It doesn't matter which DVD you buy from L&L Publishing, there they
are. The same crowd of bimbos, fuck-ups, and misfits.

I'm starting to think they bus these people in from the neighborhood
rehab clinic or maybe even a halfway house.

The only guy in the crowd I'd trust is the man of color; he's probably
either their sponser or their keeper (ten to one he's packing heat and
a lead filled sap).

What finally prompted me to speak up is Eugene Burgers latest DVD,
EXPLORING MAGICAL PRESENTATION. Which is a GREAT DVD and I highly
recommend it.

HOWEVER, the woman he brought with him looks like a combination of
every prostitute I've ever done the horizontal mamba with. If this
girls legs touch at the top I'll eat my Svengali Deck!

I realize using prostitutes is just a part of getting old (and the
doctor insisting on giving you free samples of those damn blue pills),
but somebody has to be the first to bring this topic up.

L&L puts out some fantastic books and DVD, and I'm forever a loyal
customer, but COME ON! The same people in every DVD got old 5 years
ago.

mitchell_leary wrote:

I suspect they're chosen much in the same way that a stage hypnotist
chooses members of the audience to go on stage for a demonstration. They
look for people who "respond well" to seeing magic; people who don't
just stare in space but actually clap/cheer.

But yeah, they could get a much larger "collection" and mix them up a bit.

Woohoo, Finally a post not by Bill or from a spammer. lol

I'm with Mitch on this, the guy called john, (light hair with tache) is
sooooo irritating I want to put him in the same room as C*&$y just for the
fun of it. John would be NO Way man!!! WOW a magnet WOOOOOO !!!!!!!

The crowd is only bearable because there are 1 or 3 beautiful women amongst
them. Which if they were approached by a magician in real life would run
off screaming hehehe

Ian

Al Hastings wrote:

I actually see lesser reactions from people who are intoxicated because
sometimes their brains are working so slowly that they miss what happened.

However if the trick is very, VERY direct and obvious, like say using 2
Nickels-to-Dimes to make it appear as though nickels are traveling from
one brass cap to the other, they can have very strong reactions; a sober
person would simply be wanting to examine the gimmicks.

I think the funniest L&L videos I own are the Alex Elmsley videos.
Starting with tape 1 and progressing through tape 4, Elmesley gets to
drinking. It's in the little interview sections where you can really
tell he's getting plastered. By tape 4 he's a DUI waiting to happen.
Watching someone trying to be serious in this state is hi-larious!

-Leary-

Bravo! for your copy and paste,"Elmesley" you must know him very well to
spell his name like this, your are not able to do it correctly i look
forward to see the rest of your thought,
"Tipsy MacStagger's Bar & Grill" webtv.net> a

That's harsh. The majority of us enjoy them.

And Janelle...Oh, janelle.

...and you must not know Leary very well either....

-A

Al Hastings wrote:

Or that the proximity of "e" and "s" on a qwerty keyboard makes it easy
to hit the two keys simultaneously. If your system doesn't employ a
spell-checker it can pass unnoticed in the heat of battle! If Mitch
hadn't "left" med school we probably couldn't read his writing today. ;-)

Old Jack.

I BET YOU KEEP PLENTY OF FRUITCAKES AROUND AT YOUR HOUSE.

Ray Haddad wrote: