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George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3042 Posts |
I may get ostracized for this, but I could never see myself doing any type of close-up or strolling affects. Even back when I was starting out (forty-some years ago), they never did anything for me.
That's our departed buddy Burt, aka The Great Burtini, doing his famous Cups and Mice routine
www.georgefledo.net Latest column: "Sorry about the photos in my posts here" |
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cvwtzhaar New user 36 Posts |
I never perform anything that involves producing anything from the mouth as well as the type of magic that has been called "Geek Magic".
It's not my cup of tea. |
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
I would't vanish the statue of liberty.
It's too small.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
Tommy |
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markmiller Special user 731 Posts |
I'll never do Goshman's Ding Dong or the 20th Century Bra Trick even though sometimes I might want to.
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
A post that I made 3 years ago about not liking big box magic tricks for kids shows was deleted, and that is why poor Airship's post to me looks so lame.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
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noble1 Special user 651 Posts |
I'll never do gospel magic.
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
I don't do balloons.
I don't do sponge balls. I don't do puppets. I don't do box tricks. I don't do card tricks. (I do some tricks that use cards) I don't do illusions. I don't EVER use patter. (poor excuse for comedy) I don't do mentalism. I don't do hypnotism. I don't use animals. I don't do windows.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
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Jacques Loyal user North 206 Posts |
Pick a card, any card...
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edh Inner circle 4698 Posts |
Al, what do you do?
Do you do dishes?
Magic is a vanishing art.
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts |
Practically the only thing left for Al is Houdini's Chinese Water Torture Cell...
which, frankly, I would rather do than dishes.
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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edh Inner circle 4698 Posts |
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On 2010-08-24 16:39, mandarin wrote: :lol:
Magic is a vanishing art.
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
I use bags, tubes, silks, ropes, coins, rings, rubber bands, and tricks that use cards, but not necesserily card tricks. There is a method to my madness, I can do two different 45 minute shows from my brief case. I am also a juggler, and a comedian. Most of the performing that I do is parlor magic, and birthday parties. I'm far too old to do Houdini's milk can escape.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
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panlives Inner circle 2087 Posts |
Decapitations.
"Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"
"To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time." "The dog did nothing in the night-time." "That was the curious incident," remarked Sherlock Holmes. |
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MickeyPainless Inner circle California 6065 Posts |
I'll never wear eye liner!
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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
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On 2007-05-19 12:25, Jaxon wrote: Never perform? Anything to do with cigarettes and smoking. I hate the habit and I think it would look out of place in my hands. And I want to stay away from anything that looks "proppy" magicians "props" don't amaze and I kind of think most intelligent spectators think the same thing.
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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msmaster Special user 522 Posts |
Nowadays most would agree with your ban on smoking. Curious how someone like Jim Steinmeyer would feel about your opinion "proppy" "props" fail to amaze intelligent spectators. I bet he thinks his Interlude, Pole Levitation, and others do the job.
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Big box props are very popular with the childrens magicians at the magic Café.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
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On 2010-09-01 21:17, msmaster wrote: To each their own.
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Whit Haydn V.I.P. 5449 Posts |
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On 2010-09-01 21:17, msmaster wrote: I don't know if proppy magic amazes or simply puzzles. The stage distance, and the impression that the "prop" is a possible explanation weakens the dilemma. I don't think the Pole Levitation is "proppy." Zig Zag, Interlude, Geometric, etc. are what I consider "proppy" magic. That doesn't mean they aren't entertaining or fun. They just are not "inexplicable"--the prop offers some kind of possible explanation even if it isn't clear what that is...like in close-up where the spectator sees "something" even if he isn't sure what he saw. |
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Whit
If you go to the little darling forum of the magic Café you will see that the majority of the kids magicians there use a van full of big box props for each birthday party. They don't mind making three trips from their car each way, with a half hour of set up time, and a half hour of break down time. Man I'm tired just talking about it.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
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