Can't remember magician's name

Salerio · 8th September 2009, 12:39 PM

I've been racking my brain for months, should have thought about this place before. I hope someone can help before I go mad.

British
On TV in the mid to late 80's
Late night TV because of his act
Did really gruesome stuff.

We've all seen women cut in half, but he had it done length ways with loads of blood and gore spurting everywhere.

Who was he? I want to see some of his stuff on Youtube or DVD

Cheers guys

Stray Cat · 8th September 2009, 03:21 PM

Simon Drake.

Salerio · 8th September 2009, 03:38 PM

That's him

Thanks a lot

ETA

Secret Cabaret

Stray Cat · 8th September 2009, 04:20 PM

It's a pleasure.

Simon's Knives trick was pretty cool as I remember it, he stuck four or five daggers into his body, in one side of his shoulder and out the other etc.

Looking at his stuff on YouTube it looks a bit dated now but it was very 80's hair and shoulder pads.

Small Daniels told me Simon had retired from doing magic and I think he is now a lifestyle guru or something. I also heard that he organises Murder Mystery weekends.

Salerio · 8th September 2009, 05:56 PM

Gosh yes.

He took a unique turn on tricks I'd never seen performed quite that way before (was he on C4? Seem like it should have been) like cutting in half lengthways, and not only stabbing a knife through his forearm, but then going on to saw it up and down the length of his arm with blood spurting all over

Even I use to sit there going ughhhhh and the female member of the audience screaming and squirming in their seats. The ex hated me watching his shows

Now I'm off to check YouTube

AgeGap · 9th September 2009, 02:23 PM

James Randi was also on the Secret Cabaret.
Simon Drake did a trick where he was impaled on a spike then the lights went down and that was the end. I also saw David Copperfield do the same and then reappear as if to saw, "Look folks I'm OK".
http://www.houseofmagic.co.uk/public.html Link to SD's magic show.

qayak · 10th September 2009, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by Salerio

I've been racking my brain for months, should have thought about this place before. I hope someone can help before I go mad.

British
On TV in the mid to late 80's
Late night TV because of his act
Did really gruesome stuff.

We've all seen women cut in half, but he had it done length ways with loads of blood and gore spurting everywhere.

Who was he? I want to see some of his stuff on Youtube or DVD

Cheers guys

This guy didn't go very far because of his name. The Amazing Randi . . . Good name, but this guy made a bad moniker choice and disappeared soon after. He was . . . . . Forgettable George.

Azrael 5 · 10th September 2009, 05:04 PM

I uploaded(I think it was me)James Randi from Secret Cabaret and his fab attempt at a british accent lol. I have the Secret cabaret recorded to DVD.

Chris H · 13th September 2009, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by Stray Cat

Small Daniels told me Simon had retired from doing magic and I think he is now a lifestyle guru or something. I also heard that he organises Murder Mystery weekends.

As far as I'm aware, that is untrue.

http://www.houseofmagic.co.uk/

I e-mailed them last month to inquire about their public show in January, and whilst the couldn't give me a definite date, it appears they are still running.

Cheers,

Chris

Stray Cat · 14th September 2009, 09:10 AM

Indeed, I can only apologise for the duff information given to me by Small Daniels.

It is great to know that Simon is still in the business.

Ron_Tomkins · 15th September 2009, 04:37 PM

Hmmm, that's odd. This part reminds me a bit about that short story by Edgar Allan Poe, about a guy who organizes a party and invites people to contemplate replicas of themselves dying in horrible, bloody deaths:

Quote:

In 1996 he opened his own 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) venue, Simon Drake’s House of Magic, in a converted former pub at an unpublicised location in south London.[12] [13] This performing space specialises in corporate entertainment functions with occasional public performance nights. Shows feature such gory effects as light-hearted amputations and decapitations of senior executives and celebrity guests.[14]. His regular warm-up act is piano-based comedian Adam Kay, aka Amateur Transplants.

8th September 2009, 12:39 PM	#1
Salerio Scholar Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 54	Can't remember magician's name I've been racking my brain for months, should have thought about this place before. I hope someone can help before I go mad. British On TV in the mid to late 80's Late night TV because of his act Did really gruesome stuff. We've all seen women cut in half, but he had it done length ways with loads of blood and gore spurting everywhere. Who was he? I want to see some of his stuff on Youtube or DVD Cheers guys
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Stray Cat Muse Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The Land That Time Forgot Posts: 670	Simon Drake.
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Salerio Scholar Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 54	That's him Thanks a lot ETA Secret Cabaret
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Stray Cat Muse Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The Land That Time Forgot Posts: 670	It's a pleasure. Simon's Knives trick was pretty cool as I remember it, he stuck four or five daggers into his body, in one side of his shoulder and out the other etc. Looking at his stuff on YouTube it looks a bit dated now but it was very 80's hair and shoulder pads. Small Daniels told me Simon had retired from doing magic and I think he is now a lifestyle guru or something. I also heard that he organises Murder Mystery weekends.
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8th September 2009, 05:56 PM	#5
Salerio Scholar Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 54	Gosh yes. He took a unique turn on tricks I'd never seen performed quite that way before (was he on C4? Seem like it should have been) like cutting in half lengthways, and not only stabbing a knife through his forearm, but then going on to saw it up and down the length of his arm with blood spurting all over Even I use to sit there going ughhhhh and the female member of the audience screaming and squirming in their seats. The ex hated me watching his shows Now I'm off to check YouTube
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AgeGap Graduate Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,803	James Randi was also on the Secret Cabaret. Simon Drake did a trick where he was impaled on a spike then the lights went down and that was the end. I also saw David Copperfield do the same and then reappear as if to saw, "Look folks I'm OK". http://www.houseofmagic.co.uk/public.html Link to SD's magic show.
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qayak Illuminator Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,297	Originally Posted by Salerio I've been racking my brain for months, should have thought about this place before. I hope someone can help before I go mad. British On TV in the mid to late 80's Late night TV because of his act Did really gruesome stuff. We've all seen women cut in half, but he had it done length ways with loads of blood and gore spurting everywhere. Who was he? I want to see some of his stuff on Youtube or DVD Cheers guys This guy didn't go very far because of his name. The Amazing Randi . . . Good name, but this guy made a bad moniker choice and disappeared soon after. He was . . . . . Forgettable George.
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13th September 2009, 11:21 PM	#9
Chris H Magician Among Spirits Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 418	Originally Posted by Stray Cat Small Daniels told me Simon had retired from doing magic and I think he is now a lifestyle guru or something. I also heard that he organises Murder Mystery weekends. As far as I'm aware, that is untrue. http://www.houseofmagic.co.uk/ I e-mailed them last month to inquire about their public show in January, and whilst the couldn't give me a definite date, it appears they are still running. Cheers, Chris
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Stray Cat Muse Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The Land That Time Forgot Posts: 670	Indeed, I can only apologise for the duff information given to me by Small Daniels. It is great to know that Simon is still in the business.
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Ron_Tomkins Satan's Helper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 15,120	Hmmm, that's odd. This part reminds me a bit about that short story by Edgar Allan Poe, about a guy who organizes a party and invites people to contemplate replicas of themselves dying in horrible, bloody deaths: Quote: In 1996 he opened his own 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) venue, Simon Drake’s House of Magic, in a converted former pub at an unpublicised location in south London.[12] [13] This performing space specialises in corporate entertainment functions with occasional public performance nights. Shows feature such gory effects as light-hearted amputations and decapitations of senior executives and celebrity guests.[14]. His regular warm-up act is piano-based comedian Adam Kay, aka Amateur Transplants.
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