Well that was a cheesy thread title, but we must soldier on!
Greetings humans, I am the Superbat Prime or as I am known in Japan, Most Excellent Supabatu-Prime Sama!
Last son of a dead world, sent to save... oh nevermind.
I'm Ben, I'm into magic, I used to be big into the online "scene" back when things like MCJ were causing waves and forums like sleightgeek were still active.
I dropped out of the whole internet magic thing due to overstimulation of my delicate senses an an overwhelming feeling that it simply wasn't really helping me get any better at actual magic.
After many years wandering the desert with only a copy of Burger's Mastering the Art of Magic to sustain me, I recently decided to have a look at the old haunts and discovered many were now defunct and that whole scene seems to have become less "in your face", which is maybe not such a bad thing.
I have been lurking about on a few forums reading and catching up and I figured since I would like to get back into the social and discussive (is that a word?) side of things again, I'd sign up here.
Because you all seem like quite nice people and I confess I overlooked this fine establishment back in the day, also I forgot my Magic Cafe password...
That was a joke btw.
So that's it, pretty tricky to actually register as there seems to be a sort of window you have to catch but I can understand the reasons for that.
There you have it, I'm back... which means nothing to anybody except me of course, although I suspect that some of us may have crossed paths (or indeed, swords) many moons ago.
Oh yes before I forget, my main shtick is cards and general closeup (except spongeballs, they scare me), I'm big into magic history and technical stuff and will tend to ramble disjointedly about Thurston and the best way to build a spirit cabinet until either I see something shiny (or perhaps a dog with a puffy tail) or somebody has the sense to pull the plug.
On the subject of Thurston, did you know th... oh look, a dog with a puffy tail!