Criss Angel "Believe" Prediction

[The Professor]

Many Snarkey Bashers have asked about Predictions I've made in the past. here's one .......

About a year ago I made a Public Prediction that Cirques involvement with Criss Angel was a Big MISTAKE.
I made the prediction that it would be a costly mistake for Cirque.

I called them personally and also emailed them with the title MISTAKE.
I advised others to do the same. Well documented. I advocated a boycott of sorts :)

The Prediction is coming true!

After Months of delays and Millions of dollars down the drain they are practically "Giving" the tickets away. Lowest seat prices EVER for such a show (Lots of comps too)

Here are some NEGATIVE COMMENTS and Reviews (As of yet there are few good comments. I'm sure eventually there will be some :))

http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=277471&forum=36&38

The Prediction is coming true!
:cool::cool:

[DJM]

Slim King/Psychic Samuari/The Professor/ David Koenig from Florida/Singapore... please stop trolling these forums with your nonsese.

[The Professor]

First you ask for Evidence of my Predictions, now you can't take the heat :)

Are you claiming I DIDN'T hit this nail on the head?
Or that I didn't make it at all?

[alfaniner]

You could have made the opening post without the first line. It is insulting, and I am getting very tired of reading that word.

[DJM]

First you ask for Evidence of my Predictions, now you can't take the heat :)

Are you claiming I DIDN'T hit this nail on the head?
Or that I didn't make it at all?

I'm claiming that you are some childish troll who needs to be banned both from here and the Magic Cafe.

Criss Angel has had 5 seasons of Mindfereak based mostly on camera tricks, bad acting and a big ego. To predict that his stage show wouldn't be a big success is like me predicting that you will keep giving educated guesses about lame stuff that anyone else could predict.

My prediction: The bad reviews from the previews of Believe wouldn't stop many of the Criss Angel Loyals from going to see his shows, even after all the reviews and your opinions.

[Mashuna]

I predicted the collapse in the housing market. What do I win?

[JCL]

TP... How many fingers am I holding up?

[AndyD]

I don't think anyone here denies that people can make accurate predictions. Almost all of us do it some of the time and some people make a living out of doing it (stock brokers, politicians, bookies, sports tipsters, journalists, etc).

As noted elsewhere, I've done pretty well at it myself. The question is, are the predictions paranormal or based on evidence and experience?

Which are you claiming TP? Did you make a paranormal prediction or just a prediction? Also, would you bother mentioning it here if you were wrong?


*(Note, I haven't bothered to check the claim)

[snoop_doxie]

I predicted the collapse in the housing market. What do I win?

But Mashuna,
I thought Welsh Wales would never be affected by global events. :covereyes
Please, tell me it ain't so! I think of little fluffy lambs frolicking gaily outside a small, thatched-roof cottage. Well, I will continue to believe my fantasy of Wales, not matter what you say! ;)


Professor,
Everything I wanted to say was said by DJM:
Criss Angel has had 5 seasons of Mindfereak based mostly on camera tricks, bad acting and a big ego. To predict that his stage show wouldn't be a big success is like me predicting that you will keep giving educated guesses about lame stuff that anyone else could predict.

Professor, your "proof" is laughable.
You emailed and called? Sure ya did. And your protocol is in this forum somewhere, isn't it?

[Moochie]

Many Snarkey Bashers have asked about Predictions I've made in the past. here's one .......

About a year ago I made a Public Prediction that Cirques involvement with Criss Angel was a Big MISTAKE.
I made the prediction that it would be a costly mistake for Cirque.

I called them personally and also emailed them with the title MISTAKE.
I advised others to do the same. Well documented. I advocated a boycott of sorts :)

The Prediction is coming true!

After Months of delays and Millions of dollars down the drain they are practically "Giving" the tickets away. Lowest seat prices EVER for such a show (Lots of comps too)

Here are some NEGATIVE COMMENTS and Reviews (As of yet there are few good comments. I'm sure eventually there will be some :))

http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=277471&forum=36&38

The Prediction is coming true!
:cool::cool:

Schadenfreude. How'd your last show do, Slim?


M.

[Azrael 5]

The Professor is this part of your prediction? January this year you were trying to influence Cirque's producers into cancelling Criss Angel's involvement
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=240514&forum=62&195

There'a few threads of you running Angel down.But this quote is very interesting for this forum!
If you've read what I've written in the past I'm not saying that controversy(sp) is Bad. I've heard Chriss call David Blaine OUT and I loved it. I like Chriss Angel. But he's changed. He's now on top of the pile. He's on The Strip. He's changed his perspective.
I like the guys on this Café. You guys have really helped me in many ways. Some day when I finally move into "Psychic Entertainment", I will credit all of the Cheesy, Hokey, *%$*%^7 people that have helped me.
The bit about Chriss's Mother is a small deviation from the topic but it does relate to his attitude and hypocrisy.

Oops.

http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=150618&forum=15&start=90
Near bottom of page.

[Chris H]

Ahhh...another Melbournite up way past bedtime. How goes it Moochie?

