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The Art of Performing Lighter Tricks---Booty
Booty04年4月大作，深刻揭示了玩和表演的区别，实质就是业余和职业的差异，推荐给大家好好体会一下：
There are some people who “DO” tricks with lighter while others of us perform them.. “You mean there is a difference?” Yes!!! Now while it may, on its face, seem like only a simple grammatical difference, it is really more stylistic. My girlfriend can “do” plenty of tricks, probably more than the average person on this site, but I don’t think she would say that she “performs” them. This for the average person is not a bad thing, but as a Lightertricks.com trickster you should at least know the difference. Then you can decide whether you “do” lighter tricks or you “perform” them!
In the dictionary performance has a few definitions, but there are three I’d like to focus on for describing trick performance. 1. Something performed; an accomplishment. 2. The act or style of performing a work or role before an audience. 3. A presentation, especially a theatrical one, before an audience. All of these are appropriate definitions of the types of performance that this set of articles covers. Simply put performing a trick is the art of taking it beyond the sheer mechanics of the moves and turning it into something spectacular!
Well you’re still reading. That means either you want to learn about performance and want to improve it, or you are just bored and the porn you are downloading still has 15megs left to go, so you have a little time to spare. This part 1 of “Performing Lighter Tricks” is designed to get you in the proper mindset for performing lighter tricks; you might even call it “PREforming.” This first look at performance is a series of simple questions and hints that can help you better understand a few of the variables that can affect your performance. Some of you will find this helpful and enlightening, while others may not finish this article as you have a broadband connection and your porn is now a mere 3.5megs away from being complete.
*NOTE: I WILL NOT BE TEACHING ANY TRICKS IN THIS ARTICLE, IF THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR GO DOWNLOAD SOME TRICK VIDEOS AND READ THE DESCRIPTIONS.*
The absolute very first thing you need to ask yourself is “why do I perform lighter tricks?” Is it for the self-satisfaction, the accomplishment of something that seemed impossible, or the fulfillment of creating a brand new trick? Maybe you do it to impress your friends and pickup chicks (and yes you can pickup chicks, guys, or whatever you are into if you use them properly *see future article). Or it could be that you are doing it because you seek fame and fortune, which is also a noble cause. It hasn’t worked for me yet, but I’ll let you know when it does! Regardless you need to know “why” before you can figure out “how.”
Now at this point I’m sure there are some of you who are going “yippidy-freaking-doo, but I just ‘do’ them because they are fun,” or something like that. While it is all well and good to “do” tricks because they are fun, but you really need to dig deeper as to why it is fun if you want to perform tricks. The best example I can think of is this: Some musicians will sit in their rooms their whole life playing guitar or whatever and become amazing, and they have no desire to get out in front of people and play. They derive their satisfaction from the act of playing and could careless if anyone is listening or likes it. On the other hand there are some musicians whose primary joy of playing is achieved from “performing” for an audience. Both are artists and perform music, but one performs for himself while the other for the masses. Fortunately this is not a question that should keep you up all night. You probably answered it up top when I initially asked. If not you have now had plenty of time and I’m moving on to the next question.
Where do you plan on “performing” your tricks? See why the first question was important? Without an answer to the first question this one is pretty hard to answer. So for those of you that did skip ahead without answering the first question hit stop, answer the question and then hit play to continue. Most likely your answer will fall into one of these three categories: First is your room. Good for you! You do tricks for yourself, and no one can knock you for that. Second would be at a friend’s house or small party. Meaning you probably have more of a performance-for-people type of attitude. I assume most Tricksters on the site fall into this category. Lastly is a step up from this and that is a club or bar, basically any public place where you don’t personally know your audience.
If you have chosen the later then you maybe in the search for fame, fortune, and women/men (for all you female tricksters out there), and that is great too. The main point is that by knowing your venue you can better prepare your performance for your intended audience.
