I stated several weeks ago that I was going to leave magic to explore other opportunities in life. I still had a passion for magic, but grew weary of the politics. But when magic has been a part of your life for as long as you can remember, leaving it all behind is not as easy as you think. I still have many things that I want to do in life outside of magic, and will pursue them when time allows. However, several things have changed over the past few weeks. In addition to the hundreds of supportive emails from friends and fans, one of the turning points and reasons that I’m writing this statement pertains to my effect Molten.

Even as I tried to make a graceful exit from the magic business, I couldn’t escape the politics. To make a long story short, a friend brought to my attention a podcast that was on Itricks a couple of weeks ago. The person being interviewed claimed that he and Joel Brooke came up with the effect and that all that I did was come up with the handling. In short his statements could not be further from the truth. He was not present when I came up with the idea, and was NEVER a part of the creative process when Joel and I were working together. To be honest I don’t even know who he is. Joel made a mistake with a bottle while working on entirely different effect. Upon seeing the mistake, I came up with the idea for doing Molten. Joel and I started the process together, but for whatever reason we fell out of touch. I’m not here to point any fingers. Any relationship, business or personal, takes communication…which we both lacked.

I have since been working on Molten for over a year pretty much nonstop. I thought of the effect, created my own method (completely different than the one Joel and I were working on), and also developed the handling for Molten. In essence, I worked out every aspect independently.

I have no hard feelings toward Joel, and I welcome him to put out his version if he chooses to pursue it. I really do wish him the best. This is all I’m going to say on the subject. I’m very thankful to all of my family, friends, and fans. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

In Magic,

Morgan

Tags: Molten, Morgan, Strebler

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