It would be remiss not to mention James Randi as well, who while being a magician also had a career exposing genuine fraudsters (who wanted you to take them seriously, unlike Randi's magic)
After 50 years, The Magic Circle finally inducts Penn and Teller
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Re: After 50 years, The Magic Circle finally inducts Penn and Teller
#42Good for them! They bucked plenty of the "rules of magic", but no doubt inspired another generation somewhere. I hope the craft never dies.
Re: After 50 years, The Magic Circle finally inducts Penn and Teller
#43Great to hear. I'll never forget running into Teller in the lobby of a small show I went to that he was also in the audience for. I sheepishly asked for an autograph and he was very friendly and gracious (and spoke!).
Did the speaking ruin some of the magic, or did it make the experience even more special?
Re: After 50 years, The Magic Circle finally inducts Penn and Teller
#44It would be remiss not to mention James Randi as well, who while being a magician also had a career exposing genuine fraudsters (who wanted you to take them seriously, unlike Randi's magic)
Ha. I'll see your genuine fraudsters and raise you an authentic counterfeit.
Re: After 50 years, The Magic Circle finally inducts Penn and Teller
#45Great to hear. I'll never forget running into Teller in the lobby of a small show I went to that he was also in the audience for. I sheepishly asked for an autograph and he was very friendly and gracious (and spoke!).
Did the speaking ruin some of the magic, or did it make the experience even more special?
More special definitely.
Re: After 50 years, The Magic Circle finally inducts Penn and Teller
#46The thing I really love about magic is that so much of it boils down to “I practiced for years and developed a seemingly superhuman ability to manipulate this object”. I really relate to this because despite being at least ostensibly “gifted” my entire academic career, almost all of my professional success has been because I have been willing to climb steep learning curves at the expense of hours of my life and extre…
what's your favorite speciality?
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#47I am not sure why they even bother...they are at the top of their fields and they are household names in America that are synonymous with magic. Not since Houdini has there been such famous magicians in show biz. The professional organizations should be naming prizes after them instead of them begging to be part of the in-group. You don't see Bill Gates, Jobs, or Torvalds begging to join the IEEE.
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Re: After 50 years, The Magic Circle finally inducts Penn and Teller
#48The thing I really love about magic is that so much of it boils down to “I practiced for years and developed a seemingly superhuman ability to manipulate this object”. I really relate to this because despite being at least ostensibly “gifted” my entire academic career, almost all of my professional success has been because I have been willing to climb steep learning curves at the expense of hours of my life and extre…
Jason Ladayne is a great example. His card control is unreal: https://www.youtube.com/user/CardMagicByJason
Jason is phenomenal. There is absolutely no telling how many hours he has had a deck of cards in his hands.
The foundations of card magic are certainly out there, and for me knowing how the fundamental slights work make it that much more magical to see it performed at such a level. No different than having played a sport makes spectating that much more interesting and appreciable.
Re: After 50 years, The Magic Circle finally inducts Penn and Teller
#49It would be remiss not to mention James Randi as well, who while being a magician also had a career exposing genuine fraudsters (who wanted you to take them seriously, unlike Randi's magic)
And James Randi was a role model for Penn.
Re: After 50 years, The Magic Circle finally inducts Penn and Teller
#50I am not sure why they even bother...they are at the top of their fields and they are household names in America that are synonymous with magic. Not since Houdini has there been such famous magicians in show biz. The professional organizations should be naming prizes after them instead of them begging to be part of the in-group. You don't see Bill Gates, Jobs, or Torvalds begging to join the IEEE.
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