His patter was as great as his card mechanics! He was truly a Master and will forever be missed by fans, and those who work in presdigitation and the arcane arts. I doubt I will ever see someone with his finesse and banter again. Shin Lim is close mechanically put without but lacks the ease on the ears for the poetry as he remains mostly silent during his actions.
This man is a wizard... RIP Ricky, you are still a legend. Even knowing how sleight of hand is done, still can't prove that he didn't perform actual magic. His legacy deserves a necro comment bump.
This has more shaky cam than a Liam Neeson movie. The whole hour of his off-Broadway show is on RU-vid. I remember seeing it for the first time on HBO all those years ago. Still one of my favorites.
Lol to get up and deliver patter like that straight from Erdnase in the modern era takes some serious guts. You have to be ok with being viewed as rather bizarre or peculiar from there on out. Absolute master!
Ricky Jay is/was always amazing! But it's funny how Ricky made Leno's face look the same as Conan's when Leno screwed Conan over. #neverforgetLNE (late night edition).
I remember seeing him on some sort of long form news show. (maybe 60 minutes I don't know)..and thinking as a young teenage boy that may be it....the best ever. I think it still holds true. The most poignant thing being his sleeves. Always up and telling the interviewer...I will do everything right here in front of you.
Apparently it is an international and federal crime to post videos on RU-vid if you use anything like a tripod or immovable object to hold the recording device steady when it is in operation. If you post on RU-vid, and your video does NOT jump around, the Moderator is under orders to delete it ASAP.
