WMF dreammagik

I was thinking long about this one. How could I talk about the guy who uploads magic videos without linking to his website? How could I even find out his name, as he protects his name via an online service that blocks the usual "whois" sites?

The thing is, I cannot. All I know is this: He is well aware that he's doing illegal shit. He says it himself on his website:

You’ve known that i’m doing an illegal job, and I do not try to be a scammer.I do earn money from this blog (or portal, site, whatever).That’s why i’m using HotFile, EnterUpload, FileServe and FileSonic.

So he is even doing money if you download that stuff. This is a big fuck you to our art and the creators of the magic he capitalizes on. All I know about him is his email address: mr.dreammagik@gmail.com

So whoever that guy is, he is this week's magic failure. Of course if you know who he is, shoot me a message.

So Penn Jillette wrote a book. "God No!"

A while ago I got an email by the publishers of Penn Jillett's upcoming book "God, No! - Signs You May Aleady By An Atheist And Other Magical Tales". I was asked if I care to review this book and publish the result on my blog. My initial response... "Yeah, send me the sucker and I'll review it." A few days later I received the book. And now I fear I have to write the review so I get more free books in the future.

Let's start with the basics. It's not a book about magic. It's 24.99 dollars and a little more that 200 pages thick. There are no pictures and it contains lot's of swearing. But this is not what people tend to be interested in. So let's talk about the content.

Basically its a whole bunch of short stories from Penn Jillette's life that are told to illustrate how people lose faith and how becoming an atheist is a better alternative than sticking to religions.

Penn goes out by telling stories about his parties, how he met his wife, how he used to be a dishwasher and so on. His writing style is very verbose. If you are the type of person not being bothered by this you will have a much easier time going through the book. I tend to love sweet, short, to the point stories. The subtitle of the book made me think there maybe a checklist. But as verbose as it maybe, it is well written and entertaining. Not quite what I expected.

The book gives you a brief glimpse into the minds of people who are unhappy with their belief. And "unhappy" might not be the best word to describe it, but I fail to find another one, as I'm not as eloquent as Penn Jillette, who seems to try to prove on every page how many tiny little details he remembers.

I am torn. I cried when I read the chapter about lying, which centers around Penn and how he lost his father, his mother and his sister. I honestly cried. And you will too, if you don't have a heart made of ice. I will never see a bunch of balloons rising towards the sky the same way.

Honesty, this is what the book boils down to. Penn Jillette maybe overdoing it a bit sometimes, but you can feel the honesty. When he tells you that he doesn't lie to his kids about Santa Claus, I believe he is telling the truth. And when he tells people that telling your children about how there is a Santa is a bad thing, I believe, that he truly believes it is a bad thing. My own opinion about it is different. But I don't have to share Penn's opinion in order to enjoy his book.

Penn Jillette is an extremist. And sometimes we need extremists. And sometimes we need a book written by an extremist. And as long as the extremist is a good person I have absolutely no problem with him/her. Penn is a good person. And reading through the book you will understand, that behind foul languages and atheist beliefs lies good human being with honest moral opinions and a big heart.

So here is my verdict: The book is enjoyable and it is a good starting point if you a generally interested in the thought processes of an atheist. It will probably not be what you expect and at times you will wish Penn Jillette would stay on topic. But aside from that you will be forced to make up your own damn mind. And you will understand, why saying "I don't know" is not a bad thing. In fact it is the first step. -

- I am sure I was not the only one who got a copy of the book to review. And having read the book I am glad to have been and to still be a small little gear in the hype machine. So if I had to rate this book I would give it one of the highest rating that is possible using the Internet lingo. I will "Like" this on Facebook.

The book will "appear" in two days.

Barry Solayme Injured in London Riots

Dear Readers,

Barrington is currently undergoing treatment in hospital following unfortunate events on Monday night. Full details are available at his blog.

On the bright side, his young protege Michael Crass has agreed to fill in while Barrington is recuperating, for which we must all be thankful! Barrington asks that you do not send flowers, but please send any gifts of cash to the usual paypal address. He will, of course, give all the proceeds to his charity of choice, the Barry Solayme Foundation.

Rupert Twistleton-Wyckham-Cholmondley-Fiennes M.A. (Oxon)

'Agent to the Stars and Beyond'

WMF Geryn Childress

Edit: Turns out, I made a big mistake. I put together to guys in my mind assuming they are the same person. CLICK THIS LINK AND READ THE WHOLE STORY. I will leave the original post as it is, so you see that I am not hiding my errors. Consider the post following now as false:

Exposure... he's got a website (secretofmagic.com) dedicated to "teach" magic. Of course he doesn't teach his own material so he is not teaching but exposing. And to round this up: He offers a membership on his website for 25 bucks a year. If you become a premium member this is what you get:

Function 9(Calen Morelli)
Dresscode(Calen Morelli)
Downfall(Dan Hauss)
Titan finger
Liquify
blurred
This is Mentalism(Ellusionist)
Art Of Astonishment 1,2,3(Paul Harris)
Corners volume1 and 2
V2f 2.0
Imagine
Akira Fuji linking cigarettes
Daniel Garcia’s Fraud
Ponta the smith SICK
Sleeveless Sleeving
21
Xtensions
Matthew Mello-technique
Transit
Fraud
Election
Andrew Mayne-In Half
Brian Tudor-ShowOff

The moral issues aside for a moment. I am sure that none of the creators have given their permission. This makes Mr. Childress' business even interesting from a legal point of view. He is making money of others peoples creations.

So he is this weeks magic failure. Too bad. He seems like a likable character.
His sponge ball magic video on YouTube has got almost Three-Million hits. Let this roll over your tongue. Three-Million. That is the kind of exposure that many of us wish we could get.

Wanna see what this leads to?



Well, Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker!

Edit: It seems like the above claims are not true anymore. I was told via email by Mr. Childress himself that he bought the website and that stuff was already there. According to him he removed the illegal content after knowing what it was. That is his story. Last time I checked it still was all about exposure, sorry I meant "teaching", still holding up the title.

D'Lights

Effect: The performer has done amazing miracles. Naturally he deserves a break. A candy break. He even brought with him an new kind of candy. It comes in a small jar. It has a weird label. "Some Russian candy" the magician say. He opens the lid and a glow seems to come from the inside.
He takes out a candy, it is glowing. Still, he eats it. "Funny taste, where does it come from?" The label says: "Chernobyl! Aha... at least that explains the glow."
The magician eats more and more of that glow in the dark candy. Suddenly he burps. "I think that was too much... it feels like it is growing in my stomach" He reaches up his mouth and produces a mouth coil.

The nice thing: All is self contained in the small candy jar. A L.E.D at the very top to produce the glow, a mouth coil and the D'light (preferably greenish)

It could also be from "Springfield, USA" depending on the crowd.