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Brian Lehr
Inner circle
Edmonton, Canada
1605 Posts
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Posted: Aug 26, 2003 08:01 am
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The following post is an index of all the major topics and threads for the Little Darlings Forum, including all previously archived posts. My goal is to make this an ongoing project so that those who are just joining us in this Forum will have a starting point, and those who are veterans can quickly look up (and add to) a subject of interest.
Unfortunately, it would be impossible to categorize each and every thread. I originally had a separate category for “General Discussions,” but removed it due to its size. Thus, I would encourage those who have time, to look through the complete forum, as there are many other conversations of value.
Brian Lehr
"LITTLE DARLINGS" INDEX
- Audience Management
- Balloons, Storytelling, Puppetry, Games, and Rocky
- Characters and Costumes (Who am I, and What Should I Wear?)
- Dangerous Elements in Magic (Fire, Choppers, etc.)
- General Effects and Props (including Warm-ups, Openers, Closers, etc.)
- Handouts and Prizes
- Joys and Frustrations (Personal Experiences)
- Just Starting Out (Ideas, Tips, Tricks to Use, etc.)
- Kid biz (Gags and Lines)
- Know Thy Audience (and their culture)
- Language Barriers
- Livestock
- Location, Location, Location
- Magic Words
- Marketing Your Show (including Up selling, Insurance, Building your Business, etc.)
- Money (How Much to Charge; When to Collect; Haggling; Discounts)
- Multimedia (Books, Magazines, Videos, Audio, Suppliers, etc.)
- Music
- Other Venues (Schools, Nursing Homes, Hospitals, Airplanes, etc.)
- Packing and Storage
- Part Time or Full Time?
- Pottermania
- Problems (Recovering from Mistakes; Stolen Props; Videotaping, etc.)
- Purchasing Complete Shows
- Sound Systems
- Special Needs Children
- Structuring and Routining (including Pre-Show Setup, What to Say, etc.)
- Teaching Magic
- Themes for Shows (Drugs, Literacy, Christmas, etc.)
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1. Audience Management
2. Balloons, Storytelling, Puppetry, Games, and Rocky
3. Characters and Costumes (Who am I and What Should I Wear?)
4. Dangerous Elements in Magic (Fire, Choppers, etc.)
5. General Effects and Props (including Warm-ups, Openers, Closers, etc.)
6. Handouts and Prizes
7. Joys and Frustrations (Personal Experiences)
8. Just Starting Out (Ideas, Tips, Tricks to Use, etc.)
9. Kidbiz (Gags and Lines)
10. Know Thy Audience (and their culture)
11. Language Barriers
12. Livestock
13. Location, Location, Location
14. Magic Words
15. Marketing Your Show (including Upselling, Insurance, Building your Business, etc.)
16. Money (How Much to Charge; When to Collect; Haggling; Discounts)
17. Multimedia (Books, Magazines, Videos, Audio, Suppliers, etc.)
18. Music
19. Other Venues (Schools, Nursing Homes, Hospitals, Airplanes, etc.)
20. Packing and Storage
21. Part Time or Full Time?
22. Pottermania
23. Problems (Recovering from Mistakes; Stolen Props; Videotaping, etc.)
24. Purchasing Complete Shows
25. Sound Systems
26. Special Needs Children
27. Structuring and Routining (including Pre-Show Setup, What to Say, etc.)
28. Teaching Magic
29. Themes for Shows (Drugs, Literacy, Christmas, etc.)
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Andini
Special user
Columbus, OH
685 Posts
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Posted: Aug 26, 2003 11:30 am
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Wow! Thanks so much...this is REALLY useful!
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Emazdad
Inner circle
Plymouth UK
1954 Posts
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Posted: Aug 26, 2003 12:48 pm
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WOW!!! Now that's somthing I definitely haven't the time nor patience to do. Well done.
Yours Funfully
Clive "Emazdad" Hemsley
www.emazdad.com
"Magic is a secret, without the secret there is no magic"
Remember there are only 3 types of people in the world, those that can count and those that can't.
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Evan Williams
Elite user
439 Posts
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Posted: Aug 26, 2003 12:49 pm
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Very well done and thanks much!!!
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hokeypokey
New user
Chicago
71 Posts
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Posted: Aug 26, 2003 02:02 pm
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Wow! What a terrific thing to do. Thanks!
