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MagicMan888

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Posted: Jan 25, 2009 11:34am    Reply with quote   View Profile of MagicMan888  

Mine is probably Chriss Angel. Whats yours?
Christopher Lyle

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Dallas, Texas
5226 Posts
Posted: Jan 26, 2009 3:02pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Christopher Lyle  

First of all...it's Criss Angel not Chriss Angel and he's NOT a street Magician...he's a tool!

Here's my top 5

Cellini
Gazzo
Various
Bizzaro (go earn some money fool!)
Dwayne Andrews
+
HUNDREDS more that I cannot think of right now...

In Mystery,


Christopher Lyle
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gaddy

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Agent of Chaos
3111 Posts
Posted: Jan 27, 2009 3:21am    Reply with quote   View Profile of gaddy  

Me. Because my mother, and Mr. Rodgers, always told me that I'm special And that there's no one in the world quite like me.

Rags make paper,
Paper makes money,
Money makes banks,
Banks make loans,
Loans make beggars,
Beggars make...
...rags
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SoCalPro

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Southern California
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Posted: Jan 27, 2009 10:41am    Reply with quote   View Profile of SoCalPro  

Why are you guys even entertaining this kid????? He teaches card tricks and puts his assistants cleavage on camera.
David White

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Posted: Jan 29, 2009 11:10am    Reply with quote   View Profile of David White  

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On 2009-01-27 03:21, gaddy wrote:
Me. Because my mother, and Mr. Rodgers, always told me that I'm special And that there's no one in the world quite like me.



I like this post.

What do you guys think of Blaine? If you're a purist, traditionally speaking what he's done is not truly street magic, but he has performed a lot in the streets so......
SoCalPro

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Southern California
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Posted: Jan 29, 2009 1:31pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of SoCalPro  

Quote:

On 2009-01-29 11:10, David White wrote:
Quote:

On 2009-01-27 03:21, gaddy wrote:
Me. Because my mother, and Mr. Rodgers, always told me that I'm special And that there's no one in the world quite like me.



I like this post.

What do you guys think of Blaine? If you're a purist, traditionally speaking what he's done is not truly street magic, but he has performed a lot in the streets so......



Like his magic....hate his stunts.
mmreed

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Harrisburg, PA
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Posted: Jan 30, 2009 8:27pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of mmreed  

Kozmo

Jimmytalksalot

Gazzo

those guys will show you real street magic... not the hollywood video magic of Crissy the Hack.

Mark Reed aka Marc Mayhem
http://www.marcmayhem.com
jimhlou

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Posted: Jan 30, 2009 11:08pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of jimhlou  

I wouldn't consider Criss a street performer. However, David Blaine may fit the bill. My favorite street performer is DynaMike.

Jim
ladirector

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Posted: Jan 31, 2009 12:44am    Reply with quote   View Profile of ladirector  

Gazzo.
David White

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Posted: Jan 31, 2009 10:28pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of David White  

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On 2009-01-29 13:31, SoCalPro wrote:
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On 2009-01-29 11:10, David White wrote:
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On 2009-01-27 03:21, gaddy wrote:
Me. Because my mother, and Mr. Rodgers, always told me that I'm special And that there's no one in the world quite like me.



I like this post.

What do you guys think of Blaine? If you're a purist, traditionally speaking what he's done is not truly street magic, but he has performed a lot in the streets so......



Like his magic....hate his stunts.



Do you understand the meaning of his stunts? Besides his magic, David is an inspiration to all those who think they can't do this or that. Yes you can. Anything is possible.
Miraclemakers

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INA
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Posted: Feb 5, 2009 5:10am    Reply with quote   View Profile of Miraclemakers  

Gregory Wilson.....
On the spot DVD,is realy works....
M Sini

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Posted: Feb 5, 2009 8:33am    M Sini is on-line  Reply with quote   View Profile of M Sini  

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On 2009-01-27 10:41, SoCalPro wrote:
Why are you guys even entertaining this kid????? He teaches card tricks and puts his assistants cleavage on camera.



I'm with Jim on this one.
Oyama

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Portland, OR.
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Posted: Feb 8, 2009 8:16pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Oyama  

Cri$$ Angel! A street magician?! HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!

That was the funniest thing I heard in a long time.

Have you ever been to a movie set? that's what it is like to see "Angel" perform street magic.

"it's better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb."
Poveglia

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Okinawa, Japan by way of Milwaukee, WI
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Posted: Feb 8, 2009 10:11pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Poveglia  

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On 2009-01-25 11:34, MagicMan888 wrote:
Mine is probably Chriss Angel. Whats yours?



In that case I guess mine is.......um......Harry Potter.....

Yeah definately.....that thing he does where he makes that fat chick blow up like a balloon and float out the window......yeah I'm still scratching my head on that one.....
jake.o

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Posted: Feb 9, 2009 6:08am    Reply with quote   View Profile of jake.o  

Paul zenon
chappelly

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Posted: Feb 9, 2009 6:19am    Reply with quote   View Profile of chappelly  

Phil Cass from fisherman wharf days.

Gazzo
basic_mystifier

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Posted: Feb 9, 2009 3:46pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of basic_mystifier  

I like blaine's magic also ... I think his stunts are a little weird thought
The Mighty Fool

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I feel like a big-top tent having
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Posted: Feb 9, 2009 10:42pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of The Mighty Fool  

The thing with Blaine & Angel...I'm sure they WERE street-mages at some point, but once they hit the big time & started using T.V....now theyre not. One of the things about street magic is that youre not some goth-made-up black-clad guy walking around with a camera crew & a contortionist, youre just an ordinary person with extraordinary powers.

Everybody wants to beleive.....we just help them along.
David White

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Posted: Feb 9, 2009 11:38pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of David White  

Basic_mystifier, look at what's behind the stunts, not just the stunts themselves. Reflect on that.

Getting back to street magic, I think db is very much an ordinary guy.
Jerskin

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Posted: Feb 13, 2009 4:00pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Jerskin  

Gazzo.

GrEg oTtO

MUNDUS VULT DECIPI
charliemartin

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San Francisco,CA
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Posted: Feb 16, 2009 8:14pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of charliemartin  

Chris Capehart
Polaris
Gazzo
Connman1

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Posted: Feb 18, 2009 2:54pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Connman1  

Blaine pre publicity stunts
Gazzo
mindfreak2.0

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Posted: Feb 19, 2009 6:27pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of mindfreak2.0  

Daniel garcia
Todd Bernard

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Posted: Feb 21, 2009 2:10am    Reply with quote   View Profile of Todd Bernard  

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On 2009-02-09 22:42, The Mighty Fool wrote:
The thing with Blaine & Angel...I'm sure they WERE street-mages at some point, but once they hit the big time & started using T.V....now theyre not. One of the things about street magic is that youre not some goth-made-up black-clad guy walking around with a camera crew & a contortionist, youre just an ordinary person with extraordinary powers.



Yay, I just thought I'd point out that Blaine and Angel are in two different classes. Blaine used very little editing when it came to his levitation, but Angel completely abused the use of camera tricks and special effects. The stunts that Blaine performed were real stunts. The ones that Angel performed other than the hooks in his back hanging from a helicopter were not real. Another big difference between Blaine and Angel is that Blaine does a lot for charity, gives back to the community and has more respect in the magic circle that Angel. Also, Blaine is the godfather of modern day street magic. He started the revolution.
smith83

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Posted: Feb 24, 2009 12:13am    Reply with quote   View Profile of smith83  

Criss Angel is a camera magician
MagiCol

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Dargaville, New Zealand
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Posted: Mar 7, 2009 5:46am    Reply with quote   View Profile of MagiCol  

Quote: "Blaine is the godfather of modern day street magic. He started the revolution." Hmmm. I think its a pity that the term that relates to putting on a show for a public whom the magician [a Street Magician] has gathered together as a crowd has been mis-applied to guerilla magic for the sake of TV production. "Hey, here's an idea. Lets make money by producting a TV program where a magician does guerilla magic. Since he will do it on the street, lets call it Street Magic." I think it would have been better termed "Walk About magic takes to the Street" because it's more in that category - interupting people. Whatever, Blaine and Angel have been a means of popularising magic, particulary for young people. My favourite street magicans are, currently, Jimmy Talkalot and Gazzo.

The performance makes the magic.
MagiCol

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Dargaville, New Zealand
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Posted: Mar 7, 2009 5:47am    Reply with quote   View Profile of MagiCol  

Oh, and Kozmo.

The performance makes the magic.
Dynamike

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Posted: Mar 8, 2009 7:22pm    Dynamike is on-line  Reply with quote   View Profile of Dynamike  

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On 2009-01-30 23:08, jimhlou wrote:
I wouldn't consider Criss a street performer. However, David Blaine may fit the bill. My favorite street performer is DynaMike.

Jim


Thank you my friend.

Dynamike
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JoeJoe

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Myrtle Beach
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Posted: Mar 10, 2009 6:29pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of JoeJoe  

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On 2009-02-09 22:42, The Mighty Fool wrote:
The thing with Blaine & Angel...I'm sure they WERE street-mages at some point, but once they hit the big time & started using T.V....now theyre not. One of the things about street magic is that youre not some goth-made-up black-clad guy walking around with a camera crew & a contortionist, youre just an ordinary person with extraordinary powers.



I would think that every "street magician" would aspire to be something more than just an ordinary guy. The streets are good way to get started in magic, but it should never become your goal. That is just entirely too limiting for a successful career.

Blaine realized he needed to do more than just tricks for small groups of people, the novelty wears off. Blaine has always wanted to do a "show" - he has been working on one for years now. (I don't mean a TV show, I mean a "magic show").

-JoeJoe

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Todd Bernard

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Posted: Mar 10, 2009 10:30pm    Reply with quote   View Profile of Todd Bernard  

Quote:

On 2009-03-07 05:46, MagiCol wrote:
Quote: "Blaine is the godfather of modern day street magic. He started the revolution." Hmmm. I think its a pity that the term that relates to putting on a show for a public whom the magician [a Street Magician] has gathered together as a crowd has been mis-applied to guerilla magic for the sake of TV production. "Hey, here's an idea. Lets make money by producting a TV program where a magician does guerilla magic. Since he will do it on the street, lets call it Street Magic." I think it would have been better termed "Walk About magic takes to the Street" because it's more in that category - interupting people. Whatever, Blaine and Angel have been a means of popularising magic, particulary for young people. My favourite street magicans are, currently, Jimmy Talkalot and Gazzo.



Why, because you didn't think of it first. Also, "Street magic" was the name of his special, not the name of what he was doing. Laypeople began to call it Street magic and magic shops all over wanted to capitalize on it and began using it as well.

At first it sounds like you have a problem with the word street magic, but then list your favorite street magicians.(hmmm)

You suggest that it would of been better to name it, "Walk About magic takes to the Street"

Thank God you weren't on his creative team. Although if Curious George ever comes out with a magic book, that might be a good name for it. "Curious George's Walk About Magic Takes To The Street"

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