Magic Tricks

Sometimes I get a Penguin lecture and put it up on my computer and listen while I'm working on other things.

I tried doing that with this lecture and found myself continually having to stop what I was doing and give it my undivided attention.

It's a little light on tricks, but to be honest I wish more lectures were like that. You can open any half decent magic book written in the last 130 years and you'll have more than enough tricks to last you a lifetime.

What magicians need to focus on is how to take the tricks they know (or throw out some :) ) and put them together and do them in a way that is deceptive or entertaining.

That being said, this is one of my favorite lectures and the interview and stories are fascinating. Some of her touches on working with kids are great!

For the more technical side this lecture has some good cups & balls moves, cool deck switches and more.

I highly recommend this lecture!