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Lance Burton : 4 of 5
4.26.2004 5:32 PM \| Link 0 comments	How could any trip to Las Vegas be complete without a magic show? Lance Burton has been performing at the Monte Carlo for years - the theatre was built just for him, in fact. During my last trip, I saw lots of billboards for his show, with cheesy portraits of his glaring eyes with the promise "You will never forget!" So, I was expecting more of a David Copperfield personality, but instead, Lance speaks like Jack Nicholson and seems almost shy when he talks to the audience. But that doesn't stop him from doing some mind-boggling tricks, though - everything from pulling ducks out of thin air to making a car disappear! He definitely has a thing for birds - after making the usual doves appear, and then the trained ducks (which were really funny), he even popped out a giant goose (you certainly can't hide one of those in your pants!). My favorite illusions had to do with lightning fast switches between Lance and his assistants. After some elaborate method of getting into a box or other device, suddenly Lance would be in the assistant's place and the assistant would be in the box. We had great fifth row seats, too, so we should have been able to see any funny business going on - I can only conclude that it was magic! Labels: arts Comments Post a Comment