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Monday - July 24, 2000 |
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outstanding article on Ricky Jay appeared in the Los Angeles
Times. This could very well be the most comprehensive biography on
Jay so far. Even though the author, Max Jacobson, found out that
it was very difficult to get information on Jay that he did not
want you to have and to become one of Jay's friends means that you
do not talk about him to reporters. "He is also a private
man, obsessively private, and any attempt to unearth the real
Ricky Jay--performance artist? eccentric? mountebank?--turns into
a scavenger hunt." He managed to speak to Byron Walker, Steve
Forte, Persi Diaconis, Steve Freeman among many others and
unearthed detailed information about Jay that has yet to see
print. You also get a fairly detailed description of some of the
routines in his "Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants"
show. Jay says, "I'm much more comfortable with someone who
wants to talk about the history of sleight-of-hand than I am with
someone who performs it badly. This notion of the brotherhood of
magicians is nonsense. You practice a trick your whole life, and
then someone comes along who's been doing magic for two weeks, and
you're supposed to tell him about it?" To read the Jul. 23
article by Max Jacobson titled "Searching for Ricky Jay"
click: HERE.(7/24)
John Carney, Marvyn Roy, Joe Monti, George Tovar, Tom Ogden,
Bob Borgia, and Howard Jay appearing at the Magic
Castle in Los Angeles, on Jul. 24-30. Joe Monti lectures on
Sunday Jul. 30.(7/24)
NEW YORK: A Magic Auction and Flea Market is scheduled for
Wednesday Jul. 26 at 7:30pm at the Northorp Grumman Magic Club in
Hicksville. You can bring your own items to be auctioned and
dealer tables are available for $10. For more information phone
Vincent "J" at: 516-328-9289.(7/24)
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Tuesday - July 25, 2000 |
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 The
Magic Island in Houston, TX caught fire on Sunday night when it's
neon lights shorted out during a storm. The club was closed at the
time and nobody was injured. The exterior damage should not keep
the club from reopening. To read the Jul. 23 Houston Chronicle
article click: HERE.(7/25)
A story about a man who finds a two headed quarter and
is trying to authenticate it - the interesting part of the story
is an explanation on how to make the gaffed coins. To read the
Jul. 24 Tribune Review Westmoreland News article click: HERE.(7/25)
Melinda and Fielding West are mentioned as '80s Vegas
veterans who have returned. To read the Jul. 24 Las Vegas
Review-Journal blurb by Mike Weatherford titled "'80s
magician reappears with one-drink show" click: HERE.(7/25)
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Wednesday - July 26, 2000 |
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 Anthony
"Chappy" Brazil who was killed on Jun. 27,1998 in an
accident with a police car was in the news as the Las Vegas Metro
Police's fiscal oversight board awarded $100,000 to his widow
Lorena Brazil on Monday. The police department originally won the
lawsuit but decided to settle when the case was appealed. In the
settlement they do not admit to the liability but stated that,
"the settlement was made to be fair to everyone
involved." The officer involved in the accident pleaded
guilty to two misdemeanors, fined $2,000 and was suspended for
four weeks. To read the Jul. 25 Las Vegas Sun article by Keith
Paul titled, "Magician's widow gets settlement from Metro
Police" click: HERE.
--To read the Jul. 25 KVBC News story on the subject click: HERE.(7/26)
Pearl Bhumgara who won the junior stage contest at the
Society of American Magicians convention in Milwaukee last month
got some hometown press as, "the is the first Indian to win
the junior stage magic contest." To read the Jul. 26 Times of
India- Mumbai article titled "Magician wins international
contest" click: HERE.(7/26)
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Thursday - July 27, 2000 |
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 Marc Salem who is currently starring in Mind
Games and All That Jazz in NYC is back in the news. This past
Saturday he gave a Command Performance in South Hampton, NY for
Prince Albert and is featured in this week's Hamptons Magazine. He
recently taped a segment for Extra which should air any day and he
is scheduled to appear on "Lifetime Live" on Friday and
on "Sunday Today in New York" on Sunday. --For more on
Mind Games click: HERE.
