This performance was a Christmas gift to my 11 year old son. He is a big magic fan and has heard me talk about the Amazing Kreskin before. We traveled over 3 hours to see him, with meet and greet afterward.
I expected the personable and charming star that I have seen on TV all these years. Instead, we were treated to a bitter old man who berated the sound crew, kicked out audience members, walked off stage twice, and belittled a volunteer with profanity after the elderly woman accidentally dropped his cards.
The show was excruciatingly long (over three hours) which might not be a bad thing if it were packed full of tricks, but instead we were treated to name dropping anecodtes about Hoague Carmichael, Joey Bishop and other stars of yesteryear that my 62 year old mother only has vague recollections from her childhood.
All this being said, it was a very memorable event. In the same way that people get enjoyment sticking their head out of the car window to view a traffic accident. I kept thinking that this was all "part of the act". but it wasn't. For a celebrity who boasts of being in show business for over 50 years, the level of unprofessionalism was the most amazing thing about Kreskin.
If you think I am exaggerating, I implore you to google "Kreskin & scranton" for the news story.