Nothing beats the look of wide-eyed wonder on a child’s face when they see the magician pull a rabbit out of a hat for the very first time. It brings out the kid in all of us. The problem is right now we cannot even let you pet the rabbit… let alone pull one out […]
Your Clients need you NOW more than ever! The COVID-19 global pandemic has performed a magic trick that no one could ever have imagined. For performers, magicians, actors, entertainers and anyone who stands in front of an audience, we have all watched our schedules and every single gig… “DISAPPEAR” in the blink of an eye. […]
One good idea leads to another. I just received an email from a photography business that was offering Porch-Raits during the coronavirus “stay at home time.” The basic idea is she will drive by your home at an agreed-upon time and take a high-quality professional photo of you and your loved ones sitting on your […]
The year was 1978 and I was sitting in Paris with a group of magicians in the amazing home of Christian Fechner. Mr. Fechner was both a magician and very successful French movie producer… think Steven Spielberg. We were surrounded by floor to ceiling bookcases of ancient magic books and one of a kind magic […]
RIP My Friend Not Brian Gillis. Damn. We lost another one. Brian Gillis one of the world’s best close-up magicians passed away two days ago of complications from heart surgery. Brian was 71. Brian and I were friends for over 45 years. We first met in April of 1973 when we both attended our first […]
How to view your magic differently I was in San Diego last week performing at a trade show at the convention center and there was a new phenomena (new to me) of lime green bicycles and scooters parked all over the city. When I returned to my hometown of Boston, I discovered that my small […]
Why preparation is key. Have you ever had a show all set… magic selected, script written, props built and the show has been rehearsed and you are ready to roll. And then for some reason beyond your control the client says: “We are going to be tight on time… can you cut say… 5 minutes […]
The Hotel with a “ MAGICAL” Past… and Present When I went searching the city of Boston for a venue for my new one-man Close Up Magic Show I had three things in mind. First… I wanted a venue that was in the heart of the city of Boston. Two… I wanted a venue that […]
Giving Thanks… On this Thanksgiving Holiday I’m thankful that I’m a Magician… and for the people in my life that helped make it possible. I was probably ten years old when I began thinking about a life as a magician. I was reading a Disney comic book about Mickey Mouse. In the story, Mickey was […]
A new direction… I had just been tossed a curve ball in my second attempt to fool Penn & Teller. After having spent three weeks of very long days designing, engineering, building, scripting and rehearsing what I thought would be a killer ending to my Cups and Steel Balls, the legal department of the CW […]
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