Do you realize how many publications have popped up lately dealing with the peek? Well, when in Rome… I think I’ve decided to jump into the “peek book” fray and write one myself. But I decided to approach this from a completely different angle: The Rock & Roll Peek Technique. I think I’ll call it […]

Q: Who does Uri Geller say he is? Does he say he’s a magician? A mentalist? A psychic? I think it’s pretty universal in our corner of the world to accept that Geller uses the same techniques and methods magicians and mentalists do. And for many, many years some people, for various reasons, have done […]

I really hate to admit this, but I watch… No, I can’t do it. Well, we’re already here, so why not: I watch American Idol. But I watch it only for the articles. Actually, as far as train-wreck television goes, it’s pretty good. And my involvement in the music industry really fueled my initial interest, […]

The Center for Inquiry in Amherst, NY is “a think-tank affiliated with the State University of New York, and is devoted to promoting science, reason, and freedom of inquiry in every field of human interest.” Three areas of research include: 1. Pseudoscience and the paranormal (bigfoot, UFOs, psychics, communication with the dead, cryptozoology, etc.) 2. […]

I’ve made my plans to be at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dallas, Texas this September 1-4 to attend TAOM2006 – the Texas Association of Magicians’ convention. Check out this line up: Johnny Thompson Rene Levand Dick Koornwinder Rafael Benatar Vito Lupo John Carney Bob White Eric Decamps Roger Klause Mike Caveney Jon Armstrong Tina Lenert […]

As a wise man once said, “You can learn to play golf from me, or you can learn to play golf from Tiger Woods. Trust me, you don’t want to learn to play golf from me.” This brings to mind the new Magic Makers DVD set based on Hugard & Braue’s seminal text, “The Royal […]

Holy cow. Usually when I get interested in a subject, I have a tendency to jump in the deep end of the pool, both feet first, without bothering to get nekkid. I’ve long been of the opinion that swimming in a subject and getting totally immersed was the best way to quickly get a set […]

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about why I like Michael Close’s magic so much. This was, primarily, for those of you who haven’t taken the time to make yourself familiar with his magic, since anyone who has crossed paths with Close’s magic probably found my praise akin to watching reruns of M.A.S.H. Recently, […]

I’ve been watching the feeding frenzy that found expression in eBay auctions wherein sellers are offering up copies of the Max Maven book, “The Protocols of the Elders of Magic,” at prices ranging from the truly sublime, to the truly — and I mean truly — fantastic. After tabulating the results, I find that the […]

First a bit of the story: International man of mystery, David Blaine, stopped by Brooke Army Medical Center here Nov. 22 to perform “street magic” for the wounded warriors recovering at the hospital. Blaine performed three shows at the center – in the Amputee Care Center, the Burn Center and the hospital auditorium – for […]