A classic series of James Bond themed tricks by David Copperfield from his 1980 special.
Posted by Editor on Thursday, September 6th, 2012 at 12:30 pm.
http://www.andrewmayne.com Andrew Mayne
I love these vignettes. I’m not sure if Copperfield is old enough to drink the martini in this one.
Growing up, David Copperfield and James Bond were pretty much the same thing in my mind. Still are, now that I think about it.
HAL
@AndrewMayne:disqus Guess you don’t have to drink to be the best. The magic and comedy go together so well.
Snow
Of course you loved that vignette!! I’ve painstakingly programmed you to! I control your mind Mr. Mayne. I do!…I do, I do, I do!!……I think
Snow
HAL!!! (smacking him in the shoulder) How could you not notice that??!! It worked! The Maynewashing!! (Ahem)…the titlesnay of the vignettesnay? wink wink nudge nudge lol
HAL
@DVCPRO:disqus It’s a closely guarded secret, but Mr. Maybe wears nail polish, eye liner, and has many tattoos. Hope I didn’t spoil you day.
Snow
Stop acting jealous Hal, that’s so unlike you. Now I have to wonder what you have ever said about me to him when you have emailed him in the past. I thought you would be happy there is someone who sparks my interest. Either you are jealous or you don’t approve of him. And yes – a tattoo would ruin my day lol.
HAL
@DVCPRO:disqus If I remember, I only e-mailed him once, and it was long before I knew of your interest, and was probably about magic. What could I tell him except you’re attractive, petite, and no tattoos? I’m sure you have even more positive qualities. I feel the same about tattoos on women, ugly, disgusting. Maybe (OOPS) if you attended a lecture, buy a few illusions, and say you know HAL (Well, that might not be a good idea).
Snow
Attend a lecture? The mere thought brings on a panic attack lol, I would definitely attend the lecture if he came to my city, but that’s never going to happen and no…probably not a good idea to bring you up if he did
HAL
@DVCPRO:disqus On second thought, ‘maybe’ you should mention me. Think about it….without me, iTricks would be like the Stepford Wives….”Yes Dittelfiddle, you were great on AGT”….”Somebody stole $560,000, must be a bank error”….’The walking on water party is Friday at 2PM’ at the YMCA swimming pool’.
If you want, I’ll email him and suggest a lecture in your city, if I knew where it is?
Snow
I completely agree Hal. The comments on iTricks would be pretty boring without you and the few posters who actually give their true opinions. I can’t imagine iTricks without you quite frankly and would probably not read as often as I do. And, my humor seems to be as warped as yours. So, I hope you don’t leave. I enjoy getting a laugh from your posts. Yes, okay lol, how about you email him and just suggest he spend his winter playing with Snow! lol. I can’t say where I am, but he knows ‘exactly’ where I am anyway. If he wanted to meet me, he would have booked a lecture here by now…and he hasn’t. I can’t …well, and wouldn’t..go to him. He’d have to come here. But yes, I’m sure he’d do well in my city with his lecture and sales. What would be fun is to film. Then he could cut it together and make a promo for his lecture series. Of course that would require he ‘speak’ to me lol.
Snow
Although…I do have a friend with a timeshare in Florida. I somehow don’t think her idea of a vacation with me would be getting me to a magic lecture.
HAL
@DVCPRO:disqus I’m only on iTricks part time. I can’t let it interfere with my full time job, ‘hacking computers’. If I was him, I’d at least send you an email, maybe (OOPS) a phone call, and who knows? We could write a song, “Frosty the Snow Mayne”. Justin would have to be best man, I can be the linking ring bearer, and tape the event.
Don’t think I ever told you of my video skill. I worked for a company that had employee baseball games. I usually taped them. There was a girl who didn’t hit too well. So, I took a single that she hit, edited it with other shots to make it appear that she hit a grand slam home run.
Snow
That was a nice thing to do for that girl. You’re not all bad “Frosty The Snow Mayne” LOL…the lyrics to that would be hilarious coming from your mind I’m sure. Make sure I’m not eating or drinking if you post them. I’ll choke or drown from laughter. Re: Mr. Maybe. Yes, you’d think so, but no. I will never know the “who knows” part because he is a vault….and when I asked the best man if I should give up…sadly, he said yes. So, end of story. Frosty The Snow Mayne will never meet Mr. Maybe
HAL
@DVCPRO:disqus Well, you asked for it. Da Da, Da Da Da Da!
Andrew the Showman, is a very clever guy…
He can always make you disappear, or teach you how to fly…
Andrew the Showman..will always make you laugh..
but you must be aware..always treat him fair..
or he may saw you in half.
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Everybody sees the magic in the tricks that he creates..
And if you play your CARDS right
you could be engaged after 3 or 4 dates…..
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Andrew the Showman, with him you can not miss..
but if it don’t work out..just do not pout..
YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO CRISS. Cha Cha Cha
Snow
Bahahaha! Okay, so we’ve established you can’t write! Let me take a crack at it….(to the tune of Frosty the Snowman)
Andrew, the showman, was not a very clever guyHe met a girl named Snow,That he didn’t knowWas the one true love he’d find.