Mr Koenig has never been a Criss Angel fan. I believe there's a thread on The Magic Cafe from a couple of years back that has something to do with him challenging Mr Angel, although I don't recall the exact details.

This "prediction" is worth sod all...it's just more hot air...no surprise really...

Chris

[Moochie]

Hello GM :)

I've not been a fan of CdS, but I'd go and see one of their shows if Angel is in it. Is he the first grunge magician?


M.

[Tumblehome]

The Prediction is coming true!

<snip>

The Prediction is coming true!
:cool::cool:


Professor, you're awesome!

But why use your powers for such piddly little things like Cirque's new show when there's global warming, the energy crunch, the economic meltdown to worry about?

I'm sure you're a person of integrity and wouldn't use your precious gift to cherry-pick trivial matters just to boost your own ego. So please, if you care about humanity, start working on problems that really matter.

The world needs you, man.

[IMST]

TP... How many fingers am I holding up?

One.
I know which one too.
(I can has million?)

[Wowbagger]

Hell, I predicted the same thing!! Unfortunately evidence of this is not on the Internet.

But, I have witnesses who will testify that I was saying things like "Eh, that Criss Angel show thing is probably going to suck", and "I doubt it will stand out in the already nearly-saturated Cirque market".

And, I said all that as a Cirque fan!

For once, I say The Professor may have been right on the ball, assuming his story is true. Though, it was such an easy prediction to make, I have no reason not to take his word, here.

[applecorped]

Many Snarkey Bashers have asked about Predictions I've made in the past. here's one .......

About a year ago I made a Public Prediction that Cirques involvement with Criss Angel was a Big MISTAKE.
I made the prediction that it would be a costly mistake for Cirque.

I called them personally and also emailed them with the title MISTAKE.
I advised others to do the same. Well documented. I advocated a boycott of sorts :)

The Prediction is coming true!

After Months of delays and Millions of dollars down the drain they are practically "Giving" the tickets away. Lowest seat prices EVER for such a show (Lots of comps too)

Here are some NEGATIVE COMMENTS and Reviews (As of yet there are few good comments. I'm sure eventually there will be some :))

http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=277471&forum=36&38

The Prediction is coming true!
:cool::cool:


Congratulations! How's that protocol coming?

[The Professor]

You could have made the opening post without the first line. It is insulting, and I am getting very tired of reading that word.

You are only insulted if you are a Snarky Basher.
If not, why be upset?
:cool::cool:

[The Professor]

Schadenfreude. How'd your last show do, Slim?


M.

Sold out!
Why?
:cool::cool:

[The Professor]

Hell, I predicted the same thing!! Unfortunately evidence of this is not on the Internet.

But, I have witnesses who will testify that I was saying things like "Eh, that Criss Angel show thing is probably going to suck", and "I doubt it will stand out in the already nearly-saturated Cirque market".

And, I said all that as a Cirque fan!

For once, I say The Professor may have been right on the ball, assuming his story is true. Though, it was such an easy prediction to make, I have no reason not to take his word, here.

Thanks for the support.

I will be making other predictions with a bit more bite .. However, since you like Cirque (Saturated or not), they told me I was basically CRAZY to make such a prediction with them putting in over $100,000,000 :)

They will have to put in another hundred million to save it if they can.

[The Professor]

Congratulations! How's that protocol coming?

Thanks!
The protocol is coming along quite nicely just as did the other requirements that I've met from the JREF MDC.
I think you will be quite interested in it. I am gaining quite a bit of support from the Paranormal Research experts. I'm thinking it will be unlike anything the JREF MDC has seen before.

I have more Predictions that have come true as well as one DREAM INTERPRETATION that members of the JREF Forum may want to help with. It may involve the solution to a murder.
:cool::cool:

[applecorped]

Thanks!
The protocol is coming along quite nicely just as did the other requirements that I've met from the JREF MDC.
I think you will be quite interested in it. I am gaining quite a bit of support from the Paranormal Research experts. I'm thinking it will be unlike anything the JREF MDC has seen before.

I have more Predictions that have come true as well as one DREAM INTERPRETATION that members of the JREF Forum may want to help with. It may involve the solution to a murder.
:cool::cool:

Best of luck with that.

[Azrael 5]

Thanks!
The protocol is coming along quite nicely just as did the other requirements that I've met from the JREF MDC.
I think you will be quite interested in it. I am gaining quite a bit of support from the Paranormal Research experts.
That are just in your imagination.
I'm thinking it will be unlike anything the JREF MDC has seen before.
That bad huh?

I have more Predictions that have come true as well as one DREAM INTERPRETATION that members of the JREF Forum may want to help with. It may involve the solution to a murder.
:cool::cool:

Sure you have.Key word being "interpretation".:rolleyes:

Your last show wasn't as a magician,even if it did sell out.

[Moochie]

Sold out!
Why?
:cool::cool:


Perhaps you could offer to do a show with CdS. Providing there's a slot in your busy schedule with the MDC and all.


M.

[Wowbagger]

They will have to put in another hundred million to save it if they can.Not necesarily. They can salvage what they can, from the show, dump angel, and replace him with another magic performer: one with a little pizazz, and a little better patter, maybe. Doesn't have to be famous, just very talented. And, they can still put together a good show with a magical theme, to draw in better crowds, without significant new investment. It would also need a name change, of course.

