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The Show in Your Mind

How “Your” Show Differs From The “Actual” Show A number of years ago, I had the opportunity to work with Bob Fitch, the well know actor, magician and director during a short theater run in upstate New York.  We worked on my 90-minute one-man show, Ten Fingers, for a full week.  We had the full […]

Posted in Trade Show Booth Ideas by Paul Gertner.

Johnny Carson – The Magician??

Last week I posted a video of a dice routine on my second ‘Tonight Show’ appearance with Johnny Carson. A number of people wrote and asked what it was like to be on the show and what my interaction with Carson was like, aside from appearing on the show, so I’ll cover a few of […]

Posted in Magical Thinking, Memorable Meetings by Paul Gertner.

The Magic of Bob Dylan

This morning I was reading Bob Dylan’s Acceptance Speech for winning the Nobel Prize for Literature and when I got to this part and it felt as if he was speaking directly to me…a close-up magician. “But there’s one thing I must say. As a performer I’ve played for 50,000 people and I’ve played for 50 […]

Posted in Magical Thinking by Paul Gertner.

“There’s Something Under That Cup!”

How to Handle the Magic YouTube Know-it-All We have all experienced it… the spectator in the audience who watched a few Magic How To Videos on YouTube and armed with that knowledge is about to make your life miserable.  He is waiting for just the right moment to pounce… “You have an extra coin in […]

Posted in Magicians Only by Paul Gertner.