YEARS AGO I USED TO GO TO CONVENTIONS AND BREAK A LEG  trying to get to see everything. Every show, every lecture, every dealer item. No more. As a semi-retired magus, floating down the river and drifting towards the waterfall, I now pace myself somewhat and visit just the things that immediately interest me. Which means that there were some events at Eastbourne on which I cannot report. Which doesn’t mean that they weren’t any good, just that I didn’t have the time or the inclination to see everything. If you’re over sixty you’ll understand. So my coverage of the convention will be diverse and scattered.

Like a dealer stand I saw selling the most incredible children’s effects. Not necessarily the magic but the graphics used on the cards and items they produced. With pictures and cartoons of rabbits, little men, ghosts etc that were absolutly stunning and of a quality that you could believe came from the hands of the Disney studios. They were the most outstanding graphics I have ever seen in magic offered by a dealer called “Razamatazz  Magic” run by Andy and Sue Hobbs. I worked in the advertising business all my life and I tell you truly the sheer quality of their product was outstanding.

The effects are not cheap and the proprietors told me they had commissioned the top illustrators in the business, mortgaging their home to establish this high level of product. I am not into children’s magic so I have no axe to grind but I was bowled over by the best illustrated magic effects I have ever seen. If you want to get some idea check out their web site www.razamatazzmagic.com and see if you don’t agree.   

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