Can anyone confirm the news today about Bernard Bilis?
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Can anyone confirm the news today about Bernard Bilis?
There is a rumor today that Bernard Bilis has died. If anyone can, hopefully, confirm that the rumor is false, please do so.
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A friend of mine called Bernard Bilis a couple minutes ago and Bilis was very surprised -if not amused- to learn that he had passed away... especially since it wasn't the first phone call of this kind since this morning.
Learning you're dead - always a great way to start the day!
Keep the great info coming, Richard! ;)
Seb.
Paris, France.
Learning you're dead - always a great way to start the day!
Keep the great info coming, Richard! ;)
Seb.
Paris, France.
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I am glad to hear that this rumor is false.
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Thank you, Sebastien, very glad to hear the rumor is false.
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Bernard Bilis is my favorite close up magician.
I almost died my self when I read it.
Please try to check before you post things like that.
Maxim
I almost died my self when I read it.
Please try to check before you post things like that.
Maxim
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Maxim: it was posted as a question, NOT as fact. I posted it for the very purpose of finding an answer--I posted it in order to "check" on it.
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Well
I think it was a mistake.
You can call some friends before making such a post.
Maxim
I think it was a mistake.
You can call some friends before making such a post.
Maxim
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<I think it was a mistake.
You can call some friends before making such a post.
Maxim >
Maxim,
Remember where you seen this QUESTION posted i.e. Gossip and Rumors.
Thankfully it has been dispelled but remeber this isn't called Facts and Truths.
KW
You can call some friends before making such a post.
Maxim >
Maxim,
Remember where you seen this QUESTION posted i.e. Gossip and Rumors.
Thankfully it has been dispelled but remeber this isn't called Facts and Truths.
KW
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Hi
First, I didn't see anything wrong with Richard posing the Bilis question. It certainly prompted me to make enquiries. In the end the rumour was quashed quickly. Probably far quicker than had Richard emailed individuals.
However, regarding this section of the board "Gossip & Rumors": This is subheaded
"Discuss the latest news and rumors in the magic world," and is it the only section for news I can see.
For example, I recently posted the results of a communication I had with Martin Breese and the Pabular CDROM. These were the facts as they were given to me. They were neither gossip nor rumour. But I could see no other section to post NEWS.
To Richard: It might be beneficial if this section were renamed News, Gossip & Rumors, as I did feel a little uneasy posting facts here.
Best Wishes
Peter
First, I didn't see anything wrong with Richard posing the Bilis question. It certainly prompted me to make enquiries. In the end the rumour was quashed quickly. Probably far quicker than had Richard emailed individuals.
However, regarding this section of the board "Gossip & Rumors": This is subheaded
"Discuss the latest news and rumors in the magic world," and is it the only section for news I can see.
For example, I recently posted the results of a communication I had with Martin Breese and the Pabular CDROM. These were the facts as they were given to me. They were neither gossip nor rumour. But I could see no other section to post NEWS.
To Richard: It might be beneficial if this section were renamed News, Gossip & Rumors, as I did feel a little uneasy posting facts here.
Best Wishes
Peter
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I will tell why I think it was a mistake.
When someone like Richard ,Which I respect very much, write something like that, I was sure it was true.
This subject is to sensitive to publish before you know the facts.
I am sure that a lot of Billis friends felt very bad.
Maxim
When someone like Richard ,Which I respect very much, write something like that, I was sure it was true.
This subject is to sensitive to publish before you know the facts.
I am sure that a lot of Billis friends felt very bad.
Maxim
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I agree. There are many ways to handle this situation that would have caused less tension amongst the community. Having said that, I would also be willing to bet that Richard's intent was to find out if what he heard was true and not to intentionally stir up trouble. I guess we should chalk it up to social clumsiness.
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Richard said it was a rumor. He's a journalist, checking his facts. Thankfully, Bernard Bilis, a magician whose work I admire, is OK.
He's feeling alright. I'm not feeling that good myself.
Matt Field
He's feeling alright. I'm not feeling that good myself.
Matt Field
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Must be me.
So many people think it was OK to act like Richard did.
I was wrong.
I am sorry for my remarks.
Maxim
So many people think it was OK to act like Richard did.
I was wrong.
I am sorry for my remarks.
Maxim
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hello everybody! here I am...
thanks to all the persons that supported me.
I feel good,and my girlfriends are taking care of me...
a long time ago you could enjoy the column"vernon touch"in genii,with accuracy and sublety,but now everything is different;
now unfortunately only remains the kaufman
touch...
my dear richard,next time you want to post something about me"for the very purpose of finding an answer,and to check on it"just give me a call
since you perfectly know that you have my phone number.
greets
bilis touch
thanks to all the persons that supported me.
I feel good,and my girlfriends are taking care of me...
a long time ago you could enjoy the column"vernon touch"in genii,with accuracy and sublety,but now everything is different;
now unfortunately only remains the kaufman
touch...
my dear richard,next time you want to post something about me"for the very purpose of finding an answer,and to check on it"just give me a call
since you perfectly know that you have my phone number.
greets
bilis touch
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Sorry Bernard, but I haven't had your phone number for several years. Glad to hear your health is good and that you have so many girlfriends.
