Amazed innocent with David Palmer, magician extraordinaire, at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. Note the card I'm holding, with the cover of my book on its back. Dave made me pick a card, any card, from what looked to be a perfectly ordinary deck of cards. Then he had me sign its front. Not only did he get it to jump to the top of the deck after some manipulation, he had me look at the back, and -- "bloody hell!"... June 2, 2002.