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What Costumes To Wear?
When I started to perform magic for money, I knew that I’d need some costumes in order to justify my princely sum of $5.00. Now way back then, $5.00 was a lot. That would amount to more for a half hour of work than mowing two or three lawns for neighbours. Costumes by Mom My…
What’s It like Performing a Show for an Audience?
The reactions a performer receives when they are performing a show, are what fuel the desire to keep performing. Knowing that you are the source of fun, amazement and laughter is intoxicating. It takes time for every performer to get good enough that the reactions become consistently strong. Every performance is for a new group…
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Anatomy of New Tricks
A subset of the magic community create and invent new tricks. When I began learning how to be a magician, the library was my primary source of knowledge. The books that I borrowed showed how to make simple tricks with supplies that could be found around the house. Many tricks in my first public shows…
Sharing Magic
Learning to be a magician can only happen when more experienced magicians share their tricks, wisdom and knowledge. When I started to learn how to be a magician, the library was a great place to discover magician’s secrets. I probably took out all the magic books in the library multiple times each. That helped me…
Designing Magic
Designing magic and create new mysteries is something I love to do! It is not always easy to come up with ideas about how to make the impossible possible. Sometimes I imagine that another magician has already come up with a solution. Then the question becomes, how would I do that trick? Begin with a…
World Travelling Magician
Being able to perform around the world is one of the benefits of being a world travelling magician. In a few months, I’ll be returning to China to perform some shows and present my magical creations to Chinese magicians at lectures in different cities throughout China. World Travelling Magician gets his first Taste of China…