*Quick side note for all of you performing in public places. MAKE SURE IT IS ALLOWED OR AT LEAST TOLERATED! Don’t do it at school, in a non-smoking club (yes people will complain about the “lighter” smell), or at church. The list could go on forever. The point is just do tricks at places and for people that want to see them. Don’t waste your time on all the rest.*
This, if you haven’t already guessed, brings us to the topic of audience. Who will your audience consist of? Typical you can get a broad idea of who will be in your audience by the location you select. Obviously if your bedroom is in your “stage”, well you either have a rock star complex for thinking there is a stage in your bedroom or you are the audience. When you make up the whole of the “audience” then you really shouldn’t have a problem figuring out what the “audience” likes, but if you do then nothing in this article is going to help you on that one!
The next spectator type is comprised of your friends and family, basically people you know. Usually they will be your best type of audience. By best I mean most eager to watch and learn what Lighter Tricks are about. Now I know some of you are saying, “But my parents don’t approve of me playing with fire.” Well I’m not here to change that or say they should, but that is exactly what we are talking about. If you know your “audience” doesn’t want to see it then don’t perform for them. This is not saying, “Kids play with lighters when your parents are not looking.” In fact, kids DO NOT play with lighters while your parents aren’t looking. It is a general statement that applies to all audiences. Do tricks for those that want to see them, and if you know your audience that is not too hard to figure out. That is the reason why Yoko Ono doesn’t come knocking on my door to perform for me, because she knows I DON”T WANT TO HEAR IT!
The last general type of audience is the stranger or new acquaintances. Again your venue selection plays into this since there are not too many random strangers that will just be popping up in your room. So most likely you will be performing for strangers/new acquaintances in a public setting. This by the way can be the most rewarding venue/audiences as well as the worst. Yes I have been asked to leave/stop doing tricks in more than one bar! On the flip side I have impressed a whole lot of people in a whole lot of bars! So it can be hit or miss, but know that going in and prepare accordingly.
As illustrated above, all of these audience types are different. They have different benefits and require a slightly different performance for each. In your room by yourself you have all the chances in the world to get a trick right, but when the hottest girl in the bar needs a light and you fumble and drop your lighter… well don’t despair the rest of the girls might start to look that good after a few beers! When performing for friends and family 9 times out 10 they will want to learn a trick so show them. In a bar a lot of people will say “how did you do that,” but that doesn’t necessarily mean they want or need to be taught. You will have to decipher your own audiences, but I hope this gets you thinking a bit about who you are performing for.
On picking up chicks. I was going to leave this out since it doesn’t really apply to everybody and I can probably do another article on this subject alone (a fact or fiction type thing) , but I can making an important point to everybody through this simple tip. WHEN USING A TRICK TO PICKUP A GIRL KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET! As Twisty says “get in and then get out.” A lot of times and especially in this case less IS more!
These three questions serve a few different purposes. Obviously it makes you think about your reason for doing tricks (which is very important), your audience, and your venue. I think more importantly it put you in the “PREformance” mindset. Just the simple act of thinking these things through in your head WILL make you a better performer, not matter what your goals.
For those of you that do tricks for yourself and no one else these questions serve to reinforce that. Again I assume the majority of you do them for friends and family. So for you these questions serve as a simplified roadmap to making you a little more aware and prepared when showing off your skills. And lastly for those of you looking to perform your tricks in a public arena this article is merely a stepping stone into the world of public performance (for which I would need a whole book to adequately cover).
Finally, I can’t stress preparedness enough! In a perfect world you would know before hand ever little variable and be able to plan for it, you CAN’T, but you can be as ready for a lot of things as they come up. A great way to start is to know your audience and venue. A skateboarder skates a course before his actual performance. Magicians understand their marks (i.e. their audience) before ever doing a trick. Those are just a few other examples of different types of performance that incorporate some of the same ideas.
Whew! That was long! I hope it was helpfully. This being the first article I had a lot of ground to cover. On average I doubt these articles will be this long. In my next article I plan to focus on the Quality of Tricks Not Quantity and how the prior and lead to the later.
关于品质或数量的问题，确实值得我们思考和期待。。。 |
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