Wednesday, February 2, 2011

DAVID BLAINE IS A FATHER

from Magic News

Congratulations go out to David and Alizee on the birth of their first child, a healthy baby girl, in New York last week! According to the New York Post, their trip to the hospital for the delivery was almost as exciting as some of the endurance feats for which he is known because of snow storms blanketing the area.

When Guinochet started to have contractions, illusionist Blaine, 37, jumped into action, heading out of his Village apartment, hoping to conjure up a cab. But none appeared. "The doorman and people on the street tried to help him flag down a taxi. But there were absolutely no cars on the road," said a source

Then, an increasingly panicked Blaine tried calling several car services, but couldn't get any to come out in the storm, despite begging them and saying his baby was on the way, our source related.

Finally, a snow plow run by a private contractor came around the corner, and Blaine flagged it down. The driver scooped up the couple and gave them a ride to the hospital.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Magic Castle This Week

So many good magicians this week. John Carney, Farrell Dillon, Joel Ward and Patrick Heitkam.



Monday, January 24, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011

Magic Castle This Week

Check out David Forrest and R. Paul Wilson this weekend.



Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Digital Version of Magic Magazine is out, but is it worth it?

It looks like the preview edition of Magic Magazine is out but when I went to check it out... its just for the iPad and it's $3.99. I could just scan the magazine myself and OCR the articles. I don't know why Stan Allen went this direction instead of trying to save money, he's capitalizing even more on our magical love. I like Linking Ring magazine's online stuff, I can read it with any of my tablets.

Below is the email from Stan Allen's publication:


There's digital... and there's digital!



Presenting MAGIC Magazine
on the Apple iPad!


The world's largest-selling print magazine for magicians is now available in the most reader-friendly digital format.

• Vertical and Horizontal Views
• Story to Story with a Swipe of Your Finger
• Footnotes in Pop-up Windows
• Additional Photos in Slideshows
• Embedded Videos










Join Mac King for a brief guided tour.

Monday, January 10, 2011

From Itricks: Michael Carbonaro on JKL

Michael Carbonaro On Jimmy Kimmel Live

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He performed it live during Magic Vs. Science week at The Magic Castle last year. Last night, Michael Carbonaro brought his shaving cream manipulation act Shaving Dream to Jimmy Kimmel Live. Props to Kimmel for booking such a unique act and huge congrats to Michael for getting the exposure.

Magic Castle This Week

This week is Mystics' Week. The Long Beach Mystics will be in the Palace. It's Amazing Show. This is also your chance to Kevin James in the close-up room.