Magic News

Dan Sperry — Keep Your Eye on the Bird
Dan Wins!

I met Dan Sperry at the South Carolina Association of Magicians convention. I know you’re probably wondering why I am starting this article this way. Because one day, Dan Sperry is going to be working Vegas or headlining on television and that phrase will seem so much more important.

As I mentioned in an an earlier article, I am not a bird magician. I had a partner, Richard Ellis, who was a great bird magician and could do bare-handed productions and was one of the first to buy the Tony Spina harness.

Rich was the best bird magician I had ever seen. He’s not performing any more but he sure was good.

Then I saw Lance Burton. My life changed.

I know how it’s done. It is not a secret to me but when I watched Lance, it seemed to be real magic. He produced doves, silks, cigarettes and even cards at will. It really was real magic.

The point is that, Dan Sperry is the only person I have ever seen who has been able to tell me exactly what he was going to do and how he would do it (during his fantastic lecture) and then fool me when he did the exact same moves on stage. His performance in the Gala Show was incredible.

He has the poise of someone who has done this for years but who is still excited about the art. We’ve all seen bird magicians that are doing the routine according to the habits they’ve developed over the years. I hope that Dan never loses his sense of spontaneity; he seems as impressed as the audience when the doves appear or the doves split.

But I started this by saying I met him and spoke with him. I told you that I though it would be an important historical note. He is a great guy and has a calm demeanor and helpful attitude. He seemed so concerned trying to help us learn his craft even though he had to know we would never be as proficient as he is now.

So, like Lance Burton, he is proficient, charismatic and in the upper-echelon of magicians. Unlike Lance (and me) he’s only 18 years old. He’s got a great future ahead of him and we, the people that love magic, have a parallel future of enjoying his great work.


Dan Wins!

I met Dan Sperry at the South Carolina Association of Magicians convention. I know you’re probably wondering why I am starting this article this way. Because one day, Dan Sperry is going to be working Vegas or headlining on television and that phrase will seem so much more important.

As I mentioned in an an earlier article, I am not a bird magician. I had a partner, Richard Ellis, who was a great bird magician and could do bare-handed productions and was one of the first to buy the Tony Spina harness.

Rich was the best bird magician I had ever seen. He’s not performing any more but he sure was good.

Then I saw Lance Burton. My life changed.

I know how it’s done. It is not a secret to me but when I watched Lance, it seemed to be real magic. He produced doves, silks, cigarettes and even cards at will. It really was real magic.

The point is that, Dan Sperry is the only person I have ever seen who has been able to tell me exactly what he was going to do and how he would do it (during his fantastic lecture) and then fool me when he did the exact same moves on stage. His performance in the Gala Show was incredible.

He has the poise of someone who has done this for years but who is still excited about the art. We’ve all seen bird magicians that are doing the routine according to the habits they’ve developed over the years. I hope that Dan never loses his sense of spontaneity; he seems as impressed as the audience when the doves appear or the doves split.

But I started this by saying I met him and spoke with him. I told you that I though it would be an important historical note. He is a great guy and has a calm demeanor and helpful attitude. He seemed so concerned trying to help us learn his craft even though he had to know we would never be as proficient as he is now.

So, like Lance Burton, he is proficient, charismatic and in the upper-echelon of magicians. Unlike Lance (and me) he’s only 18 years old. He’s got a great future ahead of him and we, the people that love magic, have a parallel future of enjoying his great work.

Related Posts

One thought on “Dan Sperry — Keep Your Eye on the Bird”

  1. He is a great guy and has a calm demeanor and helpful attitude. he seems as impressed as the audience when the doves appear or the doves split.we would never be as proficient as he is now.

    Reply

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.