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bootweasel Regular user 124 Posts |
What are magicians like as fans? Do you prefer the flattery of the general public, which is probably a better gauge of your success?
We're a peculiar mix (not in itself a bad thing) and terribly geeky, even if we don't admit it. Is it a bit wearing, or are you impressed by the enthusiasm? I always hope that when Brad Pitt wakes up in the morning and realises that he is, infact, Brad Pitt, he runs around the bedroom cheering and grinning (quietly, so as not to wake Jennifer) - if living the dream isn't as good as it seems, what's the point in dreaming. So I guess what I'm trying to ask is, is it good to be you? |
DerrenBrown V.I.P. 109 Posts |
Magicians as fans? Enormously supportive and generally very nice. There's a tendency amongst some magicians to dismiss something when they recognise a method, and miss the joy of a perhaps new or startling effect: this can be very wearying. I hope it's ok to say that. I'm the opposite: I love being fooled and will revel in not knowing how it was done, even if in the back of my mind I do know. So I can't get excited by magic reviews in circulars which just list the tricks performed, or magicians who seem determined to be as joyless towards magic as possible.
But personally, I've always been immensely grateful towards the magic community for being so supportive. Especially in this country, where success tends to be sneered at. I'm guessing there's such an alarming over-saturation of Derren Brown topics in magic discussion groups on the Internet that it's only the vomiting fits that have kept you from murdering me. And I think it's as good and bad as ever to be me: I just have nicer stuff now. db |
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