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Back in the day, before computers, magic secrets were hard to find.  Sure, they were in books, but you had to make an effort and get off your butt and go to the library to find the answers.  Once you found the book, you would take the time to find a quite corner and absorb the contents, which usually involved... Read more

Contests I love magic convention contests.  Where else can you see all the sucky acts, the mediocre performers and the rare gems all in one show?  To the powers that be, I’d like to know who in their right mind decided that all the contests should take place in the early morning?  After a night of staying up late, rekindling old... Read more

“Keeping it Real” When I first started out in magic and escapes, I was a purist, meaning that I really DID get out of the restraints, no tricks involved. My straitjacket is real, not gimmicked. I felt like the audience could tell the difference. But over time, I’ve come to realize that, the audience’s perception of what is... Read more

“Picky Picky” Does this new performance trend that escape artists are gravitating toward bother you? ‘Cause it sure bothers me. The thing I’m talking about is revealing to the audience that you will be escaping, from whatever death defying confinement, using a lock pick. Where is the magic… the mystery… the escape? In my opinion, the whole effect falls... Read more

Not too many people know much about me or my beginnings in magic. So I thought I’d set the record straight. My start in magic was a little unconventional: it involved a straitjacket! Near the end of my senior year of high school, it seemed everyone, except me, had their life or career already mapped out. I didn’t... Read more