Pulling a rabbit out of my
I just did the monthly newsletter for my job. That’s ten newsletters I’ve written entirely in the absence of news. I’m so tired of pulling PR out of my ass, honestly.
We’re shut. We don’t go anywhere or do anything. Everything is cancelled. What is there to talk about?
I tried to find out who the bloke in the picture is. Tineye turned up other copies of the pic, but a glance at the list didn’t indicate anyone knew who he was.
But it did turn up this interesting longread about the amateur magic craze that swept through young men in the early Twentieth C.
Posted: December 15th, 2020 under work.
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Comment from durnedyankee
Time: December 15, 2020, 9:52 pm
One of Voldemort’s Death Eaters. See the skull on his forearm?
Comment from MikeInFairfax
Time: December 15, 2020, 10:59 pm
Possible match as “5. David Devant”
https://hobbylark.com/performing-arts/Top-Magicians-the-World-Has-Ever-Seen
Comment from Uncle Al
Time: December 16, 2020, 12:50 am
But it did turn up this interesting longread about the amateur magic craze that swept through young men in the early Twentieth C.
The craze never really ended. Today it manifests itself through older men (and some women) who have become quite adept at using artful misdirection to persuade people to do foolish things. We call these people “politicians”.
Comment from peacelovewoodstock
Time: December 16, 2020, 12:26 pm
@MikeInFairfax nailed it … that image is apparently David Devant playing a magician (“The Master Magician”) in a 1920 silent film called “The Great London Mystery”.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011243/
PLW in chilly Fairfax, Virginia.
Comment from durnedyankee
Time: December 16, 2020, 2:27 pm
He don’t look too bad for a 52 year old does he.
Comment from S. Weasel
Time: December 16, 2020, 5:18 pm
Ha! I wondered if someone would find it for me. Thanks Mike and plw.
Comment from Kw
Time: December 17, 2020, 4:05 am
Love your attitude
Ran across several amature magicians during the ’80s-’90’s
One stood out
He could do all the in your face, up close magic that David Copperfield
did, wearing a tee shirt, plus the escape tricks
Comment from Kw
Time: December 17, 2020, 4:09 am
He also had a dozen kids and a half dozen ex wifey’s
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