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Judy Colbert and Mental Floss present 17 Secrets of Magicians<\/a>.\u00a0 Here are three of my favorites…<\/p>\n

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2. THEY SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON BOOKS.<\/strong>
\n\u201cMost magicians are serious scholars,” says Las Vegas magician Xavier Mortimer. “I don’t know any professional magicians who don’t have their own extensive libraries about our craft.” (One notable example, Harry Houdini, assembled close to 4000 books on magic and spiritualism, now held at the Library of Congress.)<\/p>\n

The costs of those books can add up, though: “Most books are small print runs, for a small audience, which can lead to high prices,” Mortimor says. As an example, Denny Haney, who owns the Denny and Lee Magic Shop in Baltimore, Maryland, says that one book he sells\u2014Soirees Fantastique by the French illusionist Christian Fechner\u2014goes for $3000.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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6. CONNECTING WITH THE AUDIENCE CAN BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE TRICKS.<\/strong>
\nDoc Eason, a legendary magician who performs at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, and at the Stonebridge Inn in Snowmass, Colorado, is known for his incredible memory; he does one trick where he memorizes the names of 20 people in the audience as well as a card held by each person. Despite the impressive feat, Eason says, \u201cThe trick is not the thing … what is the thing is connecting with the audience. Without connection, you just become a clever person who learned to do a few cool things.” Establishing that connection is a matter of eye contact and remembering the names of the people in the audience, Eason says\u2014which requires plenty of practice in front of friends, family, and then strangers before taking to the stage.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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10. THEY’VE HEARD ALL YOUR JOKES BEFORE.<\/strong>
\nRich Bloch, a magician, inventor of magic effects, and owner of Dickens Parlour Theater in Millville, Delaware, says that when you think you\u2019re being clever by asking the magician, \u201cCan you make my husband disappear?\u201d or \u201cCan you saw my wife in half?\u201d or \u201cCan you change this dollar into a $1000?\u201d\u2014you aren\u2019t. Also, the magician has probably heard the joke \u201cHow\u2019s tricks?\u201d before, even if they laugh with wide-eyed amazement like you\u2019re the first person to ever crack it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Source: Mark Evanier<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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