I’m Penn, this is Richard, together we’re Penn & Richard
Last night, after the CES was done for the night, my old friend Megazone and I decided to get together for dinner and to catch up with each other. I idly suggested that we go to see the Penn & Teller show after dinner, and Zoner agreed.
After a mildly hectic dinner (the CES pretty much wrecks local travel at 5pm), we managed to get to the P & N theater. We sat and waited for the show to start, listening to the jazzy tunes being played by the Mike Jones Duo.
9 PM rolled around, and the show started. I was excited, because I’m a huge fan of P & T.
Penn starts the show by talking about trust. As an example, he chooses… me.
I get dragged up on stage, and Penn talks about my vision and perceptions. At one point, he takes my glasses, puts them in his front coat pocket, and continues his dialogue. He hands me a 3-ball from a standard billiards set, and asks me to confirm that it’s real. I do, and then he pulls out a cheap-ass ‘magic wand’, which he admits is a wooden dowel that’s been fixed up.
After a quick trick involving a disappearing wand (he slipped it behind his ear, which I didn’t notice because I was looking closely at the ball and couldn’t see anything else, really), he thanks me and says I can go back to my seat. I ask for my glasses back, and he goes to pull them out of his pocket. But they’re gone. I check, and they are indeed gone.
At this point, Penn gets a hammer from backstage and begins to break open a cement box that Teller has been wearing the whole time. After the box has been smashed, the audience can see (I can’t, since I’m blind without my glasses) that Teller is wearing a faceshield… and my glasses underneath them.
I went back to my seat, glasses on my face and a lens wipe (which you can see me holding in the video) that Penn gave me in hand. I was giddy for the rest of the night.
I am very glad that Zoner and I went to go see Penn & Teller.
The proof: two pics and a small (32mb) video available here.
January 10th, 2007 at 12:36 am
The Penn & Teller show at the Rio is one of the best shows in the city. I’m glad you got to participate in the show, not just watch it!
Ah, Las Vegas traffic. It’s really bad around rush hour anyway, but even worse when a convention or big event is in town. I flew in on the last day of the National Finals Rodeo last month, and traffic was murderous. But despite the fact that you have the Monorail and the Deuce buses that run up and down the Strip, I find that a rental car is a necessity for me. As much as I love Las Vegas, I just want to break out and see what else is out there beyond the Strip.
January 10th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
So I’m guessing Teller didn’t have much to say…
January 10th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
Nice! Penn’s a tall one, isn’t he?
And now I have a good judge of size for him and Teller, thanks to your pics. ^^
January 10th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
*Squee!!!* That’s really cool!
January 11th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
You are still SOOOO cute!!!! I got a new job; no more BBW! Instead, I work at a funeral home (Ridout’s) as a family service counselor. ^_^ YAY! But I’m working full-time AND going to school full time.
How are you, luv?
January 11th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Brakus: Thanks. ^^ And yeah, the traffic is horrible when any kind of show bigger than a couple of hundred of people is in town.
Jefurii: Actually, he was very amicable in person, with a cool voice.
Krellion: Glad to be of help. XD
Ylime: I think so, too. ^_^
BT: Congratulations on the new job! I hope it goes well for you. ^_^ Good luck with it all. @.@ I’m doing okay. Wishing I could see some friends more often than currently (like you), but otherwise, okay. ^^