These words were uttered by Max Maven shortly after reading David Regal's Close-up & Personal. Fortunately, Regal has escaped prosecution, due not only to his inventiveness, wit and originality in magic, but also to his success as a comedy performer and television writer. Mr. Regal is a popular performer at the Magic Castle, just one of the locations where he has audience-honed the material in this book. Many of these tricks include complete and often hilarious presentations.
