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Monday - April 24, 2000 |
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 The
"True Hollywood Story" series on E! will begin airing a
one-hour Siegfried & Roy episode on Sunday Apr. 30. The show
will chronicle their lives, how they met, their amazing career and
their animals. They will also focus on how the legendary duo, with
their long and very successful run as Las Vegas headliners, helped
transform Las Vegas into what it is today. Interviewed on the show
will be their manager Bernie Yuman and friend Arnold
Schwarzenegger. The show will be repeated throughout May - check TV
Magic Guide for the up-to-the-minute schedules.(4/24)
Joseph Gabriel, Gazzo, Whit Haydn, Jeff Parmer, David Groves,
Joshua Seth appearing at the Magic
Castle in Los Angeles, on Apr. 24-30. Steve Mayhew lectures on
Sunday Apr. 30.(4/24)
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Tuesday - April 25, 2000 |
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 Paul Daniels is interviewed in the Sunday Mercury where he
discussed the way he deals with being the brunt of many jokes and
criticism in the press. Paul who just turned 62 and celebrated his
12th Anniversary said, “ lot of the criticism is destructive,
not constructive, and you should ignore it completely.” To read
the Apr. 18 article supplied by NewsReal click: HERE.(4/25)
Robert Lamberti's Magic Avenue which opened on Apr. 1 in
Upper Nob Hill, Albuquergue, NM was featured in the Albuquergue
Journal. Last year the store began as a website and is now
"Albuquerque's only store for professional and hobby
magicians and jugglers." To read the Apr. 24 article by
Michelle Pentz click: HERE.(4/25)
CALIFORNIA: Jeff McBride lectures for the Misdirections
Magic Shop at the Laurel School (350-9th Ave) in San Francisco on
Thursday Apr. 27 at 7:30pm. McBride will also give one of his
Masters' Workshop on Saturday Apr. 29. For more information phone:
415-566-2180.(4/25)
PRESS RELEASE: SILKY SMOOTH PREDICTION RELEASED.
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Wednesday - April 26, 2000 |
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MARYLAND: The annual collector's convention will be held in
Hunt Valley on Apr. 27-29. It is being hosted by the Society of Osiris Magicians, Inc. of Baltimore. The featured speakers will
include: Michael Edwards (on Richiardi Jr.), Mike Rose (on Joe
Karson), Wittus Witt (on Remarkable and Unusual Magic Sets from
Two Centuries), Mark Walker (on A Potpourri of Baltimore
Magicians'), Robert Spencer (on Phil Thomas & Hen Fetsch),
George Goebel (on Milbourne Christopher), Bill Kuethe (on the
Heyls of Baltimore), Bill Rauscher (on When Thurston Came to
Town), McCarl Roberts (on Dantini Revisited), George Daily (on Dr.
Henry Ridgely Evans), Jack Gaylin (on The Eck Brothers), Daniel
Stashower (on his book Teller of Tales: Arthur Conan Doyle),
Ken Trombly (on Obscure and Unusual Lithographs), Bill Kalush (on
Unknown English Conjuring Books before 1700), Mike Caveney (on
Allan Shaw), and Robert Orben (on Magic and Me 50 Years Ago).
Appearing on the Saturday night show will be Mark Walker, Mike
Rose, Denny Haney, and Jerry Rowen. The convention is limited to
250 people and is open to members only.(4/26)
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Thursday - April 27, 2000 |
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 Bill Malone is the guest of honor
at the 30th annual Fechter' Finger Flicking Frolic on Apr. 26-29 in Batavia, NY. This
is the first and still the best close-up magic convention in the
world. 175 of the world's best close-up magicians will be
attending -- many will also perform during the four formal
close-up shows. Organized by Obie O'Brien this "by invitation
only" convention has continued to attract the best creators,
technicians, performers, professionals and amateurs in the field
-- with dozens of magicians being turned down every year it is the
hottest ticket in close-up magic. This year magicians will be
attending from England, Japan, Canada, Finland, Argentina, Italy,
France, Australia, and the United States.(4/27)
Watch the David Copperfield interview with Bryant Gumbel on
The Early Show which aired on CBS on Apr. 26. You will also get to
see him perform the Twisting Arm Illusion. To view the video and
read about Copperfield click: HERE.(4/27)
Jeff McBride and Abbi Spinner will be presenting their
"Forbidden Magic" show on Friday, Apr. 28 at 8pm at the
James Lick School (1220 Noe St. - Auditorium) in San Francisco, CA.