--For up-to-the-minute TV listings click: HERE.(7/27)
Reminiscing about Harry Blackstone,
Sr. in the Lancaster
New Era. It seems that during the depression Blackstone had to
close his show and gave his ducks to a local reporter who bred
them and when they started multiplying they were transported to
the Hershey Amusement Park where their decedents are still living
and continue to multiply. To read the Jul. 25 article by Jack
Brubaker titled "Thaddeus Stevens nearly missed the first
meeting of Lancaster Republicans" click: HERE.(7/27)
Stuart and Lori MacDonald are performing at the Lenawee
County fairgrounds in Adrian, MI on Saturday Jul. Jul. 29 at 9:50pm.
They will be trying to escape from a sealed packing crate under a
Mercedes-Benz suspended by a rope 30 feet above him. Activities
begin at 7pm and ticket prices range from $5-$7.50.(7/27)
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Friday - July 28, 2000 |
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 Darkest
Color Infinitely Amplified With Rodman & Velma
There
is an ongoing effort to convince the world at large that magic is an art
form. Well, art it is -- literally -- at the Whitney Museum of American
Art. What is going on there that might interest magicians is a kinetic art
piece entitled "The Darkest Color Amplified" by Tony Oursler. On
exhibit until October 31, this optical feast employs a three dimensional
imaging technology called "High Definition Volumetric Display."
This mouthful includes a modern version of an ancient apparatus called
Camera Obscura, a primitive optical device that projects an image from one
place to another. Going back to the Fifth Century, it was used to
investigate vision and linear perspective. It was also used by magicians
to create theatrical spectacles for conjuring.
...Go to full story.(7/28)
Jim Passe is planning to open the Magic Warehouse, a
750-seat theater with a 225-seat theme restaurant, and a 30-seat
close-up magic room in Myrtle Beach, SC in the spring of 2002. The
$4 million dollar venture will be located at Broadway at the
Beach. To read the Jul. 27 Sun News story by Steve Wildsmith
titled "Magic complex is planned for Broadway" click: HERE.(7/28)
WISCONSIN: Pavel lectures for S.A.M. Assembly #61 on Sunday
Jul. 30 at 7:30pm in Milwaukee. The lecture is free to members and
$10 for non-members. For more information phone Bob at The Well
Dressed Wall: 414-271-9255.(7/28)
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Saturday - July 29, 2000 |
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 David
Blaine's commercial for the Peugeot 206 Gti which has been playing
all over British movie screens and on TV as part of their
"magician" campaign is discussed in a Mail On Sunday
article. We find out that Blaine shot the commercial in April,
1999 shortly after his buried alive stunt where the film crew
followed him through New York streets performing for people. The
material which was finally used was taped at 188th Street in
Harlem. To read the Jul. 23 Mail On Sunday article titled
"location, location Peugeot 206 Gti" supplied by
Infoseek and YellowBrix click: HERE.(7/29)
Mario Manzini who will be performing his "A Tribute
To Houdini" on Saturday at the Round Lake Auditorium (2
Wesley Ave) in Round Lake, NY recounts a brief biography of why
and how he became interested in Houdini and Escapes. You will also
read how Elvis Presley tied him up with his shoe laces once. To
read the Jul. 27 Times Union Albany article supplied by Infoseek
and YellowBrix click: HERE.(7/29)
Magician Aaron Olson was on the Jet
that was held up by
a gunman last Thursday at Kennedy Airport and he describes what he
saw in the Las Vegas Sun. To read the Jul. 28 story by Ed Koch
titled "Passengers describe quick exit from National's
jet" click: HERE.(7/29)
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Sunday - July 30, 2000 |
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 Princess
Tenko's Illusion Show "Tenko Densetsu (Tenko Legend)" runs
on Jul. 30 - Aug. 6 at the Takanawa Prince Hotel, Prince Room in
Tokyo, Japan. The event is a celebration of the 20th anniversary of
her Tenko name being adopted from Tenko Hikida who was the most
popular magician/escape artist in Japan in the 1970s. Tickets are
5,500 - 21,000 yen per person depending on drink, food and room
packages. For Information and tickets phone:03-3447-1121.(7/30)
Jeff Moche, Simon Lovell, and Will Shaw appear at Monday
Night Magic on Jul. 31 at 8pm in NYC. For tickets call
Ticketmaster at: 212-307-4100.(7/30)
Kirby VanBurch who filed for Chapter 11
bankruptcy on his
Palace of Mystery more that a year ago is being pressured into an
involuntary personal bankruptcy by his creditors. The Springfield
News Leader mentioned that VanBurch continues to perform at his
theatre. To read the Jul. 29 article by Kathryn Buckstaff titled
"Creditors go to court against VanBurch" click: HERE.(7/30)
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