Any one seen Jamy Ian Swiss?

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I'm going to both the pre-convention workshop and the closeup magic show with Jamy Ian Swiss at TAM4. I'm really excited and interested about both of these - well the whole thing really - but I was wondering:

Who has seen Jamy? Is he half as awesome as I've heard?




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I only saw him in a casual situation at TAM2, performing close-up card magic for a throng of very observant skeptics...who were completely blown away.

Yeah, he's good. (in my humble opinion--your mileage may vary)
 
Very nice card work.

I have not seen anything else from him (yet), but I assume his other close-up is to the same standard. It whould be well worth it.
 
He's so good that, even when he's drunk he's good enough to entertain and fool experienced magicians who are watching from angles he's supposed to be guarding.
 
To quote Penn & Teller:

Jamy Ian Swiss is James Bond with a deck of cards for a pistol.

I think that's a very accurate description.
 
TJ Stough said:
I'm going to both the pre-convention workshop and the closeup magic show with Jamy Ian Swiss at TAM4. I'm really excited and interested about both of these - well the whole thing really - but I was wondering:

Who has seen Jamy? Is he half as awesome as I've heard?




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If there really was a god, you would be the chick in that picture. :jaw:
 
CFLarsen said:
He is really, really good. Both on stage (at TAM) and close-up.
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Not only is he one heck of a performer, he's a nice guy too. He was cool enough to let me and some of the other forum-party goers sit down, have some drinks, and ask him some questions about magic.
 
At TAM3, I stood behind JIS in a crowded hallway where he was surrounded by people ... and he did at least 15 minutes of non-stop card work, wonderful stuff. I'm a magician myself, and my main interest is cards. I've seen some truly gifted card workers, and his impromptu show was as good as anything I've seen (and I was watching from behind)!
 
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