Remembering Johnny Thompson

From Julie Eng's Facebook page:

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From Paul Pacific's Facebook page:




From Brent Smith's Facebook page:

A terrible, terrible loss. He will be greatly missed. https://t.co/pJiuksmy3i

— David Ben (@theconjuror) March 9, 2019

I had the privilege of meeting Johnny Thompson on the set of #wizardwars when he was the consultant for @blakevogt and I. He was then my consultant on #foolus and shared such amazing wisdom and knowledge. We’ve lost one of the #greats in the world of mag… https://t.co/cmi8vjvicN pic.twitter.com/tI8oDbfrZj

— Chris Funk The Wonderist (@chrisfunkmagic) March 10, 2019

So sad to hear of the death of Johnny Thompson. One of my favourite days was about 10 years ago when Teresa and I worked with the amazing Johnny and Pam for the first time in Southport, England. The magic world will miss him tremendously and so will we...

— Murray Hatfield (@MurrayHatfield) March 10, 2019

I've spent my evening reading the wonderful stories many have shared describing their experiences with Johnny Thompson. I'm not ready to share yet, I'm really having trouble finding the words...

I did find this photo from Hong Kong, that brought a wave… https://t.co/1xhi90Opj9 pic.twitter.com/1hHCjdEaG8

— Shawn Farquhar (@magiChampion) March 10, 2019

My good friend John died today. No words can encapsulate the kind of magically blessed life this man led.

He TRULY did it all.

I'd like to think he's playing cards with Vernon, Charlie & Ricky right about now. #MissYouPal #JohnThompson pic.twitter.com/Cdz6YY4Pwk

— Lee Asher (@LeeAsherMagic) March 10, 2019

A deep loss for the magic community. Johnny Thompson’s skill, style, charm and willingness to help others achieve excellence earned him an international reputation as one of the giants in magic’s... https://t.co/1ci0eki1a3

— Alex Zander (@AlexanderwithaZ) March 10, 2019

Julie Eng talks Johnny Thompson

From the September 24th post "Johnny and Me" by Julie Eng at Magicana:

She squeals and The Great Tomsoni’s face says it all. He’s found the wad of bubble gum his beautiful assistant, “& Co.”, has just stashed—her improvised solution after being scolded—inside his top hat. My sister and I look at each other with total delight. We proceed to mimic The Great Tomsoni, move for move, stretching the sticky ball between his fingers. We collapse into hysterics in our backstage hiding spot when he reveals that this is hardly the first time he’s had to deal with his assistant’s antics. With an exasperated sigh and eyes rolling to the rafters, The Great Tomsoni peels back his tuxedo lapel and displays the other dozen pink, gooey masses already squashed on to his jacket. This visual punch line never fails to crack us up.

It’s the late Seventies. I am about six years old, and my little sister, Sandra, and I are tucked away in our “secret spot” backstage at a variety show in British Columbia. Our father, Tony Eng, had been hired to perform his act, Mysteries of the Orient, with our mother, Ann, on a program with several other acts. On the bill was a big headliner from LA, Johnny and Pam Thompson, a.k.a. The Great Tomsoni & Co.

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