Difficult spectators

Hecklers, what a fascinating subject.

There is nothing i hate more than a difficult spectator. I consider the performance of a show to be a very intimate moment of mine. I just cannot afford anyone pestering me while i'm enjoying that which i love. That's why i hate these people.

But at the same time i enjoy and accept the challenge. There is no bigger pleasure than beating them in their own game. The rest of the audience also enjoys it a lot. They want you to be gladiator, not a wimp. So when they see you kick his ass, they love and worship you.

There are not too many ways to react to a difficult spectator. Only one you must deliberately avoid: confrontation.

I was having a hell of a time working at the v.i.p room in a casino in my country. I was getting paid a lot and sleeping in a 5 star hotel room. I was the fucking king of the hill. My tricks were doing fine but what was really shinning was my personality. At one moment a rich japanese dude who was there spending money with his lady said to me in broken spanish: 'i know how you do all your tricks'.

It's not the first time that such thing happens. What i don't know is why i reacted the way i did. I guess i was just on a roll and i felt i could handle everything. ouch.

'ORLY' i said, and added: 'tell me how i do this then'

And proceeded to start a trick at a roulette table. The people in the room sensed the challenge in the air and they all sorrounded us. They wanted to see the action. Magician vs. Gambler. I started spreading the deck and having a card chosen. When i was putting it back in the deck for control, i got self-concious and started thinking wtf to do. I took an indifferent card and then proceeded to 'magicaly' change it with a very ill timed top-change. I don't know why i did it all wrong. I guess i'm still a wimp. As soon as i finished my half-assed trick the japanese dude started explaining everything. He was talking non-stop about the methods to the tricks. The sad thing is that most of the times he was right. I even blushed at one point! This asshole was a pain in the ass. A big one.

I shot myself in the foot. I reacted wrongly. When he said 'I know how you do your tricks' i should have said something like 'good for you bro' and then move on. I should have defused his attack; instead i took the bait!

If you're challenged and your reputation depends on it then you have to do something that requires little to no technique. Fool them with an invisible or memorized deck. It's really hard to do complicated sleight of hand under such pressure. Just resort to simple, effective tricks to fuck the bastard(s).