Lately I’ve noticed a definite increase in the number of people that are rather concerned with the idea that an effect must be totally examinable before and after. Seldom a day goes by without at least one phone call or e-mail with the same question. Can it be examined? How ridiculous! I am always ready to help anyone that has… Read more →

Dear Magic Friends, It all started with a phone call from the principal of the elementary school where I was booked to perform my school magic show in a few weeks. “I got a favor to ask. I want a trick showing the magic of math. Do you have anything really good that you could do?” asked the principal. Thinking… Read more →

If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that question………. Well, I still wouldn’t be wealthy, it takes a lot of nickels to make a person rich, and I’m sure I would’ve spent those nickels buying more magic so I’d have something new. As most magicians know, just because it’s new magic doesn’t mean that it’s good magic… Read more →

Applause is the audiences way of letting the performer know that they approve of, agree with or have been entertained by what has just transpired. Or is it? Have you ever applauded for a performer simply because it was the polite thing to do? Of course you have and many times that is the situation. Polite “pity applause” is actually… Read more →

Everyone has a personality. It is your personal set of characteristics, the totality of your attitudes, interests, behavioral patterns, emotional responses, social roles, and other individual traits. It is the result of your life to date, traits that you have acquired through experience, environment, and a multitude of factors. It has been evolving from the time you were in diapers… Read more →

Performing magic for kids You have just discovered the wonderful world of magic. Trip after trip to the magic shop has added to your ever growing arsenal of magic tricks. Thirty-three days later the credit card bills arrive to remind your wife that this IS an expensive hobby. No problem! You will make back all of the money you’ve spent… Read more →

8 Key Steps to Practice and Rehearsal for Magicians Imagine you have just been booked for the biggest magic show of your career. You practice each and every magic trick that you will do. You mastered each trick down cold. The big night comes. You show up early backstage. Your tricks are set up. You are ready to go. The… Read more →

At eleven years old, I went with my father to a business convention in New York City. At one of the booths, I saw a magician performing some of the most incredible magic I had ever seen. It blew me away! I parked myself at his booth and watched him perform the same tricks over and over again. He fooled… Read more →

Seems like 95% of all the magicians I know claim that their interest in magic was sparked by a Magic Set they received from Santa. Sometimes I doubt that they’re all telling the truth. After all, these are the same people that are quite proud of making a living by deceiving people. Maybe magicians tell the story about the Magic… Read more →