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@markpjf85

2 жыл бұрын

It’s ok 👍 Micheal it’s fine

@OBrienMagic

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattymediocrity8255 that or you just enjoyed the video without feeling entitled or needy! 😂😜

@hazamax2139

2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry dude, it's not that bad

@aaabbb-py5xd

2 жыл бұрын

@@OBrienMagic Audio? What about the stretched video? Lol, please be entitled and needy enough to upload an even shlttier version, only to then insist that no one should complain. Well, complaining I'm not, just skipping lol

@aaabbb-py5xd

2 жыл бұрын

@@OBrienMagic Oh, sorry for the comment about video and audio, I did not realize you're the magician in the video, loved the performance 🙂 great job. Earlier, I just thought you were some random uploader trying to rip off views with an average recording 😂

In an interview P&T once said something along the lines, that fooling is just the McGuffin of the show. The real goal would be to show great magic performances. And yours was one of the best I have seen. Great job!

@OBrienMagic

2 жыл бұрын

Wow!!!!!! What an honor! Thank you!!!! So much!

@hq3473

2 жыл бұрын

Well it's not all a McGuffin. The idea is to encourage performers to show new types of magic and use their imagination. Even if it does not fool, it shows off the skills and pushes the genre forward.

@nio107

2 жыл бұрын

Agree.

@DrakeOola

2 жыл бұрын

The real magic is that they no longer have to pay to go see tricks, rather, the performers now come to them and they get paid to watch and enjoy it 😉

@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, the REAL magic is the pastries we made along the way.

My left ear is amused by this trick. Guess which side is Penn seated.

@OBrienMagic

2 жыл бұрын

Totally planned that way! ;)

@bapt_andthebasses

2 жыл бұрын

@@OBrienMagic Hey OBrien, you should fix your video before it gets famous! Some people could have no left channel and can't listen!

@DanielF601

2 жыл бұрын

@@OBrienMagic great performance, but seriously this KZread video only has audio on the Left channel, no joke. For your own sake, it would be worth looking into that and fixing it. All the best.

@wildae.

2 жыл бұрын

someone else also noticed it

I love how Penn claps for the bottle opening. 😂

@OBrienMagic

2 жыл бұрын

Its the most magical part of the act! Lol

@DrZaius3141

Жыл бұрын

You say he claps, I just say he Cheers!

Mad respect for Fool Us as a show - I am convinced it has helped to push magic further than almost anything else. I mean, the level of tricks happening now compared to even the opening seasons... remarkable!

@williamstandish2926

2 жыл бұрын

It would make sense, magicians are thinking of new ideas or new ways to do something just to win. That and how many magicians would even have a chance of performing in Vegas if not for the show.

@giovannirojas3952

3 ай бұрын

I would say technology has also played a big role. Back then, a method someone invented would probably take years to reach someone else. @@williamstandish2926

Nice how he tied the bottle opener back into the act. Very well done!

As a magician I love this show because magicians see other magicians come up with new routines and that’s how new and better Magic gets created… Loved your rings I had some custom made. Keep creating you did a great job!

This is a beautiful act. To see Pen and Teller smile when someone does magic is truly a joy.

I love how you involved them in the act! Very fun performance

You are the KING of this handling of those rings. Great job, buddy!!

@OBrienMagic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you SO MUCH!!!

Great performance!! So happy for you because I know it means a lot to perform for them and on stage for so many people to see. Great job!

I'll never get tired of that routine, great choice and Damn good show.

Great set! I have never met anyone who does the rings better!

LOVE THIS! I've seen you perform an earlier version of this performance several year ago and this was absolutely incredible.

What a great, fresh routine with a magic classic! A joy to watch

This is one of the most incredible and engaging routines of all time. Bravo.

You're the kind of magician I just love to watch and to enjoy the moment, forgetting about method in the process. That's a compliment, by the way!

It was worth the wait, best linking trick rings ever :)) good job!

Unbelievably clean, and very awesome to watch the new twists on a classic

Absolutely superb! Loved it!

That was so freaking beautiful!!! 👏🏻👌🏻 Love it!

Brilliant! What a joy to watch. As an amateur, it’s so fun to watch people who take the classics we’ve all done (linking rings, cups and balls, etc) to a new level. Congrats.

@OBrienMagic

Жыл бұрын

So kind thank you!

@DomDomTheFirst

Жыл бұрын

Have you seen Chris Hannibal's cups and balls? It's brilliant 😊✌️

Definitely the best linking ring performance I've seen in a long time. Great job!

