I Lie for Money: Candid, Outrageous Stories from a Magician’s Misadventures
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (902 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1632204924 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Why I think you'll like this book (even if you are a non-magician)" according to Anon. Steve Spill is a former child prodigy who grew up to become one of the best comedy magicians on the planet. Over the last 50 years, he’s had a front row seat to the evolution of stand-up and magic in the latter half of the 20th century. Along the way, he’s entertained and amazed everyone from A-listers to African tribespeople, and thereby collected the frequently crazy and funny tales contained in this highly readable and frequently surprising memoir.This book stands out amongst many other show biz biographies because rather than focusing on the inevitable personal pain behind the ar. Denzil John Asche said This was a terrific book. Steve's account of his adventures. This was a terrific book. Steve's account of his adventures, his travels, and his magic was remarkable. It was a revelation of a world of wonders, of times and places it is impossible to see today, but it was a rare treat to view them through his eyes. I was particularly struck by the theme of active diligence and daring running through it, which led to so many extraordinary and wonderful stories, as the title suggests. Steve's appreciation for those around him, for the details of texture, and colour, tone and demeanour bring his stories to life and touch them with story-telling magic. But it is. I Bought. I Read. I Love! V Brisbin I knew I was born a few years and a couple of states away from the mecca of show biz magic, but with Steve Spill's behind the curtain reminisces, I feel like Life has given me the gift of vicariously experiencing what I missed. Captivating, laugh out loud, can't put it down fare. And I'm only through the first few chapters (and my first sleepless night). I guess I could hash tag everything that immediately resonates with me, but I've been the kid who dreamed of seeing and knowing the greats, the legends, and of being able to entertain luminaries and the common folk with a sparkle in my eye and a
Cheese "Steve Spill has been a pal of Penn's and mine since the 1970's. "This offbeat behind-the-scenes look at a magician’s life is as unpredictable, fresh, and distinctive, as witnessing one of Steve Spill’s shows in person."Nolan Bushnell, Serial entrepreneur and founder of Atari and Chuck E. If you don’t buy this book, there will be a big hole in your life that you will never fill, a void that will haunt the rest of your days until you cry out in the night, WHY DIDN’T I GET THE MEMOIR THAT CONTAINED ALL THOSE AMAZING STORIES ABOUT MAGIC?!’ Triple fact. Fact. I Lie for Money is the most entertaining book about magic ever. While we were still working for ti
This dream took Spill on a journey that started with him performing, as a young boy, at a Beauty on a Budget” neighborhood house party to engagements in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean, to today in Santa Monica, California, where he’s been starring in his own shows since 1998 at Magicopolis, the theater he designed and built himself.Being a magician has given Spill the opportunity to interact with the world’s most famous and fascinating people. In this funny, irreverent, unique, eccentric memoir, magician Steve Spill reveals how he managed to survive decades inside a rarely profitable, sometimes maddening, but often deliciously rewarding offbeat showbiz professionmagic!Spill tells of how his tailor grandfather sewed secret pockets in a magician’s tuxedo back in 1910, which started his childhood dream to become a magician. In his memoir, Spill reveals the many unique encounters that his profession has led him to enjoy and endure: hosting Sting as his opening act one night, spending two days on camera with Joan Rivers, and selling tricks to Bob Dylan, as well as encounters with Adam Sandler, Stephen King, and other celebrities.I Lie for Money is a literary magic show that captur