Inside Magic

Jay Marshall introduces Simon Aronson

I have to be honest; I did not know much about Simon before I attended his lecture this weekend at Magic Incorporated.

I didn?t know that he as a retired lawyer (still of counsel to one of the nation?s most important firms) and that his love for magic is essentially his only motivation for developing the many effects he has for contributing his fantastic effects. I assumed he was a long-time professional in our art and that he performed his card effects for corporate and significant private social gatherings.

I had just come back from the South Carolina Association of Magicians convention in Columbia and my friends thought me daft (I think they said ‘daft.’ They may have said I was a ‘giraffe’ but that would make no sense)to continue my drive westward to Chicago for a single lecture.

They were wrong, I was right. The Aronson lecture is not to be missed if you ever have a chance to attend.

Simon truly loves magic and loves, especially, card magic. His love for our craft is obvious in the care he has given to his lecture?s preparation and presentation.

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