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After reading all of the reviews of The Flicking Fingers, I knew I had to hate them. I tend to run the opposite direction from any crowd and jump away from any bandwagon. Still, the people that liked The Flicking Fingers (hereinafter ?the Fingers?) were all people I?ve met and respect. They were good people who cared about magic and were not likely to jump on bandwagons.

Sure, I saw their video excerpt at Penguin Magic and found it to be cool, but still.

But still, how could I like the Fingers if everyone else liked them? I?m a Cubs Fan and have been since 1960. I know what it is like to live in the world of the lonely fan convinced there are things that I should and should not do. I should like something because it is truly good (or in the Cubs? sense, not horrible) and not because others like it. That?s why I still wear leisure suits ? I?m not a trend-follower.

But let me tell you, the Fingersare all that you and I have heard. They are deserving of the greatreputation that has moved across the six continents like the special, distinct smell that fills an office during a job interview.

(I know there are seven continents but I was talking to a guy on the Internet from Antarctica last night and he never heard of the Fingers. He was not a magician but a chess player but still, he wasn?t aware of the Fingers or even the David Blaine in a box deal. He kicked my chess playing butt in seven moves. What else could I expect, the guy doesn?t keep up on current events and doesn?t know magic phenomenon so he probably just spends all his frozen time…
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