I see the biggest problem being Criss Angel. He's not a good performer. He's just a big show-off. Cirque shows ususally succeed because they do more than just "show off" (though, I will admit there has been a lot of that, of late), they also make everything fun!

[not daSkeptic]

The Prediction is coming true!

Hooray for you. So what? As AndyD pointed out, people make predictions like this all the time. Are you in some way different from them? Are you somehow special?

[Azrael 5]

I'm gonna make a prediction for real now.

I predict Dave F Koneig aka The Professor will never undertake the preliminary MDC test.Not this year,not next and certainly not after 2010!

[Ron_Tomkins]

Thanks for the support.

I will be making other predictions with a bit more bite ..

And will they also be revealed only after they happened? Because if so, they will also not count as a paranormal act, like with this prediction, which is no prediction at all but postdiction.

(I predict that this will indeed be the case)

[The Professor]

And will they also be revealed only after they happened? Because if so, they will also not count as a paranormal act, like with this prediction, which is no prediction at all but postdiction.

(I predict that this will indeed be the case)

Perhaps you've missed the entire point?
I am making Predictions BEFORE and DURING the process of COMING TRUE.
(This prediction was made about a YEAR ago)

I thought that there would be much more support for Criss Angel since he is partly Randis product (At least the name was :) )

So many are NOT following blindly.
That's good!
:cool::cool:

Most know my schedule is full. I actually only take Mentalism gigs that are SOLD OUT in advance anyway. But you already knew that didn't you :)

[The Professor]

Not necesarily. They can salvage what they can, from the show, dump angel, and replace him with another magic performer: one with a little pizazz, and a little better patter, maybe. Doesn't have to be famous, just very talented. And, they can still put together a good show with a magical theme, to draw in better crowds, without significant new investment. It would also need a name change, of course.

I see the biggest problem being Criss Angel. He's not a good performer. He's just a big show-off. Cirque shows ususally succeed because they do more than just "show off" (though, I will admit there has been a lot of that, of late), they also make everything fun!

I agree 100% with your plan, but it will be expensive. They'll have to "Buy: Angel out of his contract. Then re-advertise the new show. Do they have to rebuild the props for a new show? Probably. Criss may own the rights to the Storyline and that will also cost cash to keep, or cash to re-write.
Bottom line .... It will be a lot!

[fromdownunder]

Perhaps you've missed the entire point?
I am making Predictions BEFORE and DURING the process of COMING TRUE.
(This prediction was made about a YEAR ago)



TP, on 1 September 2006 I made a specific sports prediction relating to Cricket. I predicted that Australia would win the World Championship ICC Cup (by beating 7 other teams), to be held later that year, I also predicted that Australia would beat England that Summer and regain the "Ashes" Cricket Trophy, and that they would then go on and beat 11 other teams to win the World Cup to be held in the West Indies in 2007, giving them these three wins in a row and making Cricket history.

Those were my results, and the results can be found on any Cricket Sports Webpage. My predictions turned out to be 100% accurate, and were made six months in advance of the last of the three events.

I also predicted that Geelong would win the Australian Football League Premiership in 2007 and that Melbourne Storm would win the National Rugby Premiership the same year. Both these predictions also came true.

That is a testifiable, verifiable set of predictions, the results can be easily ascertained, and that makes me a better psychic than you. I was 100% right in every detail. Oh, and I do not accept that psychic powers exist! I simply observed the events that had occured to that point and came to the conclusion that the 5 events that would follow would be a completely "natural" outcome.

It's pretty easy to do at times, especially if you publicly omit, or intentionally selectively forget your misses, and only include your ultimate successes. Of course I suspect that you know this, but cannot publicly admit to being anything but perfect.

Norm

[Ron_Tomkins]

Perhaps you've missed the entire point?
I am making Predictions BEFORE and DURING the process of COMING TRUE.


I can assure you, I am not missing the entire point.

You are claiming at this moment that you made such predictions in the past. You're making a claim today about past events. We have no proof that you made such predictions. Your testimonies mean as much to us, as my testimony that on march 13 of 1997 I predicted the 911 attacks. See how easy that was? I can make up some more (and so can you)

Try making a claim TODAY about a future event and then hitting it right on the centre when it does happen exactly as you predicted, and then we'll talk. That's what's called "establishing a protocol", something that charlatans keep avoiding.

(On an additional note, predicting that a show will suck is not paranormal. A lot of shows end up doing bad, so it's not that unlikely. Predicting that a show will be cancelled on the third season because a specific actor will be struck by a volt of lightning on a specific day and time and specific street and avenue is, on the other hand, a paranormal prediction)


Most know my schedule is full. I actually only take Mentalism gigs that are SOLD OUT in advance anyway. But you already knew that didn't you :)

Sorry to disappoint you but no, I didn't already know. I have no interest in and thus have not been following your acts at all. The good and professional magicians I'm familiar with are Penn & Teller and Criss Angel. Your stuff, I guess, isn't that popular.

