FR#14: Webster Hall Blow Out

Date: 2009-10-24 Saturday

Place--Subway, Webster Hall

Time--02:00

5 Approached

1 Hooked

0 Closed

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I am just not in the mood to sarge. On the subway, I open an Asian 7, but just run out of conversation and don't put in any effort.

I met up with TheHitter, William, and Traveler at Webster hall. We talk, then we sarge.

TheHitter is a cool dude, very knowledgeable, has been doing this for about a year. His style is more natural.

Traveler uses canned material and has several good openers down pat. I admire that. I thought I had figured out this canned versus natural stuff, but several natural PUAs are telling me to just do it natural even from now. Whatever, I'll do both.

William also uses canned stuff, as well as pre-planned kino routines. That's cool and I'd like to learn more of that.

Traveler enters a set as TheHitter and I talk. After a bit, Traveler asks me to give him some isolation because he's working a bachelorette party. I hook the closest girl and chat up two of the other girls in the party.

I really am not paying attention as I sarge, so I don't have accurate counts. I know I approached at least four sets in Webster Hall, maybe more.

Traveler pushed me to dance on a platform with some girls. I tried, but was rejected. Remind me to take dancing lessons.

I opened two girls who listened intently for a minute or more until in a French accent, they said they did not speak English well. I try to repeat my opener in French, but it turns into Chinese and I eventually shake their hands and leave, lol. The opener I used was one of Tyler Durden's: "I lost my friends! They were around here and now I can't find them. What should I do?" The girls shrug. "Do you remember when we were kids, we could just walk up to anyone and say, 'Do you want to be my friend?'" I had only read the opener twice in passing, but it just popped into my head because I had lost my friends.

William and I met up and we would circle a room, each from opposite sides and try to open before meeting up on the other side. Each time, I was blown out quickly.

Another thought: Webster Hall is so freaking loud. I don't like that at all, but I want to be able to sarge in any environment, so I'll try to go back at least once each week.

After two hours, I left. Whatever - shit days are part of the experience. Later, I ask around for advice on how to get into gear. Here's some of the advice I received:

TheHitter: When you sarge, you build up momentum - that momentum will be either internal or external. If you go into a place and you don't open for a while, you mind is gaining momentum. Instead, open the first set you see when you enter a place. Set the momentum going externally.

MasterP: Think about how awesome you are, what you have to offer, jump around. Know that there is a natural lying inside of you - you just need to bring him out.

TallPhilippino: On the way to a sarge, ask many sets on the street for directions, do something ridiculous with a set, whatever. Get yourself talkative.