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 Stamps

00:00:37 – welcome & intro
00:02:45 – about Denny Haney
00:04:00 – video montage
00:07:16 – comments and discussion
00:12:21 – Denny’s Bullet Catch clip with interview
00:19:39 – discussion including about Denny’s life / history
08:28:20 – demo of The Blood Trick
00:30:41 – explanation of The Blood Trick
00:34:30 – discussion
00:35:50 – video of multiple tricks by Denny
00:39:22 – discussion including about Denny’s mentors
00:44:45 – video of Peter Galinskas interviews
00:52:35 – discussion
00:53:32 – video clip of Howie Schwarzman
00:55:50 – discussion
00:56:30 – more about book “Denny Haney: Collected Wisdom” by Scott Alexander and run through of major topics
01:09:15 – Scott’s experience with Denny
01:11:50 – performance of Diminishing Cards with explanation plus Denny’s & Scott’s handlings
01:16:09 – video of Denny’s cigarette manipulations
01:17:33 – explanation with bending cigarette
01:19:30 – about color divination (?) then discussion
01:22:40 – video clip of interview on working in Denny’s shop
01:25:55 – Denny teaching silk roll
01:29:03 – Scott explaining same thing
01:33:39 – video of teenage Denny performances including cigarette manipulations
01:35:18 – comments
01:36:31 – video of Sidewalk Shuffle
01:39:39 – comments & partial explanation with notes on Denny’s handling
01:48:40 – video of Denny promo with Canvas Box
01:55:52 – comments & discussion
02:00:06 – video of Denny’s card manipulation
02:05:26 – Comments & Closing