Can this be made into a sticky topic that stays at the top of the board?
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Evan Williams
Elite user
439 Posts
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Posted: Aug 26, 2003 03:22 pm
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I agree that this should be sticky!!!!! AMAZING
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AragorntheMagician
Veteran user
Metro-Atlanta
304 Posts
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Posted: Aug 26, 2003 03:30 pm
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Blehr,
Great, Magical Job....was there a "Librarian" among your ancesters by any chance??
Yours and impressed,
ATM
aka: Bob 
aka: I used to be BOB (It's Cellini's fault)
"All Right, Who's Volunteering to be Turned into a Frog???"
www.aragornthemagician.com
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phill
Veteran user
Connecticut
365 Posts
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Posted: Aug 26, 2003 05:16 pm
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Brian -
Thank you so very much for all the devoted effort and hard work in putting this together! It makes things so much easier for the rest of us. I too would nominate this for a sticky bun, definitely a labor of "love" that should be preserved.
Thanks again.
phill
Scripture, Sculptures & Surprises!
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magic4u02
Eternal Order
Philadelphia, PA
15110 Posts
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Posted: Aug 27, 2003 01:34 am
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WOW! That is a lot of work and I thank you so kindly for doing that for us. It will be a huge help for all of us. We can find a topic or a subject and be able to go directly there to find the information we may be looking for. Many thanks again for a job well done. =)
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Brian Lehr
Inner circle
Edmonton, Canada
1605 Posts
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Posted: Aug 27, 2003 02:46 am
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You're all very welcome. I enjoyed doing it, as it gave me a big picture of what's on the Forum.
I'm now in the process of converting all the links into their proper topic names. It may take awhile, but it will make it a lot more user-friendly.
I hope you all find it useful.
Brian
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johnpert
Veteran user
Ontario, Canada
322 Posts
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Posted: Aug 27, 2003 08:27 pm
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Perhaps the Café should add you to their staffing.
Great job!
john
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Dynamike
Eternal Order
FullTimer
24148 Posts
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Posted: Aug 28, 2003 10:15 am
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I've seen big posts previously, but yours is huge.
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landmark
Inner circle
within a triangle
5194 Posts
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Posted: Aug 31, 2003 08:08 pm
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Cheshire Cat
Special user
Wilmslow, UK
941 Posts
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Posted: Sep 1, 2003 10:37 pm
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Great job! You can do my accounts and tax returns next year.
Tony.
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Harry Murphy
Inner circle
Maryland
5446 Posts
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Posted: Sep 3, 2003 01:03 pm
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Shazam! That is a killer job! I suspect that you have too much time on your hands, and I for one, am glad that you do! Brilliant job! This is truly in the spirit of “Magicians helping magicians!”
The artist formally known as Mumblepeas!
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ruiefe
Regular user
Lisbon
131 Posts
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Posted: Sep 4, 2003 07:27 am
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Amazing!
Or Una-maze-ing!!! That's what you've done with this huge resource - categorizing it let's me go inside without losing myself.
Thank you very much.
Rui Fernandes
"Carpe diem" - Horatius
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El_Lamo
Special user
Canada
589 Posts
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Posted: Sep 7, 2003 01:08 am
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Thank you Brian!
The work that you did made it very easy for me to find and learn lots of neat things. Thank you for making such an effort!
Life is a system of circumstance presented coincidently in an illusory way.
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Brian Lehr
Inner circle
Edmonton, Canada
1605 Posts
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Posted: Sep 7, 2003 04:29 am
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You're welcome, El Lamo.
And may I also take this opportunity to welcome another fellow Canadian to the Café! 
Brian
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sdgiu
Elite user
The Boonies, NC
456 Posts
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Posted: Sep 25, 2003 02:06 pm
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There aren't enough words, so I'll keep it simple;
You Da Man Brian
Thanks a million.
Steve 
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kihei kid
Inner circle
Dog House
1039 Posts
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Posted: Sep 30, 2003 09:34 am
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Brian, Out of this world! Please, keep up the good work!
Thanks a million and one.
Kid   
In loving memory of Hughie Thomasson 1952-2007.
You brought something beautiful to this world, you touched my heart, my soul and my life. You will be greatly missed.
Until we meet again “my old friend”.
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Good to here.