For more information contact the Misdirections Magic Shop at:
415-566-2180.(4/27)
Rafael Benatar performs his one-hour stage show at the Esotherea 2000 trade show on Apr. 28 at 7pm at the Centro
Internacional de Exposiciones de Caracas, (zona rental de la
Universidad Metropolitana en Terrazas del Avila, Caracas) in
Venezuela. Last year the trade show was attended by more than 10,000
people. While in Caracas he also lectured and conducted a workshop
for the local magicians.(4/27)
David Copperfield is featured in USA Today where he
discussed his comeback to TV, his current show, his life and his
upcoming projects. Regarding his next special, scheduled for
December, Copperfield promised to, "make people disappear and
then reappear on the other side of the planet. And I make it
credible.'' To read the Apr. 26 article by Jefferson Graham,
titled "For his next trick, Copperfield's back," click: HERE.(4/27)
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Friday - April 28, 2000 |
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Wesley Swinford (1/29/1931-4/26/2000) who has been battling cancer
for the past year or so died on Wednesday Apr. 26. Swinford was a
protégé of Stuart Judah and is best known for his two books Faro
Fantasies (1968) and More Faro Fantasies (1971). He also was a
major contributor to Pallbearers Review, Epilogue, and was the
Parade editor for the Linking Ring (1974-78). Over a 20-year
period he also performed at various restaurants in the Cincinnati
area. He is survived by his wife Margaret, his two sons Richard
and Steven and their families. Visitations will be held on Sunday
Apr. 30 at 6-9pm at T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home (2050
Beechmont Ave, - 513-231-7150) in Cincinnati, OH. On Monday May 1
at 1pm services will be held in the Norman Chapel at the Spring
Grove Cemetery (4521 Spring Grove Ave. - 513-681-6680) in
Cincinnati, OH.(4/28)PENNSYLVANIA: The 3rd Annual Magical May Day sponsored by
IBM Ring #20 and SAM Assembly #110 will be held on Apr. 29 in
Dillsburg. Performers include Todd Robbins, John Beinhuar,
Christopher Chiappini, Joey Z, John Martzall, and Marc Lederman.
Registration is $35 per person. For more information click: HERE.(4/28)
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Saturday - April 29, 2000 |
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 Franz
Harary's "Mega Illusion Show" opens at the Kokuritsu
Yoyogi Kyogijo Dai 2 Taiikukann in Tokyo on April 29 and will run
through May 7. Tickets cost 7,000 - 9,000 Japanese yen (about
US $70-90) and are available by phoning Ticket Pier at:
03-5237-9999. For more information phone: 03-3237-9111.(4/29)
NEW YORK: Dan Garrett lectures for the LI Mystics SAM
Assembly #77 at the Copiague Public Library in Copiague, NY on
Monday May. 1. He will also give a special workshop earlier in the
evening. For more information phone: 516-757-2236.(4/29)
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Sunday - April 30, 2000 |
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special Monday Night
Magic All-Star Night featuring David Oliver, Rocco, Jamy Ian
Swiss, Peter Samelson, Todd Robbins, Michael Chaut, Simon Lovell,
and Steve Walker on May 1 at 8pm in NYC. There are also scheduled to
be some surprise guests from all over the world attending. For
tickets call Ticketmaster at: 212-307-4100.(4/30)
Siegfried & Roy are profiled in the TV Guide Insider
regarding their upcoming documentary as part of the E! True
Hollywood Story series. Roy is quoted, "Our audience is
giving us what we missed in our childhood — love."
Siegfried also confessed that for a while he had a drug addiction
and was hallucinating onstage. To read the Apr. 28 article by Rich
Brown click: HERE.(4/30)
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