Kaps Love of Magic
Kaps was a perfectionist in his craft. He thought that reaching the top of magic did not depend on luck or chance. He felt that careful studying was (one of), “…the factors that brought the different magicians their individual successes.” According to Kaps’ widow, Nelly Bongers, calling Bram (Fred Kaps) a perfectionist was, “…putting it mildly. You can’t believe how thoroughly he would investigate a subject when he started something new.” She goes on to talk about how this perfectionism was strong in everything he did in or outside magic. Kaps felt that magic was an art that should be studied.
He loved to go to magic conventions because magic was not only his profession, but his hobby as well. Knowing that the convention was weeks away, Kaps would get excited. He would pack up his close-up case with all of the stuff he wanted to show.
He would get upset if he saw a fellow magician imitate him at the convention. Loving originality, he admired anyone that did anything out of the ordinary even if it wasn’t performed very well. He was interested in any amateur whose goal was originality.
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