First, a quote: Here he comes, boogie-dy, boogie-dy There he goes, boogie-dy, boogie-dy And he ain’t wearin’ no clothes Oh yes, they call him the streak Fastest thing on two feet He’s just as proud as he can be Of his anatomy He’s gonna give us a peek Oh yes, they call him the streak […]

I can think of several reasons why I like Richard Kaufman. This evening one of those reasons decussated the unspoken reason I have yet to view the motion picture The Prestige: The editing and twisting of the narrative wasn’t hard to follow, but watching a film over two hours long about two asshole magicians who […]

Brad Delp June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007 Remembering Brad Delp Delp remembered as generous, unassuming star UPDATE: I’m going to add this quote, currently the home page of the web site for the band Boston. I’m posting it here because it’s not likely to stay there, but it should remain visible: As you […]

Heard the one about the re-release of “Red Hot Cold Reading”, one of the seminal cold reading books, by Herb Dewey and Thomas K. Saville? Well, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first? Okay, the good news. The good news is, “Red Hot Cold Reading” was re-released. The bad news? […]

In the 90s there were not many web sites dedicated to magic. As I recall, we were all (nearly) on a first-name basis. Rhett Bryson, Christian V. Andersen, Jeff Lindsay, Dodd Vickers and, of course, the granddaddy of them all, Richard Robinson’s All Magic site — those are some of the names from the links […]

Recently I was informed that I should do “something selfless for the society.” Now, I’m not entirely sure which “society” to which this individual refers. I decided to choose magic. I hope you’ll forgive me. (Or thank me. Your choice, really.) So. With ladybug tricks suddenly gaining some traction, I thought I’d offer this free […]

Like the web of which it is part, Youtube continues to be a source of both irritation and information. Here’s some of the information side of things. Daniel Roth Productions, in partnership with Movie Makers International, will release later this year a full length documentary titled, “Do You Believe in Magic?” based on the The […]

I suppose it would be responsible of me to at least say something to explain the nearly seven month gap between the notice of the death of that wonderful human being who was Tommy Wonder, and this 2007 inaugural post. And I would if I were a responsible-type adult. Okay, I was serving time. (Just […]

Tommy Wonder 29 November 1953 – 26 June 2006

What do you think normal people seek when they think of our weirdness? Do they think they want to see a “magician” or a “mentalist”? Or do they search for something else? Here are some search request estimates that combine results from Google, MSN, and Yahoo! to give you an idea what it is people […]