My general feelings about the Cafe’ are probably best expressed graphically: There was a time I checked into their hallowed hallways at least once a day, but over time I grew weary of that pompous ass Brooks (and that’s a LOT of pomposity) and the generally sour mood that permeated the groups. I …
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 …
I saw this quote attributed to Gustave Flaubert on my son’s wall recently – Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your work. About the only thing that comes with getting old is you get old. Just about the time you MAY have figured out a …
In a previous post, I mentioned that one of the few things I collect are bound magazines. I try to limit myself to hardbound collections, but in a couple of cases I’ve acquired soft bound when it’s necessary to complete a run. I’m no expert, but here’s what I’ve located thus far. The only thing …
