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Watch the following:
The Prestige
The Sting
Old Ricky Jay clips
Listen to this: http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/03/17/080317on_audio_gopnik
And if you can, track down the article associated with it.
And read this...
Great movie. Just saw it the other day. Beautiful, spellbinding, a must-see.
At one point in the film, there is a photograph of Phillipe holding two fans of playing cards, so he may very well practice magic.
I would like you to explain, very plainly, what point you are trying to make in your original post. Because I had trouble finding one. I'm not trying to be an dick, I'm just honestly lost when it comes to what you're trying to get across.
I thought I had a good idea, but obviously I was wrong.
See? There you go. You didn't actually answer the question. Do you actually know what you're talking about? Or are you just making long posts for the sake of looking intellectual?
You know Steer, come to think of it, I don't think you actually know what you're even talking about here. If you do, please clarify because you've managed to make your point pretty convoluted.
What are you actually talking about, because I thought I had a pretty good idea, but now I am kind of lost.
Also, I know next to nothing about you, which is why I asked.
Interesting read, I suppose. But it does come down to what one actually wants to do with magic. Take Herb Zarrow, who was never a "professional," in the sense that he was an accountant with a passion for card magic. Of course, he is now one of the most well-known names within the magic...
I did my first performance of this today. I told my friend to think of a card I could never think of and then (after some build up), produced it from an empty pocket. He was more blown away by this than anything else I had ever done. He said (and I quote) "That's some Derren Brown s**t, man."...