Mar 04 2009
Nuts and Bolts - Bat-Magician
I caught a replay of the “Batman Tech” special on the History Channel last night, and it got me to thinking.
Batman has a utility belt, a compact set of useful items he carries with him when he is in costume.
RenFaire people have their own version of that utility belt, in the form of the pouches, hangers, danglers and other random things we carry about when we are in costume.
Magicians… tend not to do that so much. We like our boxes, our tables, our briefcases. Jeff McBride has developed a sort of utility belt (his “pod belt” as described in his Magic On The Edge DVDs) which contains everything he needs to whip out a quick set or a full fledged show.
(by the way, pod belts can be viewed and in fact purchased http://podbelt.com/ <- here)
Any other magicians out there have their own “utility belt”? What do you carry on it?
… this post is also dedicated to http://whatwouldbatmando.today.com , another fine blog from the today.com peeps.
* Or to use the politically correct term, person of pudge
On my belt I have 4 Pouches.
The largest pouch which hangs in front has my Watch,Wallet, bussiness cards and keys.
Side Pouch on my right, Balloons for the show and coins for close up. This has a magnetic latch which also makes ditching small objects easier.
Pouch Right 2: Egg Bag (which I only do strolling) And a Deck of Cards.
Pouch on left side: Fast and Loose, 3 Shell Game, and Hot Rod.
Except for the Balloons everything is for walk around.
Hot Rod and Egg Bag I usually do for kids. ( want Parents at your show, Make their kids smile)
Fast and Loose, Shells and Cards I use at pinnic Tables and Taverns.
BUT when I use the Close up table……..
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