That was marvellous! Thank you, sir!

This was wonderful! Thank you for sharing it with us!

Fantastic performance, absolutely among my favorite Fool Us routines.

Bravo! Very well done, and congratulations.

This kind of tricks it's not about how you do it, but the way you do it! It was very nice and clean! Really love it!

Wonderful. Lots of fun to watch. Thank you

That was a great job. Congratulations for being on the show.

Really clean! Obviously it'll always be hard to "fool" someone with a linking rings routine, there really is only so many ways that you can actually do it, but it doesnt take away from the nice effect it produces!

@brandonjones5096

2 жыл бұрын

Plus when youre using other peoples objects that are 100% unique to only them, it really narrows it down to one way of it being able to be done.

@Berzerkules

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonjones5096 Tnat was where I went too. It made the performance so much better but really narrowed the options for the solution. Still, the ball bearing piece fooled me, so I’d have to have given him the trophy

@brandonjones5096

2 жыл бұрын

@@Berzerkules Yeah the bearing part is pretty slick, its hard to see it but if you pay attention to the ring when he hands it to teller to examine, he takes the ball bearing and palms it really quickly and then gives him an attached bearing that is actually on the rod. The bearing is on the rod the entire time, during the setup of the trick hes palming that part of the ring so you dont see it. Before that, another bearing actually does go onto the ring with a small piece of ring that detaches, that part is on the opposite side of the ring from where the actually attached bearing is in his palm. So when he hands it to teller, he does the switch and teller's focus is mainly just on the area where the bearing is attached, not the opposite end at the top where the illusion actually happened. Hopefully that makes sense

@Berzerkules

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonjones5096 Makes perfect sense, and after I thought about it, I realized that was what must have happened, especially since he gave the ring and bearing to Penn to examine. But I totally missed the palm and substitution and initially thought the bearing might have been gimmicked. You have good eyes! Thanks

@paulm3952

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonjones5096 That's honestly the only part where I'm relatively confident how he did it. No idea how he did the ring on the forehead and I only have guesses about the rest.

A great linking rings performance, Brian. I really enjoyed your routine.

Absolutely amazing

That was fantastic! It is in fact the best ring routine I've seen.

Outstanding performance.

Beautifully done

Great job, Michael!

I'm so freakin proud of you! I watched you develop this routine over the years and, to finally be doing it there, and that close? Dude!!! So amazing!!!!

@OBrienMagic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much man. That means alot!

That was absolutely phenomenal

Wow that was such a great routine so clean and visually pleasing 10/10 man, The part with the bottle open was so fast and smooth definitely made my face light up

Wow.. amazing and so smooth. Loved it!

you did awesome! very cool seeing this routine

Great Performance Brian. Loved it. Specially inviting Penn and Teller on stage shows the skills you have. Great job.

Outstanding trick and performance!

Hi Michael! I’ve known about you through the TXI forums and I just wanted to say that I’ve always loved your work and that you have such a nice personality, both in performance and writing!

@OBrienMagic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!

Magic is similar to music in one very important way that every magician worth his/her salt needs to understand. You can write the most technically nuanced music that is insanely intricate and complex, but if it's not enjoyable to listen to, regardless of what a technical masterpiece it may be, nobody will. Music is not just about the technical aspects, but also about the style and the vibe. It's about the experience overall. Music needs to be approachable, engaging, and understandable. And in this respect, magic is the exact same way. It's not just about your methods and your proficiency, but also about the flow and the patter, the routine and the journey. Michael clearly understands this. That routine and the narrative pacing is about as close to perfect as you can get. Such a joy to watch that. Kudos, sir.

@OBrienMagic

2 жыл бұрын

I 100% agree with you. Thank you SO MUCH for such high praise!

@OBrienMagic

2 жыл бұрын

I had a great mentor and consultant on this btw. Matthew has been there every step if the way

What a great performance Michael! Congratulations!

@OBrienMagic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Beautiful routine. Magical! 👌

Such a great version of the rings! You really made it your own and turned a stock trick into something fresh and entertaining!

This kind of magic is my favorite. Crazy skill involved I can’t even imagine the amount of time.

Wow that was so innovative. I love the ball bearing and the bottle opener. So creative.

Yeah this is definitely the best linking ring routine I’ve seen. Excellent work.

You make It seems so easy. Beautiful performance, surely you fool me!!

