Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
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Bob78164
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Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Has anyone seen this show? I'm relatively interested and I have the opportunity to buy what should be reasonably good tickets if i act relatively soon, but I need to figure out whether it's worth trying to squeeze them into our budget. Thanks in advance. --Bob
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Re: Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
I saw him in Las Vegas many years ago when he was just starting out. It was the best card magic I've ever seen! He could only have gotten better.Bob78164 wrote:Has anyone seen this show? I'm relatively interested and I have the opportunity to buy what should be reasonably good tickets if i act relatively soon, but I need to figure out whether it's worth trying to squeeze them into our budget. Thanks in advance. --Bob
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Re: Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Haven't seen it, but Ricky in a bit part is generally a good enough reason to see a movie.Bob78164 wrote:Has anyone seen this show? I'm relatively interested and I have the opportunity to buy what should be reasonably good tickets if i act relatively soon, but I need to figure out whether it's worth trying to squeeze them into our budget. Thanks in advance. --Bob
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I had never heard of Ricky Jay until I was sitting in the Hot Seat at BAM Play It in Orlando a couple of years ago when they asked what the 52 assistants were. Despite never hearing of him, I deduced that it couldn't be Senators, Fruit, or something else, and settled on playing cards. It was either for 8K or 16K.
I hadn't heard of him since, until your post.
I hadn't heard of him since, until your post.
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Star Trek fan, hm?silverscreenselect wrote:Jay is fortunate to be one of David Mamet's troupe of stock players.
He is a natural at playing a con artist, which makes his magic show a lot of fun to watch.
He has also spent a lot of time debunking fake psychics.
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TheConfessor wrote:As opposed to the real psychics?silverscreenselect wrote: He has also spent a lot of time debunking fake psychics.
-- In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller