Our day started very early this morning. We woke at 5AM; left the hotel around 6:30AM. Our drive to Brooklyn went fairly well – not much traffic – but it still took almost 30 minutes to get there. The venue is literally in the middle of the city on the campus of Brooklyn College. I turned down the street that I thought would take me to the loading dock (there was a sign with an arrow pointing that way) but we found ourselves on a very narrow street lined with semi-trucks and trailers. As it turns out, we drove through the middle of a movie shoot with Sarah Jessica Parker. David and Cindy jumped out to get directions for me. I flipped the truck around the block, came in a different entrance and there it was – the loading dock!
Once we were at the dock, we headed into the theatre. The staff and crew were ready for us! Wide eyes and smiles at 7:15am! A huge thanks to Seth, Sarah and Jen for their hospitality and to the crew (David, Steve, Bob, Peter, Liz, Luke, and Chet) for doing such an amazing job. The show went up in record time and we even had some time to grab a quick bite for lunch before doors opened.
Great reactions from the audience – but the Windshear really evoked a huge response, as did the Origami. This was a shorter version of our normal show so it was a very different mix of illusions for us. Cindy pulled off a miracle by doing two illusions back-to-back with a costume change in between! Who says a woman can’t change clothes quickly!?!
Meeting the audience in the lobby afterwards is always something that I look forward to. I love listening to what people say about their favorite illusions. And we are always thrilled when local magicians come to support our show. We had several of them there today including Mr. and Mrs. George Schindler (the Dean of the Society of American Magicians). It was an honor to meet with him after the show.
After we packed it up, we took off for Middletown, NY. While it’s only 70 miles from NYC, it took us almost three hours to make the journey. We’re finally in a hotel, ready for some sleep. Tomorrow is another matinee – early morning load in and 3pm show.
THANKS BROOKLYN FOR A GREAT TIME!