Deaf Magician Ron Jaxon just had coclear implants activated which will help him to begin to hear again after 20 years of deafness. I was quite honored by the content of a message from Ron to me which I'll share here:
I just got turned on a few hours ago and it's very exciting. Nothing sounds right yet because I can't tell what I'm hearing. But I am hearing things. Voices sounds like "Squawk Squawk" right now. I'm kind of in a training stage right now where I'm suppose to keep turning it up to kind of challenge myself yet never go loud enough where it's uncomfortable. So everything is going to sound strange to me for a while until my brain learns to distinguish sounds again.
Speech is a little down the road but it's coming. I really don't know how long it'll take to be able to understand speech or how far I'll go with it. Some people like me go on to understanding 80% to 90% of speech (Which is more then most people can understand. Especially married people. LOL). But on the other hand there are others like me who can only reach the ability to understand maybe 20% is speech. So I really don't know how far I'll go in that but I do know that I'll be able to "Hear" voices because I've only been "Bionic" for about 3 hours now and I can already hear them.
One of the things I look forward to if I can hear again is to listen to the interviews on your site. In fact I've been doing research and talking to other people who have had the implant that I might be getting and they told me that I'll have to do some "home work" if I get the implant. My homework will be to listen to things. My brain will have to relearn to hear and recognize sounds. This includes voices.
During local auditions for the upcoming season of Britain’s Got Talent, a magician in Glasgow decided to make a £10 bill disappear and reappear. Not bad, right? The real kicker came after he left, when a show producer realized he had actually made off with her purse including £90.
According to MyParkMag.co.uk the cops were alerted but since the magician gave a fake name during the auditions, the victim doesn’t have much hope to get the money back.
Talk about leaving your audience wanting more.
This from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A 21-year-old woman who had a magic show at the Riviera this year was arrested for assaulting her 67-year-old boyfriend last week.
Rachel Jessee, who starred in “Scarlett and her Seductive Ladies of Magic,” was arrested today by Henderson police on one count of misdemeanor domestic battery.
Her arrest report states that she and her live-in boyfriend, John Lewis, had an argument at their Henderson home. Lewis told police she grabbed him by the ear and struck him with a fist in his right eye. Police said that Lewis was bleeding from behind his ears and had a scratch to the back of his neck. He also had swelling under his right eye, a bite mark to his left tricep and scratches to his chest. He refused medical assistance.
According to Magic Magazine, the 2009 edition of the Late Late Show’s “Magic Week” has been postponed. A production schedule is being blamed for the delay which will push the week of magic guests back to February.
Lance Burton, Jason Hudy and Ed Alonzo are returning with one act making their Magic Week debut. Neil Patrick Harris will again provide introductions.
Find the full line-up in the latest edition of Magic Magazine, the one with Andrew Mayne on the cover.
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In this video, Dave Buck talks briefly about Magic-Con 2010’s Special Guest of Honor. Although his identity hasn’t been revealed, Dave does say, “He is one of the most universally respected performers, thinkers and creators of magic,” and that “You won’t want to miss the opportunity to see a true master and one of magic’s living legends.”
On December 1st, we will proudly announce Magic-Con 2010’s Special Guest of Honor.
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| Network: | Global |
| Date: | Saturday, November 21, 2009 |
| Time: | 6:00pm - 7:30pm |
| Location: | Jon Lovitz Comedy Club - Universal Studios City Walk |
| Street: | 1000 Universal Studios Blvd |
| City/Town: | Universal City, CA |
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| Network: | Global |
| Start Time: | Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 10:00pm |
| End Time: | Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 11:55pm |
| Location: | Magicopolis, 1418 4th St Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
It's Here
The Magic Castle & Roy Johns
Presents
Phantasmagoria
Revenge of the Living Dolls
October 26th through November 1st, 2009
Special Event Door Charge
The FreakShow Deluxe
in
The Inner Circle
Monday, October 26th through Thursday, October, 29th
8pm to Midnight
The Magic Castle
presents
Gris Grimly’s
Cabaret Macabre
8pm to 1:30am
October 30th through November 1st
in the Inner Circle
Much like a traditional Cabaret, Cabaret Macabre will feature comedy, music, theatre, burlesque and art among a spooky crowd. Here's a taste what you can expect...
LIVE BAND PERFORMANCES BY CREATURE FEATURE
Comprised of the vicious vampiric vocalist Curtis RX and the ghoulishly fiendish organ master Erik X, the California native horror attraction Creature feature is set to take the underworld by storm. Creating a haunting mix of vintage horror visuals, old school beats, a carnival feel and a strangely rebellious approach to the modern ideals, the two monstrous musicians weave tales of the macabre, creating anthems for the horror minded and horror born alike.
I'm happy to have Creature Feature a part of Cabaret Macabre as the (haunted)house band. They are sure to carry us through the night. If they wont have us feeling safe in wonderland, they will be scaring us into a new pair of trousers.