Take care.

[Orphia Nay]

Deleted. I thought Norm was The Professor.

[Azrael 5]

I know evidence isn't your strong point Professor,but having a sold out gig maybe something to get excited about depending on the crowd size.
If the venue holds a hundred people it's no big deal for it to be sold out,100,000 people THEN it's impressive.I'm betting yours is the former.

[Jackalgirl]

You could have made the opening post without the first line. It is insulting, and I am getting very tired of reading that word.

I apologise in a most heart-felt fashion for ever introducing the word into discussion. I should have known that he would latch onto it and use it to dismiss any perfectly valid disagreement with him. Guess I'm not psychic.

Edited to add: actually, I had a feeling he would. But I hoped for a better outcome. I'm an optimist, sigh.

[I Am He]

Can someone please help me? Who is this Professor?? I never heard of him or what he has ever done. Where exactly does he Sell Out his act at, or is that only just inside his head?? Thanks.

[RoboTimbo]

I apologise in a most heart-felt fashion for ever introducing the word into discussion. I should have known that he would latch onto it and use it to dismiss any perfectly valid disagreement with him. Guess I'm not psychic.

Edited to add: actually, I had a feeling he would. But I hoped for a better outcome. I'm an optimist, sigh.

If nothing else, The Professor :) has learned two new phrases, "Critical Thinkers" and "Snarky".

I don't think those words mean what he thinks they mean.

[Azrael 5]

Can someone please help me? Who is this Professor??
He is a radio mentalist/magician.Apparently he does actual shows for real people but not seen one.Also he is a Blues Brothers tribute act at Disney World.He is also Jim Callahan's stooge.

I never heard of him or what he has ever done. Where exactly does he Sell Out his act at, or is that only just inside his head?? Thanks.

Well regards his magic act I think he may also do that at some Disney Complex too,so he has a captive audience.Though I doubt the shows are billed in his name or that he performs solely on his own.
Everything else-relating to the paranormal-is in his head.;)

[Moochie]

Can someone please help me? Who is this Professor?? I never heard of him or what he has ever done. Where exactly does he Sell Out his act at, or is that only just inside his head?? Thanks.


His legend hasn't made it to Australia, either. Guess there's still time...


M.

[Doubt]

Perhaps you've missed the entire point?
I am making Predictions BEFORE and DURING the process of COMING TRUE.
(This prediction was made about a YEAR ago)

And? Anyone can make predictions. With the right background information, it can be quite easy to predict certain things. As an example, most new business don't last many years. So to predict that a business will fail is fairly safe, since failure is the most probable outcome.

Most new TV shows never find an audience. So predicting failure there is not hard either. The success of live shows may be a bit harder. But if one knows that business, then one may have the background to predict success or failure without an psychic ability. What business are you in again, Professer?


I thought that there would be much more support for Criss Angel since he is partly Randis product (At least the name was :) )

Bad assumption on your part. And an unnecessary one. This board has a search function and there have been threads about Angel before.


So many are NOT following blindly.
That's good!
:cool::cool:


You really would do well to look into what critical thinking is and is not. As far as this message board is concerned, you just don't understand your audience at all.

[Mashuna]

I predicted the collapse in the housing market. What do I win?

But Mashuna,
I thought Welsh Wales would never be affected by global events. :covereyes
Please, tell me it ain't so! I think of little fluffy lambs frolicking gaily outside a small, thatched-roof cottage. Well, I will continue to believe my fantasy of Wales, not matter what you say! ;)



Well, I actually predicted the collapse of the old house near the farmers' market. But I think it's close enough to count as a hit, don't you?

[Myriad]

That's nothing. I made a correct prediction about The Professor. I successfully predicted that his MDC claim would involve using The Devil's Chair to contact paranormal entities, before he made that claim pubic.

I even fooled him into thinking the JREF must have leaked his claim information to me. He made a false accusation to that effect, which he then sheepishly abandoned when I showed how easily my prediction could be made by googling the information he had made public. (One would think an experienced professional mentalist would not be fooled in such way, but there it is.)

Maybe I really am psychic, and just use Google as the way of "focusing" and "directing" my uncanny paranormal powers.

Respectfully,
Myriad

[michaelmagicart]

Just google the term:
psychic-samurai

You will find his site.

[michaelmagicart]

You can also google: blogtalkradio and type in Dave Koenig to hear two of the shows he was on.

[Azrael 5]

You can also google: blogtalkradio and type in Dave Koenig to hear two of the shows he was on.

Are you his mate?

Also google "Psychic Samurai applies for MDC" and read 25 pages of nonsense.

[The Professor]

His legend hasn't made it to Australia, either. Guess there's still time...


M.

I will be in Australia on the 19th of March :)
:cool::cool:

[The Professor]

That's nothing. I made a correct prediction about The Professor. I successfully predicted that his MDC claim would involve using The Devil's Chair to contact paranormal entities, before he made that claim pubic.

I even fooled him into thinking the JREF must have leaked his claim information to me. He made a false accusation to that effect, which he then sheepishly abandoned when I showed how easily my prediction could be made by googling the information he had made public. (One would think an experienced professional mentalist would not be fooled in such way, but there it is.)

