Ep35 - What's Going On? - With Bill Smith What's Going On?

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Legendary Las Vegas illusion buider Bill Smith of Bill Smith's Magic Ventures joins us this week from Las Vegas to discuss his incredible 50+ year career in magic and illusion construction.

Topics discussed:

Working The Floating Lightbulb with Harry Blackstone Jr.
Why he is not a fan of Criss Angel.
The biggest invoice he ever sent and what illusion it was for.
Stories of working with Orson Welles.
The first thing he built for David Copperfield.
How The Masked Magician's identity was busted by him before the first episode even aired.
Thoughts on Murray, Flom and Lax's exposure videos.
His memories of building Lance Burton's almost entire show at The Monte Carlo.
Lance Burton's incredible vanishing car discussed: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k73jtwnwcWY⁠
Also Bill answers 20 Magic Questions.

Legendary Las Vegas illusion buider Bill Smith of Bill Smith's Magic Ventures joins us this week from Las Vegas to discuss his incredible 50+ year career in magic and illusion construction.

Topics discussed:

Working The Floating Lightbulb with Harry Blackstone Jr.
Why he is not a fan of Criss Angel.
The biggest invoice he ever sent and what illusion it was for.
Stories of working with Orson Welles.
The first thing he built for David Copperfield.
How The Masked Magician's identity was busted by him before the first episode even aired.
Thoughts on Murray, Flom and Lax's exposure videos.
His memories of building Lance Burton's almost entire show at The Monte Carlo.
Lance Burton's incredible vanishing car discussed: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k73jtwnwcWY⁠
Also Bill answers 20 Magic Questions.