November 2013 issue of Genii
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November 2013 issue of Genii
Arrived in Huntsville, AL today. Great article by Joshua Jay on Simon and Ginny Aronson.
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Arrived in Madison WI yesterday (Oct 15). Will Josh Jay be a regular contributor?
Digital comment: I miss Max's audio column this month. I hope he returns.
Digital comment: I miss Max's audio column this month. I hope he returns.
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Ditto regarding Max. I believe he's on tour in Asia. I suspect he'll be back for next month.
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Yesterday in the western suburbs of Chicago. Looking forward to seeing the video of the Aronson's act in the digital edition.
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Arrived today in Irving, TX. I am looking forward to reading it this weekend!
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Mine arrived today in NYC. Looks like a great issue. Also was happy to see Josh Jay's byline on the cover story and sad not to find Max's column. I hope he decides to continue it. Haven't had time to read much in the issue, but the Angelo Carbone trick looks amazing.
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Thanks!
The digital version should be live as well.
The digital version should be live as well.
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The Copperfield interview says he's had gross ticket sales of $4 billion. That seems unlikely.
$4 b is $100 million a year for forty years. (Britney Spear's tour of 2009, the one with Ed Alonzo, only grossed $131 m. Do you think DC was doing that kind of business for 40 years?)
$100 m a year is 3000 people a day for 11 months at $100 a ticket. For forty years.
Copperfield is successful, but I don't think he's that good.
$4 b is $100 million a year for forty years. (Britney Spear's tour of 2009, the one with Ed Alonzo, only grossed $131 m. Do you think DC was doing that kind of business for 40 years?)
$100 m a year is 3000 people a day for 11 months at $100 a ticket. For forty years.
Copperfield is successful, but I don't think he's that good.
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Arrived in Los Angeles on October 16.
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Bill, I believe there were years where his ticket grosses were higher than your minimum calculations.
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Richard -- no doubt he is the most phenomenally successful magician in history. But there's no way to make sense of the $4B number.
You say he's had some years better than what I've calculated. Okay -- let's give him credit for 5 years at $200M per year. Where does the other $3 B come from?
His current MGM show is good for $50M a year (this year -- how much less were tickets when he started 13 years ago?)
In 2006, he claimed only a billion in ticket sales (a number which sounds much more possible) -- do you honestly think he's brought in $3B in the last 7 years?
Two years ago, he was claiming $3B. He hasn't sold $500M in tickets each of the last two years.
Copperfield is in the business of deceiving people. No doubt his publicist has taken a cue from the boss and is doing the same thing.
And again, I'm not trying to take anything away from Copperfield as a magician, a showman, or a business man. It's just that I'm an engineer, and when I see numbers, I check them out. It's a curse . . . .
You say he's had some years better than what I've calculated. Okay -- let's give him credit for 5 years at $200M per year. Where does the other $3 B come from?
His current MGM show is good for $50M a year (this year -- how much less were tickets when he started 13 years ago?)
In 2006, he claimed only a billion in ticket sales (a number which sounds much more possible) -- do you honestly think he's brought in $3B in the last 7 years?
Two years ago, he was claiming $3B. He hasn't sold $500M in tickets each of the last two years.
Copperfield is in the business of deceiving people. No doubt his publicist has taken a cue from the boss and is doing the same thing.
And again, I'm not trying to take anything away from Copperfield as a magician, a showman, or a business man. It's just that I'm an engineer, and when I see numbers, I check them out. It's a curse . . . .
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Picked up today here in Southwest VA. Might have actually arrived yesterday, but today was the first chance I got to check. Looks like another great issue.
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Re: November 2013 issue of Genii
Take heart, Bill, the IRS is probably listening to those numbers too.
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Bill
I think you've got a bit too much time on your hands - I wish I had the time to monitor the 'above the line' receipts of selected performers (and I'm a 'figures' guy too).
I think it's safe to say that everyone, especially in the business called 'show', tends to 'talk up' their successes.
Andrew
I think you've got a bit too much time on your hands - I wish I had the time to monitor the 'above the line' receipts of selected performers (and I'm a 'figures' guy too).
I think it's safe to say that everyone, especially in the business called 'show', tends to 'talk up' their successes.
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Every wealthy person I've ever met gets audited regularly by the IRS, so I think he's covered on that count.
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Ha! Next thing you're going to tell me is that DC bought eleven islands in the Caribbean...
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Arrived in Minot, N.D. today !!!
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Is it me, or are the contributions from Simon Aronson (I Already Told You) and Dani DaOrtiz more than worth the yearly subscription cost of Genii? Just damn!
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Electronic copy of the November issue is not appearing on my android tablet.
I did get the hard copy though.
I did get the hard copy though.
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Chris, the Android app was updated a month or two ago because of this problem. Did you update your app? Have you tried rebooting your tablet to see if it comes up?
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Hardcopy touchdown in SoCal.
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Arrived today in Manchester, England.
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Arrived in Hastings, England.
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Arrived in Bury St. Edmunds, England.
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New York City arrived yesterday.