Also, what you say when you're doing magic is very important. Magic has to be done carefully at the right time, and served in the right way, or sometimes it can become very annoying to normal people. Of course, at The Magic Castle, they're ready at any time to see a trick, but when people are singing or dancing or talking, and somebody comes up and says, 'I'm gonna show you a trick. WHEN you do tricks for people is very important. A lot of people think that everybody's anxious to see a trick at any time of the day or night. September 1968 I think we should start this first column by saying something about magic in general. The Vernon Touch From Genii magazine 1968-1990