WIU: The Greatest Live Broadcast Event in Magic History

Live magic broadcasts have traditionally been pretty underwhelming. Think David Copperfield’s Tornado of Fire.

Or David Blaine’s Dive of Death—a live event so underwhelming you don’t even remember it.

Well, hold onto your assholes, because on July 23rd, the greatest live event in magic history will take place.

Back in April, after Curtis Kam’s passing, I shared a review I’d written of his Penguin Live lecture—originally published in my Love Letters newsletter.

The highlight of that lecture, for me, was a trick where a half-dollar appears inside a tightly rolled dollar bill. I changed the presentation quite a bit and shared my version in that review.

I ended the write-up with this:

Ideally I’d like to carry this ready to go at a moment’s notice, but I’m not sure that would be good for the gimmick. I’ll have to test if the gimmick still works as it should if it’s inside the package for a day or a week or whatever.

Well... I present you with this:

A folding half-dollar that’s been stuck in the folded position since June 20th. Which means, come July 23rd, it will have been in its tensioned state for over a month.

If it snaps into position quickly after that time has passed, I’ll know I can keep the set-up ready in my bag for at least a month before changing the rubber band.

So join me—live—on July 23rd, as we finally confront the question that has echoed through the halls of magic history for generations...