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to visit my grandma in Memphis, and hung out in Vegas with my magician friends. But this was different. Besides the fact that it was it a huge city with a formidable reputation that I’d never been to before, I’d also be going on my own.
I might have been anxious, but as I boarded the flight, I had a funny feeling that things would be OK. New York was the birthplace of hip hop and it was the setting for some of film’s most iconic moments. Many of my favourite rappers, actors andfilm directors hailed from the place they called the Big Apple. I couldn’t wait to take a bite.
As the jumbo jet landed in New York, I glimpsed the city through the smog. It looked tiny from the plane and I wondered if it would live up to my huge expectations.
I collected my bags and jumped in a taxi into town. The cab sped through Queens and the nerves returned; the area looked quite rough. There were huge project buildings, run-down shops and dubious-looking people hanging out on the corners. Who knows, perhaps I passed a young 50 Cent up to no good on those mean streets! My butterflies increased tenfold.
When the taxi finally hit Manhattan after about an hour, the contrast was remarkable. We passed Grand Central Station and crawled through the rush-hour traffic. It was mind-blowing, like something out of a film. Huge buildings towered above me, yellow cabs honked their horns at the thousands of people hurrying past, their focus firmly fixed on whatever important destination they were headed to. I looked to my left and could just about see the Empire State Building. As a film fanatic, it felt weird to see these iconic landmarks in real life. New York was like one big movie set.
Although I’ve been to New York a lot of times now, I still have the same funny feeling when I first land there. It’s like anything is possible in that city; if you have a dream, then New York is the place to try and live it. Its energy is like nowhere else. The city truly never sleeps!
I HAD DONE my research before going to New York and discovered that you could stay cheaply at the Hilton Hotel, where the magic conference was being held, if you were prepared to share with someone else.
My roommate was a tall ginger guy whose name I have since forgotten, and his assistant, who was also his girlfriend. It was a bit awkward, sharing a room with a couple, but we rarely saw each other. My roommate and his girlfriend had an act called the Quick Change where they would dance and do twenty outfit changes in three minutes. He would throw glitter in the air and the next thing you knew, her red dress would be changed to a glittery one. It was made famous by David and Dania, who did it on America’s Got Talent . It was a real eye-opener to share our ideas of magic and to be amongst all that creativity. Lying back on my bed the first night, I was excited about getting to the conference the following morning. I was looking forward to being exposed to new thoughts and the greatest magic I had ever seen. My stomach fluttered with anticipation.
As I had hoped, it was amazing. On the first day I saw Siegfried and Roy and watched a magnetic David Copperfield deliver a seminar about his life in magic; how he had fallen in love with magic as a little boy.
I was so busy running about meeting people I barely got time to see much of the city. I just about managed to visit Times Square, and the only places I went were within walking distance of the Hilton, which was on the Avenue of the Americas where all the skyscrapers are. Looking up at them, towering above me, memories of Spider-Man leaping from rooftop to rooftop and scaling down the sides of huge buildings came back to me. Finally, I was living in the movies – just like I’d always wanted to.
There were 2,000 magicians at the conference, so I made lots of friends, many of whom I’m still in touch with. It was the ultimate networking spot for magicians. I got to know an escapologist called Spencer Horseman, who was from
I might have been anxious, but as I boarded the flight, I had a funny feeling that things would be OK. New York was the birthplace of hip hop and it was the setting for some of film’s most iconic moments. Many of my favourite rappers, actors andfilm directors hailed from the place they called the Big Apple. I couldn’t wait to take a bite.
As the jumbo jet landed in New York, I glimpsed the city through the smog. It looked tiny from the plane and I wondered if it would live up to my huge expectations.
I collected my bags and jumped in a taxi into town. The cab sped through Queens and the nerves returned; the area looked quite rough. There were huge project buildings, run-down shops and dubious-looking people hanging out on the corners. Who knows, perhaps I passed a young 50 Cent up to no good on those mean streets! My butterflies increased tenfold.
When the taxi finally hit Manhattan after about an hour, the contrast was remarkable. We passed Grand Central Station and crawled through the rush-hour traffic. It was mind-blowing, like something out of a film. Huge buildings towered above me, yellow cabs honked their horns at the thousands of people hurrying past, their focus firmly fixed on whatever important destination they were headed to. I looked to my left and could just about see the Empire State Building. As a film fanatic, it felt weird to see these iconic landmarks in real life. New York was like one big movie set.
Although I’ve been to New York a lot of times now, I still have the same funny feeling when I first land there. It’s like anything is possible in that city; if you have a dream, then New York is the place to try and live it. Its energy is like nowhere else. The city truly never sleeps!
I HAD DONE my research before going to New York and discovered that you could stay cheaply at the Hilton Hotel, where the magic conference was being held, if you were prepared to share with someone else.
My roommate was a tall ginger guy whose name I have since forgotten, and his assistant, who was also his girlfriend. It was a bit awkward, sharing a room with a couple, but we rarely saw each other. My roommate and his girlfriend had an act called the Quick Change where they would dance and do twenty outfit changes in three minutes. He would throw glitter in the air and the next thing you knew, her red dress would be changed to a glittery one. It was made famous by David and Dania, who did it on America’s Got Talent . It was a real eye-opener to share our ideas of magic and to be amongst all that creativity. Lying back on my bed the first night, I was excited about getting to the conference the following morning. I was looking forward to being exposed to new thoughts and the greatest magic I had ever seen. My stomach fluttered with anticipation.
As I had hoped, it was amazing. On the first day I saw Siegfried and Roy and watched a magnetic David Copperfield deliver a seminar about his life in magic; how he had fallen in love with magic as a little boy.
I was so busy running about meeting people I barely got time to see much of the city. I just about managed to visit Times Square, and the only places I went were within walking distance of the Hilton, which was on the Avenue of the Americas where all the skyscrapers are. Looking up at them, towering above me, memories of Spider-Man leaping from rooftop to rooftop and scaling down the sides of huge buildings came back to me. Finally, I was living in the movies – just like I’d always wanted to.
There were 2,000 magicians at the conference, so I made lots of friends, many of whom I’m still in touch with. It was the ultimate networking spot for magicians. I got to know an escapologist called Spencer Horseman, who was from
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