Hey guys! I hope you all have been having an awesome week! I just wanted to wax rhapsodic for a little bit. I just got out of the grocery store and heard a song playing over the PA system that got me into the whole blast from the past mood again. It was the band They Might Be Giants doing the cover of the Istanbul Not Constantinople song. And the only reason I even know it was a cover, is that I got a chance to see them in California back in the nineties and they mentioned on stage that it was originally a song that was famous back in the 50s that was performed by a Canadian band, The Four Lads. Anyway, because of its peppy swing beat, it got me thinking very seriously about all the successful magicians that graced the Las Vegas strip, when it was young. I ask myself, was there any heavy compitition to perform here (back then), in retrospect to the population differences, to how it is now? Because if you have ever spent any considerable amount of time in Las Vegas these days (ie. on the strip), the compitition is absolutly obscene. There are about twenty street magicians to every one stage magician currently residing and performing in Vegas. Just in case you were curious, a few of the Vegas legends of magic back in the day were, the Dean of American Magicians Jay Marshall, known for his ventriloquism, his white rabbit hand puppet Lefty, and you know, he actually opened for Frank Sinatra, Liberace and Milton Berle. Mr.Electric Marvyn Roy, who not only surrounded his act around objects of electric light, he also performed his show on ice. And of course the first magician to ever perform in Las Vegas The Bird Manipulator Jack Kodell, who is not only the first to perform his magic show on ice, but the first, ever, to encorperate birds into his entire act. These great magicians as well as any magician worth his magic, has a niche. You just have to have one to stand out in front of the always growing magic crowd as an original. I am always refining my niche of being an acrobatic magician, and driving my desires forward on my own path to stand out like the greats of the magic world. And this holds true to really anything (profession, hobbie, obsession) that you are dedicated to, and work at with all your heart. Nobody else but you, can get in your own way to be the best at what you do and love. So be the epic that you always wanted to be. Ok, I have been sitting in my car in the heat for quite some time now and am wondering if I should have put these groceries that are in the back seat, in my fridge already. So, in closing, I wanted to ask you guys, what was the greatest magic trick you ever saw, who performed it, and where did you see it? Mine was, when I saw John Calvert masterfully perform The Watch Steal at the Magic Castle of Hollywood. I was awestruck that he could enter into the persons personal space and like a ghost, yield his watch without the guy having a clue. It was brilliant! Take care you guys!! -Seth You dont have to be great to start. But you do have to start, to be great. Facebook: https://facebook/SethGrabelENT Twitter: https://twitter/sethgrabel YouTube: https://youtube/user/sethgrabel Istanbul (Not Constantinople), by They Might Be Giants: https://itun.es/us/8anXr Jay Marshall (in 1996): youtu.be/hos1XW8Dcmw Marvyn Roy (in 1969): youtu.be/kjv-QlWwV9Y Jack Kodell (in 2006 and 1956): youtu.be/S33PO-5iFK0 John Calvert (Montage): youtu.be/e3Z2K_blhmk Attachments area Preview YouTube video Jay Marshall and Lefty-Magic Inc. Theater 1996 Preview YouTube video Marvyn Roy Mr. Electric on The Ed Sullivan Show Preview YouTube video Legends of Magic Preview YouTube video John Calvert - His Magic and Adventures TRAILER they mentioned on stage that it was originally a song that was famous back in the 50s that was performed by a Canadian band, The Four Lads. Anyway, because of its peppy swing beat, it got me thinking very seriously about all the successful magicians that graced the Las Vegas strip, when it was young. I ask myself, was there any heavy compitition to perform here (back then), in retrospect to the population differences, to how it is now? Because if you have ever spent any considerable amount of time in Las Vegas these days (ie. on the strip), the compitition is absolutly obscene. There are about twenty street magicians to every one stage magician currently residing and performing in Vegas. Just in case you were curious, a few of the Vegas legends of magic back in the day were, the Dean of American Magicians Jay Marshall, known for his ventriloquism, his white rabbit hand puppet Lefty, and you know, he actually opened for Frank Sinatra, Liberace and Milton Berle. Mr.Electric Marvyn Roy, who not only surrounded his act around objects of electric light, he also performed his show on ice. And of course the first magician to ever perform in Las Vegas The Bird Manipulator Jack Kodell, who is not only the first to perform his magic show on ice, but the first, ever, to encorperate birds into his entire act. These great magicians as well as any magician worth his magic, has a niche. You just have to have one to stand out in front of the always growing magic crowd as an original. I am always refining my niche of being an acrobatic magician, and driving my desires forward on my own path to stand out like the greats of the magic world. And this holds true to really anything (profession, hobbie, obsession) that you are dedicated to, and work at with all your heart. Nobody else but you, can get in your own way to be the best at what you do and love. So be the epic that you always wanted to be. Ok, I have been sitting in my car in the heat for quite some time now and am wondering if I should have put these groceries that are in the back seat, in my fridge already. So, in closing, I wanted to ask you guys, what was the greatest magic trick you ever saw, who performed it, and where did you see it? Mine was, when I saw John Calvert masterfully perform The Watch Steal at the Magic Castle of Hollywood. I was awestruck that he could enter into the persons personal space and like a ghost, yield his watch without the guy having a clue. It was brilliant! Take care you guys!! -Seth You dont have to be great to start. But you do have to start, to be great. Facebook: https://facebook/SethGrabelENT Twitter: https://twitter/sethgrabel YouTube: https://youtube/user/sethgrabel Istanbul (Not Constantinople), by They Might Be Giants: https://itun.es/us/8anXr Jay Marshall (in 1996): youtu.be/hos1XW8Dcmw Marvyn Roy (in 1969): youtu.be/kjv-QlWwV9Y Jack Kodell (in 2006 and 1956): youtu.be/S33PO-5iFK0 John Calvert (Montage): youtu.be/e3Z2K_blhmk Attachments area Preview YouTube video Jay Marshall and Lefty-Magic Inc. Theater 1996 Preview YouTube video Marvyn Roy Mr. Electric on The Ed Sullivan Show Preview YouTube video Legends of Magic Preview YouTube video John Calvert - His Magic and Adventures TRAILER
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