Jerx Christmas - Matt Baker - 5:24 PM

It’s fully dark out now and the snow is falling. Guests are still arriving. The house is really beginning to fill up. I decided to take a break and dive into everyone’s winter coats which are piled up on my bed, and when I was leaving the room I ran into Matt Baker.

I told Matt that it looks like some of the other magicians have brought a present to share on my site and I asked him if he had anything he wanted to give.

“Sure, tell them if they go to my website and order my book Buena Vista Shuffle Club, and use the code JERX20, that will get them 20% off the book.”

I was like, “That’s really kind, Matt, thanks. But… you know…. a lot of the people reading my site probably already have your book. We wouldn’t want to leave them out.”

And he said, “I know but… I’m sort of trying to save some of my new stuff for my next book. So I don’t have anything to give. I was actually just working on it before I came here. It’s on my laptop in my car.”

So I broke into his car and stole this off his laptop. It’s a trick I first learned in Matt’s Masterclass. I think it’s a great “Shuffled Deck In Use” type of trick. The way Matt does it, he ends up reading the mind of the spectator at the end. The way I do, I’ve predicted a card they will select. I’ve added my notes (from an old newsletter) to Matt’s write-up so you can see how I use it. Either way, it’s the sort of method that a layperson would never stumble onto (or most of your magic friends, for that matter).

If you like this sort of thing and you don’t have Matt’s book, definitely take advantage of that promo code. He’s going to need some money to repair his car window. Click below for Matt’s “gift.”