IV’E JUST VISITED ONE OF BRITAIN’S GREATEST craftsman in magic making magic props in fine woods and other superb materials. Not only an outstanding craftsman but a magical inventor and designer who has produced in the last decade some of the most original and devious apparatus for the working magician. He is perhaps the modern day [...]
Posted on April 20th, 2008 by John
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ONE OF THE DELIGHTS of my sunrise magic years happened every Saturday morning in London. Six sorcerers, some apprentices, some established, used to meet in Davenports magic shop in Holborn where we would talk magic, gaze in awe at the many name professionals who called in (Orson Welles, Dante, Edward Victor, Jasper Maskylene, Robert Harbin and [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2008 by John
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I RECENTLY SAW AN EXCELLENT TV biography of Steve Martin. Hollywood star, stand-up comedian, magician, banjo player and author which revealed a great depth of talent beyond his wacky screen roles seen in films like “The Jerk”, “Dead Men don’t wear Plaid”, ”Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and many other successful movies.
A man who started his career [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2008 by John
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DAI VERNON was one of the greatest creative magicians of the last century who as a teenager could perform nearly everything in Erdnase. He was a master of brilliant sleights and moves that baffled magicians everywhere.
Yet whilst he was entertaining on a cruise ship which called at Acapulco he was asked by the staff captain [...]
Posted on March 12th, 2008 by John
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After yesterdays rush and rash of bad spelling I thought you would like to have note of some of my personal highlights in the maelstrom of magic that I saw last week at the Blackpool Convention in no particular order.
NEW MEL MELLERS DVD – He’s not everyone’s cup of tea as his humour is very acerbic [...]
Posted on February 28th, 2008 by John
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Just come to the surface after drowning in magic in the past few days at Blackpool. Lots of highlights, some lowlights but like a mixed grill you might like the sausages but hate the tomatoes! Making notes for this site in the next two days so lots more details and things to see for the [...]
Posted on February 26th, 2008 by John
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