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HOW A MAGICIAN MADE A HARBOR VANISH..

HOW A MAGICIAN MADE A HARBOR VANISH..

Jasper Maskelyne was, depending on who you ask, integral to the war effort or marginally successful at best.

Born into a family of established stage magicians in 1902, Jasper Maskelyne followed in his family’s footsteps, carving out a fruitful career as a stage magician. Prior to World War II, Maskelyne was performing in London. One of his most famous tricks—“swallowing” a handful of razor blades without ill effect—had the crowds flocking to watch his act. When not swallowing sharp objects, he was also skilled in a range of tricks from sleight of hand, card and rope tricks, as well as supposed “telepathy”.

When the war broke out, which surely brought down Maskelyne’s ticket sales, he began to wonder how to best utilize his considerable magical talents. Well, the front lines were not the best stage for picking pockets or chomping shaving implements, so Maskelyne decided the camouflage unit may have a place for him. Read more of this interesting article at:

https://wargaming.com/en/articles/blog/insights/jasper_maskelyne/

House that Penn built..

House that Penn built..

By HOLLY IVY DEVORE for Real Estate Millions

A home known as “The Slammer” is bound to be unique.

It stands out on West Wigwam Avenue with its big purple cinderlike structure next to its A-frame design. To the casual passer-by, the custom home’s east-facing side looks a bit modern albeit bland with its gray cinder-block (think penitentiary) and white color scheme. Its west-facing side is all colorful with pastel pink, sea-foam green, red, a muted yellow and white and the appearance of minibuildings constructed next to one another.

Inside, creativity merges with functionality, and entertaining co-exists with family life.

This is the home of Penn Jillette (the tall guy who does all of the speaking in the Rio’s world-renowned comedy-magic show “Penn & Teller,” which is set to make an appearance at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway this summer) and his family. Read more at…

http://www.reviewjournal.com/real-estate-millions/house-penn-built

How Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller Ended Up in ‘Toy Story’

How Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller Ended Up in ‘Toy Story’

Everyone knows Toy Story has a very recognizable cast under all that colorful CG — Tom Hanks and Tim Allen voice the leads, and Don Rickles and Wallace Shawn help fill out the supporting cast. But one of the very first actors cast for the groundbreaking project was actually Penn Jillette, of the magician duo Penn & Teller.

Jillette has a cameo as the announcer in the Buzz Lightyear toy commercial that finally convinces Buzz he’s actually a toy.  In the most recent episode of his podcast, Jillette revealed exactly how the role came to be, what the experience was like, and what the one wish was that John Lasseter wouldn’t grant him. Hit the jump to get all the details on the Penn JilletteToy Story appearance. Read more…

http://www.slashfilm.com/penn-jillette-toy-story/

David Copperfield’s Rooftop Pool Burst And Flooded The Midtown Apartment Building He Lives In..

David Copperfield’s Rooftop Pool Burst And Flooded The Midtown Apartment Building He Lives In..

David Copperfield may have some unhappy neighbors these days as a rooftop pool he has totally burst and flooded not only his penthouse in the East 57th Street apartment building but also his neighbors’ apartments as far as 30 stories down.

The magician’s lawyer Ted Blumberg confirmed the flood was due to a malfunctioning pump and the damage was so bad that the elevators weren’t even working on the day it happened which was on March 8th. READ MORE AT…

http://perezhilton.com/2015-03-21-david-copperfield-rooftop-pool-burst-floods-neighbors-midtown-apartment-building/?from=post