Sledge
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Is anyone a fan of his? I saw him a long time ago on Leno and thought it was pretty weird, but never really payed attention to him until we saw him at HHN last year. His show has just the right amount of magic and weird tricks to it. The weirdest/sicked thing I've ever seen was when last year he did a trick where he passed a needle through one eye and out the other, which was hard to watch.
I sent him an email last week...
He replied...
I sent him an email last week...
Brian,
Saw your show tonight for the 3rd time this year and we enjoyed it just as much as the first time! It was nice meeting you after the show -- I was the one at the second show of the night talking to you briefly about the YouTube card trick.
I've been a big fan of magic and bizarre tricks ever since I got my first magic kit as a kid. I kind of grew out of it for a few years when it seemed like all the magic I could find was focusing more on the David Blaine-esque "tests of endurance" tricks rather than the stuff that turned all of us onto magic when we were young. Last year I saw you for the first time at Halloween Horror Nights and thought it was amazing. To say it rekindled my love of magic would be an understatement. Since then, I have become a big fan of your's (and Mr. Happy Pants!) and can't get enough Scam School!
I just wanted to say thanks for going out there night after night and putting on a great show that never ceases to entertain us. Like I said, it has definitely brought my love of magic back. Also, thank you for being so approachable! I've had to opportunity to meet various famous people, and so many of them are very ingenuine and come across as inconvenienced that you are even speaking to them. You were the total opposite; appreciative, funny and seemed very down to earth. When I meet someone who seems appreciative of their fans it only makes me an even bigger fan of their's.
Thanks again!
He replied...
Hi Jason-
Sorry I'm running behind on my email inbox, but I wanted to thank you for your note. Part of the reason I got into magic was meeting Penn and Teller after one of their shows. They were genuine and earnest in their appreciation of their fans, and I decided early on that I'd never lose sight of the people who make it possible for me to do what I love for a living.
So thanks for noticing, and I'm thrilled that I've had a part in getting you back into magic!
( oh, and tell your friends about scam school )
Brian Brushwood