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Anybody want to buy an unused ticket to see last months show?
My seat was actually 8th row center...not bad. But when I arrived at the Bob Carr, Jack Kodell was already there and offered me a ticket that he had as extra, one that was given to him by his friend David Copperfield. To make sure I sat in, at least a seat as good as mine, I asked the usher which seat was better. She said, "Mister, the only way you can get a better seat than this (Kodell's) is if you are ON STAGE with Copperfield!" That's right...front row-center!
Jack didn't like the seats that close so we moved back a row. I still find it amazing that "DC" can do the huge illusions CLOSE-UP...and you still cannot see how they are done (unless, of course you already know).
Sitting that close you can nearly read what he is thinking...see every eye movement...see his eyes scanning the front looking for either his stooges, friends, or babes (yes, they were sitting behind me and next to me).
DC performed only two shows this year (at least four shows in years past) and the 2500 seats were filled at 80% for my 8:30pm show. That show actually started at 8:50pm, typical for a DC show (I've been to six or seven shows and they NEVER start on time although mine rarely do either). A very clever 10 minute promotional video was first and at 9:00pm David made his appearance on a motorcycle from a giant Shadow Box illusion. He next performed Ringflight with a borrowed ring appearing on his "baby shoe" lace. He next performed his very cool Passing Thru a Steel Plate illusion. This actually looks better from a distance as I watched three and four years ago.
Next was Kevin James' Floating Rose followed by a self-Shrinking illusion in box.
He then had two female assistants (from audience) on stage assist him with a Pick-A-Card-Live Scorpion-Find card trick. He then did his very dangerous (the recent news getter...assistant very badly injured) Walking Thru Giant Industrial Fan illusion.
New this year was his fun Dancing Neck Tie routine.My seat was actually 8th row center...not bad. But when I arrived at the Bob Carr, Jack Kodell was already there and offered me a ticket that he had as extra, one that was given to him by his friend David Copperfield. To make sure I sat in, at least a seat as good as mine, I asked the usher which seat was better. She said, "Mister, the only way you can get a better seat than this (Kodell's) is if you are ON STAGE with Copperfield!" That's right...front row-center!
Jack didn't like the seats that close so we moved back a row. I still find it amazing that "DC" can do the huge illusions CLOSE-UP...and you still cannot see how they are done (unless, of course you already know).
Sitting that close you can nearly read what he is thinking...see every eye movement...see his eyes scanning the front looking for either his stooges, friends, or babes (yes, they were sitting behind me and next to me).
DC performed only two shows this year (at least four shows in years past) and the 2500 seats were filled at 80% for my 8:30pm show. That show actually started at 8:50pm, typical for a DC show (I've been to six or seven shows and they NEVER start on time although mine rarely do either). A very clever 10 minute promotional video was first and at 9:00pm David made his appearance on a motorcycle from a giant Shadow Box illusion. He next performed Ringflight with a borrowed ring appearing on his "baby shoe" lace. He next performed his very cool Passing Thru a Steel Plate illusion. This actually looks better from a distance as I watched three and four years ago.
Next was Kevin James' Floating Rose followed by a self-Shrinking illusion in box.
He then had two female assistants (from audience) on stage assist him with a Pick-A-Card-Live Scorpion-Find card trick. He then did his very dangerous (the recent news getter...assistant very badly injured) Walking Thru Giant Industrial Fan illusion.
Next was his (slow motion) Duck Bucket routine with Webster the Duck, then my favorite of the show, his ESP routine involving a license plate, concluding with an Appearing Car that sits on top of pillars AT THE FOOT OF THE STAGE!
Next was a 10 minute video of one of his old television specials of his straight jacket routines. This set up his finale of vanishing 13 people from the audience.
Show concluded at 10:15 so with the two video's he actually had approx. 65 minutes of on stage time but really packed alot into his show.
Great show as it usually is, but he looked tired and seemed to just "walk" through the routines, especially the ones that require patter. I suppose I would too with the schedule that he has. After the show he stated that it has been a tough year for him, with the death of his mother, the injury of his assistant and the highly publicized accusation of some sort of altercation between him and a female.
A young man, who won one of the Daytona Beach magic convention contests saw me and asked if he could meet DC as he had a few old books that were given to him by his father, who also recently passed away. I asked DC and he obliged. The young man handed DC the books and DC looked genuinely touched. I told the young man (I think his name is Jeff) that he will remember that moment for the rest of his life...and he will. The look on Jeff’s face will probably be the thing that I will always remember about this particular performance. That and the ticket I never used but received a front row seat in exchange...it must have been karma that night.
Dan Stapleton
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