Friday, December 26, 2014

RICK THOMAS

BY ED BRUCE edbrucevegas@yahoo.com 

STILL GOING STRONG AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

TRULY GREAT TO SEE THOMAS AGAIN AFTER HIS LONG HISTORY HERE IN LAS VEGAS....THIS WEEKEND AT THE ALWAYS ON TIME SOUTH POINT THEATRE.

MAGIC AT ITS BEST.

BEING A TRADTIONALIST... I ALWAYS LIKE THINGS THE WAY THEY WERE....NOT A LOT OF NEW IN THOMAS MAGIC AND THATS JUST PERFECT....I LIKED IT 30 YEARS AGO...2O YEARS AGO ....10 YEARS AGO AND TONIGHT.

THIS PERFECT TIGHT SOUND PERFECT PRODUCTION PERFECT SELLOUT.... RACED THROUGH 86 MINUTES LIKE MAGIC ITSELF.

RICK OPENED WITH BIRDS...SLIGHT OF HAND...CLOSE UP MAGIC...HIS MECHANICS AND TIMING JUST BRILLIANT.....SOME NICE ESCAPE AND LEVITATION ALONG WITH A FEW AUDIENCE PLAYING ALONG STHICKS....THOMAS GLIB AND FULL OF LIKE PENN GILLETTE...QUICK...CREATIVE...AND RESPONSIVE.

ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE THE AUDIENCE LEAVING WITH THAT "HOW DID HE DO THAT QUESTION MARK ".....WE GOT MANY OF THOSE MOMENTS TONIGHT.

I KNOW LOTS OF THE FANS HAVE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE AND ITS A  PATH I HOPE TO TRAVEL AGAIN SOON.....THE SHOW PLAYED WELL TO A BIG CROWD...NICE TO SEE THOMAS'S POPULARITY IN VOGUE.

THOMAS THEME..."DREAM"....HIS HISTORY WITH BIG CATS IS WORLD FAMOUS AND HE NOW DONATES TIME AND MONEY TO HIS RETIRED CATS....HE SAID THERE ARE NOW ONLY 2000 TIGERS IN THE WILD.....MORE POACHERS THAN TIGERS...WHAT A SAD WORLD WE LIVE IN...THOMAS TRYING TO HELP AND HE HAS.

THOMAS TOLD OF THE 50 DANCERS-ASSISTANTS WHO APPLIED FOR 1 JOB...TARA GOT THE JOB 20 YEARS AGO AND STILL HAS IT....SHE MUST HAVE HAD A HALF DOZEN COSTUMES...SHE CERTAINLY DOES NOT HURT THE ACT !

99 A+

LOOK AT THE GREAT LINEUP COMING UP AT THE SOUTH POINT
702 - 797 - 8055


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