Since this is connected to the lecture that Jeff Prace and John Stessel are giving tomorrow at Fantasma magic here in NYC, it seemed like this might be the best place to post this. I conducted an interview with Jeff that covers, in addition to details of the lecture, his background inventing magic tricks, thoughts on magic, etc. I find it interesting that Jeff is helping to lead close-up magic in new directions, toward using common objects like cel phones, headphones, and gum - as opposed to primarily coins and cards. The interview is at the Magic in New York blog, here:
http://www.herbsmagic.com/magic-in-new-york-blog