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I, for one, am quite happy to hear that Bernard is a-okay. Now, my concern is that I've been hearing rumors lately that I'm dead, and I was wondering if there is any truth to that. If anyone can, hopefully, confirm that this rumor is false, please, please do so.
Thanks,
Lance
Thanks,
Lance
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Lance, do you see dead people?
I think you must be okay because I don't know any dead people who can type.
I think you must be okay because I don't know any dead people who can type.
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Do I see dead people? Do I see DEAD PEOPLE? You must not have gone to any conventions this year!Originally posted by Richard Kaufman:
Lance, do you see dead people?
I think you must be okay because I don't know any dead people who can type.
And az for mi tipng, thet remanze to bee seeen.
Lenz
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Richard, we know that you were not motivated by malice against Bernard in making your post. Whoever started the rumor, however, almost certainly was.
I know from a mutual friend that Bernard is eager to track down the source of this rumor. You could help by posting whom you heard the rumor from. (So far, no one else seems to have heard it but you.) If you don't want to post the person's name publicly, perhaps you could e-mail it to Bernard.
I also want to thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.
I know from a mutual friend that Bernard is eager to track down the source of this rumor. You could help by posting whom you heard the rumor from. (So far, no one else seems to have heard it but you.) If you don't want to post the person's name publicly, perhaps you could e-mail it to Bernard.
I also want to thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.
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I think it's enough to say that, happily, Bernard is alive and well and living in Paris. Let's close the topic and move on without turning it into some sort of melodrama.
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I mean, really, what could someone gain by spreading the rumor that Bernard had died? In the age of the internet it was easily disproven in a few hours.
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Not only is he alive and well, He must be the James Bond of magic. :D
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But...but...but...Originally posted by Ryan Matney:
Not only is he alive and well, He must be the James Bond of magic. :D
I thought that was Jamy Ian Swiss. :confused:
*Sigh* My whole world is shattered...
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Bernard, is it true that you died? :rolleyes:
Just kidding...I'm also glad to hear you're ok.
Lance said:
Rick
Just kidding...I'm also glad to hear you're ok.
Lance said:
That reminds me, Lance...when is your next book coming out?And az for mi tipng, thet remanze to bee seeen
Rick
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He's a journalist...
He can't tip his source...
end of topic :) :) :)
He can't tip his source...
end of topic :) :) :)
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Can someone confirm or deny the rumour that Bernard Bilis, Jean-Jacques Sanvert, and Dominique Duvivier are all French?
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Well,I...heeeeeeey, wait a minute!Lance said:
That reminds me, Lance...when is your next book coming out?And az for mi tipng, thet remanze to bee seeen
Rick[/QB]
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Let's see...fake ayour death. get resurrected...get the chicks...very cool Bernard!
Mike
Mike
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Lance,
I know this is off topic, and may actually have been brought up elsewhere: any date planned on the Malone book?
I said before that the Klause book is one of my favorites, and if the Malone book is anything like that, I'm sure it will be also.
just aksin'
Rick ;)
I know this is off topic, and may actually have been brought up elsewhere: any date planned on the Malone book?
I said before that the Klause book is one of my favorites, and if the Malone book is anything like that, I'm sure it will be also.
just aksin'
Rick ;)
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The WHO book?Originally posted by Rick Green:
Lance,
I know this is off topic, and may actually have been brought up elsewhere: any date planned on the Malone book?
I said before that the Klause book is one of my favorites, and if the Malone book is anything like that, I'm sure it will be also.
just aksin'
Rick ;)
Oh. Him.
Well, we've just started, really. We're in the "material-gathering stage." So far, I have Sam the Bellhop. He's promised me more. I'm debating whether to put thirty routines in one book or sell thirty pamphlets at $15 a piece. What do you guys think?
Lance
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Bill told me that L&L's option had expired and the book had been cancelled.
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Maybe you can write a book about Bernard Bilis? :p
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Well, I wrote him about it, but my letter came back to me: "Returned to Sender: Deceased."
Lance
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I'm not dead (yet) but this thread is killin' me.
Enough, already.
Matt Field
Enough, already.
Matt Field
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In the words of Beethoven:
"Shhhh. I'm decomposing."
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"Shhhh. I'm decomposing."
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Ode to the decomposing composers... Mr. Idle would be so proud... But this parrot IS DECEASED!
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No, no...it's PINING!
Pining for the fjords!
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Pining for the fjords!
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PININ' for the FJORDS?!?!?!? What kind of talk is that?, look, why did he fall flat on his back the moment I got 'im home?
RFA Productions yeah... It is cool stuff.
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Poor Matt was already going nuts. Shall we run through the entire skit for him?
Matt? Matt? You okay, there, buddy?
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Matt? Matt? You okay, there, buddy?
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Perhaps you are right enough about the parrots. Besides, I always wanted to be ..A LUMBERJACK!
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