I’M OFTEN ASKED WHO WAS THE GREATEST CLOSE-UP MAGICIAN I’ve ever seen? Well, I can go back fifty years and give you my opinion acknowledging that by reputation alone there were obviously some greats in the period before my time. I thinking here of Nate Leipzig and Max Malini and whilst I know that time [...]

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 by John
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AS A KID I NEVER LIKED THE EGG BAG TRICK. When I saw a magician perform this effect I didn’t think it was very mysterious and the bit of ostensibly hiding the egg under your arm I thought was childish. Until. As a fan  of Jeff Hobson I once saw him do a 30 minute spot [...]

Posted on August 14th, 2008 by John
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No, this is not a cookery recipe for a new style Cornish Pasty but a brilliant idea from my late, good friend Jack Avis which can transform an Okito Box routine into a smooth presentation. Any Okito or Boston Box routine requires the magician to replace the lid and at the same time secretly turn the box [...]

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by John
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