LIVE BAND PERFORMANCES BY THE VOODOO ORGANIST
For the past seven years, the Voodoo Organist has been spreading his gospel of salvation through sin all over the country. Hard to categorize, yet instantly recognizable, he plays everything from industrial waltzes to drunken mambos; garage punk gospel rave ups to swinging exotic demonic blues. The Voodoo Organist will steer your conga line straight to hell, and you'll be dancing like the devil the whole way down.
OPERATIC SOUNDS BY ASHLEY KNIGHT
Soprano Ashley Knight has earned distinction in wildly varied contexts, from the traditional opera stage to the underground music scene. Ms. Knight is passionately devoted to dusting the cobwebs off of the operatic art form and making it compelling to the opera fan and the uninitiated alike. Supported by highly imaginative visual elements, skilled acting, and a taste for the unexpected, she is creating a world of great beauty and surprising depth.
BURLESQUE BY VICTORIA VENGEANCE
Known for stealing hearts and eating brains, Victoria Vengeance is sure to lure you in with her over-the-top set pieces and performances-a fusion of traditional striptease and dynamic theatrical-style. Victoria has given the burlesque community something to rave about. For this show, she brings us her penny arcade fortune telling madam act, which I promise will unhinge your jawbone and knock it off your skull. Not for the squeamish or the lovesick.
Your host Mistress Avalon will guide you through a time warp where ghouls are the hired hands and marionettes come to life. Have a howling good time, but try to avoid running into the dangerous hornswoggling ghouls, Gorp and Malick. In between changing sets and beating the crypt out of each other, they are known to hoodwink guests out of money, jewelry and even their pants. Spooky music will go bump in the night thanks to DJ Josh Schneider (Friday) and DJ Dave Bats (Saturday-Sunday).
The Magic Castle Annual
Costume Contest
Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st
11pm
in the Inner Circle
$10,000
in Prizes
Prizes for
Most Magical
Funniest
Scariest
Best Couple or Group
What the Hell is it?
Homemade
Most Popular
Special Guest Judge
Friday, October 30th
Tippi Hedren
Star of
Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”
I am so excited for the next issue of Magic Magazine. On the cover is one of the magicians I am inspired by, Rune Klan. One of my favorite routines that I perform all the time is something that was taught by him.
This is Ed'S third award from World Magic Awards, this year in the category of Best Variety Magician. Ed was also one of the featured performers during the taping for the show hick will air in November. Pictured with Ed are his assistants, Chris Mitchell & Jenna Jarvinen. Ed also let us know that he is preparing to take part in a "cool Documentary about Magic." He's still on tour with Britney Spears and they're headed of to Australia next month but is currently performing weekends at Great Americas Halloween Haunt, a cool comedy magic and production show called "Psycho Circus of Magic and Mayhem". (through October 31st.)
If you've been following Criss Angel's Twitter account, you know that he's vacationing in Mexico with his family. Using photos, videos and text, he has been sharing the experience with his fans. Angel's two most recent posts are raising eyebrows and making people wonder what he's currently up to. The top picture was posted two hours ago with the text "Cop car following us." One hour later there was a link to the bottom photo which appears to beCriss being taken into custody by Mexican authorities. Is it real, or is the Mindfreak just playing games with everyone's head? Only time will tell! Stay tuned for updates as we get them.
Edit:
Criss Angel has since updated his Twitter status to confirm our speculation that his "arrest" in Mexico was in fact a joke. Here's the proof:
We are getting late-breaking word from Vegas that Scarlett’s AbraCaSexy show at the Riviera is set to close tonight. Rumors first began surfacing on Vegas Auditions.com and has since been confirmed by multiple sources.
The show has received mixed to negative reviews. Scarlett was previously housed at the V Theater with a similar show sans nudity.
More on this as it becomes available…
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| Network: | Global |
| Start Time: | Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 9:30pm |
| End Time: | Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 12:30am |
| Location: | Magicopolis |
| Street: | 1418 Fourth Street |
| City/Town: | Santa Monica, CA |
The buttonless Kymera Magic Wand universal remote
Check out the website. The pages look like pages from an ancient tome, complete with hand-drawn illustrations and crinkly, yellowing paper.
The wand itself is a simple stick. It’s a stick containing an infrared LED. In practice mode, you can try out any of the 13 gestures and the wand will vibrate and pulse a coded pattern to let you know which one. When you are ready to do some serious magic (change channels), the wand learns simply by performing a gesture and beaming a boring, modern-day remote at its tip. Change channel by flipping left or right, for example, or increase the volume with a quick clockwise twirl.
The wand will be available on October 1st for £50, or $83, batteries included.
Comedy and magic so close you can kill it!| Host: | |
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| Network: | Global |
| Price: | Free! |
| Start Time: | Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 10:00pm |
| End Time: | Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 1:00am |
| Location: | Magicopolis |
| Street: | 1418 4th St. |
| City/Town: | Santa Monica, CA |
| Phone: | 8052089452 |
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