At our most recent meeting, we had a large turnout of club members and visitors who were treated to a fantastic lecture by none other than Michigan's own John Luka.
Member Ming Louie remarked of John's lecture:
"I don't perform cards but was frankly awestruck by the creativity and details borne of years of experience and thoughtfulness. I've been performing Ed Marlo's slow motion aces for years but could never get it 100%, thanks to you I see a way forward. Small details like using your fingernails make it a miracle.
Thoughtful creative labor matters, not the scale. There may be more creative output in a card trick than grand illusion. Thank you for reminding us of this."
John's lecture was titled "Secrets You Can and Will Use" and the material held true to the title's promise. John performs wonderful effects and then teaches them step-by-step. Each has been thought out to be practical with no knuckle-busting slights. Even the occasional double-lift is accompanied by intelligently choreographed get-ready moves so the heat is off. John provides detailed attribution for every move that weaves a fascinating view into the history of magic. He has foreseen (or experienced) anything that can go wrong and designed and redesigned the routines to eliminate any shortcomings they may have had.
Thank you John for a great lecture!
