Magic is Dead.
Why? Cuz lets face it, our audiences are becoming more & more skeptical.
Why? Cuz they watch all the exposed magic tricks on TV & Internet.
Why? So that they can fool you on your tricks, just for the fun of it.
Time has certainly changed a lot since those days. From my point of research, there was a time in History that Magic has made an enemy that it shouldn't. That fellow is Harry Houdini, Son of a Bitch in my book. He's a bloody escape artist for crying out loud! If he'd kept his pants up during his demonstration of the art of escape, he'd be alive longer than what History shows us.
Conspiracy theory proves that this man Harry Houdini, professional escape artist & struggling magician tries to expose Working Mediums & Spirit Communicators of those era.
He tried hard exposing them to the public about their fraudulent methods, making their service unusable & thus breaking their rice bowls. He has no right in doing so, when he himself used tricks & sleights to accomplish his 'impossible' demonstrations in public. Speaking of unfair advantage, he have killed the authentic tradition of Robert Houdin, Chung Ling Soo & other real Illusionists. According to me, Harry Houdini's nothing but crap. Because of him, the Magic world of today is struggling.
Let me explain, all of you think magic is suppose to be fun for everyone. NO! Magic is a profession, it aint something every kids should learn & show about. Whether you believe it or not, Magic will still exist without the lame marketing effort of exposing magic tricks to people. All the Magic Shops & people selling magic tricks have made the real people behind the business suffer major downfalls.
Harry Houdini privatize magic to the public, claiming the impossible attempts he does to attract attention. Making thousands out of each gig All fine except one, his death. That funny fucker should've shut his mouth when being challenged by some kids after a gig. But no, he can't do that, he is the Great Magician! He has to be Magician 24/7! So there you go con man, for over bragging your potential!
So there you have it, a dead magician who couldn't keep his mouth shut. But because of him, he has influenced the same breed of people who catches up with where he had left. This is the kind of stupidity that people like them made magic so ugly, no one has any interest left to watch it.
So there you have it, a dead magician who couldn't keep his mouth shut. But because of him, he has influenced the same breed of people who catches up with where he had left. This is the kind of stupidity that people like them made magic so ugly, no one has any interest left to watch it.
Tell me honestly, if you're a performing magician, how many times on a show you feel your audience is faking their reaction just to please you? Or worst, how many of them reaches out & tries to expose you? Not that they don't know, they're well knowledgeable about your skills! How did that happen? The better question should be, when did that happen?
Because of Harry Houdini, during the 50's, many mediocre magicians feed on the mainstream magic & a whole new industry of Magic was re-born after the Wars. But these guys were humble, they try to revive the authentic magic, which of Robert Houdin heritage, back in New Britain. They are the ones who will strictly showcase their perfected tricks & walk away. Name & fame ain't their priority because they understand the true value of the magic they perform, & they're humble enough to give credit to the tricks rather to themselves. They have their own secret gatherings & private builders & suppliers for their tailored original tricks.
But unfortunately, there are many small class magicians who constantly shows off their stupid half-perfected sleights to public for name & fame, these assholes have tarnished the 60's & 70's, creating more mass production in the magic industry as well as stupid magic schools around the world. They even cataloged the tricks as some products on a supermarket & mail deliver to your home! It has become a business entity! What the fuck? Go sell fruits & nuts man if you wanna make money, why the hell you kill magic for your selfish living?
80's made popular what Harry Houdini in his time would've done, TV. Wide popularity for magic has made TV people hiring magicians to do TV programs. The world now thrives into more magic exposure, as if it is some kind of revolution in progress. But many small time magicians made it big time on TV, before the 90's scheduled in on time for David Copperfield to completely tarnish magic as it was. Thanks to David, the last remaining solo magician, the authentic disciple of classic magic has to abandon the linage if he has to survive at all in magic.
Then there was an alley cat named David Blaine, brought magic where it rightfully belonged, in the streets. I've respect on that man, he has bandaged magic to stop the bleeding, mixing magic & TV appropriately for it to survive the season. But that's a stupid mistake as well, the internet generation was populated & there goes his tricks on youtube & shit. At least that man did something to let magic breath into a new life, but it all goes well until another crackhead named Criss Angel fucking up the mainstream. The more he does his seasons, the more the world gets saturated with unusual expectations. So what he can demonstrate walking on water? If only I can get transparent cylinders along a pool, I can do a hip hop there as well! He & his family & teams fucked up big time on magic, making the rest of the magic community stranded ashore while the magic shop owners making big bucks selling their version of China made tricks to the rest of the world. Speaking of stupidity, TV magicians can never get any royalties on magic shops who gains the leverage on free marketing by them as they cash in big! Funny ain't it?
That's what happen when you think magic is for everyone. I researched magic on my own before I heard about these fuck heads. Now, every country there's some rat claiming they're some sort of magician & doing lame commercial tricks in front of TV. To name a few, they'll be a Taiwanese dumbass named Lu Chen, a Singaporean retard couple called JC Sum & Magic babe Ning, & some sucker named Jay Jay from Australia. There are countless more dumbasses around the world today, copycating modern magic & claiming they're magicians. I've only one word to say to these dime-ass street punks: Congratulations!
Because of you all, you've put the rest of the authentic magicians to shame & distorted. I wonder will you people ever learn about the real art of magic. I'm leaving Ellusionist & Theory11 out from the hatred equation at the moment as they have donated something back to society than just a rush of greed from rags to richess. But their sins will be punished one day for over-hyping what Magic should really be, rather than just marketing the so-called Underground Magic theme to the innocent people worldwide, they know nothing about magic, & you guys just proved that you're the main source through your marketing efforts.
The main source of authentic magic starts with the individual. If he has it, then he is destined to be a magician. If he doesn't have, that certain qualities of a magician, then forget it. Why shovel in food when you know you dont have the stomach for it? Unfortunately, that's the world we live in today, the consumer-based civilization. They've successfully fucked magic up, & we authentics were left to clean up the crap, one shit at a time...
