There’s never been any amazement in it for me. It was bad enough as a kid but when adults pay to be duped by a bloke with a mullet or a swarthy gentleman on da streetz, it says something about our society. It’s all a bit infantile.
I like street magic the least. I’s just an attempt to make the trade of Paul Daniels hip and down with the kids. David Blaine pretending to levitate, Dynamo pretending to walk on water.
Who thinks this crap is real?
Who is even diverted for two seconds?
Even as a child it was boring load of cunt, as it was all sleight-of-hand. Pulling flowers or handkerchiefs out of your arse? Nah, I would rather sit and read books on astronomy. Far more interesting, because it’s fucking real (unless you’re one of these mongs who doesn’t believe in space)
My peers spent many hours cooing and clapping over the stunts performed by Blaine. That’s all they ae though, stunts. it was another example of the Emperor having no clothes. How is a man pretending to fly magical? Being trapped in a box suspended over London. Thrilling.
There’s only one magician who was worth watching, but he’s no longer on TV.
In truth thought he was a bit of a goody-two-shoes and his excitable pal was a lot more entertaining.
Of the two selective mutes I know of, he’s still got a lot more going for him than Greta.
Much more entertaining – and grown-up – than David Blaine or Dynamo.
He and Paul Daniels worked because they met the British public’s expectations of the level magic shows should remain – children’s entertainment.
Now you get these blokes in their 30s who want to be American and think street magicians are cool. I bet they wear back-to-front baseball caps and only listen to American music and have visited America ten times but only New York or the West coast.
Fuck off you imbeciles. If you want to experience a genuine sense of wonder read a book or watch a documentary about the natural world.
Nominated by: Cuntamus Prime
