Scott Alexander Fireside Chat

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