Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 08:35:25 -0800 (PST)
From: Mark Nilsen <starrpower2001@yahoo.com>
Subject: restaurants and ear twists
To: balloon@balloonhq.com

1) I would not go for just tips if I thought there
were other places who could pay. Working for tips is
risky -- some days you may go home empty handed. Now,
there are other reasons to work a restaurant other
than just the $$$, but money is one of the top two!
That's not to say I don't busk (I have, and have made
good money at it, and YES, to those who have been
asking, the tape Bob Brown *is* going to get done!),
but restaurants aren't my favorite place to do so.

There are inherent problems in working for just tips,
too. Among them is the feeling on the part of the
guest that they are obligated to pay for something
they didn't really come for (I feel the added
entertainment should be provided by the
establishment), as well as the competition it creates
between you and the servers. These may or may not be
legitimate, but the *perception* exists, and I like to
avoid it if possible.

2) I only do a few figures that use split ears twists,
but they REALLY come in handy when I need 'em! I
popped a lot when I first started doing them (I still
do!), but you'll learn how to make the ear "soft",
which facilitates the splitting.

Regards,

Mark Nilsen

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