Comments on: Heckle and Jeckle

By: Jeff Stone

Jeff Stone — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:52:28 +0000

In reply to OldZombie. @OZ - You mentioned the "role" of the spectator. Here are three articles regarding that very subject. One is from my blog, and the other 2 are from Roots and Branches: Get Your Own Bread Oh! I thought You Were Done The Art Of Astonishment (From My Blog)

By: OldZombie

OldZombie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:12:12 +0000

Friends and relatives can be the worst. I have a 21 year old niece I will not do magic for at all. She is brutal, constantly making comments and laughing and thinks nothing of it like that is supposed to be her role in the act.

By: zdm

zdm — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:48:41 +0000

I agree with you. Try to find a polite and sincere way to deal with heckler, Especially I am not a pro-magician. We deal with friends and relatives

By: Jeff Stone

Jeff Stone — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:36:18 +0000

Yep . . . Carnegie is the man.

Here are a few other MUST reads:
As a Man Thinketh (James Allen)
Think and Grow Rich (Napoleon Hill)
Master Key to Riches (Napoleon Hill)

“As a Man Thinketh” can almost fit in your wallet. It’s very small and only costs like 3 or 4 bucks. It’ll take 20 minutes to read, and you’ll want to read it over and over and over and study it. It’s a brilliant piece of work.

By: Steven Dickinson

Steven Dickinson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:14:56 +0000

One of my other yearly books that seems to have grown dust on it is “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie. Of course I’m sure you already have that in your library. I believe that is a must read for anyone that deals with other people…hopefully that is everyone reading this post.

By: Jeff Stone

Jeff Stone — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:15:46 +0000

@Steven – it’s tough man, but when you do it, it’s a great feeling. I haven’t read “The Greatest Salesman in the World” lately either. Every time I do, my income changes. It really is like magic. It’s kind of freaky.

By: Steven Dickinson

Steven Dickinson — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:29:42 +0000

The Greatest Salesman in the World is a great book. I used to read it once a year. I think it is time to pull it out again.

Doing kid shows has helped me to learn how to deal with hecklers. For the most part what they say goes in one ear and out the other. I love how you add in the scroll message.

This world would be a better place if we looked at each person we come in contact with with the thought of “I love you.” That is the basis of the Golden rule isn’t it?

By: Jeff Stone

Jeff Stone — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:09:12 +0000

Funny. I had a heckler that I talk about at the beginning of my act to sort of help set the stage for the performance.

By: MormonYoYoMan

MormonYoYoMan — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:27:34 +0000

Oddly enough, it was a heckler who gave me my subtext and patter for my versions of Triumph & CMH — I really did have someone who gave me a similar difficulty as the drunk in the Triumph story.

*jeep!
–Grandpa Chet