The general tone was supportive and welcoming as we digressed here and 1 The introductions were fascinating as we learned we had in our midst stage mentalists, close-up mentalists, inventors, writers, bizarrists, hypnotherapists, beginners, veterans, and TV/Movie people. My initial plan was to break into small groups (I even prepared numbered billets!) but the layout of the room was not conducive, so I thought a ‘brief’ round of introductions would break the ice. The room was indeed much smaller than imagined, but we managed to get some extra chairs and get down to business. Pete posts by the name Celloboy on the Mentalist Sanctum, which dawned on me about 10 minutes into the day. Christina left one of our participants (Pete Antoniou) in charge, which threw most of off in the first instance (myself included). A spreadsheet and many PayPal transfers later, we had 30 eager participants trundling into the basement of the shop ready for action. I Todd, Maria, & Andrew figured fate was with me and that this venue would be destined for the meeting. I was snooping about Treadwell’s Bookshop and got talking to Christina, the owner, who as it happens, is also an American and we both went to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. What started out as a kernel of an idea blossomed into a full-blown event with a full house of participants. Introduction I was pleased with the enthusiastic support for this meeting a meeting solely dedicated to the art of mentalism.

London Mentalism Meeting 7 July 2007 Treadwell’s Book Shop 23 Tavistock Street

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