Scott Alexander Fireside Chat

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Scott Alexander helps us ring in the new year with an fascinating exploration of the life, magic and remarkable legacy of Baltimore magic icon Denny Haney!

Time Stamps00:00:37 – welcome & intro00:02:45 – about Denny Haney00:04:00 – video montage00:07:16 – comments and discussion00:12:21 – Denny’s Bullet Catch clip with interview00:19:39 – discussion including about Denny’s life / history08:28:20 – demo of The Blood Trick00:30:41 – explanation of The Blood Trick00:34:30 – discussion00:35:50 – video of multiple tricks by Denny00:39:22 – discussion including about Denny’s mentors00:44:45 – video of Peter Galinskas interviews00:52:35 – discussion00:53:32 – video clip of Howie Schwarzman00:55:50 – discussion00:56:30 – more about book “Denny Haney: Collected Wisdom” by Scott Alexander and run through of major topics01:09:15 – Scott’s experience with Denny01:11:50 – performance of Diminishing Cards with explanation plus Denny’s & Scott’s handlings01:16:09 – video of Denny’s cigarette manipulations01:17:33 – explanation with bending cigarette01:19:30 – about color divination (?) then discussion01:22:40 – video clip of interview on working in Denny’s shop01:25:55 – Denny teaching silk roll01:29:03 – Scott explaining same thing01:33:39 – video of teenage Denny performances including cigarette manipulations01:35:18 – comments01:36:31 – video of Sidewalk Shuffle01:39:39 – comments & partial explanation with notes on Denny’s handling01:48:40 – video of Denny promo with Canvas Box01:55:52 – comments & discussion02:00:06 – video of Denny’s card manipulation02:05:26 – Comments & Closing