Andrew, the showman, didn’t know just what to doShe came out-of-the-blueNot like anyone he knewAnd such a kind and clever mind
There must have been some magic in the website that he madeCause when she woke upon each dayShe read his posts and stayed
Andrew The Showman, was a very clever guyOne day it came to lightThat Snow was rightThen his mind became unglued
Andrew the Showman, knew exactly what to doHe booked his lecture nightWith the quickest flightAnd they finally said “I DO”
cha cha cha (curtsy) LOL
HAL
I can’t write, well let’s see. Here’s the notes of the first two lines, you give the next two. I’ve even put it in an easy key for you.
G E F G C, B C D C B A G OK, YOUR TURN.
Snow
I can’t believe you make me dig out my guitar. The thing hasn’t been played in about 15 years and has a broken string lol, but!! if I were to play Andrew The Showman, I think the first two lines are just GC and either F or E? That is how I would play it if I were to singing it anyway…not that I can sing…or play lol.
HAL
@DVCPRO:disqus I forgot you have a guitar. A broken G string could be a problem. lol If you can’t sing, maybe Criss is more your type, he can’t sing either.
G C G would be the chords for the first two lines, in the key of G. Sounds like the song for you two might be Orbison’s “In Dreams”.
C’mon Andrew, this could be the girl of your dreams. He could be posting to you all the time, and Justin bans them?
HAL
Maybe your song should be Frank & Nancy Sinatra, “Something Stupid” (Key of E) or Connie Francis, “Stupid Cupid” (E flat)
Snow
I really need to forget he exists. Then I’d be smart again! lol…trouble is I’ve been hanging around the brainy trio for so long “There’s Always Something There To Remind Me” (by Naked Eyes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blwc8myYLWA
Snow
Umm…you would think between two brains, one of them would at least know how to post a youtube video properly . That link doesn’t work. Try again.
HAL
@DVCPRO:disqus You are totally right, I need 2 1/2 brains. I’ve always had trouble doing that. It was Orbison’s ‘In Dreams’, which I thought fit the situation. I’m sure you can find it if you want.
Snow
Yes, ‘Only’ in my dreams. You are probably right.
HAL
@DVCPRO:disqus Well, I am right 98% of the time, it’s a gift. I would guess Andrew doesn’t know what he’s missing. Suggest you get your own magic show on TV..Call yourself ‘Snowfreak’.
Did you watch the AGT finale? I was with the dogs all along.
Snow
No, I missed the AGT finale. I remember the dogs were good though. And no, he doesn’t know what he’s missing. Nice of you to say though. Proves you can be nice sometimes, but more importantly, it also makes you right again Funny thing is…I’m right 98% of the time too. Maybe that’s why we never argue? But, that 2% error margin cost me Andrew. Of all the times to be wrong I have trouble forgiving myself for that screwup. Had I not made that mistake, I’m sure we’d be friends if nothing else.
Snow
Oy..(sigh)..I’d rather forget but..here goes. In a nutshell I thought he was you. There are unfortunately too many similarities and I was trying to figure out who you were at the time. I spoke to him as though I already knew him. I told him things I wouldn’t tell someone I just met. Throw in a pinch of truth and lies trying to get him to admit he was you lol. I was wrong. He’s not you or you he. I feel stupid and bad, but most of all…regret. That was our introduction If I could have one wish, it would be to Just. Start. Over… or coming down with amnesia would be equally as good lol
HAL
Guess I should take that as a compliment, being able to (even though unintended) make you think I was him. I wish I had his knowledge of how some of the tricks are done (those I don’t know). What I don’t understand is, you don’t trust me, but you trusted him. If we were the same person (?) Is impersonating a magician a crime?
Snow
If I am to be honest, which I think you would want, it has to do with how much you go after CA. If you were a magician and had he stolen something from you such as an effect or something, then anyone could understand your wrath towards him but, there is no logical explanation as to why you do this other than that there is something out of balance. It is funny…but, none-the-less, out of balance… and it is that ‘out-of-balance’ that makes me not trust you. As for why I trust ‘him’..I suppose it is because he has put so much of himself out there and been so transparent about his thoughts and feelings in a pubic way, that he’s made it easy for me to see his character. There isn’t anything about him hidded, other than his heart. Also, you can tell alot about someone by the friends they keep and the closest people to him are very nice people…especially his best man..rrr..friend. So, that is why. Can we change the subject? You keep making me think about something I’m ‘trying’ to forget! You have me sitting here analyzing why I trust him lol.. (sigh)..Not good for the forgetting strategy. Oh, and lets not use the word ‘maybe’ anymore kay?
HAL
Of course I want you to be honest. It’s hard to believe the reason. I think I’ve explained many times why I go after CA. I’m a big magic fan, when a fraud like Angel comes along, I do what I can in a small way to expose what he does. I’m certainly not the only one who goes after him, just check the internet. I will never understand how any honest magician can support him in any way. I was really surprised to see your dream guy on his internet show. Could I as a musician (a minor one) support Milli Vanilli, or the lip-sync bunch? Randi went after Geller for years. Tell me honestly, who’s a bigger fraud, Geller with his spoons, or Angel with Mindfake? They were a perfect match on ‘Phenomonon’. I always try to be honest about everything, it fascinates me how you would think I could hack computers. Wouldn’t you think I’d be in jail by now? Anybody here can ask me anything, and I’ll try to be 100% truthful.
