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erikdobell Regular user Gatlinburg Tennessee 139 Posts 
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New Blog Post - https://www.tnmagician.com/blog/what-is-......g-moment
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2889 Posts
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It's a toss up between the mysterious hands on "Captain Kangaroo" doing a cup and ball routine, and Mark Wilson's "Magic Land of Alakazam!" However, the first time I watch magic and thought; "Hey, this is something I could learn," would be my Uncle Bob, doing a necklace trick.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9987 Posts
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It was only after I got serious about performance magic in my teens that I realized my grandmother had used magic tricks in many of her stories and games.
She did not claim to be a magician - just did incredible things. example: https://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/view......633462#0
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
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Cliffg37 Inner circle Long Beach, CA 2491 Posts
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Watching Bill Bixby on the TV show "The Magician." It was 1973. He was tied upside down in a burning barn and freed himself. I remember saying "I want to be able to do that."
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Wravyn Inner circle 3509 Posts
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I remember at about age 4, Rev. Richard Nyberg, stage name Uncle Dick, pulled a 3 foot cane out of someone’s ear. Fascinated with magic since then.
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TomBoleware Inner circle Hattiesburg, Ms 3174 Posts
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I can remember when I was around 10 years old (the 50's) a magician coming to our school. Can’t remember his name but he had a monkey with him and
he called me up onstage. He gave me and the monkey a banana to eat, we were to race and I beat the monkey. Monkey didn't get in a hurry, so I guess he was trying to make a monkey out of me. 
That neat looking change bag he used still sticks out in my mind. It was a great show and well worth the quarter admission cost. Tom
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gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3528 Posts
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Although I had no idea who he was at the time, I saw Jim Cellini perform in N.O. at the World's Fair in 1984.
I had recently fallen out of my childhood fascination with magic was entering my surly teenage years, but I always remembered that, and when I got serious about magic again that was a guiding force in my development as a magician. After that, I would have to say it was probably upon viewing Eugene Burger's "Magical Voyages" DVD as an adult just getting back into magic.
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gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3528 Posts
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And of course, it appears that I didn't read the first post after all. The first trick I remember seeing was actually: Jumping Gems.
I'm sure there are other magic tricks I saw as a kid before that, but that's the first one I remember, and it's the first magic trick that I remember seeing for sale in a magic store (Riley's Trick Store in Chicago) and making the connection between a magic trick that I saw, and a magic trick that I could own! I must've been 7-8 at the time.
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Chessmann Inner circle 4246 Posts
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Seeing the movie "Houdini" w/ Tony Curtis (and the magical effects and escapes seen in them) were my introduction to magic and got the ball rolling.
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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erikdobell Regular user Gatlinburg Tennessee 139 Posts
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On Apr 30, 2019, gaddy wrote: Magical Voyage was a big one for me too. |
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erikdobell Regular user Gatlinburg Tennessee 139 Posts
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These are all great and inspiring answers. Thank you for sharing! It's weird to think we're we would be if those moments didn't happen.
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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Two of them, both when I was 8 years old:
1. At our school's end-of-the-year carnival they hired a magician, and he chose me to come up on stage to help with an effect (a word whose meaning in magic I didn't know at the time). 2. I joined the Cub Scouts, and the father of one of the other boys in our pack put on a magic show for us each year. The son's name was Mike Falkenstein. |
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On May 1, 2019, S2000magician wrote: I'm not shocked at all this would be that moment. Frances was just at magic live this past year and stole the show.
Danny Doyle
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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On May 1, 2019, Dannydoyle wrote: This was before Glenn married Francis, probably before they'd ever met. |
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2889 Posts
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On Apr 27, 2019, Cliffg37 wrote: Christopher George had a TV movie/pilot called "Escape," where he played an escape artist who solves crimes. At one point, the bad guys leave him hanging upside down, tied up. 1971, I was 16 years old, and I was thinking; "Stupid! He's an escape artist! Don't you think he's going to get out of that?"
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21263 Posts
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On May 1, 2019, S2000magician wrote: I thought so but would still have imagined he would be inspirational to watch.
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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On May 4, 2019, Dannydoyle wrote: He was spectacular! |
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