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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
This kid's pretty good. Look at his telephone bit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARa4EPCLf2Q&feature=related
"The Swatter"
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dcjames Special user 577 Posts |
Wow... impressive chops for one so young. Thanks for posting this, Bill.
“Magic is very easy to do - poorly.”
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Pokie-Poke Special user Bensalem, PA 883 Posts |
Ok now that was cool!
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djkuttdecks Special user Portland 662 Posts |
Made my day!
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Alan Munro Inner circle Kentwood, Michigan, USA 5952 Posts |
That's impressive, regardless of age. I didn't know what he was saying, but it didn't seem to matter. The kid's got "it".
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dcjames Special user 577 Posts |
Right you are, Alan...
I should have said, "impressive chops *especially* for one so young."
“Magic is very easy to do - poorly.”
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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
A lot can be learned from that quick clip. And the videographer's comments are telling as well. Thanks Bill.
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
That was sent to me by Steve Shain, a longtime participant in the 4-F gathering.
"The Swatter"
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djkuttdecks Special user Portland 662 Posts |
So did he make a ball appear in the audience?
-Lee |
Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
I hope he got a nice collection of money out of the crowd. He deserved a lot.
Shows you... it doesn't matter what kind of cups you use.
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J-Mac Inner circle Ridley Park, PA 5338 Posts |
Wow! That was neat! (Outdated phrase, I know, but that's exactly what I thought while watching him!)
I don’t understand the language either but it sure seemed like he had one heck of a patter going there. Well, maybe a bit too huckster-like but then again that's pretty much what he is doing. And you're right, Bill: the telephone bit was priceless! Anyway it is good to see magic so alive and well at such an early age. Thanks! Jim |
djkuttdecks Special user Portland 662 Posts |
From what I could make out with the telephone bit...
He showed two balls, then it became three. Then the third ball vanished and wasn't under either cup. He picked up the cup and "called" the missing ball, which was in the crowed! That's good crowed interaction. And then "popped" it out of the mans nose! For a child to do that to an adult in India, that takes some strong crowed control. I'm almost sad and terrified to know how he learned to do this so well. He easily could be the only source of income in his family. -Lee |
Pete Biro 1933 - 2018 18558 Posts |
I wonder who his father is... as these kinds of routines are passed on within families.
His wardrobe does not look like he's totally poor.
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Al Kazam the Magic Man Inner circle Living in Perth Western Australia 1042 Posts |
I took a look. I'm guessing he is from the Muslim village in Dehli that is full of many generations of magicians. My daughter's good friend is from India and when he comes over later I'll have him take a look and listen and I'll do my best to let you know what he was saying.
In Taiwan there were a lot of Indian magicians who used to work at one of the larger resorts there and they all came from the same village and they told me about how they all lived together and the older guys would pass on the craft to the young ones and also how that helped to keep the secrets to themselves. This type of fast talking when street performing in India is quite common. When I lived there I saw monkeys, bears, cobras and elephants who made livings for their handlers. Many use those little drums with the little string and bead on the end that when you shake it back and forth it does a real quick drumming beat, and then they talk real fast to keep peoples attention, and hopefully if you like their animals performance they expect you to part with your rupees. A couple of guys where I lived used to walk around the afternoon market with these big pythons around their necks asking for money by the virtue of the fact that they were not afraid of the snakes and were not being choked by them. I also saw those who were selling snake oil, lizard oil, bear's body parts etc and the various gurus who try to read your palms, tell your future, cure your ills and any other thing that may bother you. It was always fun and interesting to see how they operated. At the time I would think that they were taking advantage of the culture of superstition and misinformation in India at the time. JoJo
Magic guy in Perth Australia
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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24312 Posts |
Are we really any less superstitious? We have people in our "educated" culture who swear by magnetic bracelets, magnetic insoles and all sorts of other therapies that have never been certified to produce any kind of results whatsoever. We also have people who put the "Jet" distributor gimmick into their cars, swearing that they get a 10% increase in gas mileage. They don't do anything.
"The Swatter"
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Alan Munro Inner circle Kentwood, Michigan, USA 5952 Posts |
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On 2010-02-15 14:01, Bill Palmer wrote: Some "unproven" things work, but the only reason that some things are unproven is because the less effective alternatives are much more profitable. I found this out the hard way when it comes to medicine. The FDA isn't my friend. Superstition exists in religious beliefs in this country, too. When I see some of the things that people believe in my area, it's hard to escape the notion that they've taken leave of their senses. People would be burned at the stake, if it weren't laws. |
Donnie Buckley V.I.P. Cleveland, Ohio 1123 Posts |
I rub lizard oil on my magnetic bracelets before every performance just for good luck.
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Metatron Elite user Port Orchard, Washington 436 Posts |
Found another clip of the same Indian magician:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZYSnK1FXys Enjoy, Metatron |
Metatron Elite user Port Orchard, Washington 436 Posts |
Here is yet another clip of the same boy. Here he speaks his best English:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUCCsDrXAHA I like the dirt to dollar trick! Metatron |
Al Kazam the Magic Man Inner circle Living in Perth Western Australia 1042 Posts |
Hi All,
I had my Indian friend take a look at the young Indian boy doing his cups and balls. Basically he's saying that he will make a ball go to Calcutta and it vanishes, the other is going to Bombay and it vanishes and the third is going to Dehli, then when they all reappear under the cup together he says, they've all come back. When he gives the lady in one clip a Rupee he basically does a false transfer and doesn't give her anything, then asks for the money back and then takes it from her skirt of pants leg. In the end of one clip a man says that he saw the ball in his hand, and he replied that if he was that good that he make it appear from thin ari he wouldn't have to be out here on the street performing. That's it in it's simple form there. JoJo
Magic guy in Perth Australia
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