Circuses have always fascinated me. I don’t even particularly like going to them; it’s the idea of a circus that gets me. It’s like a human zoo, except the specimens are all exceptions to the rule – abnormalities, if you will. At least that’s what they used to be. Sword-swallowers and whatnot. It’s a subculture of people bonding based on their differences from the rest of society… and the need for an income.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay was about magic and comics. The Final Confession of Mabel Stark was about the circus. My next book, Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women (recommended by a co-worker) will function as a deeper look into the circus and how it has evolved over time. As soon as I finish those two books off to the right, I’ll get started on this one. Which, at my current rate, translates to about May.
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i'm totally inviting a magician to my next birthday bash. we'll all get hammered and watch him do tricks and throw cards left and right, it'll be great.
Posted by p-man | February 10, 2007 8:15 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:15
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Ricky Jay is awesome - aside from his love of David Mamet (blecch). he's a magician, and not the kind that would piss you off, but rather the kind you wish would show up at your next party. He played the cinematographer in "Boogie Nights" and he was on a great episode of the X-Files. All that and he can throw a playing card 190 feet at 90 miles per hour. That is, when he's not using a playing card to pierce the skin of a watermelon from 10 feet away. There's so much I don't know.
Posted by Skorloff | February 10, 2007 8:15 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:15