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2005-07-14 23:45
by Will Carroll

Behind music and comedy, magic comes in a close fourth in my list of things I love. I'm a big fan of close up magic and with my attitude, you know that Penn & Teller are faves. Still, I never expected Teller to sound like this.

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2005-07-15 05:48:02
1.   Alex Belth
The first time I heard Teller speak was in an HBO movie about minor league baseball called "Long Gone." William Petersen and Virginia Madsen were the stars and for a baseball movie, it's pretty good. Teller, in a nifty bit of casting, played Henry Gibson's son.

Not long after, my twin sister and I were riding the Metro North from Westchester into Manhattan, when Teller entered the train in Irvington, which is about 35 minutes outside of NYC. No sooner did we spot him--he was sitting alone right behind us--then we started chatting him up. We talked until we got into town and then walked with him through midtown (he was on his way to the theater for a show).

I don't recall any of the conversation but remember that he was a genuine and friendly guy. Very approachable, and perfectly happy to shoot the shit with two high school kids.

2005-07-15 07:26:35
2.   Todd S
The funny part about Long Gone was that Teller's character spent most of the movie whispering ideas into Henry Gibson's ear-so even with a speaking part he rarely spoke.

Damn...that WAS William Petersen. I knew he looked familiar, but never would have put that together. Thanks for pointing that out, Mr. Belth.

2005-07-15 09:09:18
3.   Jon Weisman
You guys been hearing about the new movie, "The Aristocrats," about the dirtiest joke ever told. I think Penn is a co-producer.
2005-07-15 10:07:09
4.   Lefty
Not like I imagined either. Now does anybody have a link to Harpo Marx audio?
2005-07-17 21:03:26
5.   Harlanzo
Teller actually has a speaking part in the Kentucky Fried Movie, a spoof movie by the Naked Gun guys from back in the mid-1970s.
2005-07-17 22:44:07
6.   Linkmeister
Teller turns up on NPR once or twice a year. I think he's a fan of the programming, or at least of ATC.

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