"I'm into the real stuff. No pretty-boy Ice Capades magic." -- Tony Andruzzi

from
Unspeakable Acts: three lives and countless legends of Tom Palmer/Tony Andruzzi/Masklyn ye Mage
by Jim Magus with Terry Nosek and Neil Tobin

"The way you cloak the hoax is everything." -- Tony Andruzzi

So, we keep following these and soon will have the entire book transcribed, eh?

--Nice, but frustrating teasers!

Chris

Chris,

Want me to stop?

Keep going -- we need to digest each bon-mott over an adequate period of time and let it settle into a comfortable position in our lives. (Love it LOL)

I think the most appropriate quote being the book is now released....

"So Mote It Be"

“A magician, after he’s done a performance, can mop his brow, collect his check, and smile and say that the little lady is waiting for me in the car. But a bizarrist, you must come in as a man of mystery and must leave as a man of mystery." -- Tony Andruzzi

Tony Andruzzi played the part of Tony Andruzzi 24/7. If you have any interest in this towering figure in the world of the bizarre, you must get Jim Magus' new book on him, Unspeakable Acts.

What? There's a new book?

After each of these quotes I can hear that unmistakable laugh coming through the ether.

The book is finally a reality! The project hasn't been whoofle dust. Its been like a four year pregnancy because most people have no
conception of not only the amount of material and photos that had to be assembled and then sequenced but the checking research was
a monster.

Remember, Jim was dealing with three people and you will be amazed at both the intertwining and then some of the differences
between Tom/Tony/MyM.

Lary/TEB3/Traveler

That is an AWESOME quote.

“Many people take exception to me and say I’m doing black magic and things they can’t do at church. But I’m doing magic that started their church.” -- Tony Andruzzi

Only those churches that started at the dawn if time -- and I must admit the Mage's work was always better than human sacrifice.

"When I look at the Tarot, I identify not with the Magician, but with the Fool. I always feel I am about to step off a cliff, with a small dog yapping at my heel, and my eye on the sun. I think I've been very lucky to be a Fool for 66 years." -- Tony Andruzzi

Wow, sure is quiet out there. Here's another favorite that I wish more magic convention attendees took to heart:

"Magic is not supposed to be a puzzle. Magic is supposed to be MAGICK. I don’t want to puzzle you. I want to astound you." -- Tony Andruzzi

'Tis the deafening sound of contemplation.

The problem is this -- as pointed out in the last quote -- it takes work and thought to turn magic into MAGICK -- and most magicians have neither the time or ability to make this happen as a career. My persona experience has been (and now I have to sell all the stuff off) it was easier as a magician to do standard stuff (guillotine, sawing, etc.) with comedy that left little thoughtful impression other than a good time.

To get an audience to think something beyond a magical puzzle --- is where "Magic is not supposed to be a puzzle. Magic is supposed to be MAGICK. I don’t want to puzzle you. I want to astound you." -- Tony Andruzzi---------takes us.

How about this one?

"Bizarre Magick is the Grand Guignol of conjuring." -- Tony Andruzzi

Ah yes -- we all have a darker side -- and most folks would rather (in the USA) not express it -- except on viewing the evening news. And most folks do not know what this Grand Guignol is -- even if they have read Rice.