Magicians: Life in the Impossible Page #7

And that was

the beginning of the end

of my relationship.

I mean, look,

the times in my life

Where someone has

actually just seen me,

Talked to me, and then

been interested in me

Are very few

and far between.

She never really saw me

do my show until

much later on,

When we were dating.

So magic wasn't really

what made us meet.

She recognized me as me.

Well, I really wanted--

I mean, I was there to

make it work.

I tried to--

I mean...

I, uh...

At least I really thought

I was trying to make it work.

And-- and be there,

and do everything.

I really, like...

I really liked

the idea of being married,

and being married to her.

I gotta take

these wedding photos down.

this dog has never

been up here.

He just never

came up before.

He didn't like stairs.

And now he's like

friggin' hanging out.

My little buddy.

in my life, I've experienced

a lot of ups and downs.

I've had relationship

problems.

I've had

financial problems.

I've had all the problems

that everybody has.

But I haven't felt that

magic has ever let me down.

This is my new

little two-bedroom house.

It's a guest house in

the back of a bigger house.

Nice big refrigerator,

stove and dishwasher

And everything,

so it's great,

'cause I was in that

little tiny apartment.

I just had, like, a little

hot plate and that was it.

Getting out of there really

did a lot for my psyche.

I had to wake up

every morning thinking

"oh, my god, I'm a failure,

Living in this

little tiny place and

owing all this money.

Now I feel a hundred

times better.

I've got a nice place

to live and I've got

two gigs this weekend.

I'm starting to travel

a little bit with it again.

You know, I wasn't traveling

very much before.

So it's--

it's looking up.

I'm just happy having a huge

impact on an audience.

That's the most

rewarding part.

They have stories to tell and

it's nice being part of that.

I'm a prime example

of somebody

Knowing a couple tricks and

doing them my entire life,

My entire career.

I don't do very many

conventions.

I don't do very much

lecturing or anything.

I've always felt that I don't

have much of a repertoire,

So what am I gonna

lecture on?

I realized I can just

tell you some of my act.

As they go by,

pick one in your mind.

Did you pick one out?

Not the end card.

Pick one in your mind.

Did you pick one out?

As they go by,

pick a card in your mind.

Did you pick one out?

Roy, yours was lower

than a seven?

It was a five?

Five of hearts?

Have a seat.

King of diamonds?

-Yep.

-Have a seat.

-Eight of clubs?

-Yes.

- All right.

I developed this

a long time ago.

I think it's a great opener

and it's an opener

I've used for years.

I do three over here,

and then I just do

a quick fan,

And then I do

the other three.

And I've got 'em.

And the fact that everybody's

picking a different card

Belies the theory that

I'm showing everybody

the same card over and over.

Spongy ball.

Squeeze it tight

in your left hand.

-Are you ready?

-Yep.

Hold this tight.

All right.

Did you--

Did you feel

anything happen?

-Yeah.

-No, for real.

-No.

-Oh, good.

A lot of times when I get

somebody up to help me,

I like to give them

a little gift.

You're such a nice guy

you get the free watch.

Stealing a watch

is always fun,

Because people

remember it forever.

I have people come up

to me and say,

"you know, you stole my watch

15 years ago."

You know, they don't

forget it.

This one, you've got like

a little lock here,

So you have to undo that,

And you're gonna concentrate

on that hand.

While you're doing that,

I'm loosening this up

And I'm pulling it

off the end like that.

I'll be stealing watches,

And I'll go up

to a small group

and somebody'll say,

"you're not getting

this watch."

I'll say, "no,

you know about it.

I can't steal

a watch now because

you know I'm doing it."

And then I would

steal his watch.

I've got the watch steal dvd.

It tells how to get

every kind of watch.

But when I'm doing it...

I flash and

you'll see the king.

I love being part

of the magic community

And I love

having an influence on

that magic community.

It's a wonderful feeling.

Oh, yeah, it's great.

People remember it forever.

Magic is my home.

That's never gonna change.

- hey!

-Hello.

-Hi.

Hey, how are you?

Thanks for coming.

Is there an extra

chair here?

Yeah?

Okay, dad.

Hey dad.

Here, have a seat.

-All right, go ahead.

-Right, on the count

of three?

Firmly into the bottle,

go for it.

oh, my god!

No way.

Oh, my god.

It was so much fun

to work with these guys,

And with mike and the rest of

the crew, and like--

Really it was all a whole

team coming together,

So hopefully

we'll get picked up and

there'll be more episodes

Congratulations.

We're really excited.

it was nice to see

people enjoy it.

Thanks for being here.

I'm very proud of him.

Our sons are--

are just our love.

my mom...

Told me she has like five tvs

on at home right now,

Hoping to get

my ratings up.

My only son!

I'm super, super grateful

For the opportunity to have

done magic on television,

But I know I can do

even better than that.

Really?

Okay.

And that's what

drives me right now.

Magic can open up

a door for people to

possibilities,

Make them feel like there's

more than what we think

we know about everything.

-It was great.

-Very proud.

-Thank you, dad.

-Good job.

Just like I taught you.

that's a rare feeling.

The owner of the tropicana was

looking for a new show,

And he came

and bought a ticket.

Which I appreciate,

by the way.

To my show

at the riviera,

And first question was,

"do you want to stay in vegas

Or do you want to go

back to germany in

a couple of years?"

To make a long story short,

he offered us the theater.

Siegfried and roy started

their career at the tropicana

When they first

came to vegas.

It's a piece of history so now,

we have jan rouven here,

We have david copperfield

across the street,

And you have my favorite

friend on the other side.

It's the magic triangle.

It's a beautiful theater,

huge stage.

It's one of the biggest

stages in vegas.

it has all those chairs.

I said, "oh, my gosh.

This is not a step,

this is a leap."

No, I don't think

that success changes me.

I hope not.

-What?

-No, I wasn't going

to say anything.

Welcome, america!

Yeah!

Good evening!

you know, sometimes,

I'm sitting in the audience,

I directed it.

It's all good.

He's on stage and I can't do

anything anymore,

He just talks and

talks and talks.

-Drives me crazy.

-You like it.

No, you talk too much.

Yeah, larger than you

expected, huh, christie?

Is that your wife?

Is she handy?

What's your favorite one?

You mix up all the stands.

When you're finished,

you scream out loud,

"I'm finished!"

Just like that.

By the way, I'm looking

for new management.

Aah!

to see jan on that stage

at the tropicana,

I'm really proud.

You know, it's very obvious

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