On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:56:15 +0100, I said, "Pick a card, any card"
and "Ian Wragg"
ntlworld.com> instead replied:
>> 'got this e-mail here:
>>
>> ___________
>> iTricks presents Andrew Mayne onlineþ
>>
>> This Thursday iTricks presents a special online event: A live video
>> discussion of creativity by Andrew Mayne. Join Andrew for this free
>> event as he discusses his creative approach towards inventing magic.
>> August 14th, THIS Thursday 9:00 p.m. EST. Limited availability.
>> Admission is free! Email Justin at itricksstaff@
gmail.com to get an
>> invite.
>>
>> Since I will be no where near a computer that night (nor I don't think
>> DVR would work), would somebody be interested in going? Someone
>> should go from here for two main reasons:
>>
>> *preach the gospel of leary and his list of inventor principles,
>> andrew's take?
>> *increase awareness of AMS and get more better uncensored discussions
>
>And say what exactly Al? Come to AMS get abuse hurled at you from idiots
>who know no better? From what Ray has said, plenty of names have been here
>in the past and left due to the abuse and antics of some of the morons that
>pass through.
They never came to AMS in the same numbers as they did to alt.magic.
Simon Lovell, Mike Rogers, the Pendragons and others who used nyms
all used to congregate and have a few laughs.
What really clobbered them most of all was seeing their own names
being trashed. Even if they used a nym, when someone bashed
Copperfield they were bashing the real many behind the nym and it
drove the big names off in droves. I've always felt that the problem
is directly related to using a nym. For the shy (yes, even the pros
can be shy), a nym is a blessing. For the evil, it's a shield. It
allows the morons the ability to cast stones and remain in what they
feel is an invincible position. Folly, of course, but truth.
--
Ray
