Year: 2008

Here’s a shock – the Magic Cafe treats their Guests (as Brooks calls them) like C-R-A-P!

Their latest is to tell all of their AOL users to kiss their virtual ass. Yeah, I know AOL is lame, but a lot of people depend on it for their access. All of the problems could be very simply resolved if they allowed “free” email accounts.

Every day, and I mean every day, I advise clients to move to GMail and unhook themselves from their ISP as their Internet email provider. Once they go through the one time pain of changing they are always happier with the service. Using a free account is the most intelligent way to manage your online email.

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In my last post I was lamenting the fact that magic is no longer a viable hobby for many people and was wondering why. The more I thought about it, I think that we, as a nation, are getting tired of getting punched in the stomach as soon as we get up in the morning and the continuing barrage of bad news throughout the day makes it nigh impossible to have any fun.

The constant pounding of the bad news drums makes escape impossible.

Just think of all the things we face EVERY morning:

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I recently attended a magic club banquet banquet. The sad fact was you had to sit at the kiddie table if you were under 60. (Actually, I guess you have to be over 50 to recall the kiddie table!)

At the risk of sounding like some old fart longing for the good old days – I really hate to see the demise of magic as a hobby and a classic art slip into oblivion. I’m told that the Internet has taken the place of personal interaction and that’s sad – especially since we supposedly practice and study an art which is rooted in entertainment.

Why has magic lost its relevance and appeal? When is the last time you saw magic on TV? Chris Angel has as much to do with magic as the Roadrunner.

As far as I can recall, Jason Randall, with his periodic appearances on Letterman, is the only regular magician we see on TV.

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