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- February 23rd, 2015, 8:11 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: The Story of the Blaney Ladder Levitation
- Replies: 0
- Views: 772
The Story of the Blaney Ladder Levitation
Its 30 minutes but 30 minutes you will enjoy. The latest in the documentary series.... this chapter tells the story of the Blaney Ladder Levitation from creation to its final home at the David Copperfield Museum. Appearances by David Copperfield, Steve Dacri, Lance Burton, Banachek, Rick Thomas, Mik...
- March 5th, 2014, 8:34 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Walter Blaney Documentary Series on YouTube
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1656
Re: Walter Blaney Documentary Series on YouTube
David Hoy aka " Dr. Faust" pulled off one of the classic jokes in magic history on Walter during what Walter thought was a live " on air" interview. Here Walter tells that story along with Stan Allen, Peter Reveen, Rick Thomas, Steve Dacri, Lance Burton and Jeff McBride. ( you'll...
- March 4th, 2014, 8:39 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Walter Blaney Documentary Series on YouTube
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1656
Re: Walter Blaney Documentary Series on YouTube
Boy! I really loved watching this--thanks, Tim, for putting this up. I'm continually impressed about how real pros do things the classy, right way. Great magic role models! Thanks Erdnasephile, As a young magician I had not really heard of Walter Blaney other than the Ladder Levitation. Years later...
- March 3rd, 2014, 3:27 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Walter Blaney Documentary Series on YouTube
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1656
Re: Walter Blaney Documentary Series on YouTube
Never give up! Walter Zaney Blaney tells the story of the 7 year effort to get himself booked on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. http://youtu.be/fnWAKmYaPXU
- February 24th, 2014, 3:13 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Walter Blaney Documentary Series on YouTube
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1656
Walter Blaney Documentary Series on YouTube
For some time now I have been editing a documentary on magic legend Walter Zaney Blaney. After deciding 60 years of a professional magic career was too much to put into a 60 minute video we opted create a documentary series instead on youtube. This way the footage will be archived and available onli...
- March 12th, 2011, 1:13 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Merlin Awards Banquet
- Replies: 79
- Views: 20813
Re: Merlin Awards Banquet
The suck ups on the Cafe are haling Brooks as if he was the Cecil B. DeMille of the magic world. He runs an online forum, where he and his goon squad staff get kickbacks in order to promote their newest products. Brooks is more like P. T. Barnum. I'm wondering if all those people who got ripped fro...
- January 8th, 2010, 11:10 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Will he survive - Kaufman?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 8228
Re: Will he survive - Kaufman?
Mark.Lewis wrote:I actually don't understand it. Did Jonathon Townsend do it?
Best Line in the whole thread right there folks.
- December 17th, 2009, 8:03 pm
- Forum: Platform & Stage Magic
- Topic: Even Pros make Mistakes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1892
Re: Even Pros make Mistakes
That reminds me of an eminent lady magician in Canada who is a hardened old pro. The same thing happened to her in a mall and so Paul Pacific who actually was wearing shoes that day advised her of the situation. Her reply amused me greatly. She said "I don't give a darn". Only she didn't ...
- October 17th, 2009, 8:37 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Criss Angel Arrested in Mexico?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6474
Re: Criss Angel Arrested in Mexico?
Maybe for once the king of useless hype is slipping. No other media other than fans and magicians are falling into the " lets talk about Criss" trap. Not even TMZ... now there is a first. LOL
- September 16th, 2009, 7:53 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Waiting for Number Three ...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1572
Re: Waiting for Number Three ...
Richard Kaufman wrote:Oops, forgot Swayze. Never saw any of his movies.
Don't worry Richard. Andrew Lloyd Webber will do a musical about his life and then you can catch up on it. ;)
- September 8th, 2009, 1:33 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Pat Fallon wins Merlin Award
- Replies: 39
- Views: 18543
Re: Pat Fallon wins Merlin Award
Hi Brendan, You make a very good point. Its sort of like exposure isn't it. This is a public forum so maybe I should keep such discussion among friends and not make it public. It would suck to have Pats talents ( or any others) that have earned him success be questioned because of an internet search...
- September 8th, 2009, 12:51 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Pat Fallon wins Merlin Award
- Replies: 39
- Views: 18543
Re: Pat Fallon wins Merlin Award
Hi Brendan, It is not my intent to call you a liar. I believe you when you say you know of no one paying for Pats award. Please believe me however when I say I DO know friends who have paid for them. It could have be simply an anonymous friend. The Walk of Fame works the same way. Anyone ( agent, fa...
