Greetings from LA, glad to be here!

[mitch442]

Hello everyone.

My name is Mitchell Obatake.

I am an advertising Creative Director in Los Angeles. (I write ads like Darren Stevens did in Bewitched, but without the benefit of a magic wife.)

I am also a member of the Academy of Magical Arts at the World Famous Magic Castle.

I love card decks of all kinds. My passion started when I was 7 years old playing Hanafuda with my grandmother in Hawaii. 

After two years and a lot of help from Jason England and Jack Carpenter videos, I have a passable bottom deal.

I just read part one of the Hochman encyclopedia digital edition (technology is awesome).

I love gambling demonstrations, card-cheating stories and I think that there's nothing more beautiful than intricately detailed late-1800 to early-1900 Dougherty and USPC aces.

Thanks for reading and I look forward meeting more of you in this forum.

[Don Boyer]

Glad to have you here, Mitchell.  Feel free to poke around and if the search feature can't answer a question for you, just ask - we won't bust your chops for being the new guy. 

[Fess]

Hello Mitchell welcome to the forum! Look forward to seeing your opinions as you join the conversation. 

[mitch442]

Thanks for the welcome. There is a lot to learn here. I am loving it.