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I Feel Like David Blaine – Sort Of

The more I think about it, the more I think the waitress was right. I should go home; the sun is coming up now, my fingers and brain are numb and I am badly in need of a shave and a Kleenex? facial tissue.

Read On . . .

But something about Magic is just magic for me. I love this stuff and, like the elixir I stopped drinking at 2:30, once it gets into your bloodstream, you grow dependent on it. The waitress (she has no badge and I can?t remember what she said her name was/is) let me stay after closing time and sold me the rest of the bottle of Old Groggy Uncle I had been enjoying.

Now, the Old Groggy Uncle bottle is drained, my credit card was just declined and I?ve worn out my welcome here at the Mystic Hollow Lanes Liquor Lounge.

When my card was declined, she told me there was no reason to stick around. She?d cover the charge ? it was for her tip, so I feel horrible ? and the credit card company had authorized my earlier charges. I told her what I was doing on this computer and she seemed mildly interested as she set up for continental breakfast by emptying ashtrays and putting down paper placemats.

?Are you a magician, then?? she asked as she considered whether the salt shaker needed refilling.

I nodded. I was afraid to talk. I had no idea how I would sound.

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I Feel Like David Blaine – Sort Of

Read On . . .

Now, the Old Groggy Uncle bottle is drained, my credit card was just declined and I?ve worn out my welcome here at the Mystic Hollow Lanes Liquor Lounge.

?Are you a magician, then?? she asked as she considered whether the salt shaker needed refilling.

I nodded. I was afraid to talk. I had no idea how I would sound.

?Do me a trick,? she asked as she took off her apron and sat next to me at the bar.

I pulled out a deck of cards (red Bicycle) and did a short ambitious card routine and followed with Out of this World. I am writing this as she has gone off to figure out how I could have done the ?Out of this World.? ?I know there has to be a trick to it,? she said as she turned away.

Where Can I Sell My Vanishing Stealth?

What I?ve been working on all night is the website. I am no expert at web coding and certainly not the arcane arts of PHP and mysql programming. So it has taken me about three weeks to get the classified ads up and running. They are now back up. In fact, if you click on the button that says ?Inside Magic Classifieds,? you?ll be taken to the ad page where you can offer to sell or trade services, new and old magic and new and old books.

Right now, as I finish my first glass of Diet Coke, there are no ads listed. I hope that will change. We have received many inquiries about the classifieds and when they would return. I hope you?ll check them out.

I also finished the bulletin board interface but haven?t set up the button yet. Once I get some sleep, I?ll dream about how the button should look and then with my great artistic talent, design a graphic that looks nothing like my dream image. It should be up by later today or this evening.

There are more things to come. We?ll have the only magic related FAQ (?Frequently Asked Questions?) on the web. We?re looking for experts in several areas of magic to provide nuts-and-bolts answers to questions in their disciplines. The end result, hopefully, will be a system where magicians can learn the intimate details of how to perform dove magic or kid?s magic or make money as a magician or perform escapes or stage a stage show or start a magic website. If you have expertise in one of these or other areas of magic, drop me a line (tim@insidemagic.com) and let me know what interests you. We?ll do the writing so you won?t need to be bothered with getting your ideas on to the web ? we just want your expertise.

I am being ushered out now. Continental breakfast starts soon but I?ll probably miss it. I?ll be dreaming of button images and trying to figure out how to free up some credit to pay for the waitress? tip.