- September 8th, 2009, 10:46 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Pat Fallon wins Merlin Award
- Replies: 39
- Views: 18543
Re: Pat Fallon wins Merlin Award
I can tell you that the award IS bought. Pat might not have bought it but someone did for him. An agent maybe? I know people who have bought these. I know them well and trust them when they tell me they have bought them. I won't reveal the names of those people because they don't want to go on publi...
- September 6th, 2009, 10:45 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Pat Fallon wins Merlin Award
- Replies: 39
- Views: 18543
Re: Pat Fallon wins Merlin Award
Does anybody, anywhere , actually take this boob seriously? If so, why? Wouldn't magi be somewhat embarrassed to actually get involved with accepting any of these "awards"? Serious question. I would agree but I think those who accept the awards don't care about what other magi think. Much...
- September 6th, 2009, 8:06 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Pat Fallon wins Merlin Award
- Replies: 39
- Views: 18543
Re: Pat Fallon wins Merlin Award
It always amazes me how many magicians send out Congrats to winners of these awards actually thinking they are legit.
- June 16th, 2009, 10:53 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Rick Thomas opens at Vegas Sahara in July
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3965
Re: Rick Thomas opens at Vegas Sahara in July
Hi Dodd,
I've appreciated his skills on many levels. I've seen some of his " behind the scenes" work but to hear him in that interview makes me think he should lecture from time to time. More people need to speak like he does. He nailed it!
Best,
Tim
I've appreciated his skills on many levels. I've seen some of his " behind the scenes" work but to hear him in that interview makes me think he should lecture from time to time. More people need to speak like he does. He nailed it!
Best,
Tim
- June 16th, 2009, 12:07 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Rick Thomas opens at Vegas Sahara in July
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3965
- June 12th, 2009, 7:26 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Rick Thomas opens at Vegas Sahara in July
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3965
Re: Rick Thomas opens at Vegas Sahara in July
Magic Newswire wrote:Ummm.. all that I can say is that there may be more info on Tuesday.
Ok.. Big Tease... I'll wait until then. ;)
- June 12th, 2009, 1:51 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Rick Thomas opens at Vegas Sahara in July
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3965
Re: Rick Thomas opens at Vegas Sahara in July
Hi Dodd,
Well.. Rick says it is official and says July 16th is the start date. I'd take that to the bank.
Best,
Tim
Well.. Rick says it is official and says July 16th is the start date. I'd take that to the bank.
Best,
Tim
- June 9th, 2009, 7:29 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Rick Thomas opens at Vegas Sahara in July
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3965
Re: Rick Thomas opens at Vegas Sahara in July
I can second the " nice guy" rep Rick has. I spent some time with him during a video shoot that he participated in. We visited him at his house in Vegas which is part magic museum, part mansion and part animal sanctuary. It was great to hear stories of how he developed certain presentation...
- June 8th, 2009, 1:24 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Rick Thomas opens at Vegas Sahara in July
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3965
Rick Thomas opens at Vegas Sahara in July
Finally ... Rick returns to the strip. Can't wait to catch his show again.
Best,
Tim
Best,
Tim
- May 9th, 2009, 12:24 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Michael Jackson trades David Copperfield for Criss Angel
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4944
Re: Michael Jackson trades David Copperfield for Criss Angel
The whole thing is PR crap. Both Copperfields and Angels people have confirmed this. Neither has or is talking to Jackson about participating. Its all Jacksons spin.
Best,
Tim
Best,
Tim
- April 19th, 2009, 6:48 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Criss is back at it ...
- Replies: 75
- Views: 12889
Re: Criss is back at it ...
Hi Dodd, Well it is a Sunday and things get kinda slow here Sundays. LOL Anyway back on topic.. here you can see a running poll on who's side people are taking. I still smell a PR stunt. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/polls/whose-team-are-you-on-team-criss-or-t...
- April 19th, 2009, 5:49 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Criss is back at it ...
- Replies: 75
- Views: 12889
Re: Criss is back at it ...
Timothy Drake wrote:. The last time I heard that exit strategy used it was from a kid in the 7th grade.
Tim
Ah...yes... The 7th grade. The best 3 years of my life.
- April 19th, 2009, 5:04 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Criss is back at it ...
- Replies: 75
- Views: 12889
Re: Criss is back at it ...
John, I bow to your expertise with her genitals. At least Timmy is totaly confused now, but that doesn't take much. My job is done here. Kevin Kevin, You gotta be able to take it if you can dish it out. The last time I heard that exit strategy used it was from a kid in the 7th grade. Tim
- April 19th, 2009, 4:28 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Criss is back at it ...
- Replies: 75
- Views: 12889
Re: Criss is back at it ...
John M. Dale wrote:Kevin Connolly wrote:
Timothy,
She refers to herself as the Queen of Media. Glad to bring you up to speed.
Kevin
Since you're so up to speed, you probably meant "He refers to himself as the Queen of Media." since he is, indeed, male.
