Austria (not Australia)
I got an E-mail the other day from a guy in Austria. Here’s what he said, keep in mind I copied it word for word and English is probably not his first language.
Dear Miller and Mike, my name is Gregor and i am from austria, europa (NOT AUSTRALIA). My father showed me your Banana gag and we both found it funny and also very fascinating. My father, who is an hobbymagician, has birthday in a few weeks and i want to do some kind of same trick like you two perform. Now to my question: do you really eat that many bananas?? I hope (and also think) not, but actually i don´t know. So please tell me this littel secret is it a trick banana or any other kind of illusion? Thank you for your answer and go on performing great shows like that! Greetings from Austria Gregor
I thought about telling him that if he looks closely He can see Mike hid each banana in a secret compartment in the handkerchief. Or maybe tell him that they all end up behind his tie. But for the sake of international relations I just couldn’t do that to the poor guy. I sent him this reply.
Gregor, Thanks for watching and I'm glad you liked it. Mike and I don't do much magic but the small bit that I do know about magic can be summed up like this, the simplest answer is the right one. Mike eats every one of those bananas. It's a comedy act, not an illusion. We performed that act on a cruise ship and there we did 2 shows a night, that was fun for me. Luckily for me I have talent for the ukulele, unluckily for Mike he has a talent for bananas. Leave 'em Laughing, Otis Miller
By the way if you don’t know what we’re talking about you should go to the gallery and watch the banana video. Have fun.
Miller
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Here’s a story: Leanna and I were in Madison a couple of years ago to attend the juggling show, and we went out to dinner at Noodles and Co. with Miller and Mike before the show. We all ordered our food, but Mike asked for his order in a to-go box, without eating any. We asked Mike what was going on, but he just said that he wasn’t hungry right now, and was going to eat it later. Later, when we went to the show and saw which act Miller and Mike were performing in the show, it finally dawned on us why Mike didn’t touch his dinner before the show. What a dedicated performer. 🙂