Maybe I really am psychic, and just use Google as the way of "focusing" and "directing" my uncanny paranormal powers.

Respectfully,
Myriad

You LIE!!!!
I've never said that the JREF leaked information to you.
Please show exactly where I said this or apologize.
Thanks in advance
Dave
:cool::cool:

[The Professor]

You can also google: blogtalkradio and type in Dave Koenig to hear two of the shows he was on.
Keep up the good work!
But,You've missed a few things.
Somewhere, if you keep searching you will find that I perform for about a million people a year along with a few other interesting facts.
But that's for YOU to find :)
Are you new here or just another name used by split personalities that like to attack under different identities? :)

[Azrael 5]

Dave we know you are a Blues Brother act at Disney World,still doesn't make you paranormal,sorry.

Protocol at all?

[michaelmagicart]

Are you his mate?

Also google "Psychic Samurai applies for MDC" and read 25 pages of nonsense.

No I am not his mate, not by any means. Far from it as I am on the opposite side of the fence.

[michaelmagicart]

Keep up the good work!

Are you new here or just another name used by split personalities that like to attack under different identities? :)

Come now professor, you know exactly who I am. Same handle as in the Magic Cafe'.

I don't use different handles in forums like you do. :)

I do enjoy some of the ridiculous statements you make from time to time.:D

[Clairvoyant_Kyle]

The Professor,
I have a challenge for you that will test your ability to make predictions. It is simple and we can do it over the Internet. If you accomplish the challenge it will show you truly have some kind of “predicting the unknown” ability. Are you willing to take this challenge?

-Kyle

[Chris H]

You LIE!!!!
I've never said that the JREF leaked information to you.
Please show exactly where I said this or apologize.
Thanks in advance
Dave



A couple of weeks back, you posted this...


Would it give anyone additional insight into the JREF if you found out that the JREF was "Leaking" information to members of the Forum? I'm not talking about blatantly printing personal Emails before they've even received the application, that's just too obvious. No, I'm talking about "LEAKING" information to someone here deliberately.
Would that affect how you see my challenge?



I have not the time or energy to read through that thread again and establish who the comment was directed at, but I hardly think it's fair to call Myriad a liar, Mr David "Kettle" Koenig.

Chris

[Chris H]

I will be in Australia on the 19th of March :)
:cool::cool:


That's a shame...

Chris

[michaelmagicart]

That's a shame...

Chris


You mean you will not meet him at the airport waving a big sign saying:

"The Professor, or Psychic Samurai over here!" What a shame!:jaw-dropp

[Myriad]

You LIE!!!!
I've never said that the JREF leaked information to you.
Please show exactly where I said this or apologize.
Thanks in advance
Dave
:cool::cool:


I accurately perceived that you were referring to my prediction when you accused the JREF of leaking information, the same way I accurately perceived that you were referring to The Devil's Chair before you announced it.

I refer, of course, to my psychic powers.

You do believe psychic powers are real, don't you? Or do you think you're the only person in the world who has them?

Respectfully,
Myriad

[snoop_doxie]

Well, I actually predicted the collapse of the old house near the farmers' market. But I think it's close enough to count as a hit, don't you?

Of course it's a hit! I *knew* that was what you were talking about.

Fuzzy lambs and fuzzy logic make me happy about Welsh Wales.
I just changed the channel when "The Survivorman" on Discovery tried to show me that the west coast of Wales could be a wee bit hostile to the uninitiated. :eek:

[Ausmerican]

OK I made the mistake of Googling psychic samurai and found also this site: www.warriorshaman.com . I realize this has nothing to do with TP but I think my brain is now scarred forever. Teh Stooopid...it buuurnzzz!

[chillzero]

Please remember to keep to the topic at hand. Please stop all the personal asides, and a few of you need to stop baiting each other.

[Azrael 5]

Chilli how about a new thread "All Professor's nonsense outside the MDC claim."

That would cover 99.9% of his posts. ;)

[chillzero]

How about you just stop baiting?

[Moochie]

Just google the term:
psychic-samurai

You will find his site.


It took some looking, but I found it.

I wish I hadn't.


M.

[Moochie]

You can also google: blogtalkradio and type in Dave Koenig to hear two of the shows he was on.


Um, thenks but no thenks.


M.

[Moochie]

I will be in Australia on the 19th of March :)
:cool::cool:


Great! I'll be in Canada then. :)


M.

[Azrael 5]

Maybe we could merge all the non MDC threads about Koneig into one.So we could deal with his daily fantasies in one place? :)

[chillzero]

Or .... stay on the topic specific to each thread.. that would be better.


....and stop baiting

[xinit]

First you ask for Evidence of my Predictions, now you can't take the heat :)

Are you claiming I DIDN'T hit this nail on the head?
Or that I didn't make it at all?

How many predictions do you make, and how many do NOT come true? I'm interested in the reliability of your predictions.

My concern is that you're dealing with selection bias by letting us know only about the hits; are you hitting 100% or merely 1 in 1000?

