Well i did it! yes paddy i know, i shouldnt have but i did. And....... I killed!

I did 3 hours of table hopping at a buffalo wild wings at 30 bucks an hour. I have been hired back to perform every wednesday night.

The thing i did not realize is how hard it is on your voice. It was loud and somewhat smokey. All the patter leaves me with a small sore throat. I guess ill get used to it.

Thanks for all your guys help and guidence.

3 hours and 90 dollars. You could've done 1 with 90. It will come with time.

I am happy with 30 on a week night. On fri or sat nights i charge 150 for 3 hours min.

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I did 3 hours of table hopping at a buffalo wild wings at 30 bucks an hour. I have been hired back to perform every wednesday night.
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I'm not sure what the restaurants in your area are willing to pay, however, I wouldn't have charged less than $50/hour. Anyway, you did...and you got the gig. Congratulations. Did you pull any tips in?

Did you ok it with the manager before you started performing? What tricks did you do? Good job with you job!

Thanks,

Austin Waldo

yes i oked it with the mgr. He is the one who hired me!

Ok, yea... I just wasn't sure if you went into the restaurant and started performing without the manager's approval. (This would not be good)
Anyway, what effects did you perform?


Thanks,

Austin Waldo

how old are you do you have to be a certain age to do stuff like that

age does not matter, I think talent and confidence does.

By the way im 25 and have been perfroming publicly for almost 20 years. new to magic though

Sounds like you are off to a great start. Did you get any tips?

You need to be careful when dealing with the wait staff. Don't let them know how much you are getting paid as they may take offense to the disparity in what you make and their wage. Treat the wait staff like gold as they can make your life fun or awful.

I got a 5 dollar tip from one guy but i gave it to the waitress for 2 reasons.

1. I didnt want her to see me taking money from a cust.
2. she looked real nice in her black pants

I dont know if you read what I said before but what tricks did you perform? If you dont want to answer thats fine.


Austin Waldo

You had a job to do as a magician not a pervert.
























































I would have put the money somwhere else

Actually its a good idea to toss a couple of bucks to waiters especially if you are going to work there again. Then they wont mind you takeing some of their buisness and they will be sort of buddy buddy with you.

Agreed laxmaster92, with the exception of the last comment in which I assume was a joke.

At $30/hour, you should be keeping everything you get. You were tipped because they either enjoyed what you show them, or they felt obligated. Keep it professional because you're being paid. When you're on your own time, then go for it.