Vanish Magic Magazine CRISS ANGEL(clone) | Page 26

Criss and I chat ted for some tim e about the item s in the shop. Everything had a story and Cris s’ passion for mag ic is apparent. Even his desk is a work of art. It’ s glass topped an d inside it is like a machine. It is fil led with gold co gs that turn at the push of a button , small and large, each one conn ec ted, pushing th e motion forwar d. Not unlike the operation I’ve ju st walked into. Cr is s ba la nc in g on hi s fa th er ’s ha nd 19 68 Th e of fi ce of Cr is s An ge l 26 Behind the desk , a bookshelf op ens to reveal a secr et door. Behind it is a total change of scene. It is ba sically a huge clin ical vault. It is m ore like a lab than a storage facility and houses ever y single master tape from Criss’ career. The vaul t is temperature co ntrolled and to him, the contents ar e priceless. Naturally at this point I decided to ask Criss abou t his take on TV magic specials .