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I suppose some of our past masters of magic may have been motivated by ads like this one:
http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/boo......4517.jpg

Interestingly, the second tip on "How to Be the Life of the Party" at this page:
http://www.wikihow.com/Be-the-Life-of-a-Party
advises:
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Learn some skills that you can show off. Ones that require minimal equipment (or are easy to improvise) are ideal. Break-dancing, juggling, sleight of hand, singing and so on are good ones.
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And here's a Fielding West ad for _How to Be the Life of the Party, Volume 1:
http://fieldingwest.com/shop/popup_image......d536c8de

And from the biography on David Copperfield's website
http://www.davidcopperfield.com/html/biography.html
we learn:
-----quote-----
A shy kid who overcame his insecurity with the help of magic, David was already an accomplished conjurer by the age of 12...
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John Moehring referred to Del Ray as "the shy dreamer who learned how to manifest the impossible."

On Harry Lorayne's website for his autobiograhy
http://www.magiccenterharri.com/catalog/......dd80b1eb
we read a Time magazine review that notes:
94 chapters and many photos . . . tell how a terribly shy poor kid born and raised on the mean streets, the ghetto, of New York City's Lower East Side became "The World's Foremost Memory-training Specialist" -- "The Yoda of Memory Training"
-- Time magazine.

Naomi Brooks, Channing Pollock's first wife, said:
"As far as shyness and introversion, yes it (magic) did help in that way because he didnâ€™t have a personality..."
(Retrieved from http://www.halfmoonbaymemories.com/?p=11182)

Lance Burton is quoted as saying "Growing up there was me, my sister, and my mom and dad. I guess I was kind of shy growing up in one-on-one situations. But I always enjoyed being on stage. I was in school plays and things like that."
(Retrieved from http://lanceburton.org/ask_lance.php)

The bio of Stephane Vanel at
http://www.all-about-magicians.com/stephane.html
notes that "Born and raised in Paris, France, Stephane Vanel started magic to overcome his shyness."

And at this UK website:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10081......acs.html
we learn that "illusionist Derren Brown says he only got into magic to counter his shyness at school..."

I hope this helps.

----- Sonny

ldl1017 Elite user 476 Posts	Posted: Dec 27, 2013 04:29 pm 0 I'm looking for some info on some of our past masters of magic who have used magic to overcome being shy. I have been asked to help out a local museum with this info and I am not a strong historian. Perhaps some of you can point me to some info regarding any past or even present masters who have overcome this characteristic through the use of our art form. PM me with some info or even links. Thanks in advance, Lou “I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.” Billy Joel
Atom3339 Inner circle Spokane, WA 3242 Posts	Posted: Dec 28, 2013 01:21 am 0 Check Rene Lavand's biography. He not only had to overcome shyness, bit also a huge handicap doing Card Magic. TH Occupy Your Dream
Tom Jorgenson Inner circle LOOSE ANGLES, CALIFORNIA 4451 Posts	Posted: Jan 20, 2014 08:24 am 0 You might also want to include why and how it is effective in healing shyness. Someone (a blind juggler) once told me that he thought entertainers are each working out (and working through) a personal weakness. In his case, it was being blind in one eye. In others', it can be shyness. I thought the theory was pretty good. We dance an invisible dance to music they cannot hear.
Anatole Inner circle 1912 Posts	Posted: Jan 22, 2014 01:34 pm 0 I suppose some of our past masters of magic may have been motivated by ads like this one: http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/boo......4517.jpg Interestingly, the second tip on "How to Be the Life of the Party" at this page: http://www.wikihow.com/Be-the-Life-of-a-Party advises: -----quote----- Learn some skills that you can show off. Ones that require minimal equipment (or are easy to improvise) are ideal. Break-dancing, juggling, sleight of hand, singing and so on are good ones. -----end quote----- And here's a Fielding West ad for _How to Be the Life of the Party, Volume 1: http://fieldingwest.com/shop/popup_image......d536c8de And from the biography on David Copperfield's website http://www.davidcopperfield.com/html/biography.html we learn: -----quote----- A shy kid who overcame his insecurity with the help of magic, David was already an accomplished conjurer by the age of 12... -----end quote----- John Moehring referred to Del Ray as "the shy dreamer who learned how to manifest the impossible." On Harry Lorayne's website for his autobiograhy http://www.magiccenterharri.com/catalog/......dd80b1eb we read a Time magazine review that notes: 94 chapters and many photos . . . tell how a terribly shy poor kid born and raised on the mean streets, the ghetto, of New York City's Lower East Side became "The World's Foremost Memory-training Specialist" -- "The Yoda of Memory Training" -- Time magazine. Naomi Brooks, Channing Pollock's first wife, said: "As far as shyness and introversion, yes it (magic) did help in that way because he didnâ€™t have a personality..." (Retrieved from http://www.halfmoonbaymemories.com/?p=11182) Lance Burton is quoted as saying "Growing up there was me, my sister, and my mom and dad. I guess I was kind of shy growing up in one-on-one situations. But I always enjoyed being on stage. I was in school plays and things like that." (Retrieved from http://lanceburton.org/ask_lance.php) The bio of Stephane Vanel at http://www.all-about-magicians.com/stephane.html notes that "Born and raised in Paris, France, Stephane Vanel started magic to overcome his shyness." And at this UK website: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10081......acs.html we learn that "illusionist Derren Brown says he only got into magic to counter his shyness at school..." I hope this helps. ----- Sonny ----- Sonny Narvaez
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