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This is my favorite "Turn" into an effect. As discussed yesterday, the Turn is the point where you transition into a magic trick.
Here are two examples of what this particular Turn looks like.
Example 1
You're having dinner with a friend. They ask if you have any new magic you're working on.
"Yeah, I have this one thing I'm working on....
The transition from not performing to performing in social magic is, I think, the most important moment of the whole interaction. That sounds like hyperbole, but it's genuinely been my experience.
A trick that's a 7 but feels casually introduced always gets a better response than a trick that's a 9 that we lurch awkwardly into performing.
In social magic:
We...
In [Mailbag #177] you inferred the best way to learn magic is to grab some older books (Scarne and the Fulves books) and work your way through them. While I understand the point you were trying to make and that that feels like a good way to learn, I think you might be being blinded by the typical “in my day!” thinking.
If learning from books is ...
I’m sure the new daughter-in-law was thrilled.
“How foolish of me to think the focus would be on us and the magic of our love, when your father has a stack of Rubik’s Cube cards set up for the Out to Lunch principle.”
You might say, “Oh, Andy. They probably asked him to perform.”
N...
Hey fatties, here's a little tip for you on how to get the best slice of pizza when you visit a local pizza joint.
There's one near me that I hit a couple of times a week for lunch. In the summer, the counter is usually run by high schoolers or college kids home on break. If you're good-natured and a decent tipper, they'll usually hook you up. I see them spin the pie ar...