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Couple of events coming up, where I wondered if it was appropriate to do some close up?

1. A wake for an elderly relative. I have been told that it will not be a somber affair. More of a celebration of the old girls life. Is it appropriate to whip out a pack of bikes while people are munching on a salmon sandwich? Obviously I would be careful, no haunted pack effects etc.

2. I am taking my little boy to a birthday party soon (3yr old little girl) I have never met any of the other mums before as I am divorced from my sons mother. No doubt though they have been told what a ******* I am from my ex, bless her! I am not really that bad a guy, but I have to stay for the 2 hours that the party lasts for. My aim was to win around the yummy mummy's and woo them. Come on a captive audience is there! In this situation I would normally do some close up. I am concerned though about being too charming to the other mums, as they may brand me a love rat! How much is too much etc.

Fantastic question!

I am so tempted to do magic at all sorts of times but as I have improved I have scaled back my desire to perform on every occasion.

My thoughts would be no for the funeral. Not because it would be tasteless but a funeral should be about your relative, not about your magic. It only takes one person to find it inappropriate and it could ruin your day.

For the party, this raises the big question whether you can use magic to pick up women (or men, lets keep this political!). I'm not so sure. When I was single I actually left it a while before I showed a woman that I could do that sort of stuff. 3rd date at least. The fact that I wasn't going out of my way to impress them seemed more charming for them, or even just doing it at a party you are both at 'oh, didn't I tell you I can do this?'

Also if you do something 'scary', and some of my stuff is, then you don't want to freak them out on first meeting. Leave it until they get to know you a little and then they will trust you more.

I am now not single so I am well qualified to give dating and relationship advice