48th Annual Bristol Day of Magic - May 4th

April 1st, 2008

Sunday May 4th will see Bristols 48th annual day of magic.

The event will take place at the excellent Winter Gardens and Playhouse Theatre complex in Weston Super Mare. The line-up consists of John Lenahan, Juliana Chen, Stephen Bargatze, Brando and Silvana, Antje Pod and UK acts Paul Dabek and Mike O’Brien. Also, Stephen Bargatze from the USA and, Lennart Green from Sweden will be the featured guests. Both will be giving lectures and presenting close-up magic sessions together with Mike O’Brien doubling in the close-up as well. Mentalist Marc Paul features in the popular ‘One Man show’ spot and a special ‘Meet and Greet the Star’ session. Mark Leveridge will be lecturing on ‘how to improve those kid show profits’ with the opening lecture in the morning

I urge you all to come and enjoy this fantastic day out!


The Amazing Colour Changing Card Trick

December 29th, 2007

I just had to share this. Absolutely brilliant.

Did you spot the colour changes?


Magician Jokes

December 28th, 2007

 

Q: How do you get a part time professional magician off your porch?
A: Pay him for the pizza.

Q: Hear about the drunk wedding magician?
A: He was walking down the street and turned into a bar!

Q: How do you get a wedding magician to do 100 card tricks?
A: Ask him to show you one.

Q: What’s the difference between a professional magician and a pizza?
A: A pizza can feed a family of four.

When I was a child my mother asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said “A Magician”. She said, “You can’t do both”.

I told my mother “You know, I’ve half a mind to become a professional magician”.
She said “That should do”.

What’s the difference between a close-up magician and his South American Macaw?
One of them is noisy, loud, and obnoxious, and the other one is a bird.

How do you keep a magician in suspense?

When I grow up I want to be a close- up magician” said little Johnny.
His Mom says,” No, you’ll have to make up your mind. You can either grow up OR you can be a close-up magician…”

What did the fisherman say to the table magician?
‘Pick a cod, any cod.’

What’s the difference between a magician and an onion?
No one cries when you cut up a magician.

What’s the difference between a close up magician and an Uzi?
An Uzi only repeats 40 times.

“Bartender, who’s that in the picture behind the bar?” “That’s David Copperfield, the magician.”
“You want to hear a magician joke?” “Listen,” says the barkeep,” before you say one more word– I’m a magician.
See that big guy over at the table? He’s my cousin and he’s a table magician.
And him–” he points to a large, tattooed figure on the bar stool in a black leather Hell’s Angel’s jacket.–” he’s a street magician.
Are you still want to tell your magician joke in here?”
“Sure, I’ll just go real slowww….”

What do you say to a corporate magician in a three piece suit?
“Will the defendant please rise?”

What do you get when you throw a magician off the Golden Gate Bridge?
Applause.

If a mime and a magician were drowning, would you save one of them or go to lunch?

Ninety-nine percent of magicians give the rest a bad name.

 

London Magician and his glasses

A London magician looking for a new trick went to a newly opened magic shop in central London. The man in the shop handed him an ordinary-looking pair of glasses and said, “Only £1,000.”

The magician was shocked. “A thousand pounds for a pair of glasses?”

“Try ‘em on; they’re special glasses.”

The magician tried them on and suddenly the clerk was naked. So were the female shoppers! He removed the glasses and everyone was clothed. “Sold!” he said.

Riding the tube home, the London magician put the glasses on again. All the passengers were naked! He took them off and everyone was clothed again. When the magician got home, he put his new glasses on before opening the front door. When the magician entered the living room, there on the sofa were his wife and his best friend, naked! He took the glasses off, but they were still naked.

“Damn!” he said. “A thousand pounds for a magic trick and in 30 minutes it’s already broken!”

Magician / Juggler in Hell

A juggler is sent to hell for his sins.

As he is being taken to his place of eternal torment, he sees a close-up magician doing card tricks for a couple of beautiful woman.

“What a rip-off,” the juggler muttered. I have to roast for all of eternity, and that close-up magician gets to spend his time doing card tricks for beautiful women!”

Jabbing the juggler with his pitchfork, Satan snarled: “Who are you to question these women’s punishment?”

Why did they put 200 corporate magicians at the bottom of the ocean?
Someone heard that magicians really were good people deep down.

How did the party magician end up with a million pounds in his bank account?
He started with two million.

Why do so many people take an instant dislike to wedding magicians?
It saves them time in the long run.


Self Tying Shoelace

November 23rd, 2007

I’ve recently had the pleasure of testing the new Self Tying Shoelace (STS) magic trick from Jay Noblezada.

I’d heard good reviews of the trick, so I decided to find out for myself. And I’m glad I did!

Many magic tricks are cheaply produced, with instructions printed in black & white, with grainy images and possibly a DVD-R. What a breath of fresh air Self Tying Shoelace was. You get a proper, professionally produced DVD, with a quality glossy instruction booklet. The gimmick itself is a good solid professional product.

I love performing the trick. The beauty of it is the fact that you perform the magic when nobody expects, as if you weren’t expecting it yourself! You simply wait until someone points out that your lace is untied and then you shake your foot, the lace visibly tying itself!

For the price of this product, it’s an absolute bargain. It’s one trick I can honestly guarantee right now that you’ll be happy with, in terms of value for money, quality and magic trick effect.

To view a demo of Self Tying Shoelace, and to buy it, click here.


David Copperfield Sued!

November 10th, 2007

As if his pending rape allegations aren’t enough excitement for one month, David Copperfield is now being sued by two seperate companies, who claim that he pulled out of shows, thus breaking his contract.

Copperfield missed the appointments due to the ongoing sexual misconduct case.
He apparently entered a contract with the companies in September for 38 live performances in  Singapore, Bangkok and other countries. He was also contracted to 10 other performances in the United Arab Emirtates.

Copperfield had performed over 200 times with the companies in the past.  They had agreed to pay Copperfields company $4.4 Million. They had paid him $2.2 Million as of October.


Copperfield Investigated over Rape Charge

November 3rd, 2007

World famous illusionist David Copperfield is currently being investigated by the FBI on suspicion of rape.

An un-named 21 year old woman made the claim whilst the two were staying in the Bahamas.  Copperfield denies the accusation, and as yet has not been charged.

Two female spectators commented on Copperfields character. One stating:

“I do think that David Copperfield uses his show to pick up women,” Heidl said, adding: “He was creepy and strange, but I don’t think that David is capable of being a rapist.”

The girls friend added:

“I wouldn’t like to think that. He should just give us more magic and less of ‘I’m David Copperfield, sex God.”

The girl continued on to describe Copperfields pervy comments:

“He put his arm around me and whispered in my ear and told me to grab his butt,”

He then apparently continued to persue the young female throughout the night with lewd and suggestive comments.