David Williamson - favourite story
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David Williamson - favourite story
Ok, I love David Williamson, no, no, not in that way. You know what I mean. He is funny, very funny and I wondered if there was a place on this forum to share anecdotes about him.
My favourite story was a couple of years ago at the Blackpool convention during the masterclass. DW was giving a great lecture spot explaining a few of his effects using the tv screens set up by Bob Hamilton.
The highlight was when he was showing his version of a coin matrix and explaining it. David began his version as normal. 4 coins were covered by four cards. One card was lifted and moved. The coin had gone. The second card was moved and two coins were there.....
.....................you know the rest....
suffice it to say I did not know you could palm a live chick and the other assorted articles he "managed" to produce!
If you were there you know the method. ;)
He is a comedy genius!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
My favourite story was a couple of years ago at the Blackpool convention during the masterclass. DW was giving a great lecture spot explaining a few of his effects using the tv screens set up by Bob Hamilton.
The highlight was when he was showing his version of a coin matrix and explaining it. David began his version as normal. 4 coins were covered by four cards. One card was lifted and moved. The coin had gone. The second card was moved and two coins were there.....
.....................you know the rest....
suffice it to say I did not know you could palm a live chick and the other assorted articles he "managed" to produce!
If you were there you know the method. ;)
He is a comedy genius!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Best John
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My fave Dave sighting:
SAM Con in New Orleans (I think it was 97)
Williamson walks into the close-up show, donning dark sunglasses, mussed hair, a cigarette dangling from his mouth and a "hurricane" (famous New Orleans' drink) in hand.
Opening Line, delivered as though he'd been on a 3 day big-easy binge: "Hi, I'm Dave & Welcome to My World of Illusion" He starts poking a silk into the top of his fist and a dozen (or so) thumbtips start flying out the bottom :p
the following 15 minutes, left me laughing harder than I ever have in my life.
(Thanks Dave)
SAM Con in New Orleans (I think it was 97)
Williamson walks into the close-up show, donning dark sunglasses, mussed hair, a cigarette dangling from his mouth and a "hurricane" (famous New Orleans' drink) in hand.
Opening Line, delivered as though he'd been on a 3 day big-easy binge: "Hi, I'm Dave & Welcome to My World of Illusion" He starts poking a silk into the top of his fist and a dozen (or so) thumbtips start flying out the bottom :p
the following 15 minutes, left me laughing harder than I ever have in my life.
(Thanks Dave)
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MagiFest, 2002.
Dave made a surprise appearance, and was there just for the first day of the convention. I was fortunate enough to be sitting around a table with Dave, John Carney, and Mike Caveney (I was light-headed the whole time) with a bunch of others just standing around watching and listening. There was this one guy, about 19 or 20, just being a total dick, asking me questions like "Hey Adam, do you know the Striking Vanish? Do you know who invented it? Man, I hate that move!" Everyone else wore grimaces, we all wanted this kid to shut up and go away. Dave had the perfect solution.
"Here, I'll show you a trick. Give me your deck." The kid hands his deck to Dave, he shuffles, has the kid pick one, and shuffles it back in.
"Okay, time for the amazing rising card trick! We need a glass for this..." as he scans the table, and grabs a glass half full of soda.
"Here!" And he slams the deck down into the glass. Soda goes everywhere, and the guy's deck is completely ruined.
This guy's sh*t-eating grin quickly disappeared.
"Ohhhh, too bad, trick didn't work. Someone did this to me about 20 years ago. Maybe you'll do it to some punk kid 20 years from now."
I don't think I've ever tried harder to hold back laughter in my life.
Dave made a surprise appearance, and was there just for the first day of the convention. I was fortunate enough to be sitting around a table with Dave, John Carney, and Mike Caveney (I was light-headed the whole time) with a bunch of others just standing around watching and listening. There was this one guy, about 19 or 20, just being a total dick, asking me questions like "Hey Adam, do you know the Striking Vanish? Do you know who invented it? Man, I hate that move!" Everyone else wore grimaces, we all wanted this kid to shut up and go away. Dave had the perfect solution.
"Here, I'll show you a trick. Give me your deck." The kid hands his deck to Dave, he shuffles, has the kid pick one, and shuffles it back in.
"Okay, time for the amazing rising card trick! We need a glass for this..." as he scans the table, and grabs a glass half full of soda.
"Here!" And he slams the deck down into the glass. Soda goes everywhere, and the guy's deck is completely ruined.
This guy's sh*t-eating grin quickly disappeared.
"Ohhhh, too bad, trick didn't work. Someone did this to me about 20 years ago. Maybe you'll do it to some punk kid 20 years from now."
