Name:            Robert
EMAIL:           edwardrobert@hotmail.com
Remote Name:     216.126.187.67
Date:            Tuesday, February 08, 2000
Time:            05:39:38 PM
Doug Henning was the best magician I have ever seen.  I will never forget seeing him perform live.

Name:            Steven H. Brown
EMAIL:           steve@theatrefx.com
Remote Name:     206.151.91.204
Date:            Tuesday, February 08, 2000
Time:            05:26:45 PM
I was inspired by Doug Henning...
I think it was the spirit and fun that was Doug performing magic, from the first TV special, thru the last time that I saw him and Debbie perform live at the Warner Theater (DC,1986), I always felt like a kid. It was never serious and dark, just fun and amazing.

Doug may be gone, but his magic lives on in those that he touched with his performances.

Name:            Erika and Doug
EMAIL:           Erika@edmontondreams.com
Remote Name:     24.108.33.226
Date:            Tuesday, February 08, 2000
Time:            04:49:00 PM
I was inspired by Doug Henning...  and so was my husband.  As children we were both caught with the wonder that Mr. Henning provided us.  My husband was particularity taken with the magic and made some attempts at learning it :).  My husband was very inspired as a young boy  by Mr. Henning, partially because his name is Doug as well it made it all the more tangible for a young boy to believe he could do magic as well. Our condolences to the family and everyone near and dear to you.  Take this time to hold the ones closest to you and tell them how important they are in your life, and how much you love them. once again, our condolences, peace and love to you and your family
Erika

Name:            Ian Chin-Sang
EMAIL:           chinsangian@hotmail.com
Remote Name:     128.114.141.142
Date:            Tuesday, February 08, 2000
Time:            04:25:30 PM
It brought great sadness to me, when I read the news this morning.  A great magic idol has passed away. Doug Henning was a manifestation of my youth.  He broke away from the classical magician stereotypes and was a man of his times.  It was a time of liberation and freedom to do what you want to do and be who you want to be.   I will always remember the longhaired magician in tie-dyed shirts, who brought wonder and excitement into my life.  As I read the news today of his death it brought me back to my childhood days-I recall yelling and screaming with my older brother and younger sister in our wood paneled basement in Burlington.  We were fighting over what we should watch on television, and of course we know who won: The Magic Show.  Doug's quintessential performance in the art of magic will be greatly missed, however he will not be forgotten.  His sprit will live on in all those people he entertained and influenced.  My deepest condolences to his wife, family and friends.

Name:  William D Slattery
EMAIL:
I was inspired by Doug Henning...  ONE OF LOVE, MAGIC, & VISION
8 feb 2000

Name:  Ronald Donakowski
EMAIL: rondon@alacable.com
I was inspired by Doug Henning...
Doug was a very gifted magician who performed excellent illusions. He was young, vivacious and thoroughly spectacular. The world will feel Doug's loss!

Name:  Jeff
EMAIL:
I was inspired by Doug Henning...watching him on Captain Kangaroo in the late seventies.  He was a true showman whose enthusiasm for his craft was infectious.

Name:  Mike Snyder
EMAIL: MagicMSnD@aol.com
I was inspired by Doug Henning...after seeing his first television special. Every year I anxiously awaited his special. I had the pleasure of seeing him perform several times. On June 21, 1987 my wife and I were lucky enough to see Doug's last illusion show. That night we met backstage with Doug and his wife Debby and the next day they were off to India.

I hope that when Veda Land opens to the public it has an area dedicated to Doug Henning. Doug created awareness of TM to a wide range of people that would not have known about it otherwise. He devoted many years of his life to this project and I hope it does become a reality in the near future. Our condolences go out to Doug's family. Doug Henning will be missed.

- Mike Snyder (Feb. 8, 2000)

Name:  Jim
EMAIL:
I was inspired by Doug Henning... Back in 1976, I had the opportunity to see one of his performances at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.  After the show, a friend who new Doug, asked me to join him for dinner that evening.  I remember quite well how he reminded us at dinner that he did not perform magic, rather is was a series of illusions.  That he did and did well!

11/19/99
Name:  Carlos LeMagnificent
EMAIL: cdnmagic@hotmail.com
I was inspired by Doug Henning...because he was and still is a great Canadian Magician. I have just recently started performing magic and I would love to talk with Doug Henning about 'magic' in Canada. I know that magic in the US and anywhere else is big. There is just not enough exposure to magic here in Canada. I attended The Chavez Studio of Magic in La Verne, Cali. under Dale Salwak and over there magicians are a dime a dozen. How does a Canadian magician make it big when there is just no exposure...I know one of the answers - PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. I hope to be as big as Doug Henning someday. A GREAT CANADIAN MAGICIAN!

9/22/99
To whom it may concern:
    In 1981 my wife and I had the pleasure of working with Doug and Debbie Henning extensively in the filming of an illusion.  Doug used our zebra, Starburst, to turn a black and a white horse into a zebra. 
    In the years since, we have lost track of Doug and Debbie as well as general manager Steve Kirschner, and, as we are retired now, would enjoy contacting them once again, as we still consider them to be good friends.  Any direction you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks,
F. Neil Hinck, Star, Idaho

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