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Forgive me if you regard this as an Internet exposure video - I suppose it is, really - but I think the chance to see the man himself, plus its sheer old-fashioned charm, is justification.

http://boingboing.net/2007/03/15/old_vi ... rd_ch.html

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Amazing video! Although it raises a question at least for me: what's the difference between a wannabee David Blaine youtuber exposing effects and this? Cheers!

Maybe I should add: what's the difference, apart from doing it well.

Excellent clip. Thanks for sharing that.

magicforfun wrote:Amazing video! Although it raises a question at least for me: what's the difference between a wannabee David Blaine youtuber exposing effects and this?

Indeed, it's not easy one to answer with unassailable moral vigour. In terms of the characters involved and their psychology, it's worlds apart. The model of vandalism, I've always thought, fits the You Tube exposers perfectly - deliberate distruction of others' work by insecure, friendless, little sadacts who are pathetically desperate to 'leave some mark of their existence' and so be 'acknowledged'. Basically, 'For a few seconds, someone will listen to/notice me.'

However, yes - even wearing the coat of exposing cheats rather than tricks - the result is the same, possibly. So, we're drifting into that great philosphical division about whether the morality of an action is defined by its intention or its outcome - any minute now Copyright will turn up and start berating me about something, I can feel it coming. :)

But, all that aside, I'm afraid that I do put all that aside: the chance to see the great JS in action is just too much for me to pass up. It's sad how little footage of the masters exists. It's only a personal desire, with, as I say, little justification to bless it, but if someone, somewhere actually found film of Malini performing then I'd really want them to You Tube it - even if it happened to expose the TT.

Sexton Blake wrote:Indeed, it's not easy one to answer with unassailable moral vigour. In terms of the characters involved and their psychology, it's worlds apart. The model of vandalism, I've always thought, fits the You Tube exposers perfectly - deliberate distruction of others' work by insecure, friendless, little sadacts who are pathetically desperate to 'leave some mark of their existence' and so be 'acknowledged'. Basically, 'For a few seconds, someone will listen to/notice me.'

I've been reading a very interesting debate on the topic in another forum for geniuses (sure you know what I'm talking about, and if you don't you can pm me). But for meit is rather obvious when the "trickery" exposed in youtube is shear vandalism. When it is not so obvious is when some new younger generation with sound (who is to judge that?) intentions just look for new channels to get promoted.

Sexton Blake wrote:But, all that aside, I'm afraid that I do put all that aside: the chance to see the great JS in action is just too much for me to pass up. It's sad how little footage of the masters exists. It's only a personal desire, with, as I say, little justification to bless it, but if someone, somewhere actually found film of Malini performing then I'd really want them to You Tube it - even if it happened to expose the TT.

It was some piece of video that one. I enjoyed it thouroughly and I agree with you fully. It just began to move some moral issues for me that I thought it would be interesting to debate. By the way.... you are right... there is too little footage of the masters. Can it be so sad as in the saying "it was better before"? Hope not!