And a great time was had by all!
Six of us formed the inaugural meeting, certainly with some apprehension at what would be expected or needed but after the first few minutes all that went out of the window and we got down to the fun stuff of magic, magic and more magic! Costas demoed a couple of routines, one well in advance of commercial release in a few week's time and it's an absolute killer! No doubt he'll tell you more in due course but if you want a truly hands off effect where a card is mentally freely selected and revealed to have been predicted well before the start then this will be the one!
Plenty of card moves and sleights were shown, dissected and tried out, ideas were shared and exchanged and I think we even came up with a totally new effect using coins and coin bags whilst trying to sort out a completely different effect. Coin matrix and other routines were also shown and shared, the accent being on ease and simplicity rather than the knuckle busting finger flinging stuff - although there was a fair amount if that as well - thank you Max, all very impressive stuff!
For a first meeting it was exceptionally good and showed that, like the other regional arrangements, a casual meeting is an excellent way to meet and chew the fat with other magicians, professionals as well as amateurs.
Great venue, plenty of space and the pizza was superb!
So if anyone else in the area is interested in joining a bunch of totally friendly people sharing a common interest in the art then get yourselves over for the next meeting. Details to be advised asap!
(By the way, those who do join in are immediately elligible for access to the Magicians Only Area and Mentalists Only Area
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