Message 641 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> 
> John,
> 
> One of my favouite tricks is to ignite the bar and follow 
it up with a 'flame 
> show'
> 
> I use lighter fluid for most flaming tricks as it is 
cheap and burns well. It 
> goes something like this
> 
> (i) Fold up a napkin tightly and sqeeze it into the neck 
of an empty bottle
> (ii) Soak the napkin in lighter fluid
> (iii) Squirt about 10mls of fluid into a shot glass, 
keeping it close at hand
> (iv) Line the bar with a thin trail of lighter fluid
> (v) Ignite the lighter fluid on the bar with a match
> (vi) As it burns, hold the bottle with the napkin in it 
to the flame - thereby 
> igniting it
> (vii) Throw the flaming bottle around to generate 
attention from the customers 
> (not that you would.nt have thier attention already!). 
You will have to be 
> confident with a couple of key bottle throws to pull it 
off - behind the back 
> etc
> (viii) The grand finale is when you pour the lighter 
fluid in your mouth, and 
> hold it there. With the bottle still burning and in an 
upright position you 
> then blow the fluid over the flame - igniting a fireball 
from your mouth 
> (caution - do not swallow any!)
> 
> I will usually run up and down the bar shaking my tip jar 
in order to remind 
> customers to tip
> 
> Any further questions, you can e-mail me at: 
spdpour[at]ozemail.com.au
> 
> Cheers!  Jason
Jason, if you don't mind me asking, What part of the 
country are you working in and where do you work? Just 
curious because you seem to have a variety of interest 
behind the bar.

Cheryl Charming