This post was from several facebook posts I made a few days ago as well as commented on my own post on the progress of a theater that I might potentially have. Here is the recent posts about me talking about getting my own potential theater.
June 2oth, 2015 - 11:20 pm
June 2oth, 2015 - 11:20 pm
Is it fate? So I'm at a resort and discovered they have an old theater that hasn't ben used in years. I asked to take a look at it and it needs a
little TLC. I go to the front desk and ask the nice woman working if
there is anyone I can talk to because I had a question. She said "Ya!
the man behind you sitting down is the new owner" I walked over
introduced myself and the next thing I know I have a meeting set up for
Monday to talk about a possible show. It's funny how fate works.
I always had a dream to have my own place, my own theater. Please send positive vibes,advice and wisdom my way. I'm new to this, but it isn't the first time I made a cold contract deal. In the early 1990's I had a cleaning business. It's what I did to help pay for all the magic illusions I have. My first cleaning contract wasn't even planned. In fact I didn't even have a cleaning business yet. I just happened to make a cold phone call, happened to reach a restaurant business just opening up. A few days after that cold call, I'm sitting with a bunch of suits and closing a 18,000 deal. Not bad for someone that didn't go to college, didn't take marketing or sales classes. I just do it. I hope I can get as lucky as in the 90's. DREAMS happen thorough persistence and motivation. Fingers crossed.
I always had a dream to have my own place, my own theater. Please send positive vibes,advice and wisdom my way. I'm new to this, but it isn't the first time I made a cold contract deal. In the early 1990's I had a cleaning business. It's what I did to help pay for all the magic illusions I have. My first cleaning contract wasn't even planned. In fact I didn't even have a cleaning business yet. I just happened to make a cold phone call, happened to reach a restaurant business just opening up. A few days after that cold call, I'm sitting with a bunch of suits and closing a 18,000 deal. Not bad for someone that didn't go to college, didn't take marketing or sales classes. I just do it. I hope I can get as lucky as in the 90's. DREAMS happen thorough persistence and motivation. Fingers crossed.
June 22nd, 2015 - 9:15 am
Here I am in the lobby just minutes from possible knowing if I get my own theater. Today I will be sitting with the resort management and getting a tour of the theater. SHHHHH! don't tell anyone, but the other night I happened to see some maintenance people who I managed to let me get a sneak peak of the theater. In magic you always have to be one step ahead,
June 22nd, 2015 7:50 pm
Update! Well it looks like my "One Step Ahead' Comment on my last comment paid off. Remember I said in my last in my last comment that I managed to get a SECRET PEAK of the theater from a couple of maintenance guys that happened to be walking by me?
Well when the owner and head person of marketing escorted me to the theater the following day, They couldn't open the door. When the maintenance guys opened the theater they day before I observed how they got in, so I had to kind of hint to them how to get in. It went something like "Hey maybe you should try and see if there is a door behind the box office" LOL! they went around the corner and VOILA! They got doors open.
It was so dark in there I could hardly see. I manged to find some old lighting laying around. I plugged it in and to our amazement, it worked! The owner and marketing person seemed to not really have any knowledge of what the equipment was or what it was used for. My first thought was "What happened to this place?" although it's a nice theater, this place needs some TLC. About 5 years ago this theater was booming. It's like everyone just packed up and went. Overall it has a lot of potential. The owner is very interested in doing a magic show there. I will pretty much have the freedom of getting the place looking the way I want as long as it fits the budget.
The walls in some spots need drywall patches, paint and the owner said he's going to get an electrician in to get the electric working so I don't have to point a spot light out the decrepit sound and lighting room. There in a sound and lighting board that I found in the sound and lighting room. I'll have to check to see if it works. I also let the owner know that I would have to have access to the theater at anytime of day and night so I can put a show together and have rehearsals.
The owner also told me that he might be able to provide me an assistant for some of the illusions I plan on doing. He told me that the resort has a on premise "Tilted Kilt" and told me that he could probably get me one of the models with no problem. And to make it even better, I will be able to get free accommodations for my family and I when I'm doing shows. I made it very clear that my family comes first and that I actually had to have a meeting with my family before I could even meet with the owner and marketing person and get an okay approval.
So so far this looks promising. It may take several months to get everything lined up. Today I was going through my warehouse and looking through possible magic effects to do. Now I'm even more confused. I have so much magic that I don't even know what to do with.
I pulled out some Fakini feathers that I had stored away, which for a non-magician, means nothing, but for those in the business, you know the beauty in the effect.
Well I got to run. I have much to do. Such as finding some nice magic to perform for this venue, writing a script for the show and finding some royalty music. Please subscribe to this blog and keep up to date on the progress, photos and more....
Best,
Imaginator.
Well when the owner and head person of marketing escorted me to the theater the following day, They couldn't open the door. When the maintenance guys opened the theater they day before I observed how they got in, so I had to kind of hint to them how to get in. It went something like "Hey maybe you should try and see if there is a door behind the box office" LOL! they went around the corner and VOILA! They got doors open.
It was so dark in there I could hardly see. I manged to find some old lighting laying around. I plugged it in and to our amazement, it worked! The owner and marketing person seemed to not really have any knowledge of what the equipment was or what it was used for. My first thought was "What happened to this place?" although it's a nice theater, this place needs some TLC. About 5 years ago this theater was booming. It's like everyone just packed up and went. Overall it has a lot of potential. The owner is very interested in doing a magic show there. I will pretty much have the freedom of getting the place looking the way I want as long as it fits the budget.
The walls in some spots need drywall patches, paint and the owner said he's going to get an electrician in to get the electric working so I don't have to point a spot light out the decrepit sound and lighting room. There in a sound and lighting board that I found in the sound and lighting room. I'll have to check to see if it works. I also let the owner know that I would have to have access to the theater at anytime of day and night so I can put a show together and have rehearsals.
The owner also told me that he might be able to provide me an assistant for some of the illusions I plan on doing. He told me that the resort has a on premise "Tilted Kilt" and told me that he could probably get me one of the models with no problem. And to make it even better, I will be able to get free accommodations for my family and I when I'm doing shows. I made it very clear that my family comes first and that I actually had to have a meeting with my family before I could even meet with the owner and marketing person and get an okay approval.
So so far this looks promising. It may take several months to get everything lined up. Today I was going through my warehouse and looking through possible magic effects to do. Now I'm even more confused. I have so much magic that I don't even know what to do with.
I pulled out some Fakini feathers that I had stored away, which for a non-magician, means nothing, but for those in the business, you know the beauty in the effect.
Well I got to run. I have much to do. Such as finding some nice magic to perform for this venue, writing a script for the show and finding some royalty music. Please subscribe to this blog and keep up to date on the progress, photos and more....
Best,
Imaginator.
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