not by what he does, because he does his magic fairly well. There's a certain fellow who used to live in New York who does mental magic, who can make it about as boring as anybody just by what he says. and you do magic and try to be funny, this is a catastrophe. But if when you tell a story, everybody looks askance or looks away, and nobody laughs. If you're a natural comedian, and when you tell a story people break into hilarious laughter or fall over their chairs, you're probably a funny guy who can tell funny stories, and you can do it with your magic. Also, what you say when you're doing magic is very important. Magic has to be done carefully at the right time, and served in the right way, or sometimes it can become very annoying to normal people. Of course, at The Magic Castle, they're ready at any time to see a trick, but when people are singing or dancing or talking, and somebody comes up and says, "I'm gonna show you a trick. ![]() WHEN you do tricks for people is very important. ![]() A lot of people think that everybody's anxious to see a trick at any time of the day or night. September 1968 I think we should start this first column by saying something about magic in general. The Vernon Touch From Genii magazine 1968-1990
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