Mike Weatherford posed an interesting question as an opener to his most recent column, "If a masked magician exposed secrets on a UHF station in the woods and no one cared, did they make a sound?" Weatherford goes on to explore the impact, if any, of the current MM series on working magicians today.
School lets out this week, and magicians are looking forward to their busy season. David Copperfield plans three shows each Saturday in June. A new one called "Amazed" starts at the V Theater June 16. And no one worries that MyNetworkTV (KVMY-TV, Channel 21 locally) devoted a whole spring's worth of Mondays to "Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed."
Several Vegas Headliners comment on the series in the article:
- Las Vegas magician Rick Thomas' only beef is that "Secrets" comes on right after the straight-forward "Masters of Illusion," which featured him in a repeat last week. "I would have to tell you it's the most bizarre choice of programming I have ever witnessed," he says.
- Flamingo headliner Nathan Burton says it's rare for anyone he meets after a show to mention "Secrets."
- Mac King says, "To me it's never been about that anyway. It's about the guy."
Weatherfords conclusion? "A long time ago, a magician warned me the secrets of magic weren't near as much fun as the mysteries. Thank you, masked man, for proving him right."