JMD
LOL! Made my day.
- April 19th, 2009, 3:54 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Criss is back at it ...
- Replies: 75
- Views: 12889
Re: Criss is back at it ...
Kevin Connolly wrote:Perez is pretty lame too. Her 15 minutes were up a long time ago.
Hi Kevin,
Are you messing with us or are you serious? It is of course Perez and not Paris Hilton.
Best,
Tim
- April 19th, 2009, 3:33 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Criss is back at it ...
- Replies: 75
- Views: 12889
Re: Criss is back at it ...
Me smells a desperate attempt to get some cheap publicity to help keep Believes head above the water. Tick..Tick...Tick.
- April 17th, 2009, 7:37 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Have any of you noticed . . .
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2391
Re: Have any of you noticed . . .
Bill McFadden wrote:. . . the uncanny resemblance between youtube singing sensation, Susan Boyle and John Ramsay? I wonder how far her village is from Ayr.
Ummmmm.... and that belongs in the Magic Buzz session ...why? However to answer your question.... I don't see a resemblance.
Best,
Tim
- April 13th, 2009, 8:49 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
- Replies: 136
- Views: 28141
Re: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
Comedy Writer wrote:Is it be-lie-vie or be-lee-vie?
Maybe its Be-leav-ing ?
- April 5th, 2009, 1:49 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
- Replies: 136
- Views: 28141
Re: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
Richard Kaufman wrote:If my source is right, you won't have to wait much longer.
Will I be able to see the show in late May? What's your best guess?
Best,
Tim
- April 5th, 2009, 1:29 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
- Replies: 136
- Views: 28141
Re: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
Sundays are usually slow on the Forum. Though how you can say I have terrible taste for the theater when I hold Stephen Sondheim in highest esteem seems a bit over the top. And the only thing you know about my taste in movies is that I like horror films (good and bad). You know nothing about what o...
- April 5th, 2009, 1:02 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
- Replies: 136
- Views: 28141
Re: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
Its a slow day in the forums today my friends. LOL What was this thread about again? Oh Yeah... BeLIEve. I'm thinking Richard is pretty close to being right ( even though he has terrible taste in movies and broadway..lol ) when he talks of the future of BeLIEve. I can't see many alternatives for Cir...
- April 5th, 2009, 11:32 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
- Replies: 136
- Views: 28141
Re: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
Commercial success rarely equates to good. Look at the Dark Knight. A stupendously good movie that made a huge amount of money: it's the exception to the rule. I thought it sucked other than Heaths performance. I loved Batman Begins but felt that Dark Knight fell into exactly the type of overrated ...
- April 5th, 2009, 1:02 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
- Replies: 136
- Views: 28141
Re: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
that said, I think it is out of respect for the hard work of creation that words like "masterpiece" mean something...that if we dilute them by throwing them around we take away from the creators who deserve that...that doesn't mean I'm right not to think ALW's work deserves the adjective,...
- April 5th, 2009, 12:45 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
- Replies: 136
- Views: 28141
Re: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
The difference between what Walt Disney did with his animated films (he did create the medium of the feature-length animated film) and his better live-action films (So Dear to My Heart, Song of the South, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Mary Poppins, to name but a few) is that they were not the w...
- April 5th, 2009, 12:22 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
- Replies: 136
- Views: 28141
Re: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
Walt Disney created something the likes of which had never been conceived before. There was nothing, nothing remotely comparable to Disney World when he bought a huge patch of swamp in the middle of nowhere. It may not be art, but it was genius and it was vision -- creating an immersive world where...
- April 5th, 2009, 12:01 am
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
- Replies: 136
- Views: 28141
Re: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
[quote=Richard Kaufman
Weber is a hack who cranks out trash to please the public--akin to novelist Sydney Sheldon. [/quote]
Webber learned that trick from The Disney Company.
Weber is a hack who cranks out trash to please the public--akin to novelist Sydney Sheldon. [/quote]
Webber learned that trick from The Disney Company.
- April 4th, 2009, 11:12 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
- Replies: 136
- Views: 28141
Re: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
I'm with Larry. Phantom is a masterpiece. If you haven't seen it you don't know what you are missing. 21 years on Broadway ain't nothing to sneeze at. Best, Tim Because commercial success is the measure of artistic achievement? Bull... Phantom is aural bubblegum. Give me Sondheim over Weber any day...
- April 4th, 2009, 11:02 pm
- Forum: Buzz
- Topic: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
- Replies: 136
- Views: 28141
Re: Getting Bodies into Seats At Criss Angel: Believe
Good.... If you can get any Phantom tickets you won't need them so I'll trade you some Believe tickets for them. LOL
Best,
Tim
Best,
Tim