Modern American magic, late 20th century magic, is tremendously disrespectful of the audience.
From Penn Jillette
I think people under age 55 come to Vegas with a certain sense of irony.
When I buy Windows 98, I'm not only buying something useful, I'm giving money to Bill Gates, which is a really good thing.
Bob Saget is the dirtiest comic who's ever lived. Nobody touches him.
Comedy is taken care of by a free market.
Performers have the right to say what they want to, and anyone paying money has the right to accept or reject the art and entertainment that's available.
You have in Vegas the most heterogeneous audience you're gonna get anywhere in the country. In Boston, Chicago, Miami, you know who goes to the theater. In Vegas, you have people who only see one theater show a year, and it's in Vegas.
Poker would have never gotten on TV when we only had three networks.
Poker has the feeling of a sport, but you don't have to do push-ups.
I believe in individual rights so much that I don't like any sort of 'what's good for the cause'-type questions.
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