authfriend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Misdirection is how close-up magic is done. (Unless, > of course, one is doing *real* magic.) People who are > really good at it are really good at it because they're > really good at the misdirection--so good you can't pick > it out even when you're looking for it.
Doug Henning performed in the auditorium of Fairfield High School in 1986. In one trick, he brought an audience member on stage and disappeared a series of tissues right before her eyes. Henning had his audience member sit in a chair, facing the audience. He put a box of facial tissues on the stage in front of her. He pulled out a tissue and held it in front of her face before scrunching it in his hand. When he opened his hand the tissue was gone. He did this with one tissue after another. He seemed to make them disappear with a flick of his wrist. We in the audience were howling because we could see how he did it. Henning tossed the tissue behind the subject when he flicked his wrist. He released it just beyond her peripheral vision. So we in the audience watched the amazement grow on her face as the pile of tissues grew on the stage behind her. It was simple, and masterful. For a fun read and simple tricks you can do to amaze your friends, pick up the Klutz book of magic. It's witty and clever and shows how much skill goes into misdirecting an audience. - Patrick Gillam To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/