tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905139363605160477.post2470142973292157645..comments2024-01-17T03:51:18.408+00:00Comments on The Loneliness of the Long Distance Writer: How did he do it?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905139363605160477.post-36658250859024966482009-09-10T18:00:34.208+01:002009-09-10T18:00:34.208+01:00Hi Jimmy - isn't he just. A very, very intelli...Hi Jimmy - isn't he just. A very, very intelligent bloke and a brilliant showman. This is the best and most interesting promo stunt I've ever seen. I'm looking forward to the show tomorrow because I think the explanation he'll give us will be very clever indeed.Ms Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01253929437848941761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905139363605160477.post-78550407812279853552009-09-10T17:51:54.123+01:002009-09-10T17:51:54.123+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jimmy Howehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981488314389162362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905139363605160477.post-63562364839539917132009-09-10T17:48:52.305+01:002009-09-10T17:48:52.305+01:00About 10 years ago Paul McKenna done something lik...About 10 years ago Paul McKenna done something like this on his paranormal show. He picked random 5 numbers and then asked the audience and the nation to visualise the numbers all week. As I remember he got about 3 or 4 right. The explanation at the time had hints of 'the secret' and all that thought-manifestation malarky. I dont know how Derren has done this, He is very good at what he does though.Jimmy Howehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981488314389162362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905139363605160477.post-84669064658223033422009-09-10T15:05:27.382+01:002009-09-10T15:05:27.382+01:00Absolutely Dion. He is so slick and good at what h...Absolutely Dion. He is so slick and good at what he does. I am looking forward to finding out the gen tomorrow.Ms Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01253929437848941761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-905139363605160477.post-87585359996884361142009-09-10T14:47:09.169+01:002009-09-10T14:47:09.169+01:00For as long as I've been aware of illusionists...For as long as I've been aware of illusionists and magicians, I've shied away. It’s even annoyed me at times – simply because I couldn’t be absolutely sure of the science behind the illusions.<br />I know that's the whole point, but it's my head, and I bloody well need to be sure! (I could suggest a new hidey place where Copperfield might like to put the Statue of Liberty...) <br />I'm also wary of putting my lot in with the (small, large?) number of people who believe that there is an element of actual magic, or other-worldly forces at play. It's a bit like not watching Most Haunted - you know damned well that it's tosh but you also know that there are people who actually swallow it. Tarred with the nut-job brush / no thanks...<br />Having said all of this, I find Derren Brown intriguing rather than annoying.<br />I find the way that he manipulates people, absolutely fascinating. It’s a very powerful thing to be able to bend others to your will, yet to do so willingly, if that makes sense. <br />I suspect he’s spent an awful lot of time getting to know what makes us tick, our motivations, our acceptances. Of course we’re all different, but by tapping into the things we share (eg The Lottery = greed) he controls the masses. Who wouldn’t want to be able to pick the numbers? I’d also like to be able to travel back in time in the deLorean with the baseball results and do a bit of sports betting too... <br />The other facets of just as admirable, if not moreso. His attention to detail, the slick leave-nothing-to-chanceness, the marketing, the hype. <br />Yet he polarises some, I think because we don’t like smugness, and this is perhaps where the admiration becomes grudging for some. <br />If you’re very very good at what you do, I imagine it must be difficult to rein in your confidence...I’ve never been one for false modesty anyhow. <br />I see what he does as experiments in psychology, on a grand scale. <br />I look forward to the next one!Dion Giffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136286805197152349noreply@blogger.com