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Matt Pulsar Inner circle 1130 Posts |
I think a better litmus test would be to ask the wives or husbands of mentalists what the best they had seen was.
Also, a lot of these answers are references to things people have read and/or seen on television. If we limited it to what we'd seen live it would be a very different story. For me personally, considering what I've seen live, Kreskin's Halloween show was fantastic. His hypnosis segment and the cmr at the end were amazing and his Q and A was enlightening. I can imagine how much more impactful it would be if I wasn't in the know as well. Outside of this, Jon Stetson is the Mentalist I've seen more than others, and even though I've seen him many many times I remain completely engaged. Also, Gil Eagles' blindfold routine was fantastic. Add in things I've seen on video and it's very hard to narrow down. But, a video comes to mind that I can't seem to find because it was in German and I don't remember the name of the performer. Basically he told a story with a woman on the other side of a table, she had an object in a box and his revelation of the object was the climax. But, during the routine hypnosis was shown in a few different ways. It was just beautiful. If anyone knows what I'm talking about it would be great to have a link to that video again. After that I agree that there are many Darren Brown performances that are just amazing. Going back to my childhood, when Copperfield did the Berlin Wall confabulation I saw that live and it convinced me he had powers. James Mapes also has a great pilot show he did involving past life reductions through hypnosis that I also was particularly amazed by. Seems for me that the most impressive Mentalism I've experienced or seen involved hypnosis in some way. Of things I've only read about Gellar's design duplications for the US governments psychic research projects are mind blowing. I have no idea how that worked, and I'm onen to the possibility that it's legit. I think as soon as a Mentalism demonstration creates that possibility there is nothing stronger. I'll ask my wife what the most impressive she has seen was and report back.
Belief Manifests Reality.
Nebula CT: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/8517 |
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Alexxander Elite user Frankfurt, Germany 423 Posts |
For everyone who hasn't seen the video Stuart is referring to:
https://www.facebook.com/123257274398249......f=SEARCH |
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Louigi Verona New user Germany 12 Posts |
This is a good point. Live things are extremely different. A well made magician's choice can blow your mind. In a way, a good live performance, especially done for you, is like a multiplier of experience.
But then one of the things that still seems to be a truism - is that most people often have never seen a magician live, let alone a mentalist. |
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Louigi Verona New user Germany 12 Posts |
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On Apr 16, 2017, Alexxander wrote: This is incredibly performed and filmed. A work of art. |
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Matt Pulsar Inner circle 1130 Posts |
Those annoying little animated guys on the bottom of my post are a mystery to me...
Belief Manifests Reality.
Nebula CT: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/8517 |
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Matt Pulsar Inner circle 1130 Posts |
Thanks for the link Alexander!
Belief Manifests Reality.
Nebula CT: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/8517 |
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jstreiff Special user 701 Posts |
Jermay's QA act is the most realistic performance of mentalism in its purest form, IMO.
John
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Axel Elite user Berlin 451 Posts |
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On Apr 16, 2017, jstreiff wrote: I agree. Luke's performance at Mindsummit two years ago was probably the best thing I've ever seen. Also thank you, Stuart and Louigi, for your nice comments about my video. I appreciate them very much. All the best, Axel |
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Steven Conner Inner circle 2720 Posts |
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On Apr 16, 2017, jstreiff wrote: Is it available
"The New York Papers," Mark Twain once said,"have long known that no large question is ever really settled until I have been consulted; it is the way they feel about it, and they show it by always sending to me when they get uneasy. "
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Philemon Vanderbeck Inner circle Seattle, WA 4694 Posts |
A psychic managed to guess my birth name upon meeting me even though she was introduced to me by my stage name.
"I don't know you as a Philemon; I know you as [redacted]." I still have no explanation to how she knew.
Professor Philemon Vanderbeck
That Creepy Magician "I use my sixth sense to create the illusion of possessing the other five." |
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Axel Elite user Berlin 451 Posts |
Are you sure, Steven?
Luke published a lot of Q&A material. I am not sure this version was amongst it. Also, besides the method: no one could perform it like he did. For me it was a perfect piece of theatre. Mysterious, exciting and a little bit scary. |
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Tom Cutts Staff Northern CA 5925 Posts |
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On Apr 16, 2017, Philemon Vanderbeck wrote: Your parents named you "redacted" 😱 No wonder you go by your stage name. I was in a huge hall where a man had some 300-400 ordinary people bend flatware with only their minds. It was movingly brilliant. |
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Louigi Verona New user Germany 12 Posts |
I think Steven was asking if it is available, not saying that it is.
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Axel Elite user Berlin 451 Posts |
Ah, sorry...
My mistake. |
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SleepyMagic Inner circle Hopefully I'll pass my exams with 1646 Posts |
I saw earlier in this thread about PT's billetless name guess...it was published in bigger fish 2 but that is sold out everywhere...anywhere else this was published?
Thanks Sleepy |
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Steven Conner Inner circle 2720 Posts |
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On Apr 16, 2017, SleepyMagic wrote: Don't Peter Turner sell something like this.
"The New York Papers," Mark Twain once said,"have long known that no large question is ever really settled until I have been consulted; it is the way they feel about it, and they show it by always sending to me when they get uneasy. "
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RexDeash New user 78 Posts |
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On Apr 16, 2017, SleepyMagic wrote: I believe a version is also available in Freeform Mentalism. I don't know if it's the same as I am not familiar with the Bigger Fish one. Rex |
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Marc O Special user The Netherlands 755 Posts |
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On Apr 16, 2017, Alexxander wrote: As I was reading Stuart's question, this video came to my mind. Didn't remember that it was Axel or where I could find it, but knew that it had to be this video. As a dutchman I normally find the german language has a bit of a hard tone to the ear but Axel's voice and pacing together with the music almost made it a poem! Thank you for posting this video again. |
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SleepyMagic Inner circle Hopefully I'll pass my exams with 1646 Posts |
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On Apr 16, 2017, RexDeash wrote: Thanks....i reckon if it was the same as the one in bigger fish 2 it would have been in the ad copy of freeform mentalism? Sleepy |
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Kai New user 2 Posts |
When I was in China, an old woman guessed my zodiac sign and my favorite book without me doing anything at all. I'm not even sure it was a trick...
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