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JohnH commented on the post, Celebrities who actually come across well 4 years ago
Yup, also quietly visited the injured in Manchester children’s hospital.
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JohnH commented on the post, A confession. 4 years, 7 months ago
Adding my voice to the chorus: an honest, very brave post, and yes, see your, or any doctor and they will point you towards help. You don’t deserve to feel like this, and you don’t need to. Great first step, tak […]
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JohnH commented on the post, Can You Do Card Tricks? 4 years, 7 months ago
To begin with it looked like a standard ‘pick a card’ trick, but he repeated it several times, each becoming more impossible, until he had someone merely think of a card, which he then produced from the pack. It […]
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JohnH commented on the post, Can You Do Card Tricks? 4 years, 7 months ago
Jerry is astonishingly skilful, and the last magician to fool me.
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JohnH commented on the post, Can You Do Card Tricks? 4 years, 7 months ago
It needed a bit of thought! Doug Henning is up there, actually, but there’s lots. David Williamson is probably my favourite. Jerry Sadowitz’s technique and invention is peerless, but my god he’s a divisive perfo […]
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JohnH commented on the post, Can You Do Card Tricks? 4 years, 7 months ago
Agreed: see my reply to HP below.
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JohnH commented on the post, Can You Do Card Tricks? 4 years, 7 months ago
The piece Jay is performing in the clip you posted is directed by David Mamet, and I wonder if that’s where he got some of his character’s edge. Daniels is a fascinating study: I’m not sure he valued being liked […]
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JohnH commented on the post, Can You Do Card Tricks? 4 years, 7 months ago
Thanks!
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JohnH commented on the post, Can You Do Card Tricks? 4 years, 7 months ago
Very much a lurker here, but I’m a full time professional magician (or at least I am when it’s not literally illegal…), and I’m fascinated and delighted by all your choices. Ricky Jay was a legend, and a super […]
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JohnH commented on the post, Popular muses 8 years, 6 months ago
And for that matter: https://youtu.be/Nt9EF0iMeLI
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JohnH wrote a new post 8 years, 6 months ago
The songs about real people thread reminded me of something I’ve mulled over for a while: Who is rock and pop’s top love song inspiration? I’m discounting religious figures from this, and ideally the writers […]
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JohnH commented on the post, Quietus comes to The Guardian 9 years, 1 month ago
I was thinking exactly this!
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JohnH commented on the post, British TV Show Translates Into Excellent Film 9 years, 1 month ago
Sketch group The Trap, who do the brilliant podcast POTOm, have done audio commentaries on a few films from 70’s sitcoms: here’s their ‘On The Buses’. […]
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JohnH commented on the post, A New Sleeve For Band On The Run? 9 years, 3 months ago
Buzz:
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JohnH commented on the post, R,E,M, God they were good. They joy of re-discouvery. Share more here. 9 years, 6 months ago
Though my ‘official’ favourite band is The Smiths, no-ones songs tug at my soul quite like R.E.M. They give me nostalgia for things I’ve never experienced, which is an odd feeling. And yes, Up is a terrific album, […]
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JohnH commented on the post, World Poetry Day…(apparently) Keep it Brief! 9 years, 6 months ago
I was rather taken by this short poem by Erin Hansen recently:
There is freedom waiting for you,
On the breezes of the sky,
And you ask “What if I fall?”
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JohnH commented on the post, Bowie Glastonbury 2000 radio broadcast (full show) 9 years, 8 months ago
Oh wow. Thank you
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JohnH commented on the post, Grown-Up Love 9 years, 10 months ago
I love this song. It’s almost worth aging for so I can play it to Mrs H at our ruby wedding. It makes me nostalgic for the future.
