Meeting the Grandmaster Mcbride

Master Magician Jeff McBride, Founder of the Mystery School in Las Vegas, was intrigued by an offer to see my handmade exotic magic props in person. My girlfriend had recently moved near Las Vegas for work, so I was regularly in town for the first time in a decade. Mystery School's aesthetics and values aligns with some of our Street Strong philosophies of quality and enchantment, so I contacted McBride, and showed him some photos of my exotic gibecieres and leather goods, and told him about the ironwoods I work with.
McBride's hospitality and enthusiasm for magic was such that our brief scheduled meeting turned into a little magic session. I showed him my coin circle flourish and some wand work. In return, he amazed me with a 14 [FOURTEEN!] coin flourish/display with four coins held in a diamond between his thumbs and two coins classic palmed-- while doing five coin roll outs in each hand. Incredible and inspiring. Reminded me of the first time I saw someone do muscle-ups in person at the local park. A new wand production subtlety I discovered while performing in the Close Up Gallery at the Magic Castle worked on McBride-- as it has every magician and layman I have shown in person. Strong misdirection stuff. He was impressed.
After McBride purchased a handful of items that resonated with him, we discussed some card magic and an underground coin move I have been playing with. He has asked me to perform at Wonderground sometime, so I might make a short set to show the new products together in action.