More on Opening

More on Opening

In my previous article I talked about opening. One of the important things I did not mention is that I think it is important to stay completely sober when you game and not drink at all. Many guys have liquid courage and can only approach or game while drinking. This is a huge crutch because you will condition yourself to only being able to game when you are drinking. Then you might have trouble running day game or be uncomfortable in environments where alcohol is not involved. Also, alcohol gives everyone bad breath and that can instantly blow a set. Another tendency guys tend to have is holding their drinks up to their chest when they are drinking. This is closed off body language and every AFC in the club does this. Do not be that guy. If you have a drink, or water, hold it down at waist level at all times.

Opening in a loud club can be quite challenging. You must talk loud enough so you are heard without shouting to the point where you sacrifice too much vocal tonality. A good way to get the sets attention is to gently tap them with the outside of your hand to initiate kino. They will turn into you and then you can run your opener.

I use different openers at the clubs than I use during the day. I use very short openers in the clubs because it is so loud and people have short attention spans and there is so much other stimulation out there that you have to get someone’s attention quickly.

It is good to have several different openers ready to use. You need one to open the set, one to merge sets and one in case you need to handle an interrupt. I have a default opener and two backup openers. My default opener is Mystery‘s 80s song opener. Since this is not really an opinion opener, I still use it frequently. I find this opener is great on both mixed and all female sets and people also laugh if you intentionally sing out of key.

Here is the dialogue I would say when using this opener:

Hey Guys, 80s song, I heard this on the radio today! I cannot get the song out of my head! Who sings this song, you spin me round, round baby, round, round, like a record, baby round….

If they do not know, I sometimes throw in a neg like, a lot of help you are!

I will then say, well my mom thought it was Lionel Richie, but I do not think it is Lionel Richie. A lot of younger women ask who is Lionel Richie, so then I neg them again and say, Lionel Richie is a singer, Nicole Richies dad! HEEEELLLOOO! This will get several laugh tracks. I say the opener with enthusiasm, and a lot of energy, as I try to sing it, intentionally off key to make it funnier, but I really do not care if they know the song or who sings it. The only purpose of my opener and any opener is to open the set, so I can transition directly into A2.

-Hawaii

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