Tomsoni & Co. (1977)

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  • čas přidán 8. 08. 2010
  • Here's a great clip of our friend Johnny Thompson (Tomsoni) and the lovely Pamela Hayes (& Co.) from a magic special hosted by Dick Cavett which was broadcast by HBO in 1977. Find out more about Johnny & Pam at their website: JohnnyThompson.com
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Komentáře • 115

  • @RovnoMagic
    @RovnoMagic Před 2 lety +2

    Sad that Pam has died today. More than just a great act....they both were talented and kind. We will miss you both.💕

    • @elizabethrose8510
      @elizabethrose8510 Před 2 lety +1

      Hi Michael, I just found out from you that Pam also died in 2010. I just pulled this video up for my son on the disappearing dress trick. I worked with them in 73-74- 76. They were amazing people. The last time I saw them was at Play House in the Park in Cincinnati Ohio. The next day before their flight we went to lunch, I never thought that would be the last time I saw them. Johnny was going to give me his old Blamo box he had just sitting in the garage. It took me years running by their dressing room trying to find out how some tricks were done. I love the bowling ball trick the most. There will never be anyone like them.. Johnny never got over his sons death. Pam truly loved him.

  • @malachigrindle7063
    @malachigrindle7063 Před 5 lety +32

    Rest in peace Sir. You will be greatly missed.

  • @themaggot8
    @themaggot8 Před 6 lety +10

    Wow, just wow. What a fluid act. No flashes, no pauses, just impecable sleight of hand.

  • @nickvarga918
    @nickvarga918 Před 5 lety +19

    Thank you for one of the finest and funniest magical acts ever. He was also a brilliant close-up performer. I was lucky enough to see him for both in my youth. You will be missed, Johnny. Far too many broken wands this week.

  • @MeriamAlSultan
    @MeriamAlSultan Před 5 lety +9

    We lost him today, R.I.P The Great Tomsoni!

  • @jimmybruiser11
    @jimmybruiser11 Před 10 lety +9

    Johnny is Amazing and Pam makes the act! Just two of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet!

  • @AspergersversusNeurotypicals

    love both johnny and the assistant :D thank you for posting!

  • @maggieragaisis8282
    @maggieragaisis8282 Před 2 lety

    RIP Pam Hayes Thompson.

  • @MysteriaTheater
    @MysteriaTheater Před 12 lety +4

    I could watch that act a thousand times.

  • @miamimagicians
    @miamimagicians Před 12 lety +4

    His technique is so good!

  • @jbsouthpaw2009
    @jbsouthpaw2009 Před 9 lety +8

    Younger people dont understand who this is when they see the Cris Angel Mindfreak TV show. Even younger magicians don't realize that's The Great Thompsoni on the show helping and encouraging Cris Angel right there on TV. Cris did mention this about Johnny early on and I did appreciate Cris at least doing brief info segments with other magicians like Lance Burton and Penn And Teller.

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin Před 4 lety

      *Tomosni - But, it sounds like Johnny Thompson really was a champion of magic performances of all kinds. I learned about him first through his involvement with Penn & Teller - Fool Us, and then just followed the threads back from there. It's an impressive performing career, but an even more impressive career with his support of other magicians.

    • @elizabethrose8510
      @elizabethrose8510 Před 2 lety

      Yes Johnny trained them very well. I miss you both. R.I.P. Johnny. I was hoping to see the bowling ball trick that should happen right after this video ends.

  • @infiltrator7777
    @infiltrator7777 Před 6 lety +35

    Just watched Teller perform this on Fool Us. Great performance, but this guys slight of hands is impeccable! So fluid and amazing!

  • @benjaminfranklin4149
    @benjaminfranklin4149 Před 2 lety

    One of the great privleges of my life to have watched Johnny perform this act live. RIP Legend

  • @roninkegawa1804
    @roninkegawa1804 Před 13 dny

    I saw him doing the same but improved act 30+ years later. Things were so much slower in 1977.

  • @joshchaikin
    @joshchaikin Před 10 lety +2

    A legendary act, I'm honored to have seen it live, not once, but twice.

  • @oski8072
    @oski8072 Před 5 lety +1

    That was so fun to watch.Rest in peace Sir

  • @TheRobin1976
    @TheRobin1976 Před 9 lety +4

    I never saw Johnny Thompson with grey hair before...he actually looks younger today than back then...

  • @stevenkoehler
    @stevenkoehler Před 12 lety +3

    I remember seeing this act "back in the day" on TV, and my parents and I just thought it was great, and would be laughing out loud, and be amazed by the effects. Great memories....

  • @SWAGGambierIsland
    @SWAGGambierIsland Před 5 lety +1

    They don't build'em like that anymore. Thanks for the decades, Tomsoni.

  • @jeffwagg
    @jeffwagg Před 5 lety +3

    RIP Johnny - you left a big hole, and thank you for it.

  • @Aunty_Sochelle
    @Aunty_Sochelle Před 13 lety +3

    I adore Johnny and Pam

  • @michaelr.4878
    @michaelr.4878 Před 9 měsíci

    The man.

  • @BarryAllenMagic
    @BarryAllenMagic Před 5 lety

    Having been a magic nut for 45 years, watching Johnny Thomson reminds me of why I adored magic oh so much more back then, than what I do now. The majority of my fellow magi may be very clever with cardistry and flashy moves BUT couldn't own a stage if their lives depended upon it!

  • @edkwon9819
    @edkwon9819 Před 5 lety

    I don't care what anyone else says. Johnny Thompson is the greatest magician in the world.

  • @tombstoneharrystudios584
    @tombstoneharrystudios584 Před 5 lety +1

    RIP John Thompson

  • @GeorgeB514
    @GeorgeB514 Před 2 lety

    So great to have a record of this incredible act. Special shout out to the band as well... what a show!

  • @joaquinayala5353
    @joaquinayala5353 Před 11 lety +2

    Besides being the best ....both of them ...they are adorable in person...
    Im fortunate to say that Im their Mexican son !!!

  • @congtuanaothuat
    @congtuanaothuat Před 6 lety +2

    The newspaper and the drum, lol

  • @1965magic
    @1965magic Před 3 lety

    A wonderful magician and a wonderful artist!..

  • @Yup712
    @Yup712 Před 5 lety

    I love watching Johnny Thompson perform, so funny, skilled, and most importantly, entertaining! As soon as I can afford it, I’m purchasing his recently released book.

  • @AngryNoodle95
    @AngryNoodle95 Před 8 lety +2

    GOOD OLD DAYS 😄 , I love the live sound effects that cymbal though

  • @craigward7691
    @craigward7691 Před 8 lety +5

    absolutely astounding! great performance

  • @liftboy
    @liftboy Před 8 lety +2

    I just love this guy! Johnnie is THE best! A great friend to have by far.

  • @drspaseebo410
    @drspaseebo410 Před 5 lety

    Beautiful performance from a highly skilled magician.

  • @japotakufullnsf
    @japotakufullnsf Před 5 lety +1

    RIP MASTER 😭

  • @arleessvgc2356
    @arleessvgc2356 Před 5 lety

    Rest in peace,Johnny❤️

  • @kurtkritzler4353
    @kurtkritzler4353 Před 5 lety

    God Bless you Johnny!!!!!!

  • @campuscryptid3020
    @campuscryptid3020 Před 5 lety

    Goodbye, Johnny Thompson.

  • @danielconway9454
    @danielconway9454 Před 8 lety +1

    Im his fan for life!

  • @WeeNessieMonster4085
    @WeeNessieMonster4085 Před 5 lety

    Rest in peace Sir.

  • @francisconascimento7447
    @francisconascimento7447 Před 4 lety +2

    What about the birds tho. That's a rollercoaster for them

  • @sanford943
    @sanford943 Před 8 lety +1

    Check out last Sunday's Penn's Sunday School. He had him on for an hour and a half. Told some great stories

  • @imacwiz
    @imacwiz Před 12 lety +1

    I remember this from 1977, it was one of the first magic shows I had ever scene. Great stuff Johnny!

  • @user-jr5ed8mr2v
    @user-jr5ed8mr2v Před 5 lety

    R.I.P

  • @galileoshift8330
    @galileoshift8330 Před 6 lety

    greatest

  • @jerrylogan9313
    @jerrylogan9313 Před 11 lety +1

    top!!!

  • @nickroberts6984
    @nickroberts6984 Před 6 lety +1

    His book just came out.
    It costs over $300.

  • @earthhuman192
    @earthhuman192 Před 8 lety +1

    The music is fucking beautiful, so calm, so nonchalant and happy, it brings joy to my heart, it resonates with me fam

  • @fokusnikfim
    @fokusnikfim Před 8 lety +1

    super

  • @MrLeothedrummer
    @MrLeothedrummer Před 7 lety +7

    the most puzzling thing to me is, how does he get the bird to just sit there forever without even moving :D

    • @nickroberts6984
      @nickroberts6984 Před 6 lety +1

      MrLTD
      Tame

    • @spock7945
      @spock7945 Před 5 lety +1

      made me think he switched it for a doll or an idol. i too didn't even see it flinch one bit. even when turned 180°!

  • @RichGilbertMagic
    @RichGilbertMagic Před 12 lety +3

    I believe Johnny wrote the music for the act himself.

    • @nickroberts6984
      @nickroberts6984 Před 6 lety +1

      Rich Gilbert
      Thank you. I figured as much, or that he had it written.

    • @georgemillward2069
      @georgemillward2069 Před 3 lety

      It's his arrangement of the girl from ipanema

  • @realdafook
    @realdafook Před 6 lety +25

    So this is the guy behind the show Fool Us?

    • @jarosromody2759
      @jarosromody2759 Před 5 lety +4

      neotactical yep

    • @brendalg4
      @brendalg4 Před 4 lety

      Penn and Teller got their start by revealing how other people's tricks were done. The Great Tomsoni never did that. Other magicians hated Penn and Teller when they came out. One magician called them a slap in the face to magic

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin Před 4 lety

      @@brendalg4 But Johnny Thompson stood by them, clearly. May he rest in peace.

  • @miamimagicians
    @miamimagicians Před 12 lety

    I agree

  • @tomk3620
    @tomk3620 Před 5 lety

    RIP YOU BRILLIANT MAN! #genius

  • @user-kp6rv9wl9t
    @user-kp6rv9wl9t Před rokem

    前田さんのお気に入りの人😊

  • @DomB413
    @DomB413 Před 2 lety

    Gum chewing Pam died recently. RIP to her, too

  • @JonasClark
    @JonasClark Před 10 lety

    Can no longer reply directly (thanks, Google Plus!) but per Serratop's comment about how magicians used to use less equipment and now rely more on technology: don't forget, one of the first magicians to make illusion shows fashionable for the higher classes, Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin, used a lot of clockwork, electrical and magnetic equipment, and other then-complex technology for his tricks, as well as relying on traditional hand tricks.

  • @annereilley4892
    @annereilley4892 Před 5 lety

    He was only 43 in 1977? He looks 65. I can't imagine what he looks like today...150?

  • @MagicForever1
    @MagicForever1 Před 12 lety

    Johnny was great, and Pam was smoking hot! Awesome act!!

  • @erictorres4659
    @erictorres4659 Před 4 lety

    Thats gotta be Mr. Beans dad

  • @videoshare5324
    @videoshare5324 Před 6 lety

    Anyone know the name of the music track during this act?

    • @nickroberts6984
      @nickroberts6984 Před 6 lety

      VideoShare
      Why is there always someone asking about the music on every video known to man ? Lol
      Find your own music.
      Hopefully it's royalty free ! Lol

  • @serratop
    @serratop Před 11 lety +1

    35 years ago, it was easy to entertain us. Today they need a lot of technical help

  • @lastdaysbeforeeternity7334

    It is destined for people to die once, and after this comes judgment
    Hebrews 9:27 NASB
    But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
    Romans 5:8 NASB
    For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.
    John 3:16 NASB
    Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
    Acts 2:38 NASB
    Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
    John 3:5 NASB
    For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons and daughters of God.
    Romans 8:14 NASB
    The one who believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
    John 3:36 NASB
    Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap.
    Galatians 6:7 NASB
    For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
    Hebrews 10:26 NASB
    Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.
    For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
    Matthew 7:13-14 NASB
    THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND WHICH HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HUMAN HEART, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.
    1 Corinthians 2:9 NASB

  • @FallenCoffee
    @FallenCoffee Před 11 lety

    Actually no! 35 years or even 100 hundred years ago, they used technical instruments to do magic tricks. Today there are also a lot of magicians, who do the slight of hand stuff.

  • @nickanderson5023
    @nickanderson5023 Před 8 lety +1

    Tomsoni & Co. Who makes up the Co. part of the name?? That wouldn't be the Demons he employs would it???

    • @EpicBunty
      @EpicBunty Před 8 lety +2

      +nick Anderson
      What the hell is the matter with you its fucking 2016 and demons are only a state of the mind.
      Only when someone is as uneducated as you do they come up with such answers. Enjoy the show, it is a magic show after all.
      and just because you can't figure out a magic show does not mean ITS DEMONS, it just means that it was an amazing show.
      and Co. stands for his wife and his troupe.

    • @nickanderson5023
      @nickanderson5023 Před 8 lety +1

      +EpicBunty The unaware are unaware they are unaware. FOOL.

    • @EpicBunty
      @EpicBunty Před 8 lety +2

      watching a few videos on this stupidity does not make you aware, it just makes you gullible and BRAINWASHED.
      There are no such things as demons.

    • @nickanderson5023
      @nickanderson5023 Před 8 lety +1

      +EpicBunty I wish you the best in life.

    • @EpicBunty
      @EpicBunty Před 8 lety +1

      Thank you and Brother, with all my heart and love, I do too, which is why I implore you to go deeper than to be satisfied with an explanation as unsatiating as "twas demons".
      Are you really happy with something as simple and foolish as that? Does that explanation really satisfy your soul?

  • @afara2000
    @afara2000 Před 5 lety +1

    That chewing gum was intended for distraction. She puts her chewing gum inside the hat but at the same time pulls black string attached to her dress quickly through the hole at the side of the hat. Later magician just pulls string attached to her dress through that hole and outside of the hat, very clever. The only mistake is when she turns she doesn't hide hole and video replay shows it.

    • @wil79644
      @wil79644 Před 5 lety +4

      Pirouz Farnhai, why spoil the magic? Why not just appreciate it for what it is?

    • @brendalg4
      @brendalg4 Před 4 lety +1

      @@wil79644 I just watched David Copperfield on Penn & Teller's fool us... the show was dedicated to Johnny. That's why I looked up this video. David said there were some details that he knew on how Penn and Teller did their trick. And one detail that he didn't know. And that made him extremely happy because he wanted to be fooled.

    • @lewisbracken5520
      @lewisbracken5520 Před 4 lety +1

      you're talking absolute nonsense

  • @CenterOfAllCities
    @CenterOfAllCities Před 2 lety

    Very bad acting, disaster

  • @yiuqwfj
    @yiuqwfj Před 8 lety +2

    animal abuse!