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What is Magic?
FOUR Words without meaning are empty bodies. In order to create something truly meaningful, we need to have a solid concept of what we are trying to achieve. So, it’s important to answer the question what is Magic? It is more complex than it seems. If you don’t believe me, try. Try now. Find one,… Continue reading
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Link and Logs
A periodic collection of websites, podcasts, and other digital content: Gabe the Bass Player: a Monday through Friday daily blog about the music and entertainment industry – although some are about life in general. Gabe is a musician and event producer based in Nashville Tennessee. Each post is short and to the point and often… Continue reading
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Revisiting: The Quarterly Issue 1
I can’t recall exactly how I learned of The Quarterly – probably from a friend who also loves small run magic magazines. No matter as I am grateful, it was a delightful publication. The Quarterly was the brainchild of the award winning magician, Helder Guimarães. It was edited by Dr. Will Houstoun who I was… Continue reading
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Book Notes: Foundation
Like many other Apple + subscribers, we enjoyed the series Foundation, based on the Isaac Asimov books. While I read a few of Asimov’s robot series years ago, I never ventured into the world of Foundation. A few months ago, I remedied that with a tithe purchase at a favorite bookstore. The initial trilogy of… Continue reading
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Details
The small details in magic make a huge difference to the experience we are providing our audience. I like to say, when talking about magic, that it is an art form that relies on carefully controlled, yet broken, communication. It must be carefully broken so that the audience receives the correctly constructed message for the… Continue reading
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Book Notes: Don’t Look Now
In the vast archives of magic literature, there’s much written about tricks, the sleights and the techniques to accomplish them. There’s a handful of books on presentation and scripting. However there are not many that cover misdirection. There’s some chapters or articles here and there. Dariel Fitzkee, Roberto Giobbi, Tom Stone, Juan Tameriz, Tommy Wonder,… Continue reading