{"id":170,"date":"2009-06-18T06:39:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T06:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2009\/06\/magic-drama-irony-europe.html"},"modified":"2009-06-18T06:39:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T06:39:00","slug":"magic-drama-irony-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2009\/06\/magic-drama-irony-europe.html","title":{"rendered":"Magic + Drama + Irony + Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

My brother Brooks<\/span> <\/span>is a full-time inner-city minister<\/a>, but he also has a side gig: magic. As in illusions and prestidigitation and card tricks and all that fun stuff. The kids he works with really get into it, but he’s a pretty impressive performer among adults, too.<\/p>\n

So I thought I’d share a video of one of his recent performances in front of a church group. Here, he takes all the simple tricks he does for children and performs them in an overly dramatic montage, David Copperfield-style, complete with pulse-pounding musical accompaniment. That’s right: “The Final Countdown,” by Europe. It’s street magic plus on-stage irony.<\/p>\n

The lighting, video, and audio aren’t the best quality, but they’ll give you the idea. Enjoy.<\/p>\n

And if you want to book Brooks for a gig at your church, school, or living room, he’s available. With musical accompaniment. Get in touch with him here<\/a>, or hit me up and I can connect you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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