Are you experiencing a higher hit rate than our local favourite 'psychic' Sylvia Browne?

http://www.stopsylviabrowne.com/articles/predictions_annual_1996.shtml
http://www.stopsylviabrowne.com/articles/browneand911.shtml

[chillzero]

Many Snarkey Bashers have asked about Predictions I've made in the past. here's one .......

About a year ago I made a Public Prediction that Cirques involvement with Criss Angel was a Big MISTAKE.
I made the prediction that it would be a costly mistake for Cirque.

I called them personally and also emailed them with the title MISTAKE.
I advised others to do the same. Well documented. I advocated a boycott of sorts :)

The Prediction is coming true!

After Months of delays and Millions of dollars down the drain they are practically "Giving" the tickets away. Lowest seat prices EVER for such a show (Lots of comps too)

Here are some NEGATIVE COMMENTS and Reviews (As of yet there are few good comments. I'm sure eventually there will be some :))

http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=277471&forum=36&38

The Prediction is coming true!
:cool::cool:


The Professor,
could you please help us here.

What exactly is your definition of evidence, and what are the criteria that such things should meet to clarify the difference between a prediction, and a gut feeling or educated guess?

Could you also explain the method by which you make your predictions? Dreams? Tea leaves? Runes? Tarot?

This would help us all understand where you are coming from, and help you to define or refine your methodology.

[fakejakesnake]

I actually only take Mentalism gigs that are SOLD OUT in advance anyway.

I'm glad you said "actually", otherwise I would have thought you were exaggerating.

[The Professor]

Yes ... My Prediction is continuing to come true right before your very eyes as I've claimed.

Sorry you can't argue wit the L.A. TIMES :)

http://vegasblog.latimes.com/vegas/2008/09/sneak-peak-at-a.html

You guys really hate it when my predictions come true don't you .....

Alexandre on the Magic Cafe was asked to pick a number between 1 and 1000. (All true and verified by skeptics there)

He missed the actual number be ONLY 4. (The number was 148 and Alexandre picked 144)

ONE NUMBER, ONE SHOT, and he was within four .

Not one skeptic member will face the fact that it's over a 100 in 1 shot to get that close.

[The Professor]

The Professor,
could you please help us here.

What exactly is your definition of evidence, and what are the criteria that such things should meet to clarify the difference between a prediction, and a gut feeling or educated guess?

Could you also explain the method by which you make your predictions? Dreams? Tea leaves? Runes? Tarot?

This would help us all understand where you are coming from, and help you to define or refine your methodology.

The best and most reliable seem to be Dreams. (Visions)

Intuitive Voices or Feelings seem to be second best.

The rarest are actual Revelations.

[godofpie]

Yes ... My Prediction is continuing to come true right before your very eyes as I've claimed.

Sorry you can't argue wit the L.A. TIMES :)

http://vegasblog.latimes.com/vegas/2008/09/sneak-peak-at-a.html

You guys really hate it when my predictions come true don't you .....

Alexandre on the Magic Cafe was asked to pick a number between 1 and 1000. (All true and verified by skeptics there)

He missed the actual number be ONLY 4. (The number was 148 and Alexandre picked 144)

ONE NUMBER, ONE SHOT, and he was within four .

Not one skeptic member will face the fact that it's over a 100 in 1 shot to get that close.

I am sorry. Did I miss something? Where in the link you posted does it mention you or speak of your predictions? ONE NUMBER, ONE SHOT,
ONE miss is more like it.

[Robert Oz]

Alexandre on the Magic Cafe was asked to pick a number between 1 and 1000. (All true and verified by skeptics there)

He missed the actual number be ONLY 4. (The number was 148 and Alexandre picked 144)

ONE NUMBER, ONE SHOT, and he was within four .

Not one skeptic member will face the fact that it's over a 100 in 1 shot to get that close.


Alexandre on the Magic Cafe was asked to pick a number... a number. This would indicate that the test was to pick that number... not within 4 numbers of that number. You determined what would constitute a success after the result was revealed.

But we could easily run a simple test based on the above "success"? What would you say to conducting 20 runs of the same test you described above? I will choose a number between 1 and 1,000. You try to guess the number and I will count a success if your number is within 5 of my number (giving 100 to 1 odds). We then repeat the test 20 times to eliminate the possibility of a lucky guess. What do you say, TP?

Also, how many successes out of the 20 trials do you think would be enough to be considered evidence that your powers are genuine?

[Azrael 5]

ALexandre stated that he would dream the lottery numbers for Florida draw,failed there too.
I PMed Alexandre and asked him if he could do a dream experiment for me. I gave him the numbers 0 - 1000 and asked him if he could come up with the answer.


From Magic Cafe link below.
Unknown to him, I was thinking of my badge number. He replied a couple of days later after having a dream about badges and the number 148, along with some other things that had relevance to another experiment. My badge number is 144

http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=276106&forum=251&149&start=120

So he wasn't asked to dream the badge number.Yes he came close,but Im betting had Alexandre got 3 other numbers the Police Magician would have fitted them somewhere else.

[not daSkeptic]

So he wasn't asked to dream the badge number.Yes he came close,but Im betting had Alexandre got 3 other numbers the Police Magician would have fitted them somewhere else.