Great ! That was so fresh and entertaining. The original thinking you've brought to this effect makes something old into something new .

This is amazing! You're a ninja!

this is the best linking ring routine I've ever seen!

Great job man, you are awesome!

Amazing! I almost don't want to know how the tricks were done as it really was pure magic!

Superb performance Michael. U r great

Amazing routine! One of the best I've seen on the show fooler or not.

Wow that was amazing.

This without a doubt has to be the best one I've seen on this show

Beautiful act!!!

Great trick! Combining the rings methods with a bunch of other traditional sleight of hand techniques to solidify the illusions is really clever

Masterfully done. Great performance by King of the Rings.

@yagomarinhomartins257

2 жыл бұрын

Dont you mean LORD of the rings? 🥴🥴

@sharpo

2 жыл бұрын

@@yagomarinhomartins257 LOL. Maybe!

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 enjoyed it !

Great performance!

Incredibly smooth.

wow that was really well done!

At my age, as much magic as I have either watched or performed, especially a classic like the rings, it's hard to fool us. BUT, we do appreciate a stellar performance along with the thought that went into incorporating a few twists and turns to make it your very own trick. I will have to rank your performance right along with Pop's. He is funny but yours is jaw dropping. My hat goes off to you Michael... even though my hat it's not as spiffy as yours:-) Next summer, I'll look forward to a round or two at the castle. -AmazingKeith

Smoothest linking I've seen in forever

Usually when a magician brings out linking rings I roll my eyes but this guy managed to put a fresh twist on a very old gimmick and he handled it with such panache that I can happily say, his routine was a pleasure to watch.

Incredible job brother

This is probably my favorite routine I've ever seen, and I think had a more visceral feel of wonder than any other magic trick I've seen on fool us

@OBrienMagic

Жыл бұрын

Awwww thanks so much! Wow!

@CrisEdmundson

Жыл бұрын

@@OBrienMagic @OBrienMagic Absolutely! I really loved this routine. I'm not even especially into magic, I just love pen and teller, but I'd be absolutely enthralled if I saw that in person, it was a really remarkable performance man

Awesome performance!!!!!!

Mike, this was so cool!!! I was smiling from ear to ear the whole time. It took me back to you doing card tricks at Thunder (saw that costume in the pictures too haha). I still talk about how you would blow my mind with your magic and it makes me so happy to see you living your dream!

@OBrienMagic

2 жыл бұрын

Awww thanks Robyn! Yeah you BTM kids were a huge inspiration for me because thats how i practiced my new material lol

incredible linking ring routine

I was angry about the audio when the video startet, but completly forgot about it, because the act was so amazing! Great Job!

I didnt even want to find all the gimmicks and methods you used, I just enjoyed watching it. Well done :)

Very good. I really liked your performance. Glad I can appreciate magic. 😊

Great Performance!

This is so fun to watch

Well, you fooled me (and I used to do the classic linking rings)! I have a few guesses here and there, but I don't actually care if they're on the right track, because that routine was so beautifully executed.

Michael O'Brien = The Lord Of The Rings! Truly enjoyed your close up performance.

Mad skillz sir, truly mad.

Another one for my left ear playlist.

Even you did not fool them, a great great magic! Kudos

I always learn a lot when watching you, and this did not disappoint. Wonderful performance!

Awesome work, man.

Great work Michael. Was a pleasure to watch.

@OBrienMagic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Derek!

Not a fooler but a winner in all of our heartz!

@OBrienMagic

2 жыл бұрын

Awwwwwwww!

Nicely done!

I have some sense for how some of it was done, but no sense for how other bits were done. And even the stuff I'm pretty confident about was performed exceptionally smoothly and cleanly. Great stuff! Congrats!

Crazy good!!!

P&T were actually fooled, Michael just agreed with whatever they said so his true identity as Unholy Ring Ninja would not be revealed.

@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou

2 жыл бұрын

He had to disclose the method to a third party to keep things fair for all. Years ago, this person was Johnny Thompson. I don't know who it is now, but they get final determination over whether or not what Penn says is accurate enough. There is, technically, a prize of monetary value, performing as opener for P&T, and so it falls under game show fraud protection regulations. Don't be so sure. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHh6w7iyps63fcY.html

Great performance buddy

Breathless performance 👍👌🌹

THAT WAS VERY COOL!!🍀

DUDE THAT PERFORMANCE WAS UNBELIEVABLE

Michael very good performance 👌👏👏👏👏👏☘️ great routine with the rings beer steel ball