I don't think I've ever tried harder to hold back laughter in my life.
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a few fisms ago, David Copperfield walks into the foyer of the convention hall, suddenly from nowhere, a number of Japanese girls start screaming " David!, David!"and run across to him, pass him, and mob D.w, who was standing a few yards behind.
The look on d.c's face was a picture.
I am so glad i didnt miss that.
The look on d.c's face was a picture.
I am so glad i didnt miss that.
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Jezz' Adam good story! A young guy was made to feel terrible while his deck of cards was ruined by someone he admired :confused: . There is something to be proud of. :(
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But, Jeff...... what about the "There was this one guy, about 19 or 20, just being a total dick" part of the story???
Wasn't the point about the guy learning a lesson about magicians' etiquette?
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Wasn't the point about the guy learning a lesson about magicians' etiquette?
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Precisely. And if this guy did admire Dave, he certainly had a bizarre way of showing it... you don't have to take my word for it, but he deserved what Dave did to him.Wasn't the point about the guy learning a lesson about magicians' etiquette?
Besides, it isn't like he couldn't go back up to his hotel room and get a new pack of cards...
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Besides, he has a story to tell now for the rest of his life. Well worth the price of a deck of cards.
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The "trick," by the way, is Simon Lovell's and is in his book, Simply Simon. It's called "The Infamous Submarine Card."
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I was there when Williamson pulled off the screaming girls running past Copperfield bit... nearly wet laughing so hard.
Stay tooned.
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I heard that he "produced" a card on Darwin Ortiz' toenail... it was painted on with nail polish.
I wasn't there. I just heard the story and it sounded damn funny. Especially based on what I know of their opposite personalities.
Anyone care to share this one? I asked Darwin about it at the Magic Cafe and got ZERO response.... so it must BE TRUE!!!
Frank
p.s. So where does David Willimason hang out so I can stalk? Sounds like a funny guy to be sure.
I wasn't there. I just heard the story and it sounded damn funny. Especially based on what I know of their opposite personalities.
Anyone care to share this one? I asked Darwin about it at the Magic Cafe and got ZERO response.... so it must BE TRUE!!!
Frank
p.s. So where does David Willimason hang out so I can stalk? Sounds like a funny guy to be sure.
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I remember David at a Glass City Conjurors convention some years back. He had just stared his lecture when he looked into the audience and said, "I'm sorry. There's no recording devices allowed here," then proceeded to take away a guy's pen and paper.
That and the drool. So much drool.
-Zech Johnson
That and the drool. So much drool.
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When David was last at Blackpool he did 12 "different" close up performances. I did not see them all of course but during the last few sessions when he was being "followed" by a large group he changed the routines he was using and had the whole group cheering for more.
At one point he just sat down in the chair looking exhausted whilst the crowd were going nuts. It was a Cooperesque performance.
Brilliant!!!! :D
At one point he just sat down in the chair looking exhausted whilst the crowd were going nuts. It was a Cooperesque performance.
Brilliant!!!! :D
Best John
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Boy where to start. My fav. story is when We were at Magi-fest some 13 years ago and david had a huge crowd in the lobby. He proceeded to do card on celing. He had a card selected,signed, controled it to the top via a funny way, and then took some gum out of this kids mouth. Blatantly stuck it on top of the deck and threw the deck up to the celing. Well back then magi-fest was held at the holiday inn in worthington. And the celings were literaly 20 feet high. So, the card sticks to the celing, the deck comes fluttering down...but when you look up it is the wrong card? So now david has the wrong card stuck to the celing. He jokingly gets out of it and moves on to something else. Out of the corner of my eye while EVERYBODY was watching david..I see this card start to flutter to the ground behind david. You see when he threw the deck up TWO cards stuck together because of air pressure. The real card DID STICK to the celing but another card stuck to its face and gently came down without anybody knowing. I secretly motion to david to look up. And there is the SIGNED card STUCK to the celing! David in his grand pose says ok now watch this (points to the guy who selected the card) WHAT WAS YOUR CARD. He names it, David says LOOK...UP...THERE...!
The crowd went WILD.
Love that story!
Justin Miller
The crowd went WILD.
Love that story!
Justin Miller
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During a performance at the Midwest Magic Jubilee, this year, David brings this 7 or so year old kid up to help and stands him up on the table. He did something which produced a bunch of thumb-tips. He picks one up and puts it on the end of the kid's big toe (he was wearing sandals), and called him "Bilbo Mr. Magic's Helper." It was hillarious.
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I met David once, several years ago, at Tannen's during the Tony Spina era.
