DANIEL DEVENPORT

thats daniel on the left with doug conn in the middle and me on the right.

it's mardi gras new orleans the west bank...can you tell.

daniel devenport is the number one up and comming full time pro sidewalk show performer in the u.s.

he is the exact vision of a sidewalk magician from the day. he dresses right, got the gift of gab, and the chops to back it up. if you watch him, your watchin an exact piece of our history out there on the sidewalks. and he's the real deal he's a well dressed shadey street character with fast hands and fast, talkin.

heres a clip of him,




i assure you the clip does him no justice he's much better in real life and has alot more material.

he's been instructed by Eric Cash [eric von knownothing], Chris Karney, Jeff Sheridan. all great performers

i first met him in frisco and he liked my "magic show" sign and the rope that i lay out as a stage. he took those and incorporated them into his work.

i told him about alot of the fellahs including sonny holliday, eric evans, doug conn, and many others and i made it happen so he could meet them.

what's he like in person?

cocky, self consumed, fanatical about his lifes work, very generous, but rarely uses the word thank you.

and he will back up his friends in a fight, i know this because he backed me and some other buskers up, when these spray paint artists were moving in on our pitch.

he doesn't catch a hint to save his life and would rather be told some thing straight out.

when being instructed he learns magic instantly but some how still manages to be a difficult student to who ever is teaching him.

the thing about daniel is you know where you stand with him and he could be your best friend or your worst enemy.

in some regards he is a lot like sonny holliday but only in some regards.

he's young and sharp and if he ever learns humility he will be the master

...after us old guys are gone of course.

i really envy daniel, his talent, youth, and stlye.

even though you never say it daniel, i'm gonna say it to you, "thanks" for your devotion to our art,

you really make us all look good out there.

you make what we do out there look good.