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Figure. 1 SET-UP The stack of celebrity cards should be assembled in whatever order you want to introduce them from face to back. On the very back of that stack, place the one rough and smooth pair that matches that back design. (Fig. 1) Stack the other rough and smooth pairs in a separate spot on your table and you’re ready to go. before they do. I’ll show you. Displaying the face of the cards, you begin to go through them one at a time. (Fig. 2) TO PERFORM Invite a member of the audience to join you on stage as you pick up the stack of cards containing the celebrities (the blue set). I love questions that start conversations. One of my favorites has always been, “If you could have a BBQ with anyone – living or dead – who would you invite?” I’ve thought long and hard about it, and what’s interesting to me is that when I discuss it with others, I find that MY choices are often the exact same as other people’s. In fact, I’ve gotten so good at this that I can often guess who someone is going to fake-invite to their cookout even VANISH - International Magic Magazine www.VanishMagazine.com 11