David and I are showing each other tricks and what I mean by that is he was showing me tricks. David is NY to do a gig and was there to pick up supplies. He needed a Rocky Racoon.
David goes up to the counter and asks the sales person for Rocky the Racoon. The sales person starts to try to sell Dave a video on Rocky Racoon by another magician. David says no, its alright he just needs a Rocky Racoon. The sales person than starts to sell Dave his own videos which include Dave's version of Rocky Racoon. I started to laugh but held in when David told the clerk that David Williamson sucked, that he was rip off artist who copied other people's material. The salesman started to argue with David telling him how great David Williamson was. I was biting my lip. Finally David buys the Rocky Racoon and handed the salesman his credit card. They guy swiped it without looking at it.
David and I are showing each other tricks and what I mean by that is he was showing me tricks. David is NY to do a gig and was there to pick up supplies. He needed a Rocky Racoon.
David goes up to the counter and asks the sales person for Rocky the Racoon. The sales person starts to try to sell Dave a video on Rocky Racoon by another magician. David says no, its alright he just needs a Rocky Racoon. The sales person than starts to sell Dave his own videos which include Dave's version of Rocky Racoon. I started to laugh but held in when David told the clerk that David Williamson sucked, that he was rip off artist who copied other people's material. The salesman started to argue with David telling him how great David Williamson was. I was biting my lip. Finally David buys the Rocky Racoon and handed the salesman his credit card. They guy swiped it without looking at it.
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So David's lecturing to a bunch of magicians in Toronto in a hotel (thank you Browser's Den of Magic). At one point, he's describing a relatively unexciting and mundane point in a routine, and one of the hotel attendants walks in pushing a cart with water and glasses on it. Dave immeadiately changes the tone of his voice, so it's booming and scary, and begins shouting (something like), "AND THEN WHAT YOU DO IS TAKE THE CHICKEN AND CUT ITS HEAD OFF IN SACRIFICE - THAT'S RIGHT, YOU REALLY HAVE MAKE SURE YOU GET THE BLOOD...". Obviously the guys in the room start laughing and the water guy just gets a weird look over his face. Dave continues this until the hotel attendant leaves with his cart.
An hour later the same attendant comes back into the room to top up the water pitchers. Dave was in the middle of demoing a trick of some kind, but stops and immeadiately launches into (approximately), "NOW THIS TIME YOU NEED TO SACRIFICE A GOAT, MAKE SURE YOU SLAUGHTER IT PROPERLY OR THE WHOLE SPELL IS RUINED. YUP, SLAUGHTER THE GOAT UPON THE ALTAR..." but this time, he loses it and starts laughing. The hotel water guy gets the joke, and begins laughing, and then the whole room cracks up.
An hour later the same attendant comes back into the room to top up the water pitchers. Dave was in the middle of demoing a trick of some kind, but stops and immeadiately launches into (approximately), "NOW THIS TIME YOU NEED TO SACRIFICE A GOAT, MAKE SURE YOU SLAUGHTER IT PROPERLY OR THE WHOLE SPELL IS RUINED. YUP, SLAUGHTER THE GOAT UPON THE ALTAR..." but this time, he loses it and starts laughing. The hotel water guy gets the joke, and begins laughing, and then the whole room cracks up.
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When Tannen's was having their "Stars of Magic" lectures in the early 90's ($40.00 a pop!!!), Tom Mullica was the 1st to lecture and David Williamson was the 2nd ( afew months later). During the middle of Williamson's lecture he called Mullica on a cell phone to brag about the bigger turnout he had. When my friend Mark Sicher was in the hospital around the same time, Dave visited him and when a nurse would walk in the room, Dave would ask Mark really loudly, "Is that the one that gave you the blowjob?" with a very serious expression. Mark was very embarrassed. Finally, one time at a 4F's convention (90 or 91?), the Forks hotel would be open to the public in the evening. There was a table of 3 deaf ladies and Wiliamson performed an impromptu silent close-up set for them and I was lucky enough to be watching. One of the best shows I have ever seen!
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At the recent FISM ini Den Haag, when Dave finished his lecture and came out for his bows... he had two little Japanese boys with him (twins I think). They were in red tuxedo jackets and bowed as corny as you can imagine.
What the bit was, they were on a show the night before doing illusions and did their CORNY DEEP BOW after each trick.
When they came out with Dave (totally unexpectedly) the place was in histerics.
What the bit was, they were on a show the night before doing illusions and did their CORNY DEEP BOW after each trick.
When they came out with Dave (totally unexpectedly) the place was in histerics.
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