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Ray Chelt Special user Changing the world with my 988 Posts |
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On 2011-08-22 00:29, Steve Brooks wrote: I make a point of not being one of the usual Café sycophants, Steve, but I'll ditch that principle to say I agree with you 100%. Penn and Petty haven't exactly covered themselves in glory showing this nonsense either. |
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gaffed Inner circle So far I've managed to gimmick 1817 Posts |
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On 2011-08-30 14:38, Ray Chelt wrote: "..one of the usual Café sycophants"? Excuse me?? I'm sure we are all charmed and overwhelmed by your kind outlook on the Café membership here. How great and wonderful it must be to be you! WOW!!
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Ray Chelt Special user Changing the world with my 988 Posts |
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On 2011-08-31 23:45, gaffed wrote: I wouldn't say it was wonderful to be me...just slightly above average would be fairer |
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Platt Inner circle New York 2012 Posts |
He wouldn't be the first to use a physical abnormality to his advantage in magic. One of the most viewed magic performances of all time on youtube uses somebody else's abnormality to the magician's advantage. At least Tony is using his own. I actually think the routine is quite brilliant, as the whole is far greater than the sum of its parts.
If he were to just do the coin/finger eye stunts, it would be just that. A gross out physical stunt. And if he were to just do the second part of the trick involving basic sleight of hand, you (lay people) wouldn't wince or believe for a minute he's doing what he's purportedly doing. The brilliance here is that he breaks down our walls of what is and what is not physically possible with the shocking opening stunt. At that point I'd figure most lay people are now in such a state of disbelief (actually belief) that they'll go with it and believe something as absurd as dragging a coin along the folds of your skin and into your mouth is somehow possible. And it's the combination that puts the video at nearly half a million hits. Of course to most of us, we don't see the whole. We just see an over-the-top stunt followed up with fairly transparent sleight of hand/mouth.
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Jamie D. Grant V.I.P. as seen in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Twice! 2413 Posts |
Was just talking about this tonight! Funny, the things we remember.
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Axman Veteran user 400 Posts |
Funniest thread I've seen on here for ages.
Jamie Fergusons lies are truly embarrassing. Still sticking by the fact you put 10p in your eye and got bruising Jamie? Ha ha |
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tophatter Inner circle connecticut 3329 Posts |
That was Crazy ! very hard to watch it's like Mullica with the Cigarettes a one of a kind act !!!!
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts |
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On Aug 22, 2011, Steve Brooks wrote: I would easily pay $10 to see that act. Couldn't care less if it was magic or not. It's something you would never, ever forget, and make a great story. That's a bargain.
Now appearing nightly in my basement.
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