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PerryFong New user 7 Posts |
Hi everyone, I'm Perry and I am from HK, yet currently staying in London.
Started doing magic tricks (Especially card tricks) from 2009 to 2012. I dived into the world of Psychology and brain things since 2012. Let me know if anyone is interested in meeting up in London for some sweet magic! |
Mary Mowder Inner circle Sacramento / Elk Grove, CA 3659 Posts |
Welcome PerryFong,
I'm curious about the use of Cards in Hong Kong. Do they generally use the same Deck And do they play the same games? Are their card interests changing since Hong Kong changed "hands"? ( You may be too young to know). Do a search for London and some local Café members should pop up. Post for a while to give folks a chance to get to know you. Then PM a few and see if they can direct you to some local Magic haunts. -Mary Mowder |
PerryFong New user 7 Posts |
Hey Mary,
Haha, how do you know that I'm "too young" to know? You can be a great mentalist Yes, I was just one year old when they changed "hands". (Assuming you are talking about the one in 1997.) In Hong Kong, they use the same cards as all of us do. I've seen people collect cards.. I mean, nothing special in terms of card use. I'll go to some local magic store and have a look! |
Wizard of Oz Inner circle Most people wish I didn't have 5150 Posts |
Welcome to the Café PerryFong. Happy to have you!
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
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Dick Oslund Inner circle 8357 Posts |
Hello Perry!
Welcome! One of my very dear friends, the late De Yip Loo came to the USA from HK in the '30s. He got a job as an assistant to Dante, who had the $2 Thurston show. A few years later, he was assistant on the Harry Blackstone Sr. show. When Blackstone retired, Loo started performing. He was very humorous (And, a very fine magician, too!) One of his opening jokes was: "I'm from Hong Kong. When I came to America, I planned to open a Chinese Hand Laundry. .....Then, I learned, that, in America, everyone washes their own hands!" In the 1940s, this got a great laugh! For several years, he did what we call "school shows", and was very successful. One of his feature tricks was the "Chinese Rice Bowls". He told the audience that he would tell them the (children's fairy tale) of "Goldilocks And The Three Bears". If he had a HIGH SCHOOL AUDIENCE, this got a "strange reaction". (They were teenagers, and fairy tales were for tiny kids) Then he said, "I first heard this fairy tale when I was a young boy, and I learned it in Chinese, so, I'll tell the story in Chinese!" He then performed the classic Rice Bowls, and with appropriate gestures spoke in Chinese! The students, of course, had never heard the Chinese language spoken. The story, with the sound of the language was hilarious to Occidental ears!!! I first saw and heard, Loo do this trick, in 1954! --and, I can still "hear" the kids laughing! They loved it!!! So! If you are invited to do a trick at the Magic Circle, do it with Chinese "patter"!!!
SNEAKY, UNDERHANDED, DEVIOUS,& SURREPTITIOUS ITINERANT MOUNTEBANK
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Cryptghost New user 65 Posts |
Hi Perry, welcome to the Café, I hope you are enjoying London, it is also my home town. If you need any help with anything drop me a line. I haven’t been on here for long and have been learning Mentalism.
All the best RH |
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