This is the historical first post to our new Fun Incorporated blog in the new year, brought to you by the newest employee here at Fun.
We hope to use this blog as a way to keep in touch with out customers and the magic community at large. We are constantly releasing new tricks, books, and DVDs, along with our venerable Royal Magic line.
The magic and novelty industry continues to develop in the Information Age, and we want to harness the Information Superhighway in every way we can.
Stay tuned!
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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About the company
Fun Incorporated is America's largest manufacturer of magic tricks and novelties.
In business for over 70 years, Fun Inc. continues to produce venerable classic novelties like Talking Teeth and Whoops, the finest fake vomit on the market today, the Royal Magic line of tricks, and is a wholesaler distributer of thousands of other items.
As the newest member of the Fun Inc. team, I'll be hosting this blog, along with my colleagues Gabe Fajuri and Tomas Medina, writing about the newest products and latest happenings at the factory.
In business for over 70 years, Fun Inc. continues to produce venerable classic novelties like Talking Teeth and Whoops, the finest fake vomit on the market today, the Royal Magic line of tricks, and is a wholesaler distributer of thousands of other items.
As the newest member of the Fun Inc. team, I'll be hosting this blog, along with my colleagues Gabe Fajuri and Tomas Medina, writing about the newest products and latest happenings at the factory.
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January
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- Books!
- Exclusive FUN Interview with John Bannon
- The Power of DVD!
- The Royal Scam...almost here!
- New Stuff at FUN
- Magic for Valentine's Day
- These are the things FUN is made of
- FUN Deals
- FUN Facts and Tips
- Coming Soon to FUN Inc.
- Icons of FUN Inc. - continued!
- Made in the USA
- RCT is HERE!
- Icons of FUN Inc.
- Tomas Medina's First Blog EVER!
- Thanks for the Shout-Outs
- Revolutionary Card Technique in this week!
- Meals with FUN
- "He Knows What I'm Thinking!"
- Coming Soon to a Magic Shop Near You
- Fun Inc. on TV - again!
- Fun Inc. in the Chicago Tribune and on TV
- Card Trick of the Year
- New Year, New Blog
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8 comments:
Glad to see someone's going to be talking magic out there.
I'm a huge magic fan, though my one trick I can do isn't all that great. One question though: What in the world do you all do with that one inevitable jerk who thinks he's a comedian at the expense of your act.
I suppose making him disappear is out of the question...
There's always going to be a heckler. It's an inevitable part of performing. Knowing how to deal with hecklers is usually learned over years of interaction, but there are some things you can do about it right off the bat.
1) You can try the Bill Clinton policy: Deny, Deny, Deny. "No, I don't use trick cards."
2) There are heckler-stopper lines that, if not used properly, can escalate a situation. "Sir, why don't we try the guy with the microphone does the show?"
3) Confidence. Hecklers feed off of your nervousness. If they can sense it, they'll attack. Walk on stage with head held high, and reinforce your self confidence with every word and every gesture that you are in control of this audience.
If none of those things work, there's always a 2x4 to the head.
HERE IS THE DEFINITIVE THING TO DO!
I ALMOST LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONFRONTATIONAL, NEEDS-THE-SPOTLIGHT, INDIGENT!
My first trick at age 15....35 years ago...and MADE BY ROYAL! $2 I think!
CALLED: HYPNOTIC CHOICE!
OK...aside from using the line "MISTER...DO YOU TALK BACK TO THE SCREEN AT A MOVIE?", here is the play:
The guy's been calling out "I SEE HIS THUMB...HE'S NOT PUTTING YOUR CARD IN THE MIDDLE....PINKY BREAK, PINKY BREAK"....etc
SO I BECOME A LAMB....and I SAY:
Ya know..YOU ARE GOOD....NO REALLY! You have fast EYES....you have been catching me all day, PLEASE...sir.....I have a WORK IN PROGRESS...and PLEASE just give me a little hand"(I BEG, PLEAD...THE GUY WILL COME FORWARD, althought USUALLY become SHY AT THIS POINT!)As I take the little brown envelope out of my pocket...or fanny pack):" please sir...I made a prediction before I left home today...if you could take this magic wand..IT'S REALLY A PEN ( I SAY THIS AS I TAKE THE CAP OFF SHOWING HIM NO TRICKS)"That's it...JUST TOUCH ANY ONE OF THE 3 cards.
AHH the STAR? ARE YOU SURE? OK..NOW I TRANSFORM INTO A LION...WITH AN APPETITE!) "ARE YOU AURE YOU WANT THE STAR? NOT THE CIRCLE, OR TRIANGLE? YA KNOW, TONIGHT WHEN YOU ARE STARING AT THE CELING...ASKING YOURSELF 'HOW THE HECK DID HE DO IT', I don't want you to think 'OH EVERYONE PICKS THE STAR...OR EVERYONE CHOOSES THE MIDDLE ONE'...ARE YA SURE?" THEN , AS EMERIL WOULD SAY: BAM!
GOOD NIGHT!
RIM SHOT!
THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE!
SMITTY IS BEING CARRIED AROUND....and the HECKLER?
he;s got a BAG ON HIS HEAD...USUALLY dragging his DATE BY THE ARM MUTTERING " Come on, let's go..this is boring...I'll explain it to ya in da car"
I WILL PERSONALLY FLY TO YOU AND DO THIS TO A HECKLER IF YOU WANT!
smitty@att.net
OH MY!
Sorry about some of the spelling!
Welcome to the blog, Smitty. I can tell you're enthusiastic!
its about time.
i'll add this to my netvibes
to keep up to date easier.
I parade about the fun,inc
sticker on my body bag whenever
i do a show. my dad had them
on every case of his props.
I told Graham at the Wizard's Banquet that For the longest time, I thought my dad was the model
for the imp.
seriously.
~ mai-ling
www.mai-ling.net
Thanks for joining us, Mai-Ling. Hopefully I'll be able to keep this thing up to date.
I'll also check to see if we have any stickers left. I want to put one on my car!
WOW~ I just listened to MAI-LING'S MUSIC!
WOO HOO!
ALternative CLASSICAL!
You PIONEER YOU!
Smitty
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