Magicians do come in many flavors but we're all basically the same. We can change our clothes -- we get a new shirt every ten shows -- but it doesn't change our approach to the art.
Erik Mana wants to change all of that.
Erik Mana's introduction on MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/erikmana) starts out with a grabber - literally:
Long time ago, a wise man once told me "...pat your hand near his crotch, then pull it out!!"
I later realized that he was referring to how to lift a man's wallet from his back pocket whilst applying the necessary distraction. Since then,
I've been picking pockets, stealing watches and lifting jewelry like a bad habit, but then again - that's my job."
We've written about Mr. Mana on other web sites and found
his fans to be the most loyal and enthusiastic of any of our subjects.

Magic, unlike tap-dancing or classical guitar, either impresses and entertains, or stumps and irritates its audience.
The 
We just heard from Nate Kranzo:
We love hearing from Sammy Smith. We'd love to learn how he can work so hard, for so long and still be pleasant but his secret is safe with us -- and he probably wouldn't tell anyway.
Sometimes the story is just too much fun and makes it too hard to work. We think that's what happened to the Associated Press reporter assigned to cover FISM.