Should try the "what design is on my shirt" test, like I did with Callahan. Seems to upset them. :)

[chillzero]

The best and most reliable seem to be Dreams. (Visions)

Intuitive Voices or Feelings seem to be second best.

The rarest are actual Revelations.

Thanks.
What about my other questions?

[chris980]

I predicted that Kimbo Slice aka Kevin Fergueson would be a joke in MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) and it was recently proven correct when he got beat in 14 seconds by a no named fighter who took a year off, did not have a impressive record, took the fight on a very short notice so he did not train for slice, and he was outweighed. So do I get credit for this prediction?

[xinit]

Picking a single number out of a range of a thousand is completely doable, especially if the requester is willing to bend the rules after the fact. You didn't even mention that he obviously chose 144, which has TWO FOURS in it, which must mean he subconsciously knew that he was four away! I'd expect that 144 is a more commonly guessed number than 639 for any number of reasons...

Anyhow, have him repeat your experiment with clearly defined rules; pick the exact number, and be able to repeat the 'success'.

Maybe you or Alexander could do this, Professor;

I have just written down 5 six-digit numbers on a sheet of paper here.
Tell me exactly what they are. Exactly. Not with a margin of error of plus or minus, and without bonus points for getting the right digits in the wrong order.

[Azrael 5]

The Professor is clearly a troll.
No sign of a protocol in a week,despite him saying he hadn't agreed to cancel the date for this year's test.

Wonder if Alexandre will be next Magic Cafe refugee to join JREF forum? Predictive dreams!!! Woos galore over there.

[The Professor]

ALexandre stated that he would dream the lottery numbers for Florida draw,failed there too.


From Magic Cafe link below.


http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=276106&forum=251&149&start=120

So he wasn't asked to dream the badge number.Yes he came close,but Im betting had Alexandre got 3 other numbers the Police Magician would have fitted them somewhere else.

So since Alexandre came so very close you call the Police Magician a LIER.
How typical :)

Even the LOTTO's pay off on 2 out of 3!!!!! But not the JREF :)

Blind Followers you are :)

[Robert Oz]

So since Alexandre came so very close you call the Police Magician a LIER.
How typical :)

Even the LOTTO's pay off on 2 out of 3!!!!! But not the JREF :)

Blind Followers you are :)


Yes, but those who run the lotto announce what will constitute a win before they draw the numbers... not after. And getting two out of three in the lotto does not a psychic make.

The Police Magician is not a liar, just gullible.

You or Alexandre are welcome to prove us all wrong by doing the 20-trial test I proposed earlier, which is no different to what you claim Alexandre can and has done. How about it?

[not daSkeptic]

So since Alexandre came so very close you call the Police Magician a LIER.
How typical :)

Even the LOTTO's pay off on 2 out of 3!!!!! But not the JREF :)

Blind Followers you are :)

What exactly were the terms of the test? Was the goal to guess the number exactly or just get close? If the latter, what exactly constituted close enough? Lastly, if the subject was successful in guessing as per the established terms, what means were employed to eliminate the possibility of a lucky guess?

[Robert Oz]

Even the LOTTO's pay off on 2 out of 3!!!!! But not the JREF :)


Could you please direct me to the lotto that pays $1,000,000 for a 2 out of 3 guess? I'd like to enter.

[chris980]

Tell you what. Want to prove you can predict with an above chance accuracy? Come down to my casino ten consecutive days and try to hit a jackpot on each day. We are not afraid of psychics in the casino industry here in California.

[The Professor]

I was an entertainment director in a Casino.
I wouldn't bet a cent in any of them. :)
If you work there then you know what I mean. If not.... well, you're just like a lot of other guys here with fantasy lives :)

[RoboTimbo]

I was an entertainment director in a Casino.
I wouldn't bet a cent in any of them. :)
If you work there then you know what I mean. If not.... well, you're just like a lot of other guys here with fantasy lives :)


So, when you understand the rules, psychic ability doesn't mean squat? Does that not suggest anything to you? Interesting how you often give away how you really feel about psychic ability while professing :) just the opposite. I see the significance of your name now.

[not daSkeptic]

I was an entertainment director in a Casino.
I wouldn't bet a cent in any of them.

Why not? If you are able to predict an outcome, why wouldn't you bet on it?

[Moochie]

I think what TP's saying, in a roundabout way, is that he's an entertainer. Or at least that's how he sees himself. Coming here and messing with a bunch of skeptics might be his relief valve for the pressures of his profession.


M.

[Azrael 5]

I think it's the skeptics who have messed with him.Out argued him and baffled him with facts at every turn.

Notice how Jim Callahan has gone quiet since he resigned from taking the MDC.

[fakejakesnake]

well, you're just like a lot of other guys here with fantasy lives :)

Fantasy lives? You exemplify that. You play a character that is a long-dead, and increasingly unimportant bump in the sketch comedy world. But the most interesting thing is that your character is a portrayal of one of many characters played by an arguably talented short fuse. The fantasy begins each day you put his costume on.

