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by **Ted** » Apr 13th, '10, 23:45

Beardy wrote:You got his book?

I do not. Is it very good?
We should discuss this, at length, over red wine on Saturday.

by **IAIN** » Apr 13th, '10, 23:46

in no particular order...

annemann (magician as well as mentalist)
lewis jones
lennart green

if we're talking magician only...

by **Beardy** » Apr 14th, '10, 00:44

Ted wrote:
Beardy wrote:You got his book?

I do not. Is it very good?
We should discuss this, at length, over red wine on Saturday.

if I have time I'll bring a small bottle of wine made from his book. Very unique I must say!

Give me an excuse either way!

by **Dirty Davey** » Apr 14th, '10, 08:20

It's got to be Tommy Wonder, God rest his soul, the man was a genius.

by **daleshrimpton** » Apr 14th, '10, 09:23

Ted wrote:
Beardy wrote:You got his book?

I do not. Is it very good?
We should discuss this, at length, over red wine on Saturday.

sod his book.

His resterants are just down the road from me. his food is Yummy indeed.

by **Chris** » Apr 14th, '10, 09:39

by **daleshrimpton** » Apr 14th, '10, 09:42

me? Aw chris... thanks for that

by **Antera** » Apr 14th, '10, 10:56

David Regal for me. A bit to cheesy for UK audiences but in general i like his thinking and his scripting.

His early videos are great to watch and i see him last year at a lecture where he impressed greatly

Also Micheal Vincent is a true pro and a really good persona. I have all his works as well. Rhapsody In Silver is like real Magic

Thirdly Jay Sankey for inspiration.

by **TonyB** » Apr 14th, '10, 11:01

Paul Daniels is perhaps the most entertaining.
I love Derren Brown.
For the third there are so many but Bill Malone, Peter Marvey and Michael Finney, spring immediately to mind.

by **Eshly** » Apr 14th, '10, 12:47

TonyB wrote:Paul Daniels is perhaps the most entertaining.
I love Derren Brown.
For the third there are so many but Bill Malone, Peter Marvey and Michael Finney, spring immediately to mind.

You make a good point...

Is there anyone more 'magiciany' than Paul Daniels? He just IS the part of a magician!

by **Klangster1971** » Apr 14th, '10, 13:06

I think.... in no particular order (and on this particular day)

Michael Finney - for just being able to strike the exact balance between comedy and magic.

Paul Daniels - for pretty much the same reasons as above and his consumate audience management skills. I agree with the above posts - he just is a magician.

Penn & Teller (Do they count as a single act!) - For just being so bloody good and making 'exposure' even more baffling than the tricks themselves! :-)

by **Lady of Mystery** » Apr 14th, '10, 13:17

I'm quite the Paul Daniels fan too. Love Pete Firman and I guess that I've got to say Derren too.

by **dat8962** » Apr 14th, '10, 13:19

I'm enjoying this post so far and it's interesting to see some familiar names re-appearing against some not familiar ones.

Lennart Green almost made my top three but with his focus being just n cards I went for those with more variety whereas Tommy Wonder, to my shame I did forget about him.

by **Contrabass101** » Apr 14th, '10, 15:47

1. Eugene Burger
2. Derren Brown
3. Teller (and Penn)

I guess what I like about them is that they do thoughtful magic rather than just tricks.

In the beginning I disliked Penn and Teller, because I felt they were putting down magic, but I now think that they are more like the "negative side" of Eugene Burger - they are exposing magicians and magic tricks when they are being pointless. And then they go on and do a thing like Teller's "Shadows" which is pure beauty.

Derren Brown was the guy who got me interested in mentalism (first) and then magic. I think he is very entertaining, especially in his live shows.

Eugene Burger is the best, so I don't think any explaining is required

by **Eshly** » Apr 14th, '10, 15:49

I know nothing of Burger, whats he done thats beautiful?

(And yes, Shadow's was georgous)

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