Geoffkait:"Huh? If everyone at the demo was transfixed wouldn’t that indicate placing colored paper under amps and around the demo room was uh, effective? Oh, you’re probably one of those group hypnosis or placebo effect advocates. Never mind."
to which ivanj replied,
"I am educated about some things but am not a mind reader. I have no idea why these people were attending. Perhaps it was the campaign in some of the mags previous about this magic stuff. There are many reason why people could be "transfixed" - that’s the skill of a grifter or a carnie, for one. I happened to go into the room because it was silent, a great relief from the racket elsewhere, and discovered I had "gone through the Looking Glass.""
At at least they were patient.
Then ivanj wrote,
"There are plenty in high end where a little knowledge and a big wallet can lead to turn-in-itis. Twas ever thus with expensive man-hobbies. How many shoes did Imelda Marcos have?"
I take it Imelda Marcos was a man.
then ivanj wrote,
"Or my friend, as Sheryl Crow sings, they were there "...to see what all the fuss was about."
Suggest you read some books by Nathaneal West."
I found out what all the fuss was about. That would make me a bigger skeptic than you, no? A real skeptic investigates whenever there’s a big fuss.
have a nice new year
