May 26, 2012

I found this article on a magic blog website giving 10 reasons why people should start learning magic. Which one of these reasons do you fall under? I would say I started as 9. I needed to get a job but did not want a real job. So I got a job at a magic shop. I then started thinking about doing gigs to get more money, but slowly magic turned into more of a art...

Mar 14, 2012

I recently purchased my first home! Ya! I am a home owner. When I was looking for a house, I wanted one that had an unfinished basement. I not only enjoy magic as a hobby but also carpentry and general house repair. Well, I found the perfect house. It has a daylight basement that is unfinished. It at one point was finished but was in the middle of a remodel....

Feb 29, 2012

To many times I meet a young magicians who show their “magic” to me they incorporate Dan and Dave style flourishing. They take a simple double lift and turn it into a circus act. In the middle of their ACR they do the five phases of cybil. By this point I have already made my opinion of them and labeled them as juggler and not a magician. Doing...

Feb 9, 2012

So I will admit that when I first got into magic about 15 years ago I got all my magic from peer to peer services. While I knew it was wrong I did not realize the impact it could have on the creators. I assumed like the music companies they were making millions. This is not why I write this, but actually to ask you a few questions on the ethics...

Feb 2, 2012

Should there be a ranking system in magic? I heard this question while listening to episode 18 of Magic on the Side. (check out www.magicontheside.com) They brought this up because someone at one of their magic club meetings was billing himself as a professional magician, while his act was less than professional. They began to ask should magic club meetings,...

Jan 19, 2012

Is booking gigs a requirement of becoming a magician? I have been talking to a lot of magicians lately and I keep hearing “once you get out their and perform” or “perform more.” Is performing really a requirement to be a magician? A bit about my background in magic. I first started when I walked into a local magic shop, while I had been interested in...