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I'd like to, again, mention I'm in Boston I just learned that there is a magician near me doing a Close Up show, so I'm going.

Just the question I was going to ask, has anyone ever heard of Carl Seiger? That's the magician I'm going to see.

Thanks,

Ian

He was pretty good I thought. He did a tnr newspaper, acr, coin manipulation, spongeball, telepathy, rising cards, and ID.

I've never been the audience to a magic show, believe it or not, and I leared a couple things that I knew but were reimburssed last night.

One, comedy can cover up mistakes.

Two, experience is everything to handle spectators.

Three, your trick can be amazing but patter is what makes it amazing to the audience.

Four, having something covered up can add an air of mystery to the show making the audience wonder what's under there.

Five, movie theaters don't make good performance areas as some of the seats you flash to them.

I had a good experience and I just wanted to share that with you.

I completely agree that comedy can cover up mistakes. The most important point to remember in magic is that your trying to entertain (NOT fool) the audience. If you screw up make a joke of it. Too often magicians forget that they are supposed to entertain.