Whoooo are yooooo?

Who who? Who who?

Ahem, sorry. This will be my last post directed in my series on business advice from my side of the fence where the grass is not only greener but also a burnt orange colour.

I was once told something by Sylvester the Jester as it was told to him. He said, "Get out of magic". Now what he meant by this was not the tactful way Dai Vernon meant it. What he is referring to is to not refer to yourself as a magician persey. He has started taking the moniker "Visual Comedian". (Which if you seen his act, you understand.)

There are others who have tried to have a bit of a crowbar separation from the term magician by calling themselves other names such as Unusualist, Astonisher, Optical Illusionist, etc. Rudy Coby once said being unique or not using a common label can help you work more. If someone is looking for a magician, an agent can say "I have a magic act like nothing else" and if someone was looking for something that WASN'T a magic act they might say "Does this look like any magic act you have ever seen?"

The term magician does have a certain stigma attached to it because of the influx of asshattery in magic. (You know who I am talking about, and if yer one of them... die.) So by not using the term "Magician" exclusively, you might actually increase your chances of interest and hiring. On the other hand, the term magician is the ONLY term that accurately describes what we do.

We ride a fine line, and it's up to you to decide what is best for you in the long run. You must choose... but choose wisely.

Throw me the idol, I throw you the whip.

Bizzaro.