Paul Harris True Astonishment is the 2009 iTricks Trick of the Year! Find out how it happened!
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Paul Harris True Astonishment is the 2009 iTricks Trick of the Year! Find out how it happened!
Mentalist Chris Hughes wants to hypnotize you via your Twitter and Facebook. What are the social ramifications of such an event? Will Farmville ever recover? How many hits will go unnoticed in Mafia Wars?
It all takes place January 4th. Hughes is asking for all who participate to be sitting in comfy chair and have speakers readily available. We ask that the chair not be in your moving Honda Accord while you’re driving your children to school. Depending on the response, he’s hoping to set a world record.
Head to SocialTrace.com to get involved.
Oprah Alert! If you missed any of the big magic performances on the daytime diva chatter this year, tune in to see them recapped and rehashed. Among those getting a second look include David Blaine’s record breaking breath hold stunt, Criss Angel’s big outdoor performance as well as David & Diana’s quick change antics.
Thanks to Cameron Ramsey for tipping us off.
Corey Taylor from Slipknot came to see the Penn & Teller show this week, he came backstage, pleasantries were surely exchanged and pictures taken. But do you see the look on Penn’s face in this pic above? There is a reason he is so bemused.
From Penn’s Twitter.
We posed for a picture with Corey from Slipknot. We had to tell him to put his thumb IN for heavy Metal.
This raises the question, if the lead singer from Slipknot says it’s metal. Isn’t it by definition metal?
If you’ve ever commuted to work/school/gigs while listening to the soothing sounds of NPR’s Morning Edition you are familiar with the work of newsman Carl Kassell. After over three decades as the AM news anchor, Kassell is relinquishing the mic although he will continue to judge the popular quiz program Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me.
And, as we found out in a farewell story about him, he is a lifelong practitioner of magic. Above we have a clip of his performing Scotch and Soda and according to the story he once sawed NPR’s Nina Totenberg in half.
Thanks to iTricks supporter Becca for the tip.
You’ve waited all year and now you’ll have to wait a few more hours. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are shifting the iTricks Trick of the Year Livestream finale from tonight until tomorrow afternoon. That is December 31st, at 5:30 p.m. EST on New Years Eve!
Before you go out and ring in the new year, hang with us and help decide who gets to hold the belt for ‘09.
Meanwhile, there is still time to make sure your favorite effect makes the cut. Click AFTER THE JUMP to vote for your choice amongst our final five. The effect with the lowest votes will be dismissed before the live voting even begins.
See you Thursday, 5:30 EST!
David Copperfield posts the strongest showing we’ve ever seen for a magic show on the Ticket News.com Vegas rankings last week as his plan to bulk up shows through the holidays seems to have paid off. DC barely placed behind perennial top liner Cher, who basically lives amongst the top spots of this chart with Bette Midler.
Meanwhile, rumors of Amazing Johnathan’s demise at the Harmon Theater have been greatly exagerrated, his show placed at number 10 on the list.