A thought on mentalism: It seems like we are seeing more and more mentalism effects. I think there are two reasons for this: 1. The effects appear to be easier to do than straight magic. 2. It’s easier to sell to today’s audiences. Each of these could be the basis for a long article and …
I recently attended a show by a local magician, Dan Sperry, held in a theatre not far from where I live. Dan is a young man with wild spiked hair and very mod clothes. It’s not really my kind of act, but I do try to support any local magic action if at all possible. …
I’ve been going through a magic funk recently, thinking there is absolutely nothing good in magic. Clubs are dying. New tricks are stale rehashes. Damn few decent books. The new DVDs S-T-I-N-K All but a few performers are lame with a capital L Out of boredom and nothing else to do, I went to a …
