I thought I’d give you a few details you missed through snarkiness and lack of research in your fun podcast.

284 people watched the performance. Thirteen million will see the performance on America’s Got Talent next week. When was the last time thirteen million people listened to your podcast?

One of you guys snarked that it was no big deal to do magic in a world where the first thing people do is learn to fly. Let me tell you something — those people are jaded, and to get them to go “WOW!” takes some serious showmanship.

Any idiot can blow fire or do all kinds of tricks in Second Life — tricks that take serious skill in the real world. Fish, himself, has spent thousands and thousands of hours on his own magic as a professional magician, here in Boston.

But to engage an audience in wonder where *everything* is magic takes a sense of showmanship and style that is, in fact, something that only translates from a high level of skill in the real world.

Dude, you think it’s easy? Come to my turf and try it out.

Seriously, love the show, and I can hear how much fun you’re having. But perhaps you should come visit SL. We’re talking about starting an IBM ring in Second Life, because there are so many people here interested in the art.

Yours,
Shava Nerad
http://www.fishthemagish.net