Monday Check-In #3
/Hey, hey! How are you doing, Jerx-keteers!
That’s right…Jerx-keteers. I’m going with some new branding for the readers of this site. You see, I think it’s important that we stop seeing ourselves as just disparate magicians across the globe, but what I really want to do is foster a sense of community.
I’m just busting your balls. I don’t want a community with you goons. I’ve just noticed a lot of magic enterprises popping up talking about “developing a community.” A community? Of magicians? That you talk to online? Is that really what’s missing from anyone’s life? Isn’t there a soup kitchen you could be volunteering at? Is all the litter picked up in your town?
I get it. There’s the coronavirus and people are more isolated than ever before and these online communities are helping to keep you sane. That’s fine. But it seems like we may be dealing with more than just a temporary coping mechanism. It sometimes feels like the hobby of magic will more and more become magicians performing for other magicians from the safety of their homes. It’s kind of the most cowardly way to perform and engage with magic, which is why I’m guessing it appeals to so many magicians (who are notorious cowards).
I’m not trashing online lectures or groups or things like that. I think they can be a great resource if you’re taking that information and synthesizing it in a way you can use in your own performances. But it seems pointless to me if they just become another way to accumulate more information and more tricks without getting you out performing.
Also, “let’s create a community” is like sitting next to a stranger at the bus stop and saying, “let’s be best friends.” Friendship and community are things that are built out of a special connection between people or a group. Trying to create a sense of community from just anyone who has an interest in magic and $25 a month, or whatever, is a doomed enterprise.
All that being said, I’m really exited to introduce…
For just $85 a month, you can be a member of this exclusive Jerx Community.
Benefits include:
Nightly Dinners: Fuck your family, come eat dinner at your laptop with the Jerx Platinum Community. We’ll share recipes and discuss variations on classic tricks which no normal spectator would be able to differentiate from one another.
Jerx Sleepovers: Once a week, we’ll get together for a late-night virtual slumber party. We’ll braid each other’s hair, tell ghost stories, talk about what boys we think are cute, and read a chapter from Erdnase.
Texting: You will get my personal cell phone number, from which I will sext you pictures of my penis once a day. [Jerx Platinum Plus (an additional $10/month) will also include my balls)]
Custom Windbreaker
A lot of the emails I’m getting recently are about schedule stuff. So just to clarify, here is the upcoming schedule (to the extent I know it at this point).
End of January - The books for the 2020 Rewards package will come in. At that time I’ll know if there are any extras and, if so, those will be offered to people on the waiting list for the 2020 package.
Beginning of February - 2020 Rewards packages ship.
Mid-ish February - The site starts back up again.
Late February - 2020 Supporters will get an email to see if they want to sign up for 2021. If we reach the sign-up threshold, then I’ll do another year.
End of February - Any open supporter slots will be made available on a first-come, first-serve basis (that will be announced on this site at that time.)