Dustings #71
/The fuck does this mean?
I guess they’re on the vanguard of a new style of mentalism. Propless mentalism with props.
Of course, all these things go in cycles. Propless mentalism with props without props is bound to be coming next.
(Props to MK for directing me to this.)
If you’re an amateur, now is the time to get back into performing over Zoom or FaceTime. It no longer feels like a sad attempt to replicate an interaction that should be happening in person. It once again feels—to me at least—like a fun way to (occasionally) connect with someone for a spontaneous (seeming) trick.
The best advice I have for amateurs performing over Zoom is in this post.
How Fat Is My Readership?
Here is the breakdown of the size shirt requested when people have ordered their GLOMM Membership Kit.
Small - 11%
Medium - 18%
Large - 29%
X-Large - 25%
XX-Large - 11%
XXX-Large - 6%
I’m shocked that as many smalls were ordered as XXL. Either magicians are getting fitter since my days going to conventions, or my readership is an outlier.
Okay, I’m not against people changing their look and getting a bit of a makeover. For instance, I much prefer Dan Harlan’s current hairdo and beard to his former shaved sides, ponytail, flavor-savor look.
But when it comes to the man who took over for Dan as the host of Penguin Live, Erik Tait…
I have to say I don’t really love his new look with the shaved beard. At the very least it’s going to take some getting used to.