THE STORY OF DUSTY PART ONE

DUSTY MILLER,CHILDRENS MAGICAL ENTERTAINER SINCE 2003

It all started back in 2003 (by accident),it was during my sons pre-school christmas party,the children waited with baited breath for santa to walk through the door,but he wasn't due for another hour,so in the mean time a magician was booked to entertain,but all was not well...he failed to turn up....nothing was going right........suddenly a voice called from the back of the room...it was my wifes voice.....''quick !''she said''go and get your magic stuff''.

Sheer panic had set in because i had never performed in front of an audience...i didnt have a set list,no scripts and some of the tricks i hadn't practiced for ages.

When i returned 10 minutes later,there was a small table set up for me at the end of the room and immediately one of the teachers told the children to sit on the floor ''come on children''she said pointing to where she wanted the children ''give the magic man a round of applause''

I hadn't even took my jacket off and the teacher had pearched herself on a chair to watch the show.

Now the panic had really got to me....a cold winters morning and i was dripping with sweat...i was shaking nervously....i didn't know where to start or what to say.

I turned to the children and in a very kind of strangulated voice i said '' hello goys and birls''

This was going to go down like a led balloon....the first trick went wrong...and the second ''what a laughing stock i was going to be...but then things started getting better because the kids started laughing and clapping....i could feel a tommy cooper act coming on.....

At the end of my 30 minute show,which seemed like 3 hours i seemed to be appologising to the adults for my terrible act they had just witnessed...they replied ''it was a great show''...were they just being kind ?.

When i got home i asked my wife what she thought of the show '' write some scripts...a trick list and a colourful waist coat and then you wont feel so bad and youll know what to say and in what order''

I took her advise and 2 weeks later i had another booking....which went a little better....and i knew that if i dedicated more time to the art of magic and practice then the better i would become.

After another few shows i decided to find out about c.r.b checks and insurances....order more tricks.....my bank balance was almost emptied from my new venture but this is what i wanted out of life....to be an entertainer.

My shows have changed dramatically over the years because i work hard to put together a professional show...a show that will get me noticed as a top entertainer.

Here i am still working towards a high profile magician in peterborough...but they do say it takes years to get established.....watch this space.

QUESTIONS....ANSWERED..

I started performing magic to the public quite late on in life (in my mid 30's),although i practised the art every day and attended magic clubs for many years...i guess i wasn't brave enough to get up in front of an audience until one day in december 2003.

It was at my sons pre school christmas party and the booked magician failed to make an appearence....and my partner shouted across the room ''nows your chance !''.

I went home,gathered up all my magic effects and very nervously put together a show within minutes......lots of fumbles and mistakes happened that day but i knew that this is what i wanted to do.....and here i am.

Why is my charge rates cheaper than the other entertainers ?

I have a full time job and if life was that simple i would have magic as my full time job,but with the state of the country being in a reccession,money is very precious to us all and certain luxuries have to suffer...the public see entertainers as an un-nessersary luxury and bookings become less and less....my charge is aimed at families like my own who have suffered through this financial credit crunch....i just want to put a little fun back into life and offer the lowest rates.

The rates are also low because i am a local entertainer and dont need to add on travel expences as much as i would if i was travling to london or cambridge....my charge does not reflect on how good i am as some customers have asked.

I am professional in every way and my entertainment standards are 100% top quality.

I have been into magic since i was a very young boy and have practiced the art as a hobby religiously...i joined a magic club and learned some amazing magic from the professional magicians and gained lots of respect for taking the art seriously.

I entered lots of compititions in my early days and have spent hundreds of pounds on magic effects,books,videos and dvds.

My shows are practiced and expertly put together and have taken years to get the right balance to bring the very best to audiences.

I have realized that being an entertainer is a lot harder than just being a performer....it's also about selling yourself.....trying to get your name and profession noticed...to get the public to trust that you do exactly what it says on the card or web site.....lots of money is also spent on advertisement (cards....phone calls....magazine and news paper ads....directories..web sites...c.r.b checks....public liability)

So....to be an entertainer costs stacks of money...so give a little thought that we dont just turn up with a cheap deck of cards...a piece of string and a hanky.....we give you top quality in every way,having spent hundreds if not thousands of pounds just to entertain you....we take this art very seriously and i hope you do us too.

THANK YOU FOR READING THIS PAGE

AND I HOPE YOU NOW KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ENTERTAINERS.

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