Clever PR or magicians trying to film ? Delgaudio & Meade

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Clever PR or magicians trying to film ? Delgaudio & Meade

Postby CraigMitchell » July 25th, 2017, 7:38 am

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/thea ... share&_r=0

"At one point, the man in the audience took the phone out of his pocket and held it under his chin, as if pointing it at Mr. DelGaudio. The behavior of your average souvenir-hunting cellphone scofflaw, perhaps — if not for two odd twists.

First, the pulse was visible on the monitor, which has infrared capability, but apparently not to the naked eye, according to two theater employees quietly summoned to observe. And the man turned out to be another professional magician ... That man was David Meade, a mentalist based in Northern Ireland with a thriving corporate speaking career and several BBC specials under his belt. After the show, the house manager asked to inspect his iPhone and found no recordings."

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