Michael Close

Michael Close is a distinguished gentleman with slight greying hair. His personal skills are impeccable, and you could easily mistake him for a Sales Executive for some Fortune 500 company. However, he is one of the most skilled magicians around today. Two things set Michael apart from most magicians. The first is his commitment to details. The second is the extra effort he goes through to make a trick seem impossible.

Michael Close

Anyone can buy a trick, and with a little practice do it the next day. Usually they do the trick with unnatural moves, and spectators can easily tell that the magician is doing something behind the scene. This spoils the trick, and diminishes the magical illusion. Michael will not do a trick unless all movements are natural and have a reason in context of the performance. As Michael has pointed out to others magicians, a trick should look as if the magician really does have magical powers. The spectators shouldn't have a clue how the trick is done. This dedication to detail, makes Michael performances magical.

However, Michael doesn't stop there. He goes the extra mile to make his tricks seem impossible. Unfortunately, going into any detail at this point would be revealing too much on how some tricks are done. However, to keep you happy here is a hint. The human mind can do some amazing things, if you are willing to invest the time and effort to train it. Otherwise, if you want to learn more you will have to read one of Michael's books, or view one of his videos. So check out his Web Site at http://www.bigfoot.com/~magicdude.

C. J. Glover and Michael Close

Still, don't get us wrong. Not everything Michael does required hours and hours of practice. In fact, one of Michael most entertaining trick "Origami Bill Production" is very simple to do. Michael borrows a dollar bill from a spectator, which he folds into eighths and places on a handkerchief. He then folds the handkerchief with the dollar in it. Grabbing two corners of the folded handkerchief, Michael pulls them apart to quickly open it back up. The spectator is amazingly to find his borrowed dollar bill folded into an origami shape, which can be kept as a memento.