![]() So, what are some of the tricks a successful pockpocket will use? In the same way that a film director would use a film lens to blur out a certain item or use a spotlight, I use certain movements that draw the eye instinctually. You have to monitor the responses you're getting from the person you're working with and adjust your performance. If a person is focused elsewhere, a thief can put his whole hand in and steal. But they do want to know where someone's attention is. They don't so much manipulate attention, because they don't want to be memorable. For a street thief, the priority-more than dexterity or nimble fingers- is being able to monitor where someone's attention is. ![]() But you're in a different context and coming from a different place. So, there's a difference in how thieves and magicians pick pockets? I got to visit prisons and I started learning the thinking and skill set of real thieves. After that, I got approached police departments and security individuals. But 7 or 8 years ago, I pick-pocketed one of Jimmy Carter's secret service agents. Then I'd steal all their stuff and give it back to them. My show was part-variety, part-magic, so I brought people on stage. How did stealing from an president's bodyguard turn into your big break? You mentioned a story about Jimmy Carter's secret service man. So I used that idea to build my pickpocket act in Vegas. Many times, illusions or magic sets are designed as an exposition for the audience to watch, but the the style I do with the pickpocketing is directly interactive. If you think of it like martial arts, there's sparring where you are doing it with a partner and the other is kata where you're doing an exposition for the audience. I applied my magic in ways that were invasive, where it happened on people. Your style of pickpocketing is based in magic? I started reading up on magical theory and immediately blended that with what my brothers had shown me. When I became a teen, I ran into a friend at a magic shop who took me under his wing. I also had certain disabilities that prevented me : like braces on my legs. My half brothers were involved with crime. How'd you get into pickpocketing business? I sat with Robbins to talk about the art of pickpocketing, life after Vegas, and why he lets gypsies steal stuff from him. But everything changed for Apollo after he picked the pocket of one of Jimmy Carter's secret service agents during one of his shows. ![]() For years, this renown pickpocket entertained Vegas audiences by stealing their hearts- generally by stealing their wristwatches and money clips. Apollo Robbins is good at stealing stuff.
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