- 1 -

For a time I performed in Uruguay. After each
performance I would be approached by several
locals praising my amazing mind powers. In one
location I was setting up a sphinx table for the
evening's performance. A friend of mine was dubious
that I could pull it off (the set up was totally
impromptu). So to test that everything "looked
right" and that the mirrors were properly used etc,
I asked a local to come in and take a look at the
stage. Just as he looks at the setup, an assistant
of mine walks from up stage to down stage. Four
legs were perfectly visible. I yell at my buddy to
get off the stage, knowing full well that it was
too late. I look at the local spectator and say,
"Well?" He ran away screaming about evil spirits!!
I turned to my friend who was laughing uncontrollably…
finally he said, "Wow, tonight's show is going to be great!"

- 2 -

I was in the largest banquet hall in Salt Lake
City. The ceiling was high… really high. I remember
thinking, "Wow, if I could put a card up there,
they would NEVER get it down." So after a few
tables I decided to do the card on ceiling. A card
was selected- the rubber band wrapped firmly around
the deck- and then came the throw… I tossed the
pack with as much strength as would allow me any
semblance of accuracy. I didn't even get close
(it was REALLY high). But the deck came down right
into my hand. So, on the next throw I just gave it
all the strength I could muster. The deck didn't
go straight up… it went in a sideways arc and
exploded in midair like a firework over some nearby
tables. I looked back at my table, they were
bewildered to say the least, so I took a big sweeping
bow and they immediately started to clap riotously.
The effect looked so spectacular that the chosen card
was forgotten and I just moved on. That next table
immediately asked for the one with the "exploding cards".

- 3 -

After attending a Chris Kenner seminar about
creativity I decided that something needed to be
done with the classic snow storm routine that
finished my kids show. So I came up with new patter
about always wanting to make it rain ice cream (hey
what kid wouldn't love that?). At the end of my
next performance I tried it out. The flakes came out
of my hand and fell gently on the ground… but then
to my horror an auditorium full of children ran up
to the stage and began shoving fistfuls of confetti
into their mouths. I'll never forget the look of
about four hundred children believing they had been
betrayed and spitting mouth wads of mushy paper to the floor.

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The lie was #1 Curtis did do Magic in Uraguay but this didn't happen!

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