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Although I suppose I may have overlooked it, I was surprised not to find a thread along these lines. I'd be willing to bet there a number of fans, and probably even a few practitioners, of sleight of hand lurking about these parts. Thought maybe we could have "meetings" here. In 1983, a buddy of mine (who sometimes worked local nightclubs doing close-up magic from table to table) and I went to see David Copperfield onstage at Columbus, Ohio, and were lucky enough to swing front row seats. It was a blast, and Copperfield had quite a rapport with the audience. At one point, the magician pointed down at me and had me come up on the stage to do a routine with "the invisible deck." Having dabbled with close-up magic in school, I knew what was coming (although Copperfield was using an oversized deck of cards, so that they could be seen throughout the auditorium). As Copperfield set the illusion up, he turned to me and asked, "Have you ever seen invisible cards before?" Not thinking, and since I had seen the routine before on small scale, I answered "yes." The magician cocked an eyebrow and said, "You've actually seen invisible cards?" Again, I confirmed I had, still not realizing he had no way of knowing I knew the routine. He then turns to the audience and ad libs, "He's a bigger liar than I am!" My friend in the audience, who had introduced me to the invisible card routine years earlier, was getting extra return on the money he'd invested in his ticket for the show as he saw the look on my face....