Quote of the Week
Just because the vast majority of the audience do not appreciate what you are striving for should not prevent you from aiming towards perfection. – Gordon Bruce
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The Cling Principal
I have accumulated about half a dozen half-finished essays for this blog, and I think I’ve lost my train of thought on most of them, so they’ll be completed as and when. Looking through some old notebooks today I found … Continued
Quote of the Week
They know it’s all just an act. Your job is to make them forget what they know. – Petyr Baelish / Little Finger (Game of Thrones)
Approaching Directly
Thoughts on approaching spectators for close up magic. In the thousands and thousands of times I have approached people to show them magic, I have been refused very very little. The most times I have been refused was when I was working a small international bar in … Continued
Pro Tip No.1
I haven’t seen this mentioned before, and think its a very noteworthy tip if you perform in a suit. When you are looking to buy a new suit, make the sure the main thing to look for (other than buying … Continued
Quote of the Week
Michael Moore being asked, what if he found out he was wrong?: I would change my mind, and then I would be right.
FREE DOWNLOAD: boxnose
[custom_frame_left][/custom_frame_left] Boxnose is a crackpot free download which was first made available via the magic cafe’. This is for people who love free stuff, but not for those who hate free stuff that is not very good. Essentially its … Continued
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
I thought ITV’s Fool Us was a great format for a magic show, and a much better concept than BBC’s magicians, on the whole so far it has been a solid show with some fantastic performers and magic. I … Continued
Coming Soon
I don’t sell magic for the sake of releasing it, if only more magicians did that we wouldn’t be saturated with so much mediocre magic. Nothing annoys me more than magicians churning out magic like a machine – and claiming … Continued