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iamaze

"What is David's current show?" , posted Sun 11 Jun 18:38user profileedit/delete messagepost reply


Does anyone know exactly what illusions are featured in his current show? I don't mean by their names, but rather what the illusions really are. Like what happens? How does he open the show?

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pesci

"Re(1):What is David's current show?" , posted Sun 11 Jun 21:39user profileedit/delete messagepost reply


When i saw Journey of a Lifetime in Vegas the end of February these are the illusions that were in it. It would take a while to explain each one, so i'll just mention the names: One, The Laser, The Fan, Cardiographic(w/moon), Dancing Ties, Squeezebox, Test Conditions, Moon Interactive, Webster Duck Bucket, and 13.

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iamaze

"Re(2):What is David's current show?" , posted Mon 12 Jun 01:54:user profileedit/delete messagepost reply


Thanks for the names, but what do they mean? Is that the "dancing ties" from the "imploding building" special? What about Flying???? Don't tell me he took it out!!!!

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TKO

"Re(3):What is David's current show?" , posted Mon 12 Jun 07:59user profileedit/delete messagepost reply


David does not do the Flying illustion in all of this shows. In the shows where he does NOT fly, he either does something with Webster, or Chris Kenner does a routine.

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iamaze

"Re(4):What is David's current show?" , posted Mon 12 Jun 11:23user profileedit/delete messagepost reply


I can't belive that an illusion like the deathsaw which is over ten years old David still does but "Flying " he doesn't! Can anybody describe what the other illusions are?

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TKO

"Re(5):What is David's current show?" , posted Wed 14 Jun 13:11user profileedit/delete messagepost reply


The reason why David does the Deathsaw so often and not Flying depends on where he is performing. The setup of Flying required a fairly large stage (this is all I'm going to say), which is not always what David gets. Whereas the Deathsaw only requires a stage large enough to hold the saw, the table, and the timer.

One: David's entrance illusion. A large piece of cloth is lowered by wires onto a raised, flat surface, then slowly raised again, and David appears standing on the surface.

The Laser: David gets cut in half (at his waist) by a laser beam. His body is visibly separated from his legs, and he grabs onto his legs and walks around before restoring himself

The Fan: David and an assistant walks through a large industrial fan, turning into clouds of smoke, then instantaneously rematerializes in the middle of the audience.

Cardiographic: ...dunno. haven't seen it yet...

Dancing Ties: ...dunno. haven't seen it yet...

Squeezebox: David lies horizontally in a box on a table with his head, arms, and feet remaining outside of the box. Using his arms, he pulls his head and feet towards the middle as the box gets shorter and shorter until the box is so short that it appears david's legs and body disappeared. looks like his head is attached to his arms which is attached to his feet. ...hard to explain...gotta go see it

Test Conditions: ...dunno. haven't seen it yet...

Moon Interactive: ...dunno. haven't seen it yet...

Webster Duck Bucket: ...dunno. haven't seen it yet...

Thirteen: David's Grand Finale. He makes 13 random volunteers from the audience disappear on stage. (last I heard, David added a new "twist" to this illusion, but I don't know what it is).

-TKO
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