So we had a brilliant, albeit very short stopover in Los Angeles. The highlight was the Magic Castle that you just have to see if you are ever there. Its on a hill overlooking Hollywood, i.e directly between the main blvd with all the stars in the footpath and the big sign on the hill.
Its members only club but if you stay in the hotel you get assigned a host member who takes you in as a visitor. Its an incredible labrynth of corridors and cave like rooms, each with a paid professional magician. We saw about 6 shows in one evening.
Some highlights were three wedding rings from the Audience somehow being put into a chain and then back again! Others were more of a show with a mixture of comedy and tricks. Lots of card, coin and hankerchief magic of course.
the highlight came right at the end when we saw a trick with three seemingly solid coins which we initialled. The magician put them in a glass on the table and shook them around and one dissappeared to reappear on the other side of the table! Of coure I immediately check the table for hidden holes in the felt etc. So it did it again on top of a dollar note on top of the hand of another spectator and same thing happened. All about 20cm away from my eyes!
While you were waiting to get into shows some members entertained with card tricks and one of them was an Aussie we got on very well with. At the end of his routine I asked if he would like to see one of the only five card tricks I know. So I got to do a trick in the world famous magic castle! Later on he showed me how to do one of his tricks and I showed him the one I did so that was great.
Til next time.
Tim
Its members only club but if you stay in the hotel you get assigned a host member who takes you in as a visitor. Its an incredible labrynth of corridors and cave like rooms, each with a paid professional magician. We saw about 6 shows in one evening.
Some highlights were three wedding rings from the Audience somehow being put into a chain and then back again! Others were more of a show with a mixture of comedy and tricks. Lots of card, coin and hankerchief magic of course.
the highlight came right at the end when we saw a trick with three seemingly solid coins which we initialled. The magician put them in a glass on the table and shook them around and one dissappeared to reappear on the other side of the table! Of coure I immediately check the table for hidden holes in the felt etc. So it did it again on top of a dollar note on top of the hand of another spectator and same thing happened. All about 20cm away from my eyes!
While you were waiting to get into shows some members entertained with card tricks and one of them was an Aussie we got on very well with. At the end of his routine I asked if he would like to see one of the only five card tricks I know. So I got to do a trick in the world famous magic castle! Later on he showed me how to do one of his tricks and I showed him the one I did so that was great.
Til next time.
Tim
2 comments:
Sounds like you had a great time in the Magic Castle Tim. You will have to practice the trick you learned.
Hi Tim and barb, we fly to Lima tomorrow airlines willing! Went skiing today. Upgraded room huh! Catch you lucky people tomorrow, do we get an airport pickup?
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