- Yo what's up?!?!
Happy New Year to my YouTube family.
Ah, 2016.
I mean, for a lot of people 2016 has been shit.
First we lose a gorilla then we gain an orangutan
and then we lose Leia.
But in all fairness 2016 has been a great year
for magic and magicians.
There was a lot of TV shows, game shows, and that type of
thing which really put magic on the map and
gave a lot of opportunities to many magicians
across the world, so that's a good thing.
I mean that must be a good thing.
And 2016 sparks the year that I hit my 100K,
which I'm super proud of, which I'm so stoked about.
Thanks to you.
But if 2016 is any indication of where this is going
2017 is gonna be off the hook family.
I can't wait for it to happen and I'm excited for
all of you, I'm excited for the magic world in general.
I'm excited for people who are just getting into magic,
people who're just starting.
Uh, just picked up a deck of cards a couple weeks ago.
You guys, you right there, yes you,
don't put that deck down.
Keep it in your hands, keep thinking, keep fiddling,
keep playing around with ideas.
You never know what will come out of it.
Prime example right here.
Not a good example, but an example nonetheless.
So guys I thought I'd put a little video together
for sort of recapping 2016.
And I hope you enjoy it and we'll see you on the
other side in 2017 guys.
Thank you so much once again for this amazing year.
I love each and every one of you and I can't,
can't thank you enough.
Be good, prosper, and we'll see you in 2017.
Peace.
This year has without a doubt been the
most important year of my magic career.
From releasing a deck of cards or two or three,
to putting on my very own magic effects
and traveling the world.
From places like New York, where I got to meet some of
the finest slight of hand artists in the world,
all the way to Miami, Sacramento, where I actually held
my very first magic lecture, and then Blackpool, England,
where I got to hang out with some more magicians.
Can't forget half a dozen trips to Toronto,
a few back and forths to L.A. and of course there was
San Diego, there was Venice Beach,
and there was the time my friends and I
decided to ride through the desert from
California all the way to Los Vegas.
All in all a total of 23 trips, now think about that,
that's almost a trip every two weeks.
I've been on 73 individual airplanes in 2016.
But I can't really complain, can I?
Magic has allowed me to see some of the most magical
and hidden places on Earth.
Places that I don't even know how I would get to
without magic.
It's allowed me to see beautiful sights of the ocean
multiple times, which I'm always drawn to.
But more importantly, more important than all the travels,
are the people I've met.
The people who share the same passion as I do,
who I'm lucky enough to call friends.
From magic gyms to hanging out, even learning
a few new card tricks.
That's really what it's all about for me.
And I honestly feel like I'm just starting to get
my feet wet, literally.
If there's one thing that magic taught me in 2016
it's to never take anything for granted.
Take every moment as it comes and every opportunity
as long as it helps your end goal.
Seize it!
You never know what could come out of it.
You never know who you'll meet in the process.
People that will change your lives forever.
I look forward to 2017.
I look forward to the travels and I look forward
to the new friends that I haven't met yet.
So no matter what anybody says never stray from
your own vision, respect that vision,
follow that vision through to the fullest.
'Cause you never know where that might end up taking you.