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>>> WELCOME BACK TO "CALIFORNIA
LIVE."
IF YOU WRITE OFF MAGIC AS HOCUS
POCUS YOU MAY BE A BELIEVER
AFTER SEEING ILLUSIONIST BLAKE
PERFORM A CARD TRICK THAT LEFT
OUR ROSS THOMAS BREATHLESS.
OUR ROSS THOMAS BREATHLESS.
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>> WE MIGHT JUST PUT YOU UNDER A
SPELL TODAY WITH A BEHIND THE
SCENES LOOK OF A MODERN MAGIC
SHOW TO IMPRESS A SKEPTICAL
AUDIENCE.
I’M HERE AT A HIDDEN 1920
SPEAKEASY IN SAN FRANCISCO WHERE
THE SHOW TAKES PLACE.
IS THIS A PAINTING OR A DOOR?
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KEVIN!
>> HOW ARE WE DOING?
>> IS THIS REALLY YOU?
>> WHERE’S MY SMOKE BOMB?
>> I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD VANISH.
YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED A MODERN
YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED A MODERN
DAY VERSION OF MERLIN.
AN ILLUSIONIST.
>> SOMEONE THAT CREATES THE
ILLUSION OF MAGIC.
I’M NOT A WIZARD.
>> WHEN DID YOU FIRST DECIDE TO
BECOME A MAGICIAN?
BECOME A MAGICIAN?
>> WHEN I WAS 9 YEARS OLD I
>> WHEN I WAS 9 YEARS OLD I
FOUND VHS TAPES THAT ARE
RECORDED COPPERFIELD.
>> LEGEND.
YOU HAVE BEEN ON "AMERICA’S GOT
TALENT."
TELL US ABOUT THIS SHOW.
>> IT IS SORT OF A DESCENDANT
>> IT IS SORT OF A DESCENDANT
FROM THE TV APPEARANCES.
I PUT THE SHOW TOGETHER FOR SAN
FRANCISCO AND IT IS SO MUCH FUN.
>> LET’S TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK
ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE VENUE.
THIS IS THIS COOL SPEAKEASY.
I HAD TO GO THROUGH A PAINTING
TO GET HERE TO TALK TO YOU.
>> IT MAKE IT IS WHOLE THING
REALLY IMMERSIVE.
I’M A FUN GUY.
BEING IN THIS VENUE IS HALF OF
THE FUN OF THE SHOW.
THE FUN OF THE SHOW.
GOING THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT
SECRET PASSAGEWAYS.
>> SO COOL.
I WANT TO HAVE MY MIND BLOWN.
YOU GOT SOMETHING FOR ME TODAY?
>> I DO.
>> PLEASE.
>> PLEASE.
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ALL RIGHT.
COME JOIN ME.
TAKE A SEAT.
TAKE A SEAT.
ROSS, I WILL SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
I HAVE A DECK OF CARD AND THIS
FOR YOU WHICH IS A GIFT TO TAKE
HOME IF THIS DOESN’T WORK.
>> THERE IS NOTHING THERE.
>> THERE IS NOTHING THERE BUT
THERE IS SOMETHING YOU WILL SEE.
ARE YOU A GAMBLER?
>> YES.
>> YES.
NOT A VERY GOOD ONE.
>> I’M NOT.
I KNOW MYSELF TOO WELL I WOULD
BE ADDICTED.
BE ADDICTED.
>> FAIR POINT.
>> YOU’RE LIKELY TO LOSE BUT IF
YOU CAN CONTROL FATE TO SORT OF
CHEAT THEN MAYBE I WOULD GIVE IT
A SHOT.
HELP ME MIX THESE UP.
TAKE A CARD.
POP IT INSIDE THE CARD BOX HERE.
>> DON’T LOOK.
POP IT IN THE BOX.
POP IT IN THE BOX.
>> POP IT IN THE BOX.
YOU WILL NEVER KNOW.
>> PERFECT.
THERE IS A WAY TO CHEAT AND A
MOST COMMON WAY IS BY TRYING
TO -- UNDER THE GUISE TO MAKE
TO -- UNDER THE GUISE TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE CARDS AREN’T
MARKED.
>> CORRECT.
>> YOU KNOW THE CARDS MARKED.
>> YOU KNOW THE CARDS MARKED.
IN A POKER GAME YOU WILL NOTICE
THAT SOMETIMES YOU GET A SNEAKY
PEEK AT THE INDEXS.
THEY MIGHT TRY TO REMEMBER THE
ORDER.
>> YOU HAVE TO READ REALLY
QUICK.
>> I’LL COVER MY EYES AND TRY TO
REMEMBER THEM.
FIRST CARD SHOULD BE THE JACK OF
HEARTS.
IS IT?
>> YES.
>> KING OF CLUBS?
>> INDEED.
>> 9 OF DIMES.
8 OF DIAMONDS.
ACE OF CLUBS.
ACE OF CLUBS.
QUEEN OF HEARTS.
6 OF SPADES.
8 OF CLUBS.
I DON’T WANT YOU TO THINK I DID
THE FIRST COUPLE.
IS THIS IT?
>> YES.
>> DEEP DOWN WHY WHAT KARTDCARD
THIS?
NEXT IS -- KING OF HEARTS?
>> YES.
>> 3 OF HEARTS.
>> 3 OF HEARTS.
10 OF SPADES.
JACK OF SPADES.
JACK OF SPADES.
THEN THE 3 OF DIAMONDS?
>> YES.
>> KING OF DIAMONDS?
>> YES.
>> THAT’S ENOUGH.
THERE’S ONE CARD I DIDN’T SEE.
YOU DIDN’T SEE IT EITHER.
THE 9 OF CLUBS?
>> NO.
>> SEE IF WE GOT THIS.
SHOULD BE, OF COURSE.
>> OH MY GOSH!
>> OH MY GOSH!
>> I HAD A PREMONITION LAST
NIGHT ABOUT YOU AND THIS CARD.
WE HAD THIS MADE UP FOR YOU.
WE THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE THIS
LITTLE -- IF YOU TRY TO CHANGE
CAREERS.
>> GET OUT OF HERE.
WHAT?
>> WE FIGURED YOU WOULD LIKE
THIS.
>> HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?
I’M LIKE, OKAY.
KEVIN!
>> IT’S BEEN FUN.
>> THIS IS AMAZING!
WHAT THE [ BLEEP ]?
>> OKAY.
THAT IS INSANE.
THAT IS INSANE.
ROSS, PLEASE PROMISE YOU WON’T
LEAVE US FOR A LIFE OF MAGIC.
LEAVE US FOR A LIFE OF MAGIC.
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND THE