Some outfit, that I’ve never hear of, Big Blind Media, will be releasing Bannon’s new set of videos called Bullets After Dark. I know nothing about them, but I do know about John Bannon! There’s something special when very intelligent people put pen to paper or are involved with an instructional DVD – witness Bannon, [...]
Nothing can make a bad trick good, but there are thousands of ways to destroy a great trick. Here’s one……
iTricks.com just posted information regarding the Japanese entrants at the 2009 FISM. The video is a delightful young lady performing classic manipulation without any of the transparent cutesy crap we see so often. I love this routine:
There was a recent article in the Chicago Tribune about Bill Malone and his newly released DVD set from L&L Publishing, Malone Meets Marlo. We’ll talk about the set a little later, but 1st I want to focus on Bill Malone. Understand, I don’t know Bill Malone personally and he certainly doesn’t know me. I [...]
There are several books out that teach you how to get women with your magic e.g. Tricks To Pick Up Chicks or PUMA. Those guys meet the classic definition of consultant: consultant (k?n-s?l‘t?nt) someone that knows 350 ways to make love, but doesn’t know any women Criss Angel may not be much of a magician, [...]
You would not have to read this blog for long to know that I consider 2 types of people the worst forms of the breed – bullies and hypocrites. Some of my favorite characters from the Cafe are world class in both categories, including the primary subject of this essay. Bullies, in my definition, [...]
I don’t attend many magic lectures any more. Although I came to the conclusion long ago that most professional magicians are pompous, overbearing and over-rated gas bags, I used to be willing to attend 20 or 30 lectures a year hoping to find a few gems. I had the opportunity to see David Williamson, [...]
I’ve really been enjoying David Regal’s new book. With all of the unadulterated crap floating around, it’s nice to find a genuine future classic. We’re fortunate that we have people like Regal involved with magic. This type of quality and magic thinking is becoming increasingly rare. I understand he’s going on a lecture tour shortly. [...]