And it ends late at night with revelations of monsters on internet radio shows that don't exist in the consciousness of anyone in America except for those you've warned.

Add to it the joy you experience by soliciting responses such as this, the joy you received by spending time with us while on your 'honeymoon', and by your disingenuous application for the MDC, and you are the epitome of fantasy.

What I find most entertaining about you, though, is that you won't ever give in to your own vulnerabilities. You prefer your most accommodating fantasy role: that of the emperor's blind subject.

[The Professor]

Criss Angel's show is going down the tubes just as I've predicted! ( Jim Callahan did too!)

Many here love CA since he is one of Randi's Boys. (Randi named him)

But it seems that sometimes the truth does shine through those critical craniums :)

[Czarcasm]

Criss Angel's show is going down the tubes just as I've predicted! ( Jim Callahan did too!)

Many here love CA since he is one of Randi's Boys. (Randi named him)

But it seems that sometimes the truth does shine through those critical craniums :)

Let me translate:

"Look at me! Look at me!! LOOOK AAAAT MEEEEEEE!!!!

[tyr_13]

Let me translate:

"Look at me! Look at me!! LOOOK AAAAT MEEEEEEE!!!!

Thanks, I had no clue what the hell he was on about. Guess that some people have so little going on, they have to make easy predictions seem like big deals to keep their self esteem up.

[Czarcasm]

Thanks, I had no clue what the hell he was on about. Guess that some people have so little going on, they have to make easy predictions seem like big deals to keep their self esteem up.Until he actually comes up with a protocol(written by TV and Movie guys, really!!), it might be best if you translated all his posts this way.

[fromdownunder]

Criss Angel's show is going down the tubes just as I've predicted! ( Jim Callahan did too!)



High School Musical 3, which opens at theatres this coming weekend will make a profit. I have predicted this in advance, so there you go.

It's so easy, isn't it? Does this make me a winnah?

Norm

[The Professor]

Funny thing
Broadway Calls is playing Las Vegas tonight with great reviews while Criss Angel is getting destroyed!!!!! :)

Yes it's TRUE!!!!!

[Azrael 5]

Funny thing
Broadway Calls is playing Las Vegas tonight with great reviews while Criss Angel is getting destroyed!!!!! :)

Yes it's TRUE!!!!!

Yes it's true,they are playing a bowling alley! Not exactly "Vegas" is it? :D

I predict Criss Angel will be around for a while to come yet.

[tyr_13]

Yes, it's true, but irrelevant to the claim of physic ability. Very, very, mundane predictions.

Not to belittle your son's band, but I've know several very good local bands. They travel up and down the east coast. I predicted many of their 'successes' as well.

[The Professor]

Guess my Prediction is coming TRUE!!!!!
ONCE AGAIN !!!!!!! :)

One Hundred Million Dollars could not stop me :)

[tyr_13]

Guess my Prediction is coming TRUE!!!!!
ONCE AGAIN !!!!!!! :)

One Hundred Million Dollars could not stop me :)

It can if I throw it hard enough.

Again, your prediction is completely mundane. But whatever, you don't really care.

[desertgal]

Guess my Prediction is coming TRUE!!!!!
ONCE AGAIN !!!!!!! :)

One Hundred Million Dollars could not stop me :)

Oh, let me translate this time:

"Look at me! Look at me!! LOOOK AAAAT MEEEEEEE!!!!

(Funny thing is, I didn't really know who Criss Angel was until I came to this forum. Just had a vague idea that he was an illusionist. After reading TP's threads, and Jim Callahan's, if I had to pick a show to see, it would be Angel's. I wouldn't pay to see Callahan or Koenig on a bet. I wouldn't even go if it was free.)

[The Professor]

It can if I throw it hard enough.

Again, your prediction is completely mundane. But whatever, you don't really care.

Mundane must be your "Power Word For the Day" :) LMAO

[tyr_13]

Maybe you should look it up then? You'll see it describes your prediction rather exactly. Glad I can help expand your vocabulary.

[The Professor]

Many Snarkey Bashers have asked about Predictions I've made in the past. here's one .......

About a year ago I made a Public Prediction that Cirques involvement with Criss Angel was a Big MISTAKE.
I made the prediction that it would be a costly mistake for Cirque.

I called them personally and also emailed them with the title MISTAKE.
I advised others to do the same. Well documented. I advocated a boycott of sorts :)

The Prediction is coming true!

After Months of delays and Millions of dollars down the drain they are practically "Giving" the tickets away. Lowest seat prices EVER for such a show (Lots of comps too)

Here are some NEGATIVE COMMENTS and Reviews (As of yet there are few good comments. I'm sure eventually there will be some :))

http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=277471&forum=36&38

The Prediction is coming true!
:cool::cool:

Three Months later and the show is IN THE TOILET !!!!!!

I TOLD YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!
:cool::cool:

[Azrael 5]

Three Months later and the show is IN THE TOILET !!!!!!

I TOLD YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!
:cool::cool:

In August many members on here said you were an attention seeking second rate magician who would never fulfill challenge application.
More than four months later your application is in the toilet!

WE TOLD YOU!!!!
:) :)