Lecture Report
Happy to say that my lecture at Taylor’s Magic Shop on Monday night went down a treat.
Sean is a wonderful host and made sure I had everything I needed while supplying the audience with drinks and biscuits during interval.
We had a full house made up of magicians, members of the general public and a few cops.
We looked at a bunch of classic bar bets and other ways to win money in bars. These included a way to make money from the game Nim, which I called The Smack.
I also taught a version of poker that uses any ten cards in the deck. Even when your opponent gets six cards you still win every time.
I was really surprised how much the audience appreciated all of the little subtle details that I have long since taken for granted.
In the second half, I explained how the shell game, three card Monte and Hungarian Monte are played around the world and showed some of the photos and videos I got while in Europe.
I made up some sets of Hungarian Monte disks that sold out before the lecture was even finished. I had to take orders for some extra sets.
I’ve had a offer to record the lecture as a DVD to sell to magicians (and con artists) which I may well take up.
What do you think? Would you be interested in a con artist instructional DVD?
2 Comments to
The lecture was great fun. I’m eager to try some of the tricks on my friends (though the fair/crooked throws will take some practice).
Thanks for having us!
most definitely interested in a dvd!