After returning from some mind numbing business meeting last night, I totally forgot about watching Mindfreak. It’s possibly surprising that I fall into the “rising tide raises all boats” school and believe Criss is good for magic. Actually, given its moribund state, I don’t think anything could hurt. Criss doesn’t perform the type of magic …
I’m working on some longer things, but these are just random dumps for your consideration: i/m in Blogland Blogs are kinda slow these days. Seems to be a sign of the times. I guess we’re all more concerned with paying for gas and heating our homes. Don’t worry, your crack Federal Government is on the …
This was in the Denny & Lee Newsletter yesterday. I think many of us know the answer and it’s ugly. For your consideration: We just started our lecture schedule up again for the fall and I must say, I am very disappointed at the interest in lecturers. Below is a list of great lectures and …
I’ll admit a prejudice against what magicians call illusions: Most guys dancing around, pointing, strutting and posing while someone else does the work just look ridiculous. Every performer that wants to add an illusion to his act so he can demand more money, seems to, invariably, go out and buy some rickety Super-X and proceeds …
I use Google as my home page. It’s fast, reliable and easily customizable. One of the items I get is the “How To” Tip Of The Day. Some of the stuff is kinda helpful. Yesterday was a popular article on how to remove scratches from CDs. Be careful taking advice, as it is nothing more …
Yesterday, the October Genii arrived. For those of us that have subscribed since the Bill Larsen days, the first instinct is to say “which year?”. Since Richard Kaufman has taken over, the publication schedule has been met with boring consistency. The magazine seems to be back on track, actually having magic in it, after going …
