Our big night is Monday evening at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. The former home of The Magician, Tony Blake and real, non-fictional magicians is where we are heading this evening to audition with the hope of becoming a Magician Member of The Academy of Magical Arts. We are anxious, nervous, excited and hopefully prepared.
As part of the evaluation, candidates are asked to demonstrate their magical abilities. We fretted over what to perform and ruled out anything involving animals, huge props, lovely assistants, fire or the classic Pea Can. We are honored that Pop Haydn has sponsored us for consideration and do not want to let him down or embarrass him.
After much consideration and thought, we decided to go in with a deck of cards and do our best to wow the judges with the few sleights we can do. Like a great Olympic figure skater, we will start out strong and do the hard stuff right off the bat. If we screw up our second deal and false shuffles, it will set a bad tone for the rest of the eight minute routine. But, if we land the tough tricks first, the rest of the routine should go fine. For those keeping score, the sleights will be: false shuffle, Charlier pass, false shuffle, second deal, buckle, flustration count and second deal. Plus we’ll be talking and stuff at the same time.
We have kept our hands moist using the most expensive emollients available to the common man. We have practiced our patter whilst walking in our neighborhood in West Hollywood and have been largely ignored by passers-by. We will get our shoes shined and fully intend to brush our teeth and eat a medium-sized meal before heading to the Castle.
We will let everyone know how it comes out.
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