The Amazing Kreskin, R.I.P.

George Kresge, better known as "The Amazing Kreskin," has died just a few weeks short of his ninetieth birthday. As I explained in this post here not long ago, I don't like it when magicians — and that's what he was — try to pass off their tricks as genuine mentalism because I don't believe there's any such thing as genuine mentalism. There is only a series of tricks and ploys which some use for entertainment and others use to bilk people out of money. Kreskin did mostly the former and in so doing, he attained a fame (and a lot of bookings) that few of the many, many magicians doing that kind of act achieve.

And already, I'm seeing messages on the Internet from people who knew him and had personal interactions with him that they considered very positive help in their lives. That's a very nice thing to hear. I hope he rests in peace and isn't bothered by a lot of phony psychics trying to contact him.