i would agree Paul. I met him at a conference in Florida. He told me, "I am NOT who you think I am." So I knew he wasn't a psychic and it was him. we had a short conversation, And, it was wonderful to talk a person so determined and driven.
Jim FGCU Ft Myers, FL Sent from my iPad > On Nov 9, 2014, at 1:16 PM, Paul C Bernhardt <pcbernha...@frostburg.edu> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > It is an interesting read. > > I met James Randi in the mid 1990s on a visit to speak at Rocky Mountain > Skeptics. I was in grad school at the time in Salt Lake, and had ventured > over for his talk and to assist. Therefore, I was his driver on his visit and > to the airport. I was fortunate, therefore, to get a lot of one-on-one time > with him. Even then he had identified Penn Jillette as a successor as > magician/skeptic. > > I found him completely unpretentious even though supremely confident and > outspoken. That is, no need for fancy restaurants or hotels, etc. He appeared > to enjoy his work and seemed to love visiting with the several of us who had > organized his trip to Boulder, the ‘field workers’ of skepticism, so to > speak. > > Paul C Bernhardt, Ph.D. > Guild 215 > 301-687-4410 > Office Hours for Fall 2014 > MW 10-11; T 12:15-1:45; F 10-11:30 > Schedule meetings via > https://drbernhardt.youcanbook.me > >> On Nov 9, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Helweg-Larsen, Marie <helw...@dickinson.edu> >> wrote: >> >> Yes but the article also points out that Randi's relentless attacks on >> Geller made Geller's (and his own) career flourish. Quote: " In 1975, Randi >> published "The Magic of Uri Geller," a sarcastic but exhaustive examination >> of the psychic's techniques, in which he argued that any scientist >> investigating the paranormal should seek the advice of a conjurer before >> conducting serious research. The campaign helped make them both more famous >> than ever. Even today, Geller credits Randi with helping him become a >> psychic phenomenon - "My most influential and important publicist," as >> Geller described him to me." >> >> It is really an interesting article. Well worth the read. >> >> Marie >> >> Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. >> Professor l Department of Psychology >> Chair, Health Studies Certificate Program >> Office hours Fall 2014: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10:30-11:30 >> Kaufman 168 l Dickinson College >> Phone 717.245.1562 l Fax 717.245.1971 >> http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mike Palij [mailto:m...@nyu.edu] >> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2014 10:24 AM >> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >> Cc: Michael Palij >> Subject: [tips] The Amazing Randi -- More Amazing Than You Could Have >> Imagined >> >> The Sunday NY Times Magazine (2014/11/07) has an interesting >> article on the life and work of "The Amazing Randi" or, his birth >> name, Randall James Zwinge. See: >> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/09/magazine/the-unbelievable-skepticism-of-the-amazing-randi.html?emc=edit_th_20141109&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=389166&_r=0 >> >> It is both an amazing story and a depressing story because it is >> fairly clear in its implications: one can get pretty far in this world, >> in terms of money, status, and power, by lying and being a fraud. >> Some of the reasons why Uri Geller has been so successful is >> captured in the following quote from the article: >> >> |Randi told me that he met Geller soon afterward. "Very flamboyant," >> |he recalled venomously. "Very charming. Likable, beautiful, >> affectionate, >> |genuine, forward-going, Handsome - everything!" His manner, >> |Randi explained, was the key to the techniques employed by Geller >> |and others like him. "That's why they call them con men. Because >> |they gain the confidence of the victim - and then they fool 'em." >> >> One wonders who would have been made the better "teacher"? >> It is clear who would get the higher ratings on "Rate My Professor". ;-) >> >> -Mike Palij >> New York University >> m...@nyu.edu >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: helw...@dickinson.edu. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a4468797f&n=T&l=tips&o=39930 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-39930-13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a44687...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: pcbernha...@frostburg.edu. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=1989792.4335dcd8aae84aca9a8bb2e89f646286&n=T&l=tips&o=39933 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-39933-1989792.4335dcd8aae84aca9a8bb2e89f646...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: jmat...@hotmail.com. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13283.28aec02f231f4c4baa9a4a58ae139710&n=T&l=tips&o=39934 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-39934-13283.28aec02f231f4c4baa9a4a58ae139...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. 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