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electric.ceu Regular user I can't believe I have 130 Posts |
I just watched an old (1982) Videonics video of Michael Ammar called 'World Class Closeup,' and he said, "I don't want to run when I'm not being chased." By the way, he actually had hair in the video. I've heard many other people say this. I'm just wondering if anybody knows who first coined the phrase?
Tim
Timothy James
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Uli Weigel Inner circle Berlin, Germany 1478 Posts |
Al Baker coined that phrase. He's also known for this one: "Many a good trick has been ruined by improvement."
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electric.ceu Regular user I can't believe I have 130 Posts |
Thanks! That's another great saying!
Timothy James
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
I thought Mae West said it first.
Or maybe it was, "Don't run when you aren't being chaste."
"The Swatter"
Founder of CODBAMMC My Chickasaw name is "Throws Money at Cups." www.cupsandballsmuseum.com |
Gerald Veteran user Arkansas 325 Posts |
That is one of your best replies, Bill.
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Donal Chayce Inner circle 1770 Posts |
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On 2009-04-29 18:00, Bill Palmer wrote: If politicos were to follow Miss West's advice, the halls of Congress would be all but empty. |
DStachowiak Inner circle Baltimore, MD 2158 Posts |
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On 2009-05-01 15:18, Donal Chayce wrote: At least, it would be a start.
Woke up.
Fell out of bed. Dragged a comb across m' head. |
andre combrinck Special user South Africa 953 Posts |
In fact, that was Solomon of the Bible. But said: "Only a fool runs when not being chased!"
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
What's the book, chapter and verse?
"The Swatter"
Founder of CODBAMMC My Chickasaw name is "Throws Money at Cups." www.cupsandballsmuseum.com |
mindguru Veteran user 320 Posts |
You guys make me laugh.
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jtb Regular user 121 Posts |
Here is a quote from Al Baker's 'Magical Ways and Means':
Another thing: some magicians always want to prove something that the audience doesn’t question. They tell the story about the little repertory company with a special between acts, a magician with no appeal, not much experience. They tell him he has to play a bit in the show, put this cloak on, this hat on and use this rubber dagger. He comes out at the proper cue and stabs the villain. The poor villain comes back at him, “Gad, what the hell did you use?” “I used my own dagger.” “Why didn’t you use the rubber dagger that I gave you?” “You cant pass that out for examination,” the magician replied. |
Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
There are so many noobs who ruin magic tricks by wasting countless minutes allowing people to examine props, that I really wonder why they do it. There are exceptions, of course. For example, when Richard Hatch does the cups and balls, he hands out the cups so that a couple of people can examine them. HOWEVER -- he has entertaining material that goes on while the prop examination is taking place. You can't just sit there like a bump on a log waiting for people to give you your props back.
There is a principle I call "examination by implication." It occurs like this. You hand a deck of cards to a spectator to hold while you reach into your pocket for a Sharpie marker. Or, you have a spectator hold a coin while you reach for a glass tumbler. You don't say, "Examine this, please." Just let them hold the prop. BUT you watch them out of the corner of your eye, so you don't let them do risky things with the items. Or, you can just place something on the table and (apparently) pay no attention to it.
"The Swatter"
Founder of CODBAMMC My Chickasaw name is "Throws Money at Cups." www.cupsandballsmuseum.com |
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