- So there's rules to this game, okay?
Me and you are gonna play.
Rule number one, you get to have any string you want,
one at a time.
The second rule is, whatever string
you decide to take,
you have to pull hard.
So I'll put this in my mouth and we'll start.
- And on three, close your eyes.
Ready?
One, two.
(fingers snapping)
(soft instrumental music)
- What's up guys, and welcome back.
I am in New York City.
We're at the Strand,
and the Strand is a bookstore,
like a historic bookstore in New York.
And we're here to help launch Ian Frisch's book,
which I've been talkin' about on my
Instagram by the way, if you wanna follow
my link below.
Magic is Dead, and by the way, this is Ian.
Ian, hop in.
- Hello, what's up?
Oh my God.
- Don't do that.
(laughing)
So look, we're here at the Strand,
and we're gonna be doin' a Q&A.
Ian's gonna be answering questions about the book,
and we're also gonna do some performances
and there's a whole bunch of fans coming.
My buddy Doug McKenzie's gonna be here,
Tony Chang, Xavior Spade,
a lot of other magicians in the New York area.
And so hopefully we'll get you guys
some really tasty footage,
some magic tricks,
and we'll get to meet some of you,
and it should be good times.
So this is the venue.
- [Chris] The voice?
Oh shit.
- You guys are right up there.
(rhythmic instrumental music)
(audience cheering and clapping)
What's up guys?
(audience cheering)
(audience applause)
- [Chris] We'll bring that mic down a little bit.
(laughing)
- You all looked, didn't you?
So I'm here, I have the corner
and I just gotta (inaudible) just watch
(inaudible)
Alright, Carl, I'm gonna go like this
I'm gonna, I'm gonna scan the audience
If you could just say stop
- Stop
- Right here, gentleman with the mustache,
can you please reach into your pocket,
I don't know which one, but, reach into your pocket
I think you'll find something.
(audience clapping)
- Probably here, I'll tell ya
It's, it's been a long ride.
(boom)
(audience clapping and cheering)
- Uh does anybody have one of these?
You got one of these right here?
- Yeah.
- These ones?
- Yeah.
- Alright.
- I mean (inaudible).
- What's your name?
- David.
- Alright, come on up, David, bring that deck.
Um here, well actually
Where is that, right here?
Here, catch!
Whoop, that's yours.
(audience claps)
- I'm gonna use, you got a deck?
- I do.
- What deck is this?
- I dunno.
- Are your card is snapped?
(audience laughs)
Alright here, actually that's yours
you take that and shuffle it up.
- Any jokers?
- Yeah, that's fine.
- Alright, well.
- Happy with that?
- Uh
Yeah.
- You take these, now I want you to give this a cut
just cut it once, complete the cut.
Perfect!
Do it again, wherever you want.
Now take it behind your back, give it a cut without showing
anyone.
And take the top card without looking at it,
so the top card, place it in your pocket, don't look at it.
Got it?
- Yep
- Okay, cards back, alright.
So you have a card, in your pocket,
I have a card in my pocket
and neither of us know what this card is,
there's no way that I could know what card you have,
correct?
- Probably not.
- Probably not?
(audience laughs)
So, you've seen this before?
Um, alright I'm going to take my card out,
hopefully this works.
I've got the queen of spades.
(Whistles)
(audience claps)
- I'll stop you mid performance for a thumbnail, eh?
- I asked uh, Chris to open for me so
(audience laughs)
Um, my name is Doug by the way nice to meet you guys.
(whistling)
(inaudible)
What's your name?
Savannah?
The guest of the evening, the special guest
Ian's mom.
And your name is?
- I'm Pam.
- Pam. Ian's mom, I like it, nice to meet you.
Stand like this.
Do you guys know each other?
- No
- [Pam] We do not.
- But I read about you in thebook.
- Do you have your phone with you?
- [Pam] I do.
- Could you grab your phone for one second.
Maybe put your phone here for one second.
Savannah, same thing, put your phone on the uh,
on the thing.
Let me stand right between you guys.
Maybe clasp your hands just like this.
Put up two fingers.
Watch if I open your fingers like this,
I open your fingers like this.
Watch if I start to push yours together,
you'll see, Savannah, you'll start to move also.
So, as Pam's get closer you'll see yours also get closer,
yes?
You feel that?
- Yeah, I don't know what's happening!
- Put your hands by your sides.
On 3 close your eyes, ready?
One, two, (snaps fingers) three.
Tight, tight, tight.
Yes or no, did you feel me touch you?
- Mhm
- Yes?
- Yes.
- Savannah, with your finger,
point to where you felt it.
- Use your right hand.
- Right there?
Okay good.
How many taps did you feel?
- Two.
- Two?
Again, Savannah, with your right hand,
point to where you felt it and how many times?
- Twice.
- Okay good, put your hand down.
So here's the weird part Savannah, open your eyes,
I wasn't tapping you, I was tapping Pam.
But you felt it, yes?
- Yeah.
- Weird.
(audience laughing and clapping)
Okay so, lets take it a step further,
that was an analog condition, lets make it digital.
Savannah, hold your phone in your left hand,
sorry, left hand here, sorry.
Yeah, turn your ringer on if you have a ringer.
Watch, if I take your finger like this,
and your finger like this.
Hold your phones so people can see the screens.
Watch, just get a connection.
Look.
- I have another phone that's getting a call in my pocket.
(audience laughing)
What the heck?!
That's my phone number!
- Are you connected?
(audience clapping)
Oh my God, don't hang up,
Savannah, is that your number?
- Yes.
- I won't tell anybody what it is.
Pam, is this your number?
- It is.
One, two, you ready?
Three, just like this.
(audience cheering and whistling)
- That looked really good so I'm just gonna show you uh,
Spongebob trick.
(audience laughing)
Alright, Olivia, I'm doing something over here,
because I don't want you to see.
- It's not the time to build your gimmick, bruh.
(audience laughing)
- I have here, a hook!
- With string.
- With string, correct.
So, there's rules to this game
me and you are gonna play.
Rule number 1, you get to have any string you want,
one at a time.
Okay?
One at a time.
The second rule is which ever string you decide to take,
you have to pull hard.
Okay?
So I'll put this in my mouth, then we'll start.
(audience laughs)
- Wait really?
- Yeah.
- Are you sure?
- Mhm.
- Hard?
- Are you sure?
(audience laughs)
(audience clapping)
(piano music playing)
- [Voice off-Camera] Solomon!
Solomon is going to blow my mind here,
what are you showing me Solomon?
- Well here we have the V2 First playing cards,
but some people don't like the the V2,
so people probably like the original V1's
- [Voice Off-Camera] (woo'ing)
You made that?
- Yeah.
- Alright guys, uh that was the meet up that was the
book signing,
thank you to Ian, thank you to Strand bookstore,
and thank you to everybody who showed up,
that was absolutely amazing,
I hope you guys enjoyed those performances.
I know this video might be, y'know there's,
there's just, magic performances.
I think that's what you guys want anyway, so.
Appreciate you guys, uh like this video,
comment, all that stuff,
and subscribe and we'll see you
thanks for talking during my outro, Ian!
Just 'cause you're an author now!
And we'll see y'all in the next video.
(upbeat instrumental)