And have been for as long as I can remember. Before you judge me, let me just say something. I'm under no delusion that someone actually is magical, that someone can actually levitate things, make things disappear, etc, I know better. But the tricks, the way they are done, the bamboozling is just amazing to me.
Yes, before you ask, I've been to Vegas. Five times actually, and yes every single trip I went to go see magic acts because that is how you do it in Vegas. There are so many magicians that in order for you not to see someone pull a magic trick, that means you walked around with your eyes closed.
They are everywhere, and that is almost literal. But, that is the good news my friend, because it means that there is never not a good reason why you missed a good show.
Now, here is the deal.... I know a lot of tricks, a lot of them. I can't perform many of them myself, but that is because I don't have the hand dexterity to do them. However, you could say that I know how all the traditional tricks work, the three cups with the little balls, the hat that has the bunny, the levitating cards, the penny that moves on his own, the coin that goes through glass, all of those. I've actually played scenarios in my head over and over figuring out how to do the tricks and then later confirmed it with some magicians.
So, as you might guess, it's difficult for a magician to bamboozle me, very difficult. I even bought a few book on magic back in the day, when I thought I would be able to do some tricks myself. (I got the levitating penny one down) But, there has been a time or two were a magician has just blown my mind and even though I've researched over and over, I can't seem to figure it out.
I love it, and I hate it so much, like you have no idea. I need to know, I just need to. I mean, I don't consider myself stupid, crazy at times, but not stupid, so I expect to be able to figure it out eventually and when time goes by and I can't I get upset, but I freaking love it too.
Almost towards the end of his act he pulled a tiny Copperfield and made a trolley car first appear, and then disappear. Being someone who has seen that trick before and know how it's done, I thought he did pretty good, but not amazing. He lacked some umpff to his performance, it's hard to describe.
They are everywhere, and that is almost literal. But, that is the good news my friend, because it means that there is never not a good reason why you missed a good show.
Now, here is the deal.... I know a lot of tricks, a lot of them. I can't perform many of them myself, but that is because I don't have the hand dexterity to do them. However, you could say that I know how all the traditional tricks work, the three cups with the little balls, the hat that has the bunny, the levitating cards, the penny that moves on his own, the coin that goes through glass, all of those. I've actually played scenarios in my head over and over figuring out how to do the tricks and then later confirmed it with some magicians.
So, as you might guess, it's difficult for a magician to bamboozle me, very difficult. I even bought a few book on magic back in the day, when I thought I would be able to do some tricks myself. (I got the levitating penny one down) But, there has been a time or two were a magician has just blown my mind and even though I've researched over and over, I can't seem to figure it out.
I love it, and I hate it so much, like you have no idea. I need to know, I just need to. I mean, I don't consider myself stupid, crazy at times, but not stupid, so I expect to be able to figure it out eventually and when time goes by and I can't I get upset, but I freaking love it too.
Dude is next to me... WHAAA
In one of those Vegas visits I went to see an up and coming magician do his thing. I wish I could remember his name, but honestly it escapes me at the moment. Good act overall, but I knew all the tricks he was performing that night. He did the cage, with the girl that turns into a tiger, you know, the classics.Almost towards the end of his act he pulled a tiny Copperfield and made a trolley car first appear, and then disappear. Being someone who has seen that trick before and know how it's done, I thought he did pretty good, but not amazing. He lacked some umpff to his performance, it's hard to describe.
For reference, this is the original Trick:
At any rate, I would have given him a 3 star rating out of 5 for the show until he blew my mind for his last act. I was sitting on the second row, a table at that with a lady having some drinks, as one does in Vegas. Then all of the sudden the magician gets the shower curtain circle thing out, and I immediately thought to myself. - "Oh... the box underneath, I know this one all too well..." - He did the typical moves, the changing the tie color with one movement up of the curtain circle and immediately down, that kind of deal.
Then, he lifted his arms up into the air, all the way and dropped the ring. Out comes a model, the assistant to the magician of course, smiling, waving at the public looking beautiful and then...... as I turn around to tell my date that the magician was inside the box underneath, I turned right to find the magician sitting there with me on my freaking table... BOOOOOOM!!!!
Needless to say, I've never recovered... Still can't figure it out. There was just no time, no time.... BUT!!! One day my friends, one day.... I will figure this one out too, I will have my revenge!
Then, he lifted his arms up into the air, all the way and dropped the ring. Out comes a model, the assistant to the magician of course, smiling, waving at the public looking beautiful and then...... as I turn around to tell my date that the magician was inside the box underneath, I turned right to find the magician sitting there with me on my freaking table... BOOOOOOM!!!!
Needless to say, I've never recovered... Still can't figure it out. There was just no time, no time.... BUT!!! One day my friends, one day.... I will figure this one out too, I will have my revenge!
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Wait did your date disappear and the magician appeared? Was your date in on it? Hmmmmmmm
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No, he was sitting in between my date and me bro... he c__ blocked with magic
I wonder if the magician noticed you were cocky in being able to figure out all his stuff haha. Now to bamboooozle him!
maybe he noticed the guy with the unimpressed face and said... ima blow that dude's mind... right there...
Maybe you should ask Penn and Teller.
i love that show... love it... they do get fooled, but... honestly, there is only 1 of them that I dont know how the magician did it... the rest I know how.. i can't do it, but i know how...
Lool. Isn't this lovely? I like that you always want to figure out these tricks and make the magicians nit look so special afterall, but till you figure out what this young man did, he's gonna do this elsewhere and have it in the back of his mind that he has done something that wasn't necessarily a mere remake. Who knows, he probably knew you are lowkey a magic critic, lol, and decided to give you something to research about lol.
I will get him one day... it's just taking a lot longer hahahahaha
Please do let us know when you get him, I will love to know how exactly he move to your sit. Lol.
It's a running joke in my family that I wanted to be a magician when I grew up. Because, I did. I loved magic, and still do. I saw Copperfield when I was in 7th grade, it was epic.
The magician appearing next to you though has to be a life long memory, how cool is that?! I just finished up a series on Netflix called "The Road Trick". It is a mix between magic, city history, and traveling. I'm positive you would know how he does most of his tricks (I did), but he was a good host and it was entertaining no doubt.
Ha ha, I think it's great there are tricks you don't know. As long as there are tricks you don't know, life will always be interesting.
I saw Copperfield last time I was in Vegas, and what made me laugh, that I had never seen on tv or in his specials, was how sarcastic he was about people, how there was a thinly veiled putdown lurking behind every comment he made to everyone.
I think Copperfield must have already discovered every trick, achieved the whole world, and now he is bored, and to entertain himself, he gently mocks those who still don't know everything.
Don't ever know everything, @meno. Keep the wonder. Let at least one mystery stay a mystery. :)
hahahha Yes Rodney, the world would get boring.... But fret not, there will always be someone to outsmart me! hahahah
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This was a really cool read haha :D