http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxndbHrl07w

Just wish he had a better camera, but at least he post his performances.

Just for fun, you might want to keep an eye on the photoshop contests at
fark.com.  I think it would be rather amusing if you found one that would allow
you to sneak some magic into their, and to see what kind of reaction it gets. 
Be warned, they are a VERY cynical bunch, you might want to see some of the
previous contests before diving it.

Naturally, let us know if you post anything.

Mike

I just stumbled over it, I don't know, if somebody posted it already:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5idzfZXBro&feature=related

Best regards,
G.

please help im trying to find the Cilla Black surprise surprise zig-zag lady
video from the late 80's where an assistant had wrote in and requested to be
sawn in half but in the end she was "zig-Zagged" and also a tvam video with
prince edward helping with the illusion with the assistant in a black leotard
and also a sword box from the big breakfast i have scoured the internet to no
luck i was wondering if any members have videos of either and could they please
post them here i would be most greatful if the members of the group could help
many thanks jim coates

I seem to remember a fuzzy version of this.

Here is a great version, with some outtakes reminding us
how hard our favorites (and their assistants) work to put
a new spin on a classic performance:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKYXl2t5o4M

white_m0nkey wrote:

> On the plus side? Are you kidding? This performance was way better than most
"professional" magician's. It was well trained and the actions seamlessly
followed each other, there were absoulutely no gliches.>

I guess you're grading on a curve? Of all the ones that suck , this sucks the
least, so technically, it's the best... It didn't suck, sure, but it could have
been better.

Like I said, it's not a "volunteer" type trick. Additionally, a with a
volunteer, it shouldn't have gone so smoothly. Even the "self working" tricks
like "Audience Dismember" in which the genuine volunteer has no knowledge of the
method, it still does not go so well. For the volunteer premise to work, there
should have been a little more "coaching" and explaining through the process.

And on a technical point, those feet really don't have the proper range of
motion to pull off the tickling bit.

Of the presentations of "Clearly Impossible" my favorite is supirsingly not the
Pendragons, for whom the illusion was designed, but the guys from "Tricky TV"
(Is that it? The one's who did "Interlude" on the WMAs). While the illusion
itself was no better, the presentation and it's theme were carried off in a much
more believable manner (if you can overlook the fact that the girl was a little
"big" for 10 years old).

I'm just saying it wasn't all it could be. They didn't "suspend my disbelief".

--- In fansofgrandillusion@yahoogroups.com, clawed_reigns <no_reply@...> wrote:
> >
> > PS: There is also an interesting take on the mismade illusion in the middle.
>
> I haven't been able to find this 'interesting take on the mismade'...any more
specifics? Which video, what time, etc.? Any additional assistance
appreciated...

It's this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52HjEIHatms from 5:57 onwards,
but I'm not sure it's at all interesting or indeed a take on "The Mismade Girl"
in any real sense - it's your standard "Stack of Boxes" routine.

--- In fansofgrandillusion@yahoogroups.com, "Nicolai Quartz" <Dj.Legato@...>
wrote:
>
> Upload is done:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wcZF97f9vY

Very much appreciated. Thanks!

--- In fansofgrandillusion@yahoogroups.com, "rigonliza" <rigonliza@...> wrote:
> I remember when i was  young ,this magician had realized these illusion with a
"lady volunteer" from audience in a circus in a TVshow of 60 's and 70 's in
France which called "La piste aux etoiles ".

Is this photo in the "Photos" section? It was on the front page of the group,
but now it's gone.

Thanks.

--- In fansofgrandillusion@yahoogroups.com, silver_rock693 <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> That guy is one of the better performers that I've seen. Granted I wasn't too
interested in watching the other parts. The assistant was cute too.
>
> Deric
>
> PS: There is also an interesting take on the mismade illusion in the middle.

I haven't been able to find this 'interesting take on the mismade'...any more
specifics? Which video, what time, etc.? Any additional assistance
appreciated...

Thanks man !!!
appreciate this !

P.

--- In fansofgrandillusion@yahoogroups.com, "Nicolai Quartz" <Dj.Legato@...>
wrote:
>
> Upload is done:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wcZF97f9vY
>
> I love you too, UK!
>

Thanks Nicholas. That was pretty good.


--- In fansofgrandillusion@yahoogroups.com, "Nicolai Quartz" <Dj.Legato@...>
wrote:
>
> Upload is done:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wcZF97f9vY
>
> I love you too, UK!
>

All I can say is a beautiful blonde was sawn in half which to me  it can't
get much better than that.


In a message dated 11/21/2009 3:58:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes:




--- In _fansofgrandillusionfansofgrandilfan_
(mailto:fansofgrandillusion@yahoogroups.com) ,  trsawboy <no_reply@..n> wrote:
>
> On the plus side, at  least the "volunteer" was a bit more livley than
most sawing victims we've  seen, though as a "volunteer" she could've done
more.

On the plus side?  Are you kidding? This performance was way better than
most "professional"  magician's. It was well trained and the actions
seamlessly followed each  other, there were absoulutely no gliches.







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--- In fansofgrandillusion@yahoogroups.com, trsawboy <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> On the plus side, at least the "volunteer" was a bit more livley than most
sawing victims we've seen, though as a "volunteer" she could've done more.

On the plus side? Are you kidding? This performance was way better than most
"professional" magician's. It was well trained and the actions seamlessly
followed each other, there were absoulutely no gliches.

Upload is done:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wcZF97f9vY

I love you too, UK!

"Nicolai Quartz" wrote:

>I wanted to get permission from The Twins directly before posting in on
YouTube, since I've noticed many magic videos getting taken down due to
copyright claims. Just got an e-mail approving the original WMA footage to be
posted..."

That's great, but you know that doesn't actually insure it won't be pulled
anyway. The Twins don't have any real right to the clip, other than the nature
of the performance (which isn't very original in content anyway). The show's
producers and the network could still raise objection.

Beyond that, if the network follows form, the show should be rebroadcast a few
more times before the end of the year anyway. Whoever missed it this time, still
has a chance (assuming they're anywhere it was broadcast in the first place).

Anyone able to pull down the 2nd half of the Liz Bonnin Sawing from:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bang/

If so, can you post it on Youtube so the rest of us in the world can watch?

I wanted to get permission from The Twins directly before posting in on YouTube,
since I've noticed many magic videos getting taken down due to copyright claims.

Just got an e-mail approving the original WMA footage to be posted, so I'll be
putting up their routine on my YouTube page later tonight when I get home.

Look for it at www.youtube.com/djsubpar

Will a video of this sawing be posted on youtube shortly?

This sounds cool

--- In fansofgrandillusion@yahoogroups.com, wigan_rlfc <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> I put it down to lazy patter. Virtually all magicians who do the trick use
that sort of line... even when the box is obviously not entirely transparent.
>

I put it down to lazy patter. Virtually all magicians who do the trick use that
sort of line... even when the box is obviously not entirely transparent.

Or your local station if it is preempted for college basketball.

--- trsawboy wrote:

  The World Magic Awards is scheduled for broadcast on 11/19/09 @ 8:00pm EST/7pm
CST on MyNetwork.

That's tonight, in a little over two hours. If you miss it, you have nobody to
blame but yourself (or the power or cable company, if they go out).

I agree the trick seemed to have the cameras stop every other second.  The
assistant from the audience part wasn't convincing at all, as there was no
banter between the twins and her.  Basically, it was here's our volunteer lay
down on the table put boxes on her and start  cutting her in half without before
hand telling her what trick they will be performing.

The tickling scene was there for people who are into that thing and I know it's
magic and fake and obviously the assistant was a plant, but wouldn't you think
in today's day and age that would be some type of harassment because it was a
volunteer?

This is just my take, but other than that I'm glad it was a sawing that most of
us like seeing.

--- In fansofgrandillusion@yahoogroups.com, trsawboy <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Well, you guys got your wish. They performed "Clearly Impossible" and at the
top of the show no less.
>
> But "a volunteer"? Gimme a break! And was it just me, or was that edited a bit
too much? To the untrained eye it might have seemed okay, but it felt like a
second or two was cut from the process every few seconds. For instance, she was
on that table and barefoot awfully quick for a volunteer. It just seemed rushed.
And once she lay down on the table, she already had her arm in position to go
through the opening in the box. Maybe I know too much about the whole thing, but
alot of the goings on seemd very obvious.
>
> And the bit about the sawing never having been performed with a clear
plexi-glass box before? Really? I think even most of the lay audience has seen
"Clearly  Impossible" performed at least once, considering it's been around for
nearly a decade and a half and there's literally dozens of magicians who now
perform it. I'd venture to say there's more in use now than the old thin model.
>
> On the plus side, at least the "volunteer" was a bit more livley than most
sawing victims we've seen, though as a "volunteer" she could've done more.
>
> And just a personal peeve of mine: If there's TWO magicians, shouldn't they
saw TWO women?
>
> Well, more magic fanboy material to come... Morgan does an escape.
>

Well, you guys got your wish. They performed "Clearly Impossible" and at the top
of the show no less.

But "a volunteer"? Gimme a break! And was it just me, or was that edited a bit
too much? To the untrained eye it might have seemed okay, but it felt like a
second or two was cut from the process every few seconds. For instance, she was
on that table and barefoot awfully quick for a volunteer. It just seemed rushed.
And once she lay down on the table, she already had her arm in position to go
through the opening in the box. Maybe I know too much about the whole thing, but
alot of the goings on seemd very obvious.

And the bit about the sawing never having been performed with a clear
plexi-glass box before? Really? I think even most of the lay audience has seen
"Clearly  Impossible" performed at least once, considering it's been around for
nearly a decade and a half and there's literally dozens of magicians who now
perform it. I'd venture to say there's more in use now than the old thin model.

On the plus side, at least the "volunteer" was a bit more livley than most
sawing victims we've seen, though as a "volunteer" she could've done more.

And just a personal peeve of mine: If there's TWO magicians, shouldn't they saw
TWO women?

Well, more magic fanboy material to come... Morgan does an escape.

http://www.greatmagic.com/Great_Magic/Welcome.html


Jeff Parmer Lots of pics and vids.

So far so good.  The Twins were the opening act, and selected Alyssa Marx Grey,
a celebrity volunteer from the audience, to assist in the Clearly Impossible. 
Great performance actually, she did a good job of seeming oblivious/nervous to
all of it.  Even some foot tickling!

Other than that, nothing special to note, the rest of the lineup doesn't look to
be doing a whole lot of box n' blade magic.

Yep yep, standing by with the TV capture card!

The World Magic Awards is scheduled for broadcast on 11/19/09 @ 8:00pm EST/7pm
CST on MyNetwork.

That's tonight, in a little over two hours. If you miss it, you have nobody to
blame but yourself (or the power or cable company, if they go out).

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Magician putting a cute assistant into the modern art:

http://www.youtube.com/user/mensue#p/u/2/bSuhC_ZeDBA

The same assistant losing a little off the top!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8mqRH65570

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAtT_MFB24c

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