Friday, December 06, 2002
Of Juggling and Magic
In response to the Dice Stacking / Todd Strong story (below) much-loved correspondent Jan Nickerson writes:
Are you a fan of Ricky Jay, too?
I went to Cornell with him. He used to blow our minds at fraternity parties when he would throw a deck of cards against a window and the one card that would stick in the window pane would be the card we had selected. Unbelievable!
And in so writing, Jan makes the connection between juggling and magic.
I'm thinking that magic might be even more theatrical than juggling, less a "pure play" thing, a thing that almost requires an audience. But it is a thing of fun, clearly and entirely - a thing from time to time of genuinely deep fun. As they say, there might be more here than meets the eye.
Which also makes mention-worthy, again thanks to Jan's mention to me, Michael Gelb and his program "Lessons from the Art of Juggling: How to Achieve Your Full Potential in Business, Learning, and Life"
Oh, the heights we reach when reaching for fun!
Are you a fan of Ricky Jay, too?
I went to Cornell with him. He used to blow our minds at fraternity parties when he would throw a deck of cards against a window and the one card that would stick in the window pane would be the card we had selected. Unbelievable!
And in so writing, Jan makes the connection between juggling and magic.
I'm thinking that magic might be even more theatrical than juggling, less a "pure play" thing, a thing that almost requires an audience. But it is a thing of fun, clearly and entirely - a thing from time to time of genuinely deep fun. As they say, there might be more here than meets the eye.
Which also makes mention-worthy, again thanks to Jan's mention to me, Michael Gelb and his program "Lessons from the Art of Juggling: How to Achieve Your Full Potential in Business, Learning, and Life"
Oh, the heights we reach when reaching for fun!
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