SOME people! :)

Well, the brutally honest review I posted naturally rubbed some people the wrong way. I thought I was being objectively honestly; he didn't share my sentiments. Anyway, he responded in a less than friendly way. I didn't bother to respond. I thought it'll be interesting for you to read his response though... I found it truly amusing that even in this time and age, there are still SOME of these people around.

"Hi all,

It was indeed a pleasure meeting all the nice people and those in-between yesterday.

First of all, I do not think I have a problem with my vocabulary, I was communicating and personally to me, good communication is not about using BIG words to obfuscate people.

I was going for middle ground and just for the record, I have only used the word, "mind-blowing" twice the whole night. Whoever heard it more than twice, you must have been dreaming, drunk, you probably hate me or you are a friend who isn't one of one of mine.

About MCing lessons, have you wondered why I was the Emcee while you were sitting there, picking on me.

I was only briefly informed about how the performers wanted to be introduced literally seconds before I'm on stage.

Could I have done it better? Probably...

Like you, I believed I'm smarter than Bill Gates but I have come to terms that I'm probably not.

Secondly, I do not see how an offer to help magicians in their businesses gets confused with trying to rope someone into an MLM program. Evidently, anyone who doesn't understand the role of business skills in being a successful magician just isn't one, and thus completely unqualified to 'dismiss' a genuine offer as a frivoulous attempt to dip into the pockets of the audience.

Just fyi...Jo Han's pockets are definitely WAY deeper than yours and he doesn't need the spare change from a uneducated punk.

I'm never someone who is rude but I am known to be very blunt, if what I wrote offended you, all I can say is, I'm being brutally honest and you better sleep over what you wrote.

Richard is a good friend of mine, when I asked about the "cost' of his act, it was a joke.

Evidently, you don't have a sense of humor.

Grow up, guys... Events like these cost time and money.

I'm not sure how much YOUR time is worth, but I think I have a pretty good idea.

And THAT makes all the difference in how we value it, and why we're not ashamed of plain ol commerce.

$40 doesn't get you much these days, and even then, rumor has it that you guys actually hesitated in paying your dues.

Pretty shameful IMHO.

Great, I have wasted 10 minutes of my time. Should I be billing you guys?

Sincerely,
Alex Tan


P.S. Did you guys catch my topit joke?"