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cloud. Let him know that next time you see him in person you will bust a cloud.
This can also work by calling a friend in another state, or even another country. You have to
ask him if there are small fluffy white clouds in the sky. If so have him pick one and proceed as
described before.
You will find that the majority of the time you will succeed in busting the cloud long
distance. When you do, your friend will tell others of how you made a cloud vanish while talking to
him on the phone. This is the stuff from which legends are made. One time I even did this with a
newspaper reporter I had never met. I called him on his cell phone and had him go outside. This can
be an effective publicity stunt that doesn t require you to be in town to pull it off.
APPROACHING PERFECT STRANGERS WITH CLOUD EFFECTS
Cloud busting and sky revelations could be considered the ultimate in street magic. The
trick is getting someone to watch. This is a lot harder than you would think at first. You need to
understand the art of approaching people. There is a right way and a wrong way. This information
comes from years of experience of finding out what works and what doesn t work.
You ve spotted the right clouds and are eager to show off your skills. You only have a few
minutes. How do you get someone to watch your cloud magic?
First of all, who should you not approach? With today s crime infested world, approaching
perfect strangers (on the street, not at an event) is becoming more and more difficult. The people
you are approaching don t know what you want. The last thing they will expect is that you want to
show off your ability to make a cloud vanish. Most people will be apprehensive of a stranger. They
may think you want to sell them something, harm them, rob them or even kidnap them. The news is
full of such stories daily. People are often leery when approached by a stranger.
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 My first rule of thumb is never to approach a single person, especially a woman. Young
girls will think you are trying to hit on them. Older ladies may fear you are a robber or a rapist. I
know this is sad but it is a sign of the times. If you approach a single woman on the street you are
asking for trouble (unless you are just asking for directions and even then she may be
apprehensive). My advice is simple, don t do it. Some hip magicians may think that cloud busting
is a good way to pick up girls on the street. Think again, it s not.
Single males can also be problematic; they may think you want to hit them up for money or
something. The bottom line is that in most cases the man will be leery of you. He may abruptly let
you know he isn t interested in what you have to show him.
ALWAYS APPROACH A GROUP OF PEOPLE
This is the inside secret and the real work. You want to approach a group of people. There is
safety in numbers. If you, a single performer, approach a group of people then you are not
perceived to be a threat to their safety; provided you look clean and decent. I ve found by using
this approach I can approach a group of guys standing on the street or even a group of girls. You
will find that younger people are more susceptible to watching you perform. So look for a group of
young people and approach them. By younger people, I mean teen-agers and college age spectators.
So what do you say to get their attention? I always say basically the same thing and it
works like a charm.  Hey, have you guys ever seen David Blaine or Criss Angel do magic on TV?
In most cases they will say yes, and this is your lead-in.  Would you like to see something along the
lines of what they do, RIGHT HERE? If you word it just like this you will find that 95% of the
time, they will say they would like to see you do something. Another approach is to use metal
bending as a lead-in. Approach the group and ask them if they have ever heard of psychics who can
bend spoons with their minds? Most will say yes. Offer to demonstrate and pull out a spoon and
cause it to bend. I often use my marketed item AUTOBEND SILVERWARE to demonstrate this.
Afterwards I will state by using the same power I can cause clouds to vanish from the sky. Would
they like to see this? By now you will have a ready made audience eagerly awaiting your next
miracle.
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