--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That's actually why Doug was so good at close-up magic. > There was no "other hand." In the trick I'm thinking about, > he was sitting cross-legged with both bare arms stretching > out in front of him, palms down, hands closed. Then he'd > turn both hands over, slowly. In one hand would be a gold > coin, in the other, none. Then he'd just turn his hands over, > the coins would switch places, And various permutations > on this. It was cool *because* there was no distraction. > He was so good at this stuff he didn't *need* distractions. > > > > ----Doug Henning was the fucking absolute best magician ever.
I wouldn't go that far, but his real expertise showed up in the close-up magic in ways that it rarely did in the big stage productions. He used to practice eight to ten hours a day. Just watching him do his warmup finger exercises was a treat. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
