'.Restaurants that have
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| | wait into a (hopefully) memorable
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| empty tables during the week typically
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| | experience. Restaurants will see
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| have long lines waiting on those same
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| | customers returning weekly for the
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| tables on the weekend, at least at most
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| | enjoyment of both good food and good
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| national chains like Outback, Applebees,
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| | entertainment. This should be a
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| Ruby Tuesdays, and TGIF, for example. Of
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| | win-win-win for the restaurant,the
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| course, most communities have locally
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| | customer, and YOU.Working as a strolling
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| owned restaurants that face the same
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| | magician may require you to alter your
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| 'problem'.. if you want to call it
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| | routine somewhat, but it'll be well worth
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| that...Restaurants love 'problems' like
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| | it. I think you'll find the change
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| this. Customers waiting outside their
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| | re-invigorating. Working table-hopping
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| doors are a sign, of sorts, that their
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| | during the week and strolling on weekends
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| establishments are popular eateries.
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| | adds a certain diversity to your
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| But... there IS a downside that many
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| | performances that will actually make you
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| restaurants fail to address, in part
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| | look forward to both styles, and make you
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| because they don't know HOW to address
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| | a more well-rounded performer as
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| it.Dollars are dollars, and any time
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| | well.Depending on the type of waiting
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| potential customers walk away from one
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| | area your restaurant has, you may be able
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| restaurant and go to another, the first
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| | to sit up a small table and perform a
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| establishment is a loser, regardless of
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| | more 'parlor style' of magic, and let the
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| how many customers they have waiting in
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| | waiting customers come to you to be
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| line. You never want your customers to
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| | entertained. This would extend your
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| eat anywhere else.As wonderful a car as a
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| | repertoire and allow you to control
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| Mercedes can be, Mercedes dealers don't
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| | angles, but, alas... not all restaurants
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| want you to ever test drive a Jaguar or a
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| | have the room to accommodate this
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| BMW. They want you to come back to their
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| | style.Since you will not solicit tips,
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| dealership, without hesitation, every
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| | the restaurant will have to pay for your
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| time you're ready to buy a new car. There
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| | services directly, which should be the
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| may be something as simple as the way a
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| | case anyway. But the amount of money you
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| Jaguar's motor purrs, or the new car
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| | can save the restaurant should FAR more
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| smell of the BMW that entices a Mercedes
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| | than cover your income.Take this idea,
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| owner to switch brands. Dealers don't
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| | add your personal twist to it, and see if
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| want to take that chance, and they will
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| | it doesn't have the power to change the
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| bend over backwards to make sure you make
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| | way you look at restaurant work.Rick
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| their dealership your first, and only,
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| | Carruth is the editor of Magic
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| choice..Restaurants have the same
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| | Roadshow... magic's Premier Free
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| problem. They can lose a customer to a
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| | newsletter. A selection of articles,
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| competitor over a piece of cheesecake or
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| | tips, tricks, interviews, and resources
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| a choice of music.One of the first rules
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| | are included in each issue.
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| of successful marketing is showing the
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