As the tempest(in a teapot?)over the Outagamie County Historical Society display featuring a version of Metamorphosis fades away, along comes an interview sure to breathe new life into the subject.
Shawn McMaster interviews Jonathan & Charlotte Pendragon in the Sept. issue of MAGIC on their participation in the opening night events of the "A.K.A. Houdini" exhibit at the Outagamie County Museum in Appleton. In it, the Pendragons defend their participation and offer some thoughtful concepts on the whole exposure issue.
After you have a chance to read the interview, why not weigh in here and offer your thoughts?
For my part, I believe Jonathan is pretty close to right on the money. As with almost every exposure contretemp, members of the magic community flocked to supply free publicity for the offenders. The Pendragons took it to them and showed how what people saw "had" to be different somehow than what was being performed.
How 'bout your take?