Hello, my name is Daniel Payne. I'm 14 and I live in Bedford, VA.
I'm new to the Café, but I've been doing magic for awhile. I just recently got a bit more serious about my magic.
I started magic when I was about 6 or so. I read some magic books that were sitting around, checked some out of the library, and learned some simple card tricks from my Dad.
Around 9 or so, I had a small collection of tricks that I kept in a big black suitcase. The collection grew from the cheap Ball and Vase trick that I got from some 'Marvin's Magic'.
I did my first magic show around this time. It was a quick rope trick for a school talent show. The first time it went okay, but then I had to preform it again later that evening for the parents. My volunteer had trouble tieing the knot around my hands =. It ended up with, "Oh, uh... you made an anti-magic knot... Sorry?"
I lost interest at that point. But last month I saw David Blaine on TV again and remembered how I used to love watching his magic back then. So, I came back to magic and learned all the sleights that I had skipped over before.
Anyway, I look foward to being a regular member of the Café.
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