Recently my school news paper found me and sat me down for an interview about my magic and how all of it began, and all that god stuff. Well, I went ahead and answered their questions and then waited for the article. It is not posted on a website so I have decided that I'll just copy it down for you here. So here we go...
NOTE: I am not happy with a few sneaky things they did and what they cut out of the interview but I'll tell you about that in the post after the article.
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Title: MEET THE NEW DAVID COPPERFEILD
By: Emily Manning
Staff Writer. (This is what our paper says.)
With an unspoken confidence, Freshman Dylan Piknick approaches a table of snacking students. Equipped with nothing more than a backpack and a deck of cards, he simply tells them that he's going to do some magic for them-that's it; he's just going to do it.
He picks one of the shier students, asking him in plain language to pick a card, and not to show it to him.
Then the fun begins. The words pour out of his mouth as his hands move at the speed of light- flipping and spinning cards, all while he is rapidly explaining what exactly is going on. This is when people start to pay attention. Hush and disbelief fall over the table... Abruptly, he flips a card over- he doesn't have to ask it, but he humors them. "Is this your card?" Cue gaping mouths and exclamations.
Piknick can frequently found performing magic for crowds at a lunch table near you. His talent has been cultivated from a young age.
"When I was little, my uncle showed me a quarter trick , and i was so impressed, that he bought me a magic kit and I began picking up card tricks really quickly. That's how it all got started." Said Piknick.
While Piknick's first trick ever was extremely successful, he said he's seen a myriad of reactions for subsequent slights of hand.
"I've had people yell, cry, swear, gasp after I've finished a trick. One time a Police Officer threw me out of the mall for doing one; he told me I was Satan," Piknick said.
Part of magic's attracton comes from the element of uncertainty-not knowing what is going to happen next, or if it is going to happen correctly. Piknick says he feels this pressure, but enjoys the nervous energy of performing.
"At first pereforming is nerve wracking, but gradually, I become more focused on myself than I am the audiance, and that's when the tricks come together. I'll perform for anyone at lunch. I love the feeling," he said.
Piknick said that he often relies on his personality to carry some tricks through. He likes to make them funny or sarcastic, while still maintaining an element of mystery. Howver, he lets some tricks speak for themselves, including his honorable mention talent show performance, a complicated card trick that audiance members watched on a projection screen while Piknick performed silently in front of their eyes.
"At the talent show, I didn't speak because I felt the trick needed no words. But if I do speak, it will be really quickly to make sure to distract people.
With various performances already lined up for the summer, Piknick assured that magic is certainly something he plans to stick with in the future. Piknick also said that his talents extend beyond card tricks, including coin tricks, and some hypnosis and mind control.
but the question on everyone's mind as he silently pulls cards out of thin air is: Is this for real?
"I believe that the magic I do is just tricks. But I also, believe in real magic-things that go against the ordinary, like missing your flight on 9/11-something that totally defies statistics," Piknick Said.
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Sorry for any spelling mistakes. I had to copy this onto the computer by hand so there may be some errors. Below, there is a post of a couple mistakes the news paper writer made when they were writing the story.
Dylan P.
NOTE: I am not happy with a few sneaky things they did and what they cut out of the interview but I'll tell you about that in the post after the article.
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Title: MEET THE NEW DAVID COPPERFEILD
By: Emily Manning
Staff Writer. (This is what our paper says.)
With an unspoken confidence, Freshman Dylan Piknick approaches a table of snacking students. Equipped with nothing more than a backpack and a deck of cards, he simply tells them that he's going to do some magic for them-that's it; he's just going to do it.
He picks one of the shier students, asking him in plain language to pick a card, and not to show it to him.
Then the fun begins. The words pour out of his mouth as his hands move at the speed of light- flipping and spinning cards, all while he is rapidly explaining what exactly is going on. This is when people start to pay attention. Hush and disbelief fall over the table... Abruptly, he flips a card over- he doesn't have to ask it, but he humors them. "Is this your card?" Cue gaping mouths and exclamations.
Piknick can frequently found performing magic for crowds at a lunch table near you. His talent has been cultivated from a young age.
"When I was little, my uncle showed me a quarter trick , and i was so impressed, that he bought me a magic kit and I began picking up card tricks really quickly. That's how it all got started." Said Piknick.
While Piknick's first trick ever was extremely successful, he said he's seen a myriad of reactions for subsequent slights of hand.
"I've had people yell, cry, swear, gasp after I've finished a trick. One time a Police Officer threw me out of the mall for doing one; he told me I was Satan," Piknick said.
Part of magic's attracton comes from the element of uncertainty-not knowing what is going to happen next, or if it is going to happen correctly. Piknick says he feels this pressure, but enjoys the nervous energy of performing.
"At first pereforming is nerve wracking, but gradually, I become more focused on myself than I am the audiance, and that's when the tricks come together. I'll perform for anyone at lunch. I love the feeling," he said.
Piknick said that he often relies on his personality to carry some tricks through. He likes to make them funny or sarcastic, while still maintaining an element of mystery. Howver, he lets some tricks speak for themselves, including his honorable mention talent show performance, a complicated card trick that audiance members watched on a projection screen while Piknick performed silently in front of their eyes.
"At the talent show, I didn't speak because I felt the trick needed no words. But if I do speak, it will be really quickly to make sure to distract people.
With various performances already lined up for the summer, Piknick assured that magic is certainly something he plans to stick with in the future. Piknick also said that his talents extend beyond card tricks, including coin tricks, and some hypnosis and mind control.
but the question on everyone's mind as he silently pulls cards out of thin air is: Is this for real?
"I believe that the magic I do is just tricks. But I also, believe in real magic-things that go against the ordinary, like missing your flight on 9/11-something that totally defies statistics," Piknick Said.
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Sorry for any spelling mistakes. I had to copy this onto the computer by hand so there may be some errors. Below, there is a post of a couple mistakes the news paper writer made when